Body Color Painted Side Reflectors

[P4RTYH4RTY]

Snow White Pearl!

Snow White Pearl!

Snow White Pearl!

 

[Dayton]

Assuming these would be under or around $20 for the pair id take them in CS as soon as you had them ready lol. Would love it if you can get a cut out of STINGER though the middle like these

Where did you get those? Are those vinyl?

 

[DaBears4Lyfe]

I was referring to a different product. More of a vinyl overlay. These are actual painted reflectors that you pop out your existing ones and put in these new ones.

 

[Dayton]

I was referring to a different product. More of a vinyl overlay. These are actual painted reflectors that you pop out your existing ones and put in these new ones.

Yeah I know they are vinyl and was wondering where you got them. Wasn't wanting the painted ones.

 

[DaBears4Lyfe]

Yeah I know they are vinyl and was wondering where you got them. Wasn't wanting the painted ones.

Oh got ya. The vinyl ones you can get from a couple places, but they arent the same color as the OEM paint. They sell just blacked out vinyl (tint). JDMFV sells all sorts of overlays. He has them.

 

[TwiceStung]

Of course this only works for silky silver, but there is some 3M vinyl (white aluminum I think?) that is as close a match to the SS color as any you'll find. Some day I'll get pics put in here.

 

[Drago]

Have you thought of doing these in dark chrome to match the accents of the rest of the car? This way it would work for any color Stinger. Even thought it isnt red in color headlights will reflect off of the chrome.

 

[Sabz]

Have you thought of doing these in dark chrome to match the accents of the rest of the car? This way it would work for any color Stinger. Even thought it isnt red in color headlights will reflect off of the chrome.

That’s a solid idea! I might be interested in those or some yellows but damn they are almost 100 for just two little pieces of plastic

 

[jatleson]

Any instructions on how to remove the reflectors? It looks like there is a screw in there from the pictures.

 

[GreySpector]

Any instructions on how to remove the reflectors? It looks like there is a screw in there from the pictures.

I would kill for some instructions. I figured once I got the taillight assembly out it would be easy, nope. Had to destroy the original reflector just to get it out.

 

[jatleson]

usually there are pretty good directions on the site - not here. didn't find any on the interweb either.

 

[Kia Stinger]

I'm looking into getting any literature that we can be provided with. I'll updated this discussion, as well as the product page, as soon as I have something...

 

[Joseph Spiegel]

I would kill for some instructions. I figured once I got the taillight assembly out it would be easy, nope. Had to destroy the original reflector just to get it out.

Given more than likely destroying something to remove it from the car, an OEM part, is rarely the correct option. I’d have looked into removing the trunk area trim/lining to access the reflector from the rear.

Did you wind up damaging any paint? Ouch!

 

[GreySpector]

Given more than likely destroying something to remove it from the car, an OEM part, is rarely the correct option. I’d have looked into removing the trunk area trim/lining to access the reflector from the rear.

Did you wind up damaging any paint? Ouch!

I'm normally a big believer in "If it's stupid and it works, than it ain't stupid", but that that doesn't apply here; it worked and was still idiotic, I wouldn't recommend it. No damage to the paint or anything else.

I attempted to pull out the trunk liner at first, but my first pull at it caused a glued section to come undone.

 

[Jimmer]

I'm normally a big believer in "If it's stupid and it works, than it ain't stupid", but that that doesn't apply here; it worked and was still idiotic, I wouldn't recommend it. No damage to the paint or anything else.

I attempted to pull out the trunk liner at first, but my first pull at it caused a glued section to come undone.

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Even though it is kind of a weird way to do it (as opposed to a reflector lower on the car or whatever), doesn't that extended reflector meet a safety requirement?

 

[TwiceStung]

Here is mine with reflectors wrapped in a vinyl that nearly matches the silky silver paint. Don’t know about the legal aspect but it can always be peeled off.

 

[67GP]

Look at Stings in one of the Galleries, its Pearl White with color coded reflectors and top of the mirrors, blacked out rear bumper reflectors and the black chrome painted Gloss Black. Not everyone's cup a tea but I think it looks good, sexy as, put a horn on a jellyfish...

 

[DCBStingerGT]

Look at Stings in one of the Galleries, its Pearl White with color coded reflectors and top of the mirrors, blacked out rear bumper reflectors and the black chrome painted Gloss Black. Not everyone's cup a tea but I think it looks good, sexy as, put a horn on a jellyfish...

Hey there @67GP , did you attend the Queensland December Cruise held for Stinger owners on Saturday 29th December ?

 

[Joseph Spiegel]

Even though it is kind of a weird way to do it (as opposed to a reflector lower on the car or whatever), doesn't that extended reflector meet a safety requirement?

Yup, but only the first inch or so with the light behind it. The rest is a styling choice and a bad one by consensus. I’m going to guess that if Kia had just done a red reflector with an LED behind it that stopped at the rear fender, we wouldn’t be seeing all this at all.

 

[basysmith]

Here is mine with reflectors wrapped in a vinyl that nearly matches the silky silver paint. Don’t know about the legal aspect but it can always be peeled off.

Where did you get the vinyl?