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Old 11-24-07, 11:47 AM
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Default My taillights got stolen -j/k,lol- Pics

Pics with the taillights



Pics with taillights stolen






Pics with the taillights... I'm the one who stole them,lol
Thanks to Chris for all the help...not even help..I was helping..he practically did everything!!!

We screwed up twice though...it was so hard redo-ing everything..but I guess we learn from our mistakes..

Keeping the reverse lights was the hardest to do!

Here are all the pics from the painting to the completion (Minus the sanding we did)







Before and after...for those who are considering this...


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Old 11-24-07, 11:50 AM
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The finished Product..

We need to still polish these...

but until next week..this is how they stand






Exuse the dirty pics... It's been raining


Thanks again Chris!!!!!!!!!!!!
Old 11-24-07, 11:56 AM
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headlights stolen???

tail lights look good mang
Old 11-24-07, 12:01 PM
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If headlight stolen, can we have pix of the HEADLIGHTS? :P
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Originally Posted by EvolvedGS3
headlights stolen???

tail lights look good mang
It was a joke..
Because when I pulled them off...my car stayed out in the driveway..

so this girl calls me in the morning telling me sum1 stole them and i was half asleepp...and im like "yeah, it sucks"

lol..so i just went along with the story...until I was done...and then i showed my secret plans


thanks man! after all the work we did in the freezing cold, appreciation makes it all worth it!
Old 11-24-07, 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Solo_D33A
If headlight stolen, can we have pix of the HEADLIGHTS? :P
Sorry guys...fixed it...Didnt mean to say headlights...meant to say tailights through out, lol
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..... Taillights stolen??? maybe?

anyways, they turned out nice. job well done
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Looks nice, its gonna look 10x better when it's polished.
Im not usually a fan of the dark color tails but since your ride is a nice dark blue, i really like it.
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Originally Posted by regulatorr
Looks nice, its gonna look 10x better when it's polished.
Im not usually a fan of the dark color tails but since your ride is a nice dark blue, i really like it.
Thanks a lot man!!!

Chris and I really froze our assses off to do this!! lol


I can't wait till its polished too!!!


I was considering...maybe...getting rid of the white reverse lights as well..smoking it all...what you guys think?
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Why you playin like that for DJ? For a sec I thought someone really swiped your tails man.

They after pics look good!
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efollet is a rip off. Cheap college kids go to eBay
Old 11-24-07, 01:59 PM
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I'm not a big fan of painting over tail light, just because it's really hard to get it right. It might look even when the lights are off, but might not be when the light shines through. And I rarely see the tail lights polished as good as OEM, most of the time this can only be achieved with a good clearcoat applied with a professional spray gun.

Good luck and wish it turns out as good as you hope.

Eventhough you meant your heading to be a joke, I didn't think it was funny. That's just my opinion.

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leave the back up light there. Trust me, it sucks ***** trying to back up when your tint and low light output keep you in the dark.
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Originally Posted by EvolvedGS3
leave the back up light there. Trust me, it sucks ***** trying to back up when your tint and low light output keep you in the dark.
Yeah, and the main reason I kept them is because I got lasik surgery (surgery so you dont have to wear glasses) and the side effects of Lasik are deteriorated Night Vision...So I really need as much light as possible when I back out!
Old 11-24-07, 03:08 PM
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Nice...
I hate Altimas...lmao


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