rockstar143

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Yes, I do. I have both.
I wasn't addressing you as far as parking goes...I was just stating how I normally park.

JayVee

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Yeah i know broski... i was just using ur comment and adding to conclude the linching. But as for my all weather & pedal ? goes, does all fit well? Pics? Thanks man

Undying Dreams

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Damn J, sounds like you started that work already drunk

Glad you knew how to fix it though

Steven Bell

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Sorry Jeremy. Anil, Buda and I are fixing one of my headlights today...water condensation! Time to reseal....

rockstar143

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Naw, wasn't drunk...I just got complacent with the power and ability of the rotary to fk shit up.

Steven, hope it goes well!

Josh, there are pics in the thread, I'm sure. Mats are oem and pedals, USR so fitment is perfect.

rockstar143

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Ok, so I had a pretty productive weekend. Decided to tackle a few mods I'd been meaning to and one I DIDN'T.

Fixed my shock sensor, and finally finished sanding and polishing and sealing my headlights. Goodbye yellow tint in certain lighting!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993751951/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993751951/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr



THEN, for some reason yesterday I decided that my type S tails in the attic, were never going to be back on the car with the chrome bezel, (and small corner chip)...so might as well give modding tails another shot. Overall...not too bad.

Check out my culmination of diy threads and hopeful garage entries.
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...=618762&page=4
Also a little DIY from other members on how to make it EASY to swap tails in the future.
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...8#post14040738


Here are my end results

What I did was:
NPB color matched bezel
CF wrap on reflector
removed frosted lens
sealed back up with butyl tape

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993773380/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993773380/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr
OLD USR Smoked WITH frosted lens in place
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993772260/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993772260/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993770584/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993770584/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr
New OEM modded Type S tails with NO frost in place
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993764711/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993764711/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993771124/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993771124/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr
comparison
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993763783/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993763783/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr

and just some other shots from my favorite place to shoot
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993761913/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993761913/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993769072/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993769072/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993760133/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993760133/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993767220/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993767220/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993758191/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993758191/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993758191/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993758191/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993757441/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993757441/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993756533/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993756533/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993755491/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993755491/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993762804/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993762804/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993759672/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993759672/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993761752/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993761752/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993752659/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/7993752659/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr

Steven Bell

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Nice work Jeremy-that last picture is money!

JayVee

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Talk about me "DOUBLE PARKING"...


You GRASS PARKING muthafkr...


... for real, ass page pics Jeremy.

CLtotheTL32

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Fawking great pictures J

Gimme dat lens!

JayVee

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I have always wanted to do something to my stock TLS tails... but just haven't touched em for some reason. But dam Jeremy, u make wanna doeeeet!

Catfisha

Hot ass, grass-parkin' muthaf'r!!! Jay, you beat me to it!!!

But really.....GGggggrrrrrowl!! Pretty Car!!!!

06tl4life

I love those tails! Car is looking fresh as always

dreem1er

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Nice shots man, I'm 50/50 on which tails i like better but they both look great

rockstar143

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Steven, thank you for the compliment, man! I appreciate it!

You aren't lying! I thought it was funny as fk that there was a NO PARKING on grass sign and since it's the weekend and that's a school...no harm! I'm hardcore, on the DL...


Thank you Tyler!
aren't you Nikon? What you want with my rinky dink lens!!!!?!?

Dude...I promise you I was too much of a bitch to do this for a LONG time...probably 6 months since I last attempted anything...but recently I realized that the stock oem type s tails would NEVER find their way back on my car so now was as good a time as any to black out and do what I had planned to do. I slept on it last night and woke up today scared...but motivated. Started cutting before I gave myself a chance to give up. Now, I'm decently confident with this mod.



Thank you, darlin.... I appreciate the compliment!

rockstar143

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06TL, thanks man!
Dreem1er...well, that's the beauty part...now, with that easy tail swap mod, I can't switch em out whenever I want! Good thing is that I am pretty sure I am a pretty unique set, as I haven't seen any like this...and with the smoked, there's NO contrast and the turn signal is barely visible during the day (due to reflector being smoked from factory).

