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Old Nov 1, 2006 | 04:24 AM
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well, since i got my car used, the last chode put on the retarded TRD metal decal thing that sucked because it wasnt the exact same size as the indent.. so i drove me nuts. so i yanked that beotch off and custom cut a piece of 1/8" lexan and some white vinyl i had laying around and put this bi tch in there. yes, i know it dosent say scion, but i want it that way.. no one knows what hte hell it is and i like being stealth. its one of my favoritest things to do is sit and watch people walk all around the car 2X looking for what make/model it is.. its how i get my jollie's..

so, all it is is a 1/8" of lexan i traced and cut to fit the area, sanded the whole thing so i was skuffed and not see through ( but still pass light) then i drilled 3 holes in the indent and put led's in it. i used cheap aZZ superflux cause i didnt want anything pertruding out of the pice, so its recessed, hense the hot spots. i know its not perfect, but it was somting to do as im batchin it this week.. LOL.. comes on w/ the parking lights..

be honest, i realy dont care. but still like to hear the props and flames..

Old Nov 1, 2006 | 04:33 AM
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Looks great! Ingenuitive
Old Nov 1, 2006 | 04:56 AM
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ahhh.. beating me to lighting that area up... but hey.. i'm busy..

though.. i didn't expect the lexan..

very innovative.
Old Nov 1, 2006 | 05:17 AM
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not feeling it.
Old Nov 1, 2006 | 05:38 AM
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very interesting. i like/don't like....i don't know
Old Nov 1, 2006 | 05:41 AM
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I like it alot! BUT, to me it looks kinda jagged. I still like it though. Was it hard to do?
Old Nov 1, 2006 | 05:45 AM
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^^ yeah.. vinyl can be a little cleaner.. but the concept is there..
Old Nov 1, 2006 | 05:50 AM
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yup.. looks great, just needs to be tweaked a little, take your time and cut slowly.
Old Nov 1, 2006 | 06:02 AM
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Hummmm......(fugly)
Old Nov 1, 2006 | 06:03 AM
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^^ Someone has been watching Mean Girls, hahahahha. Kidding, but cereal. I am going to need to know how that was done.
Old Nov 1, 2006 | 06:04 AM
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no doubt the concept/idea is great, but it doesnt look too good.
Old Nov 1, 2006 | 08:49 AM
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idea amazing....very creative.....however it loos a little sloppy....but im sure is better than what it was before....very very creative!!
Old Nov 1, 2006 | 10:31 AM
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really awesome idea. It probably looks a lot better in person. I would do this if i could get rid of the hot spots. Good job.
Old Nov 1, 2006 | 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by magyver
i know its not perfect,

be honest, i realy dont care.
Old Nov 1, 2006 | 12:25 PM
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most of ur stuff looks higher quality but this looks pretty "homemade". not feeling it. is that first picture what it would look like during the day or a shot during fabrication? did u free hand trace it? yeesh
Old Nov 1, 2006 | 12:42 PM
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no i scanned it and tried to trace it a/ the dullest exacto knife.. LOL.. like i said, it did it cause i was bored, didnt know how it was gonna turn out or even if i was gonna like it.. personaly , its better than the damn ungl thing that was there b4
Old Nov 1, 2006 | 02:11 PM
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not for my tC.
Old Nov 1, 2006 | 03:26 PM
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can we see a pic of what was there before?
Old Nov 1, 2006 | 04:57 PM
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I have an idea for mine.... but I dont know how well it would work considering that the rear emblem area gets wet.

i want to put one of those lightning things behind the emblem (the kind you get at geek shops)
Old Nov 1, 2006 | 05:22 PM
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I like the idea but it would lokk better if it was cleaner.



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