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Old Feb 9, 2008, 06:31 PM
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had to wait til night to take night pictures

brakes on


running lights
Old Feb 9, 2008, 06:52 PM
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It actually still looks pretty good to me. You might be able to get away with them that dark.
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lol you have to wet sand them and put a clear coat =]

i am doing mine ES ones tomorrow i spend a little on all those stuff but i will see the results!

Take care buddy
Old Feb 11, 2008, 05:40 AM
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mine are just as dark if not darker and i havent had any prblems with the police, or even the inspection, they said my tint was too dark but it passed anyway
Old Feb 11, 2008, 05:50 AM
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Originally Posted by kulka
lol you have to wet sand them and put a clear coat =]
ill get around to it
Old Feb 13, 2008, 03:59 PM
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what grit sandpaper are you gonna use?
Old Feb 13, 2008, 05:37 PM
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1000 grit i guess, why do you know something i should ?
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I've been looking around alot and I've found people are using 2000 grit wet sand. Here's the link of the one I think I'm going to try.
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...t+evo+vii+tail

By the way your tails look good, I like the jump from extremely light to extremely dark! Oops!
Old Feb 13, 2008, 09:48 PM
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lol yeah 1500 if you prepare them and 2000 in between the coats if you want and than clear =] mine are even darker but they are shiny =] i have to wax them thought




Those two down are made with a phone camera which really sucks, sorry


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Old Feb 14, 2008, 09:03 AM
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kulka any night pics?

smeghead009 where did u get the paint at?
Old Feb 14, 2008, 09:54 AM
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Kulka how do your reverse lights look?
Old Feb 14, 2008, 09:35 PM
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ok so i took some creepy pix of my tails just now so here you go... (sorry for the quality i didn't feel like running home for my regular camera lol ) Plus my car is dirty as hell. F#$%ing winter






^lol those LEDs are bright!
Old Feb 15, 2008, 06:15 AM
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i got the paint at a store called hobby lobby i odnt know if they have them in el paso
any model or craft store should have it
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yeah they're all over the place. You're in San Antonio? I lived there for a while recently.
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nice....



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