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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 05:53 PM
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has anyone done anything different with their tails???
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 06:08 PM
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Just VHT w/clear reverse lights.

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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 06:21 PM
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 07:14 PM
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6litereater aka demonbird did a pretty cool mod
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 07:35 PM
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yeah he used some of that plastic model car paint and hued it alittle red
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 07:55 PM
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Lightbulb Taillight idea...

OK, so here's my plan, filling in the stock tails and replacing with ZO6 'Vette Taillights! I just need to get a ZO6 rear bumper w/ligts to cut out the surrounding plastic to graft it in. Once I can get that, the guys in my club can fab the filler piece! Whatta ya think a that? Swat
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 08:00 PM
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Whistler had done that to a car a while back, i personally didnt like the way it looked but loved his attention to detail on making it look smooth
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 08:26 PM
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I put LED's in mine...Liked em alot, but now I have VHT'd LT1's to match my Berger Panel...


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Sequential tail lights here.
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by MikeSomething
I put LED's in mine...Liked em alot, but now I have VHT'd LT1's to match my Berger Panel...



good lord what is that on the back of ur car?
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 11:36 PM
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Agreed! No offense but i just cant see how anybody in their right might could possibly think that looks good
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Originally Posted by MikeSomething
I put LED's in mine...Liked em alot, but now I have VHT'd LT1's to match my Berger Panel...

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1.../LEDTails1.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...g/LEDTail2.jpg
LEDs look good, how did u do it
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Originally Posted by Swiat34
OK, so here's my plan, filling in the stock tails and replacing with ZO6 'Vette Taillights! I just need to get a ZO6 rear bumper w/ligts to cut out the surrounding plastic to graft it in. Once I can get that, the guys in my club can fab the filler piece! Whatta ya think a that? Swat
1. C5 Z06 or C6 Z06 tail lamps?
2. You realize that Z06 lamps (either gen) are no different than a regular 'vette, right?
3. In any and all above cases, this is a bad idea.

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Old Aug 1, 2007 | 12:20 PM
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maby you could just do a really nice wetsand on your taillights and ten a few coats of clear adn then wetsand and then buff the hell outta them?
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Old Aug 1, 2007 | 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by kerryt1
1. C5 Z06 or C6 Z06 tail lamps?
2. You realize that Z06 lamps (either gen) are no different than a regular 'vette, right?
3. In any and all above cases, this is a bad idea.

Ummmmmmmmm... If you check out Whistler's car domain he did it on his Camaro and it looks Awesome!!! Don't feel like taking the time to copy and paste them on here but I'm sure someone else can do it for me.
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Originally Posted by MikeSomething
I put LED's in mine...Liked em alot, but now I have VHT'd LT1's to match my Berger Panel...



holy ******* spoiler man.
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Old Aug 1, 2007 | 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by BIG_MIKE2005
Awesome. I have always wondered what the tinted tail lights would look like on a blue car. I will have to do that to my Blazer now.
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Old Aug 1, 2007 | 04:39 PM
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please guys, no negative comments. Just wanting to see how creative people get with their tails, if you dont like other parts of their car, fine.

I am thinking of slightly tinting the clear and amber parts of my camaro's tail lights and leaving the red portion alone. does anyone have anything like this done?
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you could always buy some candycorns, but expect to pay alot of money
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VHT looks good on tail lights that is going to be my next project
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