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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 11:40 AM
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Thumbs up Check out these tailights!

Found these on ebay, they did a really good job on them.
They're pimp
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2456403759
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 03:45 PM
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 04:02 PM
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The placement of the reflector on the tail lights really gets in the way of making a good looking set of round tail lights, due to the gap inbetween them.
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 04:38 PM
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ahh definitly wrong!!
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 05:03 PM
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I thought they were nice looking. I bet he put alot of time into making them. Well, worth the 25 dollars.
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 05:29 PM
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I'll bet he did too rotofire, and they look ten times better than the last ones that went for 100 bucks.
The guy is obviously a genious.
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 06:07 PM
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mine are better
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 06:08 PM
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 06:27 PM
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yea tinted tail lights were very cool back in the 80's
why don't you tint your headlights too?
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 06:31 PM
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Originally posted by jorx81@aol.com
yea tinted tail lights were very cool back in the 80's
why don't you tint your headlights too?
yeah back in the 80's hmm i wonder when my car was made, oh yeah THE 80'S
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 06:37 PM
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I like the ones on ebay, and gregs'. I think both of them are better than the stock ones. If I had an fb instead of an sa, I'd consider those (or tint them like gregs).
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 06:37 PM
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How well do your brake lights shine through in the daytime Gregs? I think that the total black looks pretty good but I wouldn't want to have dim brake/running lights in the daytime as a result.
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 06:43 PM
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i dont have any pics of them in the daytime
i can get some though while it is still light out
ill post em later

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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 06:46 PM
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I think I may have a great idea for round tail lights, which would solve the reflector issue. Hm.
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 08:04 PM
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Why's the reflector an issue?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMESSE%3AIT
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 08:17 PM
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I like em.
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 08:17 PM
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Joe, just to clear things up
i wasent talking **** about your tails
i love em, im gonna actually do rounds in my tinted tails

seems like **** was getting a little hostile there
jsut wanted to clarify things
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 08:47 PM
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No offense taken, I was just goofing around.

What I do like about yours is they match the center panel really well, so it almost looks like one solid peice all the way across the back, Or at least the tail lights match the center panel. You know what I mean.
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 08:57 PM
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thats kinda what i was goin for on them
the solid look for the back panel
turned out pretty good
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 09:56 PM
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so it would be possible to tint those round lights right? i think that would look pretty cool



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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 11:14 PM
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I like em both, I might try the rounds on mine....maybe.
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 11:19 PM
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Why would I want a set of taillights that my my RX look like my crappy old 1978 Vette??


And Gregs, you are right. yours does look better!!!
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 11:23 PM
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Gregs are better than those
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 11:24 PM
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Gregs rule
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 11:55 PM
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Originally posted by snake eyes<l><l>
so it would be possible to tint those round lights right? i think that would look pretty cool



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These lights could be tinted just like gregs.
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