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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 05:42 PM
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i redid my tails yesterday got sick of not being able to see when backing up lol masked off the reverse light sprayed then wetsanded and polished for your viewing pleasure





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Can you get a pic of how bright they are at night?

And they look real good
Old Nov 21, 2008 | 06:41 PM
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yeah i just put them on so ill take some pics later.. all the lights are clearly visible in the day so im sure they will be bright enough at night but ill try n snap a few tonight after work
Old Nov 21, 2008 | 08:21 PM
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Looking good!
Old Nov 21, 2008 | 08:34 PM
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thnx
Old Nov 22, 2008 | 02:27 AM
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Hope you don't get any crap from the cops.
Old Nov 22, 2008 | 05:45 AM
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nah cops are cool about em as long as brakes and turns are visibible from 150 ft ur golden.. iva had cops on my a$$ many times when they were all black and darker than that.. never been pulled over for em.. whats the worst? they tell me they are to dark and give me a fix it ticket?.. thanks for ur concern tho lol.. i should be fine.. i think u were the same dude bitc hing about loud exhausts in a thread awhile ago.. haha whats ur deal whos side are u on anyways haha jk
Old Nov 27, 2008 | 03:31 PM
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anyone wanna buy these the are listed in ppc tryin to sell stuff to save for the turbo kit
Old Nov 27, 2008 | 08:52 PM
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damn thats dark!

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Old Nov 27, 2008 | 10:11 PM
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pretty dark looking but lights show thru nicely at night
Old Nov 29, 2008 | 08:59 PM
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those are sweet!
Old Nov 29, 2008 | 11:01 PM
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thnx mang preciate the compliments
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I like your idea. I just smoked mine last night and ran into the dim reverse light thing tonight after work, time to go get more spray and try again.
Old Dec 4, 2008 | 04:25 AM
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lol or get some led reverse lights still wont be bright enough
Old Dec 5, 2008 | 01:26 AM
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Thats a good idea too. When you wet sanded yours how did you go about doing it? Also what did you use after wet sanding?
Old Dec 5, 2008 | 07:25 AM
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wet sanded from 1500 - 3500 then polished with some 3m swirl mark remover then meguires plastx.. for more orange peeled i would have started with a more abrasive grit like 800-1000.. just remember when wetsanding dont push hard and always keep the surface and sandpaper wet.. use windex cleaner instead of water for wetsanding just let the paper glide over the surface until its nice and smooth but watch out on edges an corners.. make sure to wetsand in a well lit area so u can see what ur doing
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