I want to have the flat black plastic piece in the AP2 taillight covered in carbon fiber or painted. Is it possible to separate that plastic piece from the rest of the taillight when I open the taillight up? I know the flat black plastic piece in the headlights can be separated but I haven't had the chance to pull apart the taillights yet and I'm hoping someone has some insight.

Thanks,
Ian

 

No one has taken apart the AP2 taillights? Or is there somewhere I should go look?

 

well yes, separating the tail lights is a doddle, there's two sides to carbon.. and what you'll achieve is sort of a false-outcome

carbon's fitted as it's weight saving and people recognise that when they see the carbon pattern right.

but weight saving in a rear cluster is like doing doughnuts in a race car before a quater mile to remove excess tread and hence, weight.

flat or gently curved surfaces are cheap and easy to fabricate in carbon. carbon sheeting can be sourced for as little as $50 for an A3 sheet. It's when you begin to add curves that a mold has to be made and labour costs increase and make a product non-viable financially.

the best half way - and solution to this, is probably, fit carbon 'fabric' - so carbon effect fabric and varnish it so it becomes solid and assumes the desired shape.

it's not going to have the weight saving properties or rigidity of carbon, but of all the people that look and wet their pants over 'one off carbon lights', only 1 in 100 will realise what you've got away with

known bodyshops, very successful bodyshops have done this, very quietly, for quite some time now and very, very few people have noticed.

 

Yeah, it is either cover them in carbon fiber or paint them. I personally think carbon fiber looks nicer so, although it would be completely aesthetic, I'd still like to do it. I'm just afraid that I won't be able to separate the black plastic from the other pieces in a way that someone could only cover the black portions.