Taillight Overlay For the Prius!!

Let's start with a picture:


Hey guys! The one thing I hated most about the Prius when I purchased it was the taillights. I do not know why, but it reminds me of circa 2000 when clear taillights were the cool mod for honda civics.. (I had them on my hatchback and got pulled over many times for them)

So, I asked an internet vinyl shop if they had a kit for the 2010-2011 Prius. I had used him before for my TL for a black vinyl roof overlay, which came out fantastic. He did not have one, but said he would make one! WOOT! I waited about 2 weeks for him to get one sized out for exactly what I wanted. (He was having some issues getting a test fit car in his area.) I saw there were other retailers that had taillight overlays, but they did not have the configuration i wanted. I wanted Red with Smoked reverse and Smoked turn signals. I wanted it to look factory! This guy can pretty much make any custom vinyl you wanted. I opted these instead of the JDM taillights because I wanted my taillights to look exactly how they are now. (But I am not sure if I will change my mind if I see the JDM ones in person).

I had a local tint shop do the install, since I am not the best at laying pieces of vinyl over curved areas. The vinyl that was sent to me was a little larger then the taillight to give room to tuck. The tint installer said it made it easy not to mess up and to ensure that the whole taillight was covered. Then from the advice of some other priuschat members (32kcolors,HI MPG) I had my 3rd brake light tinted really dark. It gives the illusion that there is no 3rd brake light when the light is off.

On to the pics!




Here is a pic of the taillights with the hatch open. The tint shop did a very good job wrapping around those corners! Much better then I could've done!



Here is a pic my wife took of the brake lights on. It has not diminished my taillights in any way. I will tkae a night picture when I get the chance.


Close up:


And now a side shot to show how factory they look!!


If you want to get some custom taillight overlays you can reach this guy at:
Email: [email protected] (Tell him RJ with the Blue Prius sent you!)
His website: www.bluebatmobile.net

He doesn't have a store, so you pay him via paypal and communicate via email. He is on MANY car forums selling vinyl. Just do a google search for Bluebatmobile.

(I posted this mod on my progress thread, but I wanted it to get more exposure so more people could know about this new available mod, so I decided to make a new thread on it)

Post pics if you get them!! I want to see what configurations others come up with!!

 

Yes he most definitely can! Post pics in this thread if you get them!!

Yah, because there was no rear red reflector on my car. This was also back in 2001 when no cars really had the clear taillights like they do now (For Example: Lexus Rx and Hs) Here is a pic of my taillights for my old 2000 Civic Hatch:
The one on the left is the same clear taillight as the right, butI just opened it and painted it red inside for a custom look. The middle is OEM taillight. The one on the right is the clear taillight. I was trying to be different back then with my taillights also! lol You can see at the bottom of the pic some red reflective tape I found that I was trying to put somewhere, so I would not get pulled over anymore.

 

Thanks again for the 3rd brake idea man! Honestly, didn't even notice it til you guys said something.. now you really dont notice it haha

 

Cost for me for the red AND the smoke was a little less then 50.00. I then paid a tint shop 40.00 to install.. and then another 10.00 to the tint shop to tint my 3rd brake light with their own material. So, total for me was 100.00 for everything. If you have faith to do it yourself it will be less then 50.00 depending on what configuration you want. But, I would contact bluebatmobile to get the exact price. My price may differ because I live on the east coast and he lives on the west coast.. Post pics in this thread if you get them!!

 

Yes, very illegal lol.. but that was when we used to street race and be like "fast and the furious" lol .. so we got pulled over all the time.. now that I am older, I really want to avoid all that trouble lol

 

Just tell him you want red with light smoked reverse and turn signals. You will get 6 pieces of vinyl. Let me know how it goes!

 

thanks!

Yes, we always want something different! To stand out! That is why limited edition stuff is always sold out!

 

lolol

Thanks!
I updated the link in the first post. Here is the link I just updated. He doesnt have a formal site, just a photobucket account with all the cars he has done. Search him on google. He is on ALOT of forums
www.bluebatmobile.net

and dont forget to tell him BZYRICE sent you!!

Don't forget to tell him BZYRICE sent you from Priuschat! Post pics in this thread when you get them on!