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88Ciera_SC
Joined: 10 Jun 2003
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Location: Columbus Ohio
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| Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 11:35 am Post subject: blacked out 3rd brake light |
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well i got bored last night so i made this..
waiting for the night to come so i can get a good pic of it but this shows what i made.
i think it was a great idea and cost me absolutely nothing but time. |
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Brando
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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Location: Michigan, USA
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| Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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Interesting idea :-k
Did you use the black limo tint?
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88Ciera_SC
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Location: Columbus Ohio
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| Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 3:08 pm Post subject: |
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Brando wrote: Interesting idea :-k
Did you use the black limo tint?
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not limo tint.
this is actually the black vinyl sunscreen they use on your windows to stick the letters onto.
used the letters ,but not the background,to put the OLDS RIP on my back window.
anyways i have a big sheet of this stuff so i used it..
just had to use a really sharp exacto knife to cut through the vinyl+vinyl backing+"Oldsmobile" pattern.
wasn't hard but took my time..
same material they use at them decal sites for $10.00.
mine was free.. :lol: |
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88Cutty
Joined: 13 Jul 2004
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Location: Trenton Ont Canada
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| Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2004 2:37 am Post subject: |
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| I wonder what it would look like the other way around with the word black and around it red....? i was thinking about it when i first got my Cutty |
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88Ciera_SC
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Location: Columbus Ohio
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| Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2004 1:00 am Post subject: |
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interesting concept..
i actually still have the letters sitting on the floor. |
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85cieraholiday
Joined: 04 Jan 2004
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Location: West Haven Connecticut
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| Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2004 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Hey SC, is that vinyl on the light legal, all u need is one asshole cop...............:-D |
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88delta88
Joined: 09 Jun 2003
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Location: Canada
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| Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 9:39 am Post subject: |
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| as far as I know, the third brake light is an option... I dont think it matters if it worked at all... |
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85cieraholiday
Joined: 04 Jan 2004
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Location: West Haven Connecticut
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| Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 9:47 am Post subject: |
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| In the US the highmound (3rd) brakelight became law in 1986. It was a option on my car (I dont have it). They can pull you over in CT if its out (learned that in autoshop). |
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88delta88
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| Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Ahh.. I dont think that is the case in Canada... That kinda sucks. For some reason the US has much more strict regulations than canada. |
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88Cutty
Joined: 13 Jul 2004
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Location: Trenton Ont Canada
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| Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Send those letters over haha i will put them in my breaklight for sure |
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BigBlockOlds
Joined: 04 Jan 2004
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Location: Ohio
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| Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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In the G-body third brake light you don't need to permanently affix them like that.
The housing just unscrews and you pull it away from the rear window.
If you have a nice printer you can print your own out. Just buy some transparency film for printers at Offic Depot or Office Max.
Make whatever design or word you want and then set it in place.l
This way you could change it infinitely if you wanted to.
88Cutty wrote: Send those letters over haha i will put them in my breaklight for sure |
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88delta88
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| Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2004 9:34 am Post subject: |
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| thats a really good idea!!! |
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88Ciera_SC
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Location: Columbus Ohio
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| Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2004 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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first of all it's not "inside" the light.
it is stuck onto the surface just like your winshield stickers.
the blackout is vinyl.
it's not permanent and i dont see why it would be illigel since i see alot of cars with them...
if i could get the letters out of the kitty litter box i would send them to you.
there all over the place..
i'm a slob i guess..
i used mspaint to design the letters then just kept resizing them until it fit right and printed it out..
layed the printout over the vinyl and cut around the letters with a very sharp exacto knife. |
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BigBlockOlds
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| Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2004 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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My post was in response to 88Cutty. I was just letting him know of a different solution as he has a G-body and the third brake light is setup a little differently.
88Ciera_SC wrote: first of all it's not "inside" the light.
it is stuck onto the surface just like your winshield stickers.
the blackout is vinyl. |
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Brando
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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Location: Michigan, USA
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| Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2004 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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It's the same setup for the Delta 88 H-Bodies too. The 3rd brake light is pressed up against the rear winndow and has two screws holding it down.
I might try that sometime...but maybe I'll try cutting out the Oldsmobile text like in my avatar.... 8)
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