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Old 05-16-2012, 10:51 PM
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just picked up my 98 t/a the other day and on the 2nd day of me owning it i had to change it up. i stripped the vinyl off of the middle. and tinted the tails, 3rd brake light, and all side markers. also pulled the bumper off and did the CETA mod using Plasti-dip. that car looks totally different and i love it!!



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That looks sick man
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Looks a lot better. Did you miss a spot on the left side of the CETA?

Also did you not have problems with the third brake light cracking after vht'ing it?
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Looks real clean bro
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Looks good, really funny that it still has the temp, shows initative!!
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Originally Posted by dabest09
Looks a lot better. Did you miss a spot on the left side of the CETA?

Also did you not have problems with the third brake light cracking after vht'ing it?
yes i missed a spot. it fixed now!!

yes, the bottom of the 3rd brake light crackled but its hard to see since it was the bottom curved part. the top of it turned out good though
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looks way cleaner now! go job bro!!!
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Springfield ay, your only about 30 min away from me

looks good so far man
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Springfield ay, your only about 30 min away from me

looks good so far man
30 min which way? because im actually 30 min from springfield. (im in jacksonville)
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Originally Posted by ldyzluvdis06
30 min which way? because im actually 30 min from springfield. (im in jacksonville)
Ah, Im in the Peoria area lol
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Nice. Be careful with the plastidip. If it gets hit by anything with moderate impact it could peel. I had to fix a spot on mine. But its an easy fix.
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very nice. did mind as soon as i got the car also.
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Honestly, i like the non-tinted tailights a bit better. The CETA looks great though!

Did you put the WS6 badge back on?
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Originally Posted by Zlow28
Honestly, i like the non-tinted tailights a bit better. The CETA looks great though!

Did you put the WS6 badge back on?
i took it off when i initially got the car, then put it back on for the first pics. then decided i didnt like it, and took it off for good. lol
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im partial to the honeycomb but the tint looks great on your car
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Did you high speed polish the tint or clearcoat it ? to get that shine
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The way they shine im sure they were wet sanded and buffed,from my experience that is the only way to get vht to shine,op looks great
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im a fan of the honeycomb but it looks good tinted. good tint job. ceta mod is a must on these cars. ever since i did my ceta i like looking at my car a lot more
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Originally Posted by Kujo79
Did you high speed polish the tint or clearcoat it ? to get that shine
yes. 2 coats of clear, wet sand with 2000g, M105, M205, wax.
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