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Old Jan 28, 2005 | 08:25 AM
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I guess, the only concern I have with the tinted tails or even the Evo7 tails is that the reverse lights, light up red. Might confuse other drivers/people behind you.
Easy solution to this problem is to switch the lights. The socket for the turn signal and the reverse lights is the same besides one has two tabs and the other has one. On the one with 2 tabs cut one tab off so it looks like the other and switch places. Now the reverse light will ne white and the turn signal will be red.
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Old Jan 28, 2005 | 08:31 AM
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Good work on the modded taillights. It really looks like the Evo VII tails
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Old Jan 28, 2005 | 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by rsboy
I'll try to get some pics this weekend, when I "might" wash the car.

Here's some... next to an STi in my parking structure.
Any closer up pix? Your lights look matted ... not like the others guys which are clear as glass .. in BOTH of the pictures you put up - especially next to that STi ... Looks like the $24.99 Autobacs stuff is more worth it if the testors stuff comes out matted ... If it is actually as clear as Want To Evo's then hell go for the testors stuff ... I just wouldnt want the matted look like the ricAr accords and civics ..
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Old Jan 28, 2005 | 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by GinuwineEvo8
Any closer up pix? Your lights look matted ... not like the others guys which are clear as glass .. in BOTH of the pictures you put up - especially next to that STi ... Looks like the $24.99 Autobacs stuff is more worth it if the testors stuff comes out matted ... If it is actually as clear as Want To Evo's then hell go for the testors stuff ... I just wouldnt want the matted look like the ricAr accords and civics ..
trust me man... the altezzas already make it look like a ricer!

Yeah it does look "matted" cause I put on 3 layers of tint spray on it. 2 coats actually makes it lighter just like the Autobacs spray. Which is basically the same thing. It's up to you , really. Meijer's is aboundant and Autobacs is non-existant over here. One coating makes it look like glass, but I wanted to be sure it won't peel off or wash off, so I went with 3 coats.
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Old Jan 28, 2005 | 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by bullfrg
Easy solution to this problem is to switch the lights. The socket for the turn signal and the reverse lights is the same besides one has two tabs and the other has one. On the one with 2 tabs cut one tab off so it looks like the other and switch places. Now the reverse light will ne white and the turn signal will be red.
Have you done this? If so, excellent idea. Might have to look into this.
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Old Jan 28, 2005 | 09:14 AM
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Mmmm ... Yeah I've seen matted ones up front .. I'll just front the cost of the Autobacs one then ... But cant go wrong for how cheap the testors is .. Thanks for the input...

Originally Posted by rsboy
trust me man... the altezzas already make it look like a ricer!

Yeah it does look "matted" cause I put on 3 layers of tint spray on it. 2 coats actually makes it lighter just like the Autobacs spray. Which is basically the same thing. It's up to you , really. Meijer's is aboundant and Autobacs is non-existant over here. One coating makes it look like glass, but I wanted to be sure it won't peel off or wash off, so I went with 3 coats.
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Old Jan 28, 2005 | 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by rsboy
Have you done this? If so, excellent idea. Might have to look into this.
Yep, I did it right after I painted my lights (over a year ago). Takes 5 minutes to do and people can tell you are backing up. I used the same paint as you and was not happy with the matte llok of the lights so I repainted them with more coats, wet sanded, and then clear coated it. Now they have a nice shiney finish. They do not look as good as Evodaves lights, though.
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Old Jan 28, 2005 | 09:25 AM
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Looks nice, I used the same spray paint for my tail lights. Heres mine:
Attached Thumbnails Home Made Evo VII Style Tails-vortex1.jpg  
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Old Jan 28, 2005 | 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by rsboy
Have you done this? If so, excellent idea. Might have to look into this.
Thats what I did and it works great.
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Old Jan 28, 2005 | 04:59 PM
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Looks nice, I used the same spray paint for my tail lights. Heres mine:
n00b!

j/k ! lol see jo0 @ the meet "C"
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