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Old 08-20-08 | 01:59 PM
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Ive opened my headlights and painted the inside a gunmetal color and plan on doing the fog the same way. Do you guys think i can open the highbeams the same way (oven baking)? Or will this not work since they are glass and not plastic
Old 08-20-08 | 02:37 PM
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Yes, it will work.
Old 08-20-08 | 02:56 PM
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post pics of how it comes out I've been wanting to paint my fog lights yellow call me a ricer if you please but I think it looks sexy when a car pulls up behind you with white/blue hid's and bright yellow fogs =)
Old 08-20-08 | 03:27 PM
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6k hid and 3k hid for fogs ftw
Old 08-20-08 | 03:56 PM
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Should work.

Post pics when ur done
Old 08-20-08 | 06:24 PM
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yea do it and post some pics.... I want to do the same to mine but in white to match the new paint job but Im not sure how it will look...GL
Old 08-20-08 | 07:22 PM
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Pics shall be posted. I knew I could open up the fogs like this, just wasnt sure about the highbeams
Old 08-20-08 | 07:51 PM
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please post pics!

and also, i was wondering for the white sc's, what do you think if the chrome was white instead? like how the new corvette's lights are the same as the body. how do you think it would look with the sc?
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Theres a red sc around like that. doesnt look good with the fluted lights tho/
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that would prob look pretty sick, esp if you have delined headlights
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Originally Posted by RedPhoenix
Theres a red sc around like that. doesnt look good with the fluted lights tho/
haha sorry but what are fluted lights? and redphoenix, i know you have the gs300 sidemarkers so... https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=374778
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Originally Posted by PecosBill
that would prob look pretty sick, esp if you have delined headlights
ahh i know! i wanna take off the lines on the lenses. i forgot if those lenses are from the ebay ones or with jdm ones? anyone know?
Old 08-21-08 | 04:37 PM
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if you guys can wait, i'm meeting up with bluebatmobile tonight to make some templates for some overlays.

so far, i'm gonna ask him to make these overlays:
corner lights
high beam
tail lights
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