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Old Feb 6, 2013 | 03:17 PM
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Default Whistler mod on reverse lamps?

Has anyone tried the whistler mod on the reverse lamps? If so, have any pics of what it looks like? Or is it not possible without breaking the light?
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Old Feb 6, 2013 | 03:23 PM
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If its a trans am you can open the lights and rpaint them but if its a camaro i dont think they open up
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I always seem to leave out crucial details. It's on a trans am on the round clear back up lamps.

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Old Feb 6, 2013 | 04:51 PM
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there is some write ups on here how to take apart the lights but i would only use the reflective paint otherwise i dont think the reverse lights will be bright
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They don't really need to be all that bright. I just want the darker look to go with my color scheme. I wonder if anyone has done it and has pics.
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https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...-write-up.html Here is the write up on taking them apart im sure you could just paint the reverse light section and it would come out nice.
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Haha that thread is where i got my idea. Except I'm going to be painting the backing with chrome and putting nightshade on the lenses so it'll shine through the night shade better. Gonna do the reverse lamps then as well.
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Old Feb 7, 2013 | 07:24 PM
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Damn I thought I'd be the first to do it... Just got a Firebird and that's one of the first ideas that came to mind. I'll post up when I'm done
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Old Feb 7, 2013 | 11:09 PM
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Awesome! You'll still probably be the first lol. I don't have time to think around school and work, let alone work on my car.
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Haha I know the feeling. Been working 6 days a week for a while now starting at 4am every day. I have also considered whistler modding my foglights on the Firebird, so I'll probably do them at the same time and post up when I am finished. I am hoping to get things started this weekend...
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I've been able to work on mine every now and then, but I have to drive 30 miles to get to it lol. And yea, I'm doing both the fog lights and reverse lamps, plus a light coat of night shade on the tail lights. I don't want them to be completely blacked out. I'll probably post up pics of everything I do in this thread.
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