Blackouts
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2003
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i was thinking about blackouts on my '86 also but they are illegal where i live so i figured it mite be safer to just do the fronts and leave the rears off... i mean u get pulled over from the back right? well usually at least
Racer
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From: Waco TX
Originally Posted by Rabbit1445
Those look good. It seems like you still get pretty good light through them. How do those attach anyways?
they just push on...they have a rubber ring around them that creates a suction...and believe me they won't fall off i can't even pull them off by hand
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Drifting
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Thanx
I bought the ones you can get from Ecklers or MAM.
However I didn't like how they said to install them or how they looked with that type of installation.
What I did was make a template of the turn signal/ fog light lense and took the blackout to a sign shop that could geta nice clean cut on the plastic. I had them cut the blackout to the same size of the lense and just velcro'd them to the lense.
I liked this look better 'cause it still kept the same body lines of the car.
Gary
Let me know if you need more help.
I bought the ones you can get from Ecklers or MAM.
However I didn't like how they said to install them or how they looked with that type of installation.
What I did was make a template of the turn signal/ fog light lense and took the blackout to a sign shop that could geta nice clean cut on the plastic. I had them cut the blackout to the same size of the lense and just velcro'd them to the lense.
I liked this look better 'cause it still kept the same body lines of the car.
Gary
Let me know if you need more help.
Pro
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Calgary '85 Z51 coupe
Originally Posted by flyinlow90
Thanx
I bought the ones you can get from Ecklers or MAM.
However I didn't like how they said to install them or how they looked with that type of installation.
What I did was make a template of the turn signal/ fog light lense and took the blackout to a sign shop that could geta nice clean cut on the plastic. I had them cut the blackout to the same size of the lense and just velcro'd them to the lense.
I liked this look better 'cause it still kept the same body lines of the car.
Gary
Let me know if you need more help.
I bought the ones you can get from Ecklers or MAM.
However I didn't like how they said to install them or how they looked with that type of installation.
What I did was make a template of the turn signal/ fog light lense and took the blackout to a sign shop that could geta nice clean cut on the plastic. I had them cut the blackout to the same size of the lense and just velcro'd them to the lense.
I liked this look better 'cause it still kept the same body lines of the car.
Gary
Let me know if you need more help.
Race Director
Joined: May 2005
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From: Middletown, DE
Originally Posted by FrankN
Sorry, don't mean to change the subject, but what do people think of louvers on the back lights? Too gaudy or good looking?
Originally Posted by RobC4
and believe me they won't fall off i can't even pull them off by hand
and believe me they won't fall off i can't even pull them off by hand
Finally -- D.Rose where did you get your front blackouts? I have Eckler's front as well as rear. I like them OK, but yours look better to me.
Racer
Joined: Jul 2002
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From: the Netherlands
Originally Posted by Onyx C4
Finally -- D.Rose where did you get your front blackouts? I have Eckler's front as well as rear. I like them OK, but yours look better to me.
Racer
Joined: Jul 2002
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From: the Netherlands
Originally Posted by FrankN
Sorry, don't mean to change the subject, but what do people think of louvers on the back lights? Too gaudy or good looking?
Drifting
Joined: Mar 2006
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Originally Posted by FrankN
Sorry, don't mean to change the subject, but what do people think of louvers on the back lights? Too gaudy or good looking?
They actually look good I think, and kinda' give the same effect as a blackout kit. Kinda' makes the tail light lense darker but you still get all the light out of the lense.
I'd say go for it.
Gary