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Old 03-24-2010, 09:03 PM
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I was thinking of VHT nightshade my taillights, then get smoked back side markers and smoked front turn signals. I like the look of VHT nightshade on black camaro with a clear coat on them. What do you guys think? Also I wanna go LS1 ss wing do i need to drill holes in my hatch to support the middle brackets?
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Too much black for my taste.
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Originally Posted by sepno77
Too much black for my taste.
would clears look good on the front turn signals and the back side lights?
Old 03-24-2010, 09:13 PM
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Tinted headlight/taillight covers, IMHO, is too 90's. Dont do it.
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Originally Posted by wrd1972
Tinted headlight/taillight covers, IMHO, is too 90's. Dont do it.
ok what about clears then on the front signal markers and back side markers
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I like clear in the front and either red or black in the back will look good, but to each their own. You could even shade out just the red and leave just the white in the back tail lights.
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red or black on the tails?
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Look at this pic. His tail light is actully shaded black on the red and he left the white. Little hard to tell on that pic sence he is on the brake but looks really good in person.
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Personally...I am a fan of the clear signals, here is how they look on my car (old pic, the car has gunmetal ZR1's on it now - i can get pictures of that setup if you want me to).

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[QUOTE=BadBlackZee;13083321]Personally...I am a fan of the clear signals, here is how they look on my car (old pic, the car has gunmetal ZR1's on it now - i can get pictures of that setup if you want me to).

get me some pics of ur new setup, u have clears in the front and the back?
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As requested, your pics are here. I just have clear turn signals up front. I am not exactly sure what you mean by the back...the only appearance mod I have done in that sense are the clear front turn signals. I think the car looks badass with the ZR1's now though



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IMO, blacked out is too simple for me...It's boring. I also hate clear or black sidemarkers, looks WAY too ricey for my taste.

I like to use other colors to accent, black goes awesome with silver, white, and red...but remember, it's an accent and not two tone-some people get too carried away...
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I have blacked out taillights, and nightshade smoked side markers/corners.
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Here is how i styled out my black z



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i dont agree with the consensus. blackouts ftw, makes the car look so much cleaner. I cant stand clear corners on black, too much contrast...although its better than amber. Whatever you do keep a consistent theme. clear in the front and black on the rear is another pet peeve of mine.


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i have a theme of black and chrome going on i.e. chrome z28 elblems, chrome rims. so idk what color would look best.:/
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i really like the blacked out corners and bumper lights.
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black + chrome = good times

clear corners and tail lights look cheap to me
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I love black camaro's, but i don't like the amber upfront and the red on sides in the back. I would really like to switch it up. That silver camaro with smoked signals and back side park lights looked really good.
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i wanna redo my calipers, i painted them originally chrome but they don't stand out against a chrome wheel. Does anybody have any good pictures of any?


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