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Old Apr 7, 2003 | 05:33 PM
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Thanks to Whistler and his boys for this cool mod....here are the pics of the newly painted headlight assembly's. The job took about 3 hours and I used dark charcoal paint and lots of clear to give it a factory look. Pics do not do this mod justice as it has definitely made a big improvement in the appearance of the car from the front.

Sorry about the dirty car, the weather has been terrible in Hawaii the last couple of days.

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Old Apr 7, 2003 | 05:44 PM
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that look sick <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> , can't wiat to get that done my self, did you do that your self or did you take it to a shop???
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Old Apr 7, 2003 | 05:46 PM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Tdawg:
<strong> that look sick <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> , can't wiat to get that done my self, did you do that your self or did you take it to a shop??? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Did it myself and it was a piece of cake....just followed the directions that Whisper posted. Total materials including primer/basecoat/clear, plenty of steel wool, & masking tape cost less than $20. <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />
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Old Apr 7, 2003 | 06:12 PM
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link to directions please!
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Old Apr 7, 2003 | 06:25 PM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by NataSS Inc:
<strong> link to directions please! </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">http://www.cardomain.com/member_page...=224386&page=3
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Old Apr 7, 2003 | 08:04 PM
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Any noticeable difference in headlight performance at night?

Can't wait to see some pics on a lighter colored car.

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Old Apr 7, 2003 | 08:58 PM
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No difference in the headlight quality. Lots of new cars are coming with their headlights like this from the factory.
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Old Apr 7, 2003 | 09:10 PM
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Here's mine, which is a lighter color-
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...67979266UCLxWH

And here's Keith's... the car used for the write-up.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...67978785lLDsmo

I'm doing a set for a white SS next week, I'll post the pics.
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