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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 06:55 PM
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Had the tails, reverse, markers and DRL's smoked recently. Lighting for pictures was crappy...they're shiny, trust me!

The dismantling:





Tails:



Whole group:



Reverse:



Front corners. I stayed rather light on these because I'm a fan of the orange DRL glow:




I'll post up the completed project once I get around to it.
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 07:02 PM
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im in my shop about to do this now, did u use niteshades?
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 07:04 PM
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Nice.
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by darkstang5887
im in my shop about to do this now, did u use niteshades?
I have no clue. I had them done by a local guy who actually works in a sign shop and does this one the side with a spray booth, etc. Good luck!
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 07:15 PM
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looks great enjoy
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 10:12 PM
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Thanks guys. I can't wait to get them installed.
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 11:37 PM
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black car + tinted light = wicked!!
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 11:14 AM
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Looks like a nice job - will look for the pics on the car.
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Nice mod

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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 09:04 PM
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who does this or where can I get the stuff needed to do it myself? That looks really cool
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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 10:01 PM
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That will look great. I couldn't believe how big of a difference that it made on my car.
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I was thinking of doing the same. Does anyone know if it is illegal in NY?
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