vp rear lights

[bjk87y]

hi i have just brought a brand new vp executive boot garnish from holden and i just brought some brand new vp executive rear lights from ebay as i went to put them on my car i noticed the lights are smoked and the garnish is not was wondering if that was right and did a vp come out with a smoked rear garnish as the lights looked good thanks for your help

[STEALTHY™]

I'd say there not factory lights.

I know VN Berlina's etc had darker lights, but Calais ones (and my SS ones) look the same as Exec ones.

[bjk87y]

ok i was not sure i like the look of the smoked lights so mite see if holden sell somked boot garnishes

[STEALTHY™]

got a link to the ebay sale mate? Then i'll be able to tell you for sure if there factory lights or not

[bjk87y]

here you go in the picture they dont look smoked but when i recived them they are the first pic is the one i brought and the 2nd pic is what they look like when i got them

[STEALTHY™]

Never seen any like that. Got a pic on the car to see how different they are?


You can tint the garnish. Just go to a panel beater and ask them to make up some for you. I think they use 9 parts clear 1 part black to get the tine, a light coat of that should do the trick

[bjk87y]

okay as the tinted lights look good on the white paint guess i am just dissapointed as i did not get what i expected they are vp lights though what ones have u seen

[STEALTHY™]

i ment never any with tint that are genuine lights.

[bjk87y]

okay i use to have ss ones with the red strip the calais has the chrome its weird did not no that they exsisted

[VPCalais38]

Yeh some models has smoked lights and other didnt. The Calais had smoke lights cause I got some from SSS Autos in Perth and just ordered the standard commodore ones (as no-one makes the Calais ones with the chrome strips anymore although the lines are there) and they werent smoke. The Calais rear garnish is darker than the executives. I dont know about other models.

There was a difference in rear lights etc on different models.
I am just unsure which models had which type of taillight.

If you cant return them try RIT Fabric Dye. It's a fabric dye you can buy at supermarkets. It may take a lot of messing around ot get the colours right tho.
I use RIT to dye rims and other plastic parts on my 1/8 nitro RC buggies and trucks.
Works a treat.
Just may take some messing to get it all looking good.

[STEALTHY™]

I had the same problem, couldn't get Calais lights.


This is a set of exec lights/garnish and a few hours prep time