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Old 11-09-14, 01:58 PM
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Default Blanking upper part of rear taillights

Never been a fan of Lexus's choice of taillights for
the sc430 ( loved the MK4 Supra's though ). Has
anyone else thought about blanking out the top
part of the rear taillights with vinyl wrap of the
body color of their car ? The vinyl could be
reflective if this wouldn't be DOT friendly.
What do you think?

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I like it.
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Just went to the garage and took a look, I like your mod!
Old 11-10-14, 06:51 AM
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Hard to tell since my car is red, but here's what I did when I made the LED swap to the newer tails since I didn't get the reflectors. The shape of the upper reflectors are different so I had to fabricate a little.






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Originally Posted by 430keeper
Never been a fan of Lexus's choice of taillights for
the sc430 ( loved the MK4 Supra's though ). Has
anyone else thought about blanking out the top
part of the rear taillights with vinyl wrap of the
body color of their car ? The vinyl could be
reflective if this wouldn't be DOT friendly.
What do you think?
Looks good!
Old 11-10-14, 07:30 PM
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I like it! looks very nice! now how to do it? maybe pull those pieces out and get them painted body color? but the surround lining will still show hmmmm

kinda reminds me of bentley lights

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Old 11-11-14, 01:33 PM
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Keeper, THANK YOU! Very nice. I've spent more time, than I care to admit, looking at those...less than attractive taillights. They always remind me of the 1993 thru 2002 Nissan Quest taillights along with its Ford variant, the ever impressive Mercury Villager. I sometimes feel like I've come face to face (or tail) with an Asian kitty just getting in from a rough night. How bout some close-ups and greater detail about materials used. Bravo Keeper, that's a major improvement!!

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