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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 10:26 PM
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Did this recently from static cling window tint. Pictured is just a straight cut. I have two other designs as well that I will post when I get back from Europe.

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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 10:27 PM
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Another shot (sorry...forgot my tripod for this one):

Old Sep 14, 2006 | 10:33 PM
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Nice job.
Old Sep 14, 2006 | 10:36 PM
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 01:13 AM
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looks pretty nice man. now, when the lights are one, does the light shine through the tint ?
also, did you try extending it over the bump ? or did that just not work ?
Old Sep 15, 2006 | 03:13 AM
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make it look meaner
Old Sep 15, 2006 | 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Fujiz_xb
make it look meaner
My two other designs look much better.

This was just a test to see how it looks and how well it holds up to th elements and washing.
Old Sep 15, 2006 | 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by evosky
looks pretty nice man. now, when the lights are one, does the light shine through the tint ??
I have to walk right up to the lights and only then can I slightly see through the tint.

Anything more than 3 feet away and it looks like it is solid plastic or the like.

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also, did you try extending it over the bump ? or did that just not work ?
That would work fine.

My other designs will cover the whole light. In this case, I only had a few smaller scrap pieces left, so I left the 'over-the-bump' length for my meaner ones.
Old Sep 15, 2006 | 01:43 PM
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cool
Old Sep 16, 2006 | 10:20 PM
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wow. im off to wal-mart now!
Old Sep 17, 2006 | 03:06 AM
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Looks good !

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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 10:17 PM
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I like that a lot.. Any particular brand of tint that you used, if so, any particular place to buy it??
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