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Old Jul 19, 2008 | 05:47 PM
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wow.. bronze looks good on those rims..
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Old Jul 19, 2008 | 09:48 PM
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ill be getting rid of them here in a couple months if you want them
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Old Jul 19, 2008 | 09:55 PM
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where did you get the paint for them at
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Old Jul 19, 2008 | 11:53 PM
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Nice job on the tail's Way cheaper than buying them and they look just as good. Oh and the bronze FD wheels look sweet.
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Old Jul 20, 2008 | 12:15 AM
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Looks good
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Old Jul 20, 2008 | 03:00 AM
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they were painted when i bought the car. it was one of the selling points for me i guess. I know it added no value and its not hard to do... but it still set the black FD off, at least i think so.
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Old Jul 20, 2008 | 03:26 AM
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Nice job on the tails.

I didn't see anything about the reinstall. Did you have to use fresh glue to seal the lights back up? If so, what type of glue did you use and did you have to heat to cure the glue or just let them dry naturally?

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Old Jul 20, 2008 | 03:59 AM
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You use the original glue. Just heat it back up and push it all back together. Also, I have a ton of these cut outs to do it your self, if anyone wants to pick some up send me a PM.
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Old Jul 20, 2008 | 07:54 AM
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I think the tails turned out great..s.I am very interested in those side skirts...what brand are they and where did you pick them up at?

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Old Jul 20, 2008 | 03:01 PM
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The side skirts i have were made by rotary extreme when they were making these. The very original company to make these were FEED. There are a lot of replicas out now that are very good quality and look great. PM me and ill set you up.
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Old Jul 20, 2008 | 03:02 PM
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and exactly like spoolage said, use the same glue just heat it back up and stick it together and let it cool.
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Old Jul 21, 2008 | 11:41 AM
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wow, those did turn out nice. At first when I saw the post, I was like 'oh no, how ghetto are these going to look' but you did a very good job.
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Old Jul 21, 2008 | 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by wolfman
wow, those did turn out nice. At first when I saw the post, I was like 'oh no, how ghetto are these going to look' but you did a very good job.
why thank you, too bad im going to have to replace the left one now. My dumb *** backed into a light pole and very slightly cracked the tail light.
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Old Jul 22, 2008 | 06:23 AM
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niceeee work. Do you mind me asking what exhaust youre sporting right now?
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Old Jul 22, 2008 | 03:54 PM
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honestly im not sure.. i think it is made by Pettit.. but i cannot be 100% sure, it was on there when i bought the car and i know pettit built the car.
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Old Jul 22, 2008 | 04:18 PM
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Thats why there's no dent...
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Old Jul 22, 2008 | 04:53 PM
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Thats why there's no dent...
HUH!?!?
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Old Jul 22, 2008 | 07:06 PM
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you did a great job! sorry to hear about the accident... now here is the real question.... will you try and find the one side replacment and do one side over again OR go and buy the 99 specs?
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Old Jul 22, 2008 | 08:12 PM
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I wonder when someone is going to do this but with LED's, very nice job BTW
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Old Jul 22, 2008 | 10:38 PM
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im going to just replace that. Actually we just got done doing this to my buddys car, and honestly it came out better than mine. Hes on the forums maybe he will post something soon. Ill try to get some pics for you guys.
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 12:42 AM
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I wonder when someone is going to do this but with LED's, very nice job BTW
there is a guy, but i'm not sure if it wasn't popular or something, but if you search you will find it
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 03:59 AM
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Originally Posted by FD3Smaniac
HUH!?!?
I was referring to the original post date. I was about to say, thats a suuuuuper fast visit to the body shop.

anyways, i did mine today and they came out great... but i blew a brake light so I'll have to get it replaced later today.

Thanks for the inspiration.
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 05:10 AM
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looks good, very nice job!
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by RLaoFD
I was referring to the original post date. I was about to say, thats a suuuuuper fast visit to the body shop.

anyways, i did mine today and they came out great... but i blew a brake light so I'll have to get it replaced later today.

Thanks for the inspiration.
Glad i could help out. Its amazing how short of a time it takes to completely change the look of the car with those. Another thing that gives these cars a completely new look is the FEED side skirts. Has anyone seen an FRP set painted to match the car?
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Old Aug 7, 2008 | 03:15 PM
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just finished doing mine. they look great!

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