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Old 05-09-2011, 10:08 PM
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Sprayed them with VHT Niteshade, wet sanded, added another coat, wetsanded and buffed. Should I keep them like this, yes or no?

This is just with the headlights on, it's hard to tell from the picture, but the tails aren't that dark, without the lights on you can still see the red a little. I'm afriad to go any darker because I don't want tickets.





Trunk blackout and bumper blackouts are getting painted on as soon as I have some more free time. Spoiler is getting painted black.

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Old 05-09-2011, 10:18 PM
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keep it it looks good. What type of sand paper did you use?

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Old 05-09-2011, 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by dwtjr3
keep it it looks good. What type of sand paper did you use?
Thanks. I went a coat of VHT, 1500, another coat, 1500, 2000, then buffed em real good. I think it turned out pretty good. I might add some clear to them so they don't stay to look dull.
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Old 05-09-2011, 10:30 PM
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Definitely stay, blacked out looks great, especially since that how everything else is in the back of the car. It looks great!
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Old 05-09-2011, 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Harryman2002
Definitely stay, blacked out looks great, especially since that how everything else is in the back of the car. It looks great!
Thanks. Ordering some black 18x9/10 fr500s when I get some more money. That will make it look a little better from the side. I need HIDs and smoked headlights, and some window tint on the rear. Then I think the appearance mods will be done.
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Old 05-10-2011, 05:01 AM
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I like it. Goes great with the other black accents, and the black FR500's will really set it off.
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Old 05-10-2011, 06:04 AM
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that looks really good , definitely stay
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Old 05-10-2011, 09:16 AM
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First of all, looks great. I tinted my tails and say it is the way to go, esp on white Stangs. One question tho... If you were unsure about tinting them, why would you paint? If you didn't like them you would have to spring for a whole new set of lights vs. just peeling it off if you went the other route. I did the stick-on tint for exactly that reason.
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Old 05-10-2011, 10:58 AM
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Looks nice
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Looks nice, however I say No-Go on the black spoiler....
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