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Old Mar 2, 2008 | 02:26 PM
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any clue or more info on what gets tapped off?
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Old Mar 2, 2008 | 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by cookba
any clue or more info on what gets tapped off?


There is a HUGE write up on this, try a search.

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Old Mar 2, 2008 | 11:47 PM
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ya i saw the thread/sticky. but i cant tell if the ridges on the inside of the light were painted, thats what i wanted clarification on.
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 12:03 AM
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Originally Posted by cookba
ya i saw the thread/sticky. but i cant tell if the ridges on the inside of the light were painted, thats what i wanted clarification on.
Ok, got ya now boss. Here are some pics, some people paint them:



...and some poeple don't. They just paint the outer part:




Here is the thread where you can see more:

https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...light=whistler




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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 01:53 PM
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Freakin A sweet!! i couldn't find that thread. but these pics are exactly what i was looking for. Now i can finish this damn project. THANKS
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 07:16 PM
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And do yourself a favor and paint the ridges. Looks sooooo much better on a black car done that way.

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Freakin A sweet!! i couldn't find that thread. but these pics are exactly what i was looking for. Now i can finish this damn project. THANKS
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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by stevez2885
I had a friend do this to his r32 vw and he said it was very easy
They call it Whistler mod on here but in the VW community they call it Joey mod lol
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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by CRAGER
Ok, got ya now boss. Here are some pics, some people paint them:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/attachmen...1&d=1194074198
...and some poeple don't. They just paint the outer part:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/attachmen...1&d=1194099657
Here is the thread where you can see more:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...light=whistler
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*NO NEED TO QUOTE PICS!!!
on this red car...any clue on what kind of gloss was used??? Flat, Semi, High???

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Originally Posted by SpoldUP
on this red car...any clue on what kind of gloss was used??? Flat, Semi, High???
Dude, just click on that link I posted. Find the guy that posted that pic of his car, ask him.

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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 05:23 AM
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I have the ones you can buy and i got them around 2 years ago when they 1st came out. They are close but not true whistle



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