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i tried this on my silver evo but i warped the one tail a little in the heating up process so i aborted the mission, I will prolly give it another try tonight. It looks hot as hell. need to do the headlights too.
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Originally posted by asdf
another angle..
another angle..
btw , ever think about giving the back lights a little tint?
o yeah another thing , you said taking out the shiny part was hard , what exactly did you have to do to get that out ? i dont understand was it like a sheet of plastic or something? sorry if i over-read this above if you explained it once
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#93
Originally posted by Vanilla Sky
now that i think of it.. the stock tails on the silver look good. black housings on tarmac look good.. i wonder how color matching would look on the red, blue and yellows???
now that i think of it.. the stock tails on the silver look good. black housings on tarmac look good.. i wonder how color matching would look on the red, blue and yellows???
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what kind of sealant did you use. i bought some headlights that were painted and they arent sealed right so no i need to go out and buy some but i dont know what kind to buy. adn need to know how much it was.
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Originally posted by EVO KING295
o yeah another thing , you said taking out the shiny part was hard , what exactly did you have to do to get that out ? i dont understand was it like a sheet of plastic or something? sorry if i over-read this above if you explained it once
o yeah another thing , you said taking out the shiny part was hard , what exactly did you have to do to get that out ? i dont understand was it like a sheet of plastic or something? sorry if i over-read this above if you explained it once
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Originally posted by Blue Oompa
what kind of sealant did you use. i bought some headlights that were painted and they arent sealed right so no i need to go out and buy some but i dont know what kind to buy. adn need to know how much it was.
what kind of sealant did you use. i bought some headlights that were painted and they arent sealed right so no i need to go out and buy some but i dont know what kind to buy. adn need to know how much it was.
I ended up using the silicon, but I left the bulbs out and vented from the back while it was drying...I figure the acetic acid vapor from the silicon might have fogged them without venting.
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Just finishing up the tail light / head light project.
BUT, the tail lights were such a HUGE PITA! Hint for those of you who plan on doing this mod. Heat the blade! AND work slowly. I thought I was going pretty slow and still managed a few cracks.
The head lights were sooooo much easier. Even with all the plastic clips and the removal of the front clip and all the hid hardware.
Still need to do a bit of touching up. Hope to finish up by tomorrow.
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The head lights were sooooo much easier. Even with all the plastic clips and the removal of the front clip and all the hid hardware.
Still need to do a bit of touching up. Hope to finish up by tomorrow.
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That is the best tailight mod yet! Much better than the EVO VII conversion. Much better than just smoking the lens. I am so gonna do that to my tailights and my headlights. Awesome!!!
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Those blacked-out taillamps look awesome!
I'm definitely going to do it myself. Question is: Tarmac Black or trim black?
I'm getting my front canards painted to match in a couple weeks. Would it be worth getting the headlamp and taillamp surrounds done by the paint shop as well? I'll take the lamps apart myself, of course, and just give them the chrome inserts. Is a matte finish preferable?
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I'm definitely going to do it myself. Question is: Tarmac Black or trim black?
I'm getting my front canards painted to match in a couple weeks. Would it be worth getting the headlamp and taillamp surrounds done by the paint shop as well? I'll take the lamps apart myself, of course, and just give them the chrome inserts. Is a matte finish preferable?
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