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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 12:07 AM
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Did the 99 spec tail mod, love it

Here is the tail lights being painted


and when I finished them, this is a bad shot with my phone, looks like something is on the tailight but it's just glare from the sun


My buddy came over to help me disassemble my lock since my key broke in it, thanks DAN! You can also see my WRX in the background which is for sale


In case anyone asks here is the WRX
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 12:11 PM
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I got to hope in on doing this as well, it looks great!
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 12:18 PM
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I got to hope in on doing this as well, it looks great!
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 12:29 PM
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I often have to wonder. If U.S. cars had round tail lights and then Japanese market cars came out with rectangular ones, would we now be seeing U.S. owners modifying their cars to have rectangular lights?
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 01:03 PM
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Meaning I would like to do this...
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 01:08 PM
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Love the 99 spec look. Makes the car look more updated
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by skir2222
Meaning I would like to do this...
Ohhhh, HOP! Hop in! I get it now...
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 01:32 PM
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What size are the circles?e search function just turns up crap loads of crap. Useless lately. thanks for the info if you can.

Dave
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 02:21 PM
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What size are the circles?e search function just turns up crap loads of crap. Useless lately. thanks for the info if you can.

Dave

75mm for the turns 80mm for the brakes. I used this tutorial, except I used the oven method, 10 mins. on 200 degrees watching closely:

http://www.jsott.com/rx-7/lights/index.html
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 03:33 PM
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Just got them seperated with the oven method. I used 240 for 10 muinutes checking it for too much heat. Now i just have to go get some vinyl and cut out some circles, paint'em and reassemble in a couple days.

thanks for the sizes. and that link

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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 05:55 PM
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Ohhhh, HOP! Hop in! I get it now...
Ahh **** I did not catch it before! Wow, sorry for that.
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by trickshot
I often have to wonder. If U.S. cars had round tail lights and then Japanese market cars came out with rectangular ones, would we now be seeing U.S. owners modifying their cars to have rectangular lights?
Looking like a DC2 is undesirable.
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 06:30 PM
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I did rotors in my old 7, and sideways sign for my mates drift FD looks mean as. I have lost count how many of these I have converted now! Here are a couple of pics.
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 10:43 PM
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I did rotors in my old 7, and sideways sign for my mates drift FD looks mean as. I have lost count how many of these I have converted now! Here are a couple of pics.
lol awesome, and sorry mods for posting in the wrong forum.....noob
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 08:33 AM
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Don't know if I'm feeling that sideways drift thingy
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 10:01 AM
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I am having circles cut at a sign shop right now. I will have extras if anyone wants them. I am haveing 10 of each size made. So i should have 6 80mm and 8 75 mm left after mine is done.. Free of charge most likely unless they cost a grip to make.( which i doubt)
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 02:55 PM
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Don't know if I'm feeling that sideways drift thingy
Not my cup of tea either but my mate wanted them so I did them. They were the hardest to do yet in terms of lining them up so they sit right. Rotor's are almost as hard.
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