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Feb 4, 2008 | 04:46 PM

BlynSI

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Photoshop Help Pretty Please!

Im thinking about having my tail lights painted the same color as my car. If someone could show me how that would look that would be awsome!

And also wanting my stock wheels powdercoated black. Thanks SO much, Im hoping to get these minor mods done soon!

Any help is appreciated! Im horrible at this kind of stuff!

Feb 4, 2008 | 07:40 PM

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getting the tails painted white? how would that be done? out of curiosity

Feb 4, 2008 | 10:55 PM

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also..do you mean clear lens? or really paint white?

Feb 5, 2008 | 12:16 PM

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Yeah painted white... its the same concept as having the tail lights 'smoked' or tinted, it would just be white instead of black. I've seen it done on alot of show cars and its done on the guys car that is going to do mine.

Feb 5, 2008 | 01:34 PM

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can you post a pic of one? cuz im curious to see how it looks so i can get an idea of how to chop it

Feb 5, 2008 | 06:55 PM

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here's a pic of the guys car that is gonna paint my tail lights and rims. His tail lights just blend into the car but are still legal and useable. I think the look on my car would just be awsome.

Feb 5, 2008 | 09:27 PM

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Feb 5, 2008 | 11:07 PM

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really? thats legal? thats pretty cool...definitely different and unique..i dont think it looks that bad..you should also do the bottoms painted. what kind of paint would you use?

Feb 6, 2008 | 03:27 AM

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woww...looks different but not feelin it...

Feb 6, 2008 | 03:38 PM

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thanks for the pic!

He would use auto paint, it would be the excat paint that my car is in, so it'd be the pearl and everything with a gloss coat.

The only reason why I dont want to go tinted is because Im a little nervous about my car looking like a zebra with all that black/white.

Im gonna think about it. I'd also do the little red rectangles at the bottom so everything is white.

Feb 6, 2008 | 05:37 PM

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Please don't do white. Black or keep it red

Feb 6, 2008 | 05:44 PM

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Please don't do white. Black or keep it red

I agree. Some cars can pull this off like that magnum they poseted up but that's only because it had the flashy paintjob and wheels to boot. Doesn't look right on a stock car, especially on white.

Feb 6, 2008 | 06:16 PM

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I'd have to say it looks odd in white, not enough contrast per se. And I think for it to look like how you want, it would have to be pretty opaque, so not much light is going to show through with that.