Who knows, but for now, I feel like a king, dude...I conquered a mod I was very afraid to do and am really happy with how it looks.

J.

CLtotheTL32

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Yep I haz Nikon, don't you as well?

Undying Dreams

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Hahaha what a rebel! Great pics man

Tails turned out great, I like how I get the inside scoop on all your new projects

The black bezel and CF wrap look sic, much better than the chrome!

rockstar143

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No sir, I'm a Canon 30D, man myself.

Yes, you sure do. Thank you, Austin, I appreciate it very much. I LOVE how from a distance the red makes a totally new looking design with everything else blacked out.

SharksBreath

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looks awesome, J. really well done! and nice pics, as usual. you make me want to buy a decent camera myself.

jealous!

rockstar143

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Don't be jealous, Aaron...you know I have to keep up on my modding and picture taking skills to make up for being hideous looking and having a terrible personality.

Thank you very much, bud...I appreciate it.!

ebelp

You sir, are a pioneer. Well done.

rockstar143

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Thanks John McClain...that's an awfully kind thing of you to say!
Thanks for the encouraging texts yesterday...kinda kept my head high during the scary parts.

swoosh

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well done man....the tails looks sweet.....

and the pix are just drop dead gorgeous !!!

SharksBreath

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well that is true!

rockstar143

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thank you boys!

CLtotheTL32

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Come on J, none of that is true.

Actually...

civicdrivr

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I think Im alone in saying this -

I prefer the frosted taillights. They look brighter and easier to see. From a safety standpoint, theyre better.

guitarplayer16

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Awesome update and shots

SharksBreath

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swoosh

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I concur with u Morgan...

but we overall like the effort J put into it....

civicdrivr

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No doubt, and I still want to make babies with his car.

swoosh

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samies....but we might have a slight problem with that....exhaust tips tooo small LOL...

can we make babies off the intake? or maybe after J gets some exhaust tips from Richie

rockstar143

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Thanks you Tyler...I love you too, pretty boy.

Morgan, funny you should say that, I thought same thing, but honestly, from a safety perspective the camera did NOT capture the true brightness of the unfrosted led's very well. I promise you, it's very bight, just a lot more focused and less spread out, if that makes sense. In a very odd way, it really updated the rear of the car and when braking/parking lights...it really looks like a more modern light now.

Yall are making blush in a major way (no homoo).

Morgan, my car feels similar about you. Call her, maybe?

Hey hey hey, you guys...get the heck away from my poor car's orifices! Dang...is this what having a daughter is like?

Best case, since I used butyl to close the light, and cut out the bottom for easy removal, and removed the frosted lens from the inside...it's very easily reversible and I could actually put the frosted lens back in fairly easily.

BUT, that said, I'm LOVE with how it looks without it...I don't think I'd commit to melting it out of my other lenses, like others have done. But for these modded lights, I'm very happy with them. I will try and grab a picture of it on a dark street at night from a distance...you'll see what I mean.

civicdrivr

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Maybe it is the camera, but having the beam more focused does make it less noticeable. Thats why I shy away from LED tail lights on my motorcycle. My brother has LED lights on his bike, and while they are bright, they are focused. Its difficult to actually see them when he hits the brakes.

CLtotheTL32

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I've thought about taking out the clear diffuser from my tails as well. I'm just too lazy

swoosh

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dont you touch your tails....they are perfect....if you plan on doing anything else, sell me those tails and ruin a different set

rockstar143

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Anil, after doing these tails...I'm now confident that any of you guys can do your own. It's a little scary but there is a method to the madness. Where you cut, how you pry open, how to get the bezel out...it's all doable.

swoosh

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^^^ I concur...but i have been eyeing Tyler's tail for a while....i wanna haz those tails...

CLtotheTL32

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$1000 and they are yours

rockstar143

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Dang...he'll go back to his oem reds for the money to buy coils.