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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 08:44 PM
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Default Semi whistler mod
Anyone do the whistler mod but just do the semi whistler like this?

http://www.procarparts.com/store-det...=onlinestoreDB
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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 09:43 PM
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That would be the whistler mod, no semi about it...
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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 09:45 PM
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That would be the whistler mod, no semi about it...
No it's not....it isn't black on the ribs. It is "semi".
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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 03:01 AM
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yes it is done. its all about personal preference.
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It doesn't look anywhere near as good as the original. Just do it yourself
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That's how i did mine.

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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 01:48 PM
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01redz28 you painted ur headlights right? not bought new ones.
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Full whistler looks much better. I didn't relize it at first when I did mine. I got it back together and to me it looked like it was wearing glasses. Go all the way.
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it still looks good
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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by brandonppr
Full whistler looks much better. I didn't relize it at first when I did mine. I got it back together and to me it looked like it was wearing glasses. Go all the way.
Lol wearing glasses.
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Im thinking about just tinting the headlights slightly instead of the whistler mod or buy black halo's
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i was thinking about the halos but i just love the stock look.
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Id do the full mod... I debated this as well at the time... Im glad I went the route I did
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01redz28 you painted ur headlights right? not bought new ones.
Yes i painted them. If you do it either way it's much cheaper and easy to do.
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thats how i did mine
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Do the ribs too, it looks so much darker, thats how i did mine..
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