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Old Oct 23, 2002 | 07:46 PM
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custom designed taillight idea... post your ideas

my car is now in storage so I have been going all out on it.

im on the tailights, there apart and the reflective part has been painted in silver for a more smooth color.

heres what Im thinking, paint a design on the lens and tint them so that they are black and when you hit the brakes or taillights a design will show up.


what should I do as a design, also I plan on doing the turn signall also and was thinking I should do something relating to direction.

what do you think.
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Old Oct 23, 2002 | 07:58 PM
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you should make little rotors for the designs.
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Old Oct 23, 2002 | 08:29 PM
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Leave it alone , is my recommendation. Maybe clear lights being as far as you go
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Old Oct 23, 2002 | 09:55 PM
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Writing in taillgihts is ghey. Its what you see mulletmen haven em on their IROCS.
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Old Oct 23, 2002 | 11:22 PM
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There is absolutely NOTHING you can do to 1st gen tails to make them better looking. They look fine the way they are.
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Old Oct 23, 2002 | 11:29 PM
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I'll agree with Greg and Mike.

You could just clean them.
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Old Oct 23, 2002 | 11:33 PM
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How about lettering (really small) reading
"if you can read this" left side and "get off my *** bitch!" on the right.
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Old Oct 24, 2002 | 12:11 AM
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Or this

YOU LOST
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Old Oct 24, 2002 | 12:19 AM
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Just leave them alone....

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Old Oct 24, 2002 | 08:23 AM
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or just leave them alone

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Old Oct 24, 2002 | 08:36 AM
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Better call the local PD and ask if writing on tail lights is allowed. I bet thats a a fine Think before you do something like that, as it may not be DOT legal.
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Old Oct 24, 2002 | 09:13 AM
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I was thinking not writing or painting but etching

peace
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Old Oct 24, 2002 | 10:48 AM
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i think a flaming rotor would be cool..... then some writing at the top, with vines surrounding the outer edges, and writing... I may just give somthing like that a try!!!!
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Old Oct 24, 2002 | 09:02 PM
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im not talking about writing things, thats gay as hell.

I saw some cool *** taillights made by elegantebytyc.com

and i got ideas.

Im thinking I might just tint thems so one big black strip.
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Old Oct 25, 2002 | 01:49 AM
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If you tint the tail lights.. get the tint paint from summitracing.com it's called nite shades this is the real stuff, not the cheap stuff you'll find at your local rice shop. it's 10 buck a pop but it's worth it. I tinted my lenses and they look clean...

Word of warning tho, as the tint dry it gets darker so don't keep spraying it on thinking it's not gonna be that dark..


-late, matt
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Old Oct 25, 2002 | 10:45 AM
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cool Ill check that out, sounds alot better than what I got now.
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Old Nov 26, 2002 | 02:34 PM
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Originally posted by 79+80_rx-7
i think a flaming rotor would be cool..... then some writing at the top, with vines surrounding the outer edges, and writing... I may just give somthing like that a try!!!!
I hope you're talking about some sort of tattoo on your body and that you wouldn't consider ruining a car with that....
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Old Nov 26, 2002 | 06:43 PM
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What about LED's instead of bulbs? seems pretty functional to me..
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Old Nov 26, 2002 | 08:29 PM
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Old Nov 26, 2002 | 11:41 PM
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