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Old 07-01-2011, 01:01 PM
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bought one and heres what i got

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good and bad


im happy...the only problem i had is the drill brush thingy gets beat up and next thing i knew there were little yellow strands all ova my garage and hood and what not
Old 07-01-2011, 07:38 PM
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looks much better, I wish more people would do this...regardless of the car.
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Originally Posted by FocusVince
looks much better, I wish more people would do this...regardless of the car.
agree and u see better at night to
Old 07-02-2011, 12:30 AM
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Originally Posted by FocusVince
looks much better, I wish more people would do this...regardless of the car.
alot of early Cadillac CTS and mustang (99-2004) owners need to learn how to do this :p
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Looks really good. My car could use a cleaning.
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Looks good, I recently did the whistler on mine, and realized my lenses were toast...I spent 2 days about 8 hours sanding and polishing by hand...didnt get results even close to that..maybe I should use a drill? I used a product called Blue Magic..maybe it sucks...what grit paper/polisher did you use?
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Originally Posted by LS1Vince
alot of early Cadillac CTS and mustang (99-2004) owners need to learn how to do this :p
I really need to do this to my fathers car
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Heres Mine I Decided to shave off the nipples of the Lense.. I Also took it apart from the housing doing the color match whistler mod

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Originally Posted by whiteNrude01
Looks good, I recently did the whistler on mine, and realized my lenses were toast...I spent 2 days about 8 hours sanding and polishing by hand...didnt get results even close to that..maybe I should use a drill? I used a product called Blue Magic..maybe it sucks...what grit paper/polisher did you use?
i didnt sand at all!! i used this

http://www.meguiarsdirect.com/detail/MEG+G1900

all it is is a drill pad brush thing u put on ur drill and a wax thingy in a bottle..u put that on the pad and let her rip. then u use the sham cloth they give u and do a final by hand and ur done
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plastic lenses all u need is baking soda and a little bit of water to form a paste then buff.. works great and costs pennies. Glass lenses use a toothpaste/water mix
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Originally Posted by 09camarossls2
Heres Mine I Decided to shave off the nipples of the Lense.. I Also took it apart from the housing doing the color match whistler mod
.... i don't say this often, but HOLY **** that lens got a new lease on life!

Good job



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