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Old 07-12-2005, 05:53 PM
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Talking So it appears that Christmas has come early for me

Finally got my Azect Grill and Inspired Motorsports Eyelids back painted from my bodyshop... Pics do all the telling...
One note though, i had to change some stuff aroudn the hood latch area to let the grill fit...








Old 07-12-2005, 06:11 PM
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SICK.... just plain sick bro..... looks real clean
Old 07-12-2005, 06:13 PM
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was it like that earlier today? if so, i was wondering why your headlights looked kinda different
Old 07-12-2005, 06:16 PM
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nahh i didnt get them back until after work which was around 2:30ish..
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looks good.. but the body shop could have used some prep work on the eyelids.. but it still looks nice.....
Old 07-12-2005, 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by TLxRaCeR
looks good.. but the body shop could have used some prep work on the eyelids..
please explain....?
Old 07-12-2005, 06:39 PM
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well i knew the people at the bodyshop i went to... moms friends husband or something like that...
so i just dropped off the eyelids and grill and just got charged for the paint only, no labor, no nothing... but they didnt prep the eyelids, so upon close inspection, the left eyelid looks a little bit different...
not that i really care... cuz im probably gonna get the car repainted once i purchase the rest of the kit..
Old 07-12-2005, 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by dubcnea
please explain....?
all parts need a little wet sanding to remove the excess materials which are basically fine lines from the casted mold.. just needed some a little softening up...

as for the hookup at the bodyshop, damn good price.... no complaints here about how much you paid nor the work done...
Old 07-12-2005, 07:23 PM
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ah, ok. wasn't sure what i was sposed to be 'looking' at lol
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ohh guess it was your blacked out headlights...
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looks great man and im happy to know that someone elses front bumper out there looks as bad as mine lol.
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it don't fit? azect or tlxracers grill?

Also that grill and eyelid combo looks so freaking clean!! Why does it look better on your car than on mine? I want a light color car now.. Did you do the mesh in the grill yourself? Can i see the top view of how the eyelids is held on?
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its the azect grill... well for me i had to relocate something for the hood thing... i had no idea what it did...
ill take some pictures of the top of the eyelids, but they are held on by double sided tape... thats pretty much it.
The mesh was there when i bought the grill off of ebay... so ionno... is it not supposed to be there or something?
Old 07-13-2005, 06:30 AM
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very nice!! and i agree with TLBaller, for some reason the grill looks better on a light color than on a dark one. when i had the grill it just didn't look right on my TL.

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The mesh was there when i bought the grill off of ebay... so ionno... is it not supposed to be there or something?
yeah it's supposed to be there.... when i orginally bought it from valueTL's site it was already there when i bought it.

the grill turned out pretty nice... you can't even tell the grill been damaged

lookin real good!!
Old 07-13-2005, 07:18 PM
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I hope I don't seem like an ass by saying this (since it seems that I'm the only one...) but I really don't like the look.

The grill looks nice, but those eyelids do not go well with the bumper or the headlights (which are nice, BTW).

*runs and hides*
Old 07-13-2005, 09:32 PM
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that grill looks sweet.. I was considering tlxracer's grill, but I'm not sure how it'd look on a black car.. it looks good on tlxracer's white car though, I like it a lot.. I'm not too big on the eyelids either, but he does some nice work.
Old 07-13-2005, 10:25 PM
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yea well i had the same convo with my friend... i kind of wish i didnt black out my housings cuz i think the eyelids would've looked a lot better on stock headlights...
Old 07-14-2005, 12:01 AM
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I'd love to black out my housing... but I don't have the time/nerves to do it. I'm afraid that I'll screw it up...
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demon.. id like to see your ride in person, that way i can save my nickels and dimes quicker depending on how I like those eyelids, considering we have the same color car.

Let me know
Old 07-14-2005, 08:48 AM
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haha im down... we should have a meet sometime or somethin...
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https://acurazine.com/forums/acurazine-clubs-meets-15/socal-meet-aug-14th-confrimed-date-location-311483/

socal meet...
Old 07-14-2005, 12:19 PM
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Just plain ugly. Its ugly bro....Nice ugly job. Why would you want that explain?
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i hate guys like you bro..... what's the point of coming in here and posting asinine comments like that, probably makes you feel good about yourself (bully complex) huh? or maybe its just sheer jealousy either way please keep comments to yourself, we dont need people like you coming in here and fouling up the forum....dolt,
Old 07-14-2005, 12:33 PM
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I was the one you were having a bidding war with on that Grille, lol. I really like how the grille looks. I have never been a fan of Eyelids, but thats just me. I really like the blacked out headlights though.
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Originally Posted by brianrozier
Just plain ugly. Its ugly bro....Nice ugly job. Why would you want that explain?
cuz I think it looks good. i could care less what other people think about it, but i personally thought it would look good so thats why i did it. As many people would say, each man to his own(or somethign along those lines)

btw LDH thanks for that link for the meet... im most definately going to be there... maybe with a few more "goodies" done... hopefully...
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Originally Posted by demons rage
btw LDH thanks for that link for the meet... im most definately going to be there... maybe with a few more "goodies" done... hopefully...
I wonder how many first gens will show...If I remember correctly there was only one first gen at the last fudds meet and that was mizouse.
Old 07-15-2005, 02:13 AM
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i might be able to make it.. but i doubt my tl will be done by then.. i might show up with my other car.. dont hate if i show up in my toyota...
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I also think the eyelids would look better on stock headlights.

If you do plan to keep your headlights that way, you should smoke out the side markers. Would look pretty badass
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