Matt's Blacked out TL Lowered on Vossen CV3's (Matts Acura)
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Sooooooo..... Decided to go a new direction with my shield. The carbon fiber vinyl was great but I can always redo it if I miss it. I got ahold of Vossen and they gave me a paint that's pretty damn close to the color they use. I painted the beak/shield with the wheel color also in a matte finish. Thinking about doing all the Chrome trim in the same color but that's a pretty bold move so maybe I'll see if I can find some vinyl that might be close. Anyways heres some pics of the grill.
And since I still had some steam left in me, I went ahead and washed and waxed both of my TL's.
And since I still had some steam left in me, I went ahead and washed and waxed both of my TL's.
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When I blacked out my lights I installed 2 sets of high powered LED's being the projector; ultra violet and red. I finally got around to adding some power to the ultra violet leds. I hooked them up to my running lights for now until I give it a independent power source so I can switch between colors. No real point in doing other then I figured what the hell. If I don't like I can just not turn them on or pull them out. Some Pics below.
Color kinda shifts depending on the angle. Why I went with ultra violet vs. the standard blue.
Color kinda shifts depending on the angle. Why I went with ultra violet vs. the standard blue.
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Thank you! Just had an idea and went with it.
Thanks!
I thought about doing it but I couldn't decide if I would like it. Who knows I may do and also the emblem.
Thanks!
Haha that's pretty funny; didn't realize other people thought that too. Thanks!
Thanks!
Thanks!
Haha that's pretty funny; didn't realize other people thought that too. Thanks!
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Get with Austin at Idenity Designs on Sunbeam... he's wrapped all the 4G's at Acura of OP they've been selling with the wrapped trim...
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Got my tail lights tinted.... The guys who did it used black auto paint mixed with clearcoat to allow for a dark tint with good light visibility. I have to go back in a about 2 weeks so they can wet sand them. They are a little dark now but after the wet sand they will lighten up a bit. I'll take more pics later but got one for now.
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Thanks! I hope it keeps getting better! I feel like the list of stuff I want keeps constantly growing.
Thanks man!
Hmmm... maybe! I was outside with my co-worker and just felt like my car wanted me to take a picture of it. Haha at least some of the people at work understand my addiction, it could have been an awkward moment for someone who didnt.
Thanks man!
Hmmm... maybe! I was outside with my co-worker and just felt like my car wanted me to take a picture of it. Haha at least some of the people at work understand my addiction, it could have been an awkward moment for someone who didnt.
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Got my tail lights tinted.... The guys who did it used black auto paint mixed with clearcoat to allow for a dark tint with good light visibility. I have to go back in a about 2 weeks so they can wet sand them. They are a little dark now but after the wet sand they will lighten up a bit. I'll take more pics later but got one for now.
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Here you go man
Haha please excuse my dirty ass tips. I promptly cleaned them after the picture.
Thanks man, I don't mind it dark but did want it a bit lighter. They mixed the clear with the black but I'm not sure if they cleared the entire light afterwards. I guess if its stuck being dark then its not all bad. I'll have to remember to check to make sure the sand evenly; thanks for pointing that out.
Haha please excuse my dirty ass tips. I promptly cleaned them after the picture.
Thanks man, I don't mind it dark but did want it a bit lighter. They mixed the clear with the black but I'm not sure if they cleared the entire light afterwards. I guess if its stuck being dark then its not all bad. I'll have to remember to check to make sure the sand evenly; thanks for pointing that out.
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those tail lights are bad ass! ... its coming along great ... can we get some pics with the lights on i would like to see how much output ur gettin from the tails, i might consider doing this
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Running Lights
Brakes Applied
Reverse Lights (obviously OK but here it is anyways)
I appreciate it!
Last edited by Matts_Acura; 02-13-2013 at 03:02 PM. Reason: Cant spell....
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Thanks man!!
Hey everyone has their own taste and I respect that. I thought about painting it but I like the contrast for now. If I paint it I may match it to the wheels. I have a few other plans that it would compliment.
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lol you did the same thing i did to my tail lights long time ago.. only difference is mine is in red.. and i have some stripes on the blinker side.
car looks great!
car looks great!
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Thanks potmilkz, I like your tail lights too! I had thought about doing red too but figured I'd tint them black and stay with the dark theme. Did you paint them or vinyl them?
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