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overdrive380
03-05-2002, 11:45 AM
http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4291996815&code=2568697&mode=invite


Take a look and tell me what you all think of the painted tails. I will try to take a picture at night. They look the best at night.

AccordEX9191
03-05-2002, 12:26 PM
i'd have to see them at night. im not too crazy about them in the day light. maybe if i was up close and saw em i would like em more. get a pic taken at night im srue they will look nicer then.

94civic
03-05-2002, 01:01 PM
it looks nice

Kickarz
03-06-2002, 02:36 AM
yeah ... suits the colour of car. nice job!

xivera
03-06-2002, 02:27 PM
Better! :)

Silverbolt
03-07-2002, 04:26 AM
Looks alot better. One thing that bugs my eyes is the white outlines. I ran into that problem when my tails were being made. I hated how that would look so I did a few things to work around it :)

overdrive380
03-07-2002, 08:32 AM
Originally posted by Silverbolt
Looks alot better. One thing that bugs my eyes is the white outlines. I ran into that problem when my tails were being made. I hated how that would look so I did a few things to work around it :)

What did you do to work around it? I was thinking of some black weather stripping or something to that effect.

Silverbolt
03-07-2002, 11:40 AM
Instead of using clear sealant, which gives a cloudy, milky finish, use black silicone sealant :)

overdrive380
03-07-2002, 11:47 AM
Originally posted by Silverbolt
Instead of using clear sealant, which gives a cloudy, milky finish, use black silicone sealant :)

Man I wish I would have used that earlier. What else would you suggest? I really don't feel like getting in there and opening them up again, one of them has a little crack and it isn't leaking at all or fogging up (we just had some cold weather down here in Houston, and rain and I didn't notice any leaking or fogging up so I would rather leave well enough alone. What about putting some film or vinyl along the edges in a thin strip I guess like a pinstripe.

Silverbolt
03-09-2002, 03:32 AM
It wont fog up even if water gets inside because it doesnt get hot enough to make enough temperature difference from outside. But you could use a vinyl strip, or even paint a strip along the outside to match the inside. Try painting on vynil, then applying it on so in case you dont like it, you can still remove it.

overdrive380
03-11-2002, 09:32 AM
I was thinking of putting a vynil strip over it. I will go ahead and try that. But right now I got bigger things to worry about. I got into an accident over the weekend I will post pictures later. I might just see what the body shop suggests.

thanks for the advice

mAtC
03-11-2002, 10:49 AM
Definitely unique.

Silverbolt
03-12-2002, 03:42 AM
So sorry to hear that. Hope everything pulls through ok.

overdrive380
03-13-2002, 10:11 AM
Well here are the pictures of the damage my car sustained last weekend.

http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4291983955

Does anyone have a VIS kit? Is the quality and fit good. I am thinking of getting the TBC kit from VIS which if I am not mistaken it is the same as the Buddy Club kit right.

CraniumDesigns
03-17-2002, 11:01 PM
I think it looks ok. Prob better at night. Are those 5Zigen Gt-8's for your rims? I just bought some, waiting for them to be shipped.

overdrive380
03-18-2002, 08:42 AM
Nah those are Konig Monsooms.

327belair
03-23-2002, 03:30 PM
i think that would look better without the white outlines.......but its still a cool look. i think it would be even better with a bright colored car, like yellow or something

liquid8
03-27-2002, 07:35 PM
it looks cool. that sucks that you messed up your car like that though.:eek:

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