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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 01:55 AM
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I know everyone here loves the cherry halos that Richard does, but I cant afford em. Has anyone bought the acrylic ones off fleabay? any pics of those?
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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 06:37 AM
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yup, look to your left! I think they look great!
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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 07:00 AM
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I have a set of factory lights the richard has treat black I would sell. I just replaced them and went with Richards black cherry led lights.
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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 09:15 AM
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Vettes4fun, How much for your lights?
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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 10:45 AM
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I have a set of factory lights the richard has treat black I would sell. I just replaced them and went with Richards black cherry led lights.
PICS of the cherry led lights? On and off
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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 11:30 AM
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I know everyone here loves the cherry halos that Richard does, but I cant afford em. Has anyone bought the acrylic ones off fleabay? any pics of those?
Looks like you have a few good options If you decide to go with the Acrylic lens covers, I'd go with Dan of Exotic Vette. He's a Supporting Vendor on the forum and a great guy to do business with. His forum name is Crazy Cowboy and hs web address is: http://www.exoticvette.com/ Good prices as well

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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 11:31 AM
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PICS of the cherry led lights? On and off
Pictures PM'ed
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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 11:44 AM
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there are two kinds of Acrylic blackouts for your tails. One set is flat and held in place by screws, the otherr kind is molded acrylic and attaches with velcro. IMO the molded ones look better and if you use 3M double sided clear mounting tape (avalible at sears hardware) it will look much better.
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I just ordered the ones from Exoticvette for $100

I will let you know how they workout. My vett is silver so I expect it to look pretty good.
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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 02:01 PM
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i got mine from vetteshop all 9 peices i think it was like 80 or something like that i like them

http://www.vetteshop.cc/
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Originally Posted by omarcoolguy
i got mine from vetteshop all 9 peices i think it was like 80 or something like that i like them

http://www.vetteshop.cc/
$79.99 for the 9 piece set
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is there a difference in the kit between exoticvette and vetteshope?
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Originally Posted by largeitalian
is there a difference in the kit between exoticvette and vetteshope?
from what i can see, they're exactly the same.
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I picked up a set of the acrylic's from Mid America. Unfortunately I didn't have the foresight to replace the velcro with a stronger material (like double sided foam tape) and lost one of the taillight covers!

Anyone have an extra one laying around they would be willing to part with??
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is there a difference in the kit between exoticvette and vetteshope?
$20
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Old Aug 26, 2007 | 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by ChiefC
I just ordered the ones from Exoticvette for $100

I will let you know how they workout. My vett is silver so I expect it to look pretty good.
The covers came in. I installed them. They tail light covers look OK, but not great. The problem I have is that the back up covers are to big. The only way they will fit is if they cover part of the license plate cover, and that looks to cheap. In factI think the whole set up may look a little cheap. I am going to wait for ecoticvette to send me the backup light covers that fit (I know they will make it right sense they are a prefered vendor on the forum) and see if I like the look of the black out. Right now I do. If I continue to like it I will order the black cherry lights from Richard.
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Old Aug 27, 2007 | 08:22 AM
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Check with your state law. I was pulled over on Saturday and site for having these on my vert. Mine are available if anyone is interested.

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