shaving accord tail lights

ok guys im gettin ready to shave the tail lights on my 94 accord and nobody makes fillers.... ive seen a few guys who shaved them.. how did yall do it? tried searching but could't really find anything thanks guys

anybody? lol

make a paper/tape pattern trace it onto metal leaving some extra use ur knee pipes whatever it takes to get shape close(unless u have equiptment) trail fit alot and adjust(beat on with hammer dolly etc) once u have it real close start tacking in and trimming to fit better and work slowly hammer and dolly where needed to get shape closer. Needs to be really close to right so not much filler is needed. I would suggest having a shop do it if u havent successfully shaved at least door handles etc before.....................

Ive done door handles and all that kinda stuff just never done tail lights from scratch oh well it'll be an experience lol thanks man

u can fiberglass some. Use your stock tails as a mold. Its incredably easy, metal ones would be sweet too. Guess it depends what u want. Metal ones can take some time to fabricate but well worth it. I glassed mine took me about a day to glass them, mold them in and straighten them out.

Metal is somethin I would have done but I am not a metal perfectionist and my tailights would be a bitch to do.heres a pic from a lil over a yr back when i did mine. If someone puts down fiberglasses lights and tells you they will crack the moment u hit the road they r way wrong. I drive my car all them time ive even grabbed my car by one of the glassed tailights and tried shaking the crap out of it. They are not moving and r very strong. I think that most of the people that have problems with them did something wrong.I used panel bond to mold them in. then on part of the light I had used Evercoat reinforced compound filler basically its like everglass mixed with fiberglass strands. It worked great.

I guarantee u on a hot ass day u can see line where tail filler meets metal though man. Metal to Metal welded solid is only way to do it right..............

ya ive seen people have bad experiences with glass and shaving stuff gonna stick with all metal.... thanks for the help man need to get started just been waitin on leds to come in for the trunk thanks again man

Originally posted by KEEF



I guarantee u on a hot ass day u can see line where tail filler meets metal though man. Metal to Metal welded solid is only way to do it right..............

That may be true, but I havent see it and thier are still tons of people that do it. But hay I guess do wut u need to man just laying another option out thier.

The '94 Accord doesn't have as much curve as many other imports, so it should be one of the easier cars to shave out- maybe only 2 pieces per side without much hammer/dolly work. Great car to start on if you've already done door handles before! Go metal if you think you can- fiberglass may be easier to do, but it won't last as long as steel!

-Phil at FBI

i was just going to ask this same question, i was checking around a while back and talked to a shop that was in the process of making accord tailight fillers. i dont remember who it was but if anyone knows please let us know.