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Old 02-08-02, 11:29 PM
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Check out my custom non popping headlight conversion!!

I am happy with the results! I expect flames for my taillight conversion, but now that its done I love them. They IMO make the car look much less dated. Whatcha think?

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BTW Boost Motorsport is the name of my Speed/fab shop. The conversion cost a total of about 50$ versus a 1K+$ kit Plus Ill never see another rex like it!
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yo whoady, someone put sheets over your e brake, shifter, and sterring wheel

so you got integra tails? they do not look to bad, i like the circles better, maybe it will look better when you get it painted

i don't like your schoop either look a little too, uh.... domestic...

its all good though
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As much as I hate to say it, I somewhat like the way the taillights look in an FC. They just fit the body style, but look more modern than the S4 taillights. I would still rather have S5 round tails though. The light kit looks pretty sweet, but I dont really like the rest of the body.

On the lights, what did you do with the hood along the front edge? Does it follow the curve along the front in the middle, it does it change for the lights? I wanted to do something with using 3KGT or Integra headlights in a cf surround.
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OMG i love what u have done with ur car now i have two questions 1) where did u get the front bumper from and 2) how much did it cost for u to put the integra tail lights in?
WOW love the car
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unlike most people, i LIKE the integra tail lights, its the front end im not crazy about. But its your car and i think youve done a great job with it...VERY original!
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i like the headlight look. i wouldnt do it, but its nice.
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as much as i hate to admit it, the taillights don't look bad, the hood pins look awkward in there "mid center" placement, the hoodscoop looks snarling. Nice job on interior but steering wheel could look a little less baggy, great job on headlights. And nice paint, greens my favorite color (white for cars)
Nice car, definately original

And your gauges are creepy ha ha, nice but don't look too visible, you have any sort of backlighting?
They would look pretty pimp if you got some UV responsive paint for the gauges and had a small blacklight to shine on it.

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Dammit....wish I had a scanner so I could post this pic I have of a vert. with Integra clears.....IMO the Integra lights are an insult......
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With the exceeption of the 25$ for welding the tails cost me
40$ taillights from altezza tails owner
10$-body filler
10$sand paper
10$ paint
10$wetsanding paper
So around 100$
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Hey boost,

I like it, I like it a lot.

peace, Gregg
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The tails look ok, but I have to say once again that I have always hated that headlight style. It just looks kludged together no matter what front bumper it is, every one I've seen with the lights like that...

edit: ahhh gross I just noticed there is a little stream of puke out the smiley's nose!
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I love your headlights! That is the only picture of non-pop-up lights conversion i've seen on any car at all (rx-7 or not) that I like better than stock pop ups!

The tailights are also really nice, a vast improvement over pre-89 taillights.
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Erebuni rear and FX Designs front! Exactly what I want to buy!!

I want the FX combat sides too though.
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Thumbs down

oh my, what a ugly car. The integra lights are just plain . The hood scoop is and the interior is made for a , the entire car is pretty nasty.

Dude, what was going through your mind when you did all that?

sorry man, thats the worst looking 2nd gen i'v ever seen.....quite ricey.
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Project RX-7... what exactly makes it "ricey" ???

All of his mods serve a purpose. He has nothing there that is to "make it look faster than it really is" or anything like that. I don't see any rice on that car. Ricing is a bunch of bullshit anyway.. The way I see it, if you like it... do it.
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project rx7 I dont mind criticizm, but out of curiosity what custom mods do you have on your car? I dont mean bolt on after market, I mean custom.
Define ricey-
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WOW! I really like those clear gauges! How did you do them! I wnat, I want!
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im gonna have to say i dont like the tail lights. the headlights are cool though.
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I don't like the headlights...it makes the car look like a late 80's camero, with the headlights tucked under the hood. And the taillights, man, I think you should have left those alone, or at least not steal them from an integra. I don't like it at all.
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Its funy how most rx7 owners either love my car or hate it, not many in between.
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I will be brutally honest.

Your car is ugly. I've seen people do ugly things to RX-7s before, but I think yours is by far the ugliest.

From your hideous steering wheel cover, to your ugly gauges, your crappy hood scoop and the awful Integra lights, and the side skirts from a Cavalier.

The headlights actually aren't that bad, except it doesn't appear to be very clean where the hood meets up on the passenger side.

While you may think you are original or a trend setter, I just think you have horribly bad taste.
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i have to say that i dont like all the white on the interior (thats just my opinion) i like the integra tails but i would never do that to my car. but i really dont like the hood, as it was stated before, it looks very domestic, like off a firebird or something. but i do have to give you props for having motivation, i have had my car for about 6 months and have only added an intake(im a real bad procrastinator)
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is it a bich keeping the interior clean... i mean white for the love of god!!! r u one of those ppl tht dont let anyone in the car if they r not properly sterilized....
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but asll in all the is very original... but its definately not me..
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