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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 05:10 PM
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xPRimNT's Tail Light Project

Well, seeing as a few tail light projects have popped up (and apparently fizzled out), I thought I'd try it myself. I wanted the look of the RA tails, with my own little unique additions, but without spending money.

Sorry for the cell phone pictures, they are just easier to upload and I'm lazy.

Freshly painted:


Look at how freakin' pink the lenses are!:




The problem with dremelling the housings open is that you get discoloration all along where you cut. They look horrible when you put it together:


My solution was to paint a black trim line around the outside of the lights. To get rid of the pink, I resorted to a coat of nightshades, even though I was trying to avoid it:


Done and drying:


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Right Side Done:






Both:


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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 05:12 PM
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Looks superb
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 05:16 PM
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its got a black eye now lol looks good
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 05:33 PM
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need clearer pics
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 05:36 PM
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Great project for spare red tails after swapping out for RA tails too. I might try this out...
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Silver06evo9mr
need clearer pics
I know, they're coming.

I'll pull the SLR out once I wash the car up.
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 06:05 PM
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Nice project, props for sticking with it and finishing
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 06:07 PM
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I like them...good work!
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 06:33 PM
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Damn, that looks pretty good. Nicely done.
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 06:40 PM
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Very sexy!
And I paid $300+ for my ralliart lights!
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 07:01 PM
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meh they look okay.id need better pics to judge.
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 11:19 PM
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Looks great so far!!!
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Old Aug 19, 2009 | 05:55 AM
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I prefer to keep lights stock looking as much as posisble, but looks clean on the black X.
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Old Aug 19, 2009 | 12:53 PM
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i shelled out the 300 for RA's but this is a definite improvement over stock. How you did cover the holes for the wing?
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Old Aug 19, 2009 | 01:37 PM
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looks nice. i don't like the stock lights but can't justify spending $300 for RA. this is a nice alternative
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