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89Delta88
Joined: 07 Jun 2003
Posts: 19
Location: Brush, Co
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| Posted: Sun Feb 29, 2004 4:20 pm Post subject: taillight/headlight covers |
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| i noticed on 88delta88's cardomain page his taillights are black.. i was wondering how id go about doing that and if its possible to do that to the headlights as well :?: |
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BigBlockOlds
Joined: 04 Jan 2004
Posts: 171
Location: Ohio
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| Posted: Sun Feb 29, 2004 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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Why would you want to black out your taillights? That just makes it that much harder for people to tell your braking and makes things that much more unsafe.
And if you black out the headlights, just remember to remove the covers at night. I don't know how many idiots around here I've seen drive with their black out covers at night. You can barely see them on the road. |
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88delta88
Joined: 09 Jun 2003
Posts: 2400
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2004 10:50 am Post subject: |
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I think the tail light mod i've done works well...
I only misted them black, JUST enough for a blacker look... The tail lights and markers on the front of the vehicle are ample bright enough to be seen even in driect sunlight... I havent had a problem yet. The pictures make my lights look pitch black, although they are not....
I suppose if i'd have done them any darker, there would be issues with how bright they would be, but they've treated me good for over a year now, just make sure you prep the surfaces first... the paint will chip off slowly if you dont sand them with very fine sandpaper first. After the paint cures, you can polish the paint for an extremely glossy look, assuming your light covers arent too scratched up to begin with.
I would recommend getting the headlights a cover, and not painting them, since that could very well cause legal problems for you in the event of getting pulled over... And even before you paint your markers, check around and see what the laws are regarding that... Big Block, I totally agree with you about the morons with headlight covers at night... Having cool lights is one thing, safety is another. |
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furyolds
Joined: 20 Apr 2004
Posts: 158
Location: Vernon
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| Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 2:24 am Post subject: |
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| with the spray tint..it still reflects whats underneith it...i spray tinted my taillights, side markers and front marker lights..and i have been pulled over countless times and the fuzz didnt notice a thing... they get more mad at side tint :S |
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88delta88
Joined: 09 Jun 2003
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Location: Canada
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| Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 9:24 am Post subject: |
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uyeah, they've been going nuts about people with tint on thier side windows around here too... I can see why they dont like it, some people have the 5% on the sides, and you cant see shit out them at night.
I'd like to have them though so people cant look in my windows and see I've got anything to steal (or maybe the tint would make it more attractive to thieves!) |
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oldsmobile420
Joined: 21 Dec 2003
Posts: 238
Location: pa
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| Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 11:46 am Post subject: |
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yo guys u never gonna guess what im gonna put on my car for tails well
s-10 clear taillights gotta get a piece for theside but gonna looksweet |
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furyolds
Joined: 20 Apr 2004
Posts: 158
Location: Vernon
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| Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 12:04 pm Post subject: side tint |
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| ya my parents think that people will want to look in....but i only have 20% on the sides...im gonna get 5% just cause i want to :p that tint has costed me a lil bit :S s10 taillights? crazy i say but i wanna see pics which would be cool..i guess im new here to...my names tyler...i drive a 90 olds 88 royale..i bought it myself..umm..its nice..im waiting for my buddy to get his digital camera back so i can get soime more pics..aights. |
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oldsmobile420
Joined: 21 Dec 2003
Posts: 238
Location: pa
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| Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 12:11 pm Post subject: |
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| yo sup tyler welcome to the site as u can c im the villagericer all cuz my baby(my car) if u want to c pics of my car heres a site for it and in bout a month ill have them s10 tails on mycar http://mywebpages.comcast.net/Convict16/Oldsmobile420/oldsmobile420.html |
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furyolds
Joined: 20 Apr 2004
Posts: 158
Location: Vernon
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| Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 12:19 pm Post subject: digital dash |
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| well...for anyone who has the green digital dash..i changed mine to blue :D which is pretty sweet but i still have alot of work to do on it..i also need some more funds..it sucks living on your own :p |
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oldsmobile420
Joined: 21 Dec 2003
Posts: 238
Location: pa
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| Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 12:25 pm Post subject: Re: digital dash |
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| furyolds wrote: i also need some more funds..it sucks living on your own i could n t agree more it really suxs |
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88delta88
Joined: 09 Jun 2003
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Location: Canada
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| Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 12:52 pm Post subject: |
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| i love living on my own, wouldnt have it any other way. Funds are tight sometimes though... You changed your green dash to blue??? how? Isnt that dash vacuum fluorescent display (VFD)? I'd love to know how you did it! |
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furyolds
Joined: 20 Apr 2004
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Location: Vernon
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| Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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| vfwhatchamawhosit??? umm...well if i knew what that was i could tell you :p haha...no...i jsut took it all apart and fastened some cellophane to it..looks cool...cost basically nothing..and i wil lget some pics soon :p |
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TheDarkShadow
Joined: 18 Jan 2004
Posts: 113
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
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| Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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oldsmobile420 wrote: furyolds wrote: i also need some more funds..it sucks living on your own i could n t agree more it really suxs
I used to live on my own, but recently some bs went down so i had to move back in wih mommy for a while, gonna buy a house and get rid of this renting apartments bs... in mean time... big cash boost to get my salon and 455 done ;) |
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92BravadaAWD
Joined: 20 Mar 2004
Posts: 80
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| Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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| i have the green and the .. light blue? (colorblind).. anyway..id like to change it to red but not quite sure how.. pondering if cellophane would also work in my case too? |
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furyolds
Joined: 20 Apr 2004
Posts: 158
Location: Vernon
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| Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 1:51 am Post subject: blueness |
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| it all depends on your setup...umm do you have a pictureo f it? i can take a guess. |
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