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** New style GS tail light ** Smoked ** Interest??

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Old 02-25-05, 12:40 PM
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Default ** New style GS tail light ** Smoked ** Interest??

So I was thinking.............JP tails are nice but expensive, smoke the 01 style tail lights and see if there's interest in them, probably look better on certain color cars

These are done with a special coating process, plastic is treated, 2 coats baked on at 160 degrees with warranty ,about 4 days to complete-$450.00 set, using brand new tail lights

I didn't have a chance to put them on a vehicle so I took a pic of a non-smoked to see the difference with and without flash, I also did the small inner tails to match..........







And they can do new head lights, just have to buy the housings and freshen up the GS!
Old 02-25-05, 01:08 PM
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Steve, that looks seriously HOT!!!
Would look good on a green GS
Old 02-25-05, 01:09 PM
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it would look good on a black car.
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not my cup of tea....ruins the lines of hte OEM light IMO


and certainly no substitute for the JP ones

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looks like spray on tint
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Steve I would like to see the finished product on a car with the inner lights as well?
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is that 450/set for tinted lights as a package or an additional 450/set to have them tinted?
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Originally Posted by JoeGS300
is that 450/set for tinted lights as a package or an additional 450/set to have them tinted?
Joe, I'm certain it is 450/set for tinted lights as a package
Old 02-25-05, 04:30 PM
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thats not too bad of a price... i think it would look good on a silver car with black pearl emblems
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i think these would look ok on a dark colored car. mayb you can find out if they can tint the bottom part red of the 01-up tails, leaving only the white reverse lens white and everything else red...that look awesome on some guys cars who have it done.....i know that D-2 and hitech did this and it looks real good...
Old 02-25-05, 05:07 PM
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Not my style. Maybe if they only smoke the orange part.
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I think it would look good with just the amber tinted. I dont really like the whole lens tinted. Anyone know how easy it would be to tint the sidemarkers. I know DaveGS4 has done it. Also where to get the spray on tint?
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not really feeling it myself. if they go on a car, i think dark color cars probably is the best, but still i don't feel right about it. just my 2 cents though
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Im not one to like smoked tails, I guess it's not bad if you know how to blend it with the exterior car paint and body kit...so on, so forth...





OT: This reminds me of that one thread where a member attempted to re-create the JP tails, any news on that?

Sorry for posting in here, I am truly too lazy to search...
Old 02-25-05, 09:13 PM
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Nice idea, but seriously would anyone put those on there GS. They kind of look like the gto covers that you buy from autozone except without the gto lettering. The 01, and up stock lamps look way better the way it is.


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