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s5 taillights *modernized* (pics)

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Old 04-29-05 | 02:04 AM
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s4's rock the mullet
Old 04-29-05 | 02:52 AM
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They are 10x better than stock s5's.

If you saw them in person, they'd change your life... lol.
Old 04-29-05 | 02:57 AM
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i have no problems with the stock s5's i like them how they are, but i prefer my S4's bc i like keeping my car series correct, unless its something like a radio surround b/c the s5's where made of non brittle rubberized plastic, unlike s4's. Every car has ******* dual round taillights i liekd them at first, but i refuse to buy them, seeing as i got two sets of S4's for $10 in good condition + a rear bumper cap
Old 04-29-05 | 09:46 AM
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Its nice but i like my stock S5's just as they are!
Old 04-29-05 | 02:33 PM
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there are some on sale on ebay right now....
Old 04-29-05 | 05:08 PM
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Hey yo, i have seen *(eriksseven's)* car up close and those tails are bad ***, gives his car a more futureistic look/sporty look, hey erik this is jason the guy with the 2nd gen /gp body kit. u ever thought of replacing your blinker with a blue bulb , that would be sick! but illegal.
Old 04-29-05 | 08:29 PM
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I did this to my black s5. Best thing I've done to my car. I get more comments on the taillights from people I know than any damn thing else. And (no offense) but I think it looks even better on a black car.
Old 04-29-05 | 08:31 PM
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Oh, I almost forgot. I did em with a heat gun. Took me about an hour to do both. Much faster that way.
Old 04-29-05 | 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by TOOSHORT_88
Hey yo, i have seen *(eriksseven's)* car up close and those tails are bad ***, gives his car a more futureistic look/sporty look, hey erik this is jason the guy with the 2nd gen /gp body kit. u ever thought of replacing your blinker with a blue bulb , that would be sick! but illegal.

i hope you're joking about the blue light, otherwise i am embarassed for you and eriksseven...
Old 04-29-05 | 10:38 PM
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I like the lights, good job on them too, i also like the location u picked to take your pics lol
Old 10-14-05 | 10:39 AM
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Oh, I almost forgot. I did em with a heat gun. Took me about an hour to do both. Much faster that way.
How high did you set your heat? I dont want to melt a hole right through...


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Old 11-08-05 | 02:00 PM
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Old 11-08-05 | 02:16 PM
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I've had mine like that for the past year and a half,I recomend you leave the turn signal part in they are to bright.
Old 11-09-05 | 04:43 AM
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Great looking tail lights. Very OEMish looking unless you knew what the stocker's looked like.

Has anyone tried heating them up in the oven yet? I just thought I'd throw this idea out there to the community as it's common among Honda Civics. It might work well on FC's as well.

I just did a search for Honda+Civic+Oven on google and found some results. Here's one of them...

http://www.torontocivics.com/article...eadlights.html
Old 11-09-05 | 09:28 AM
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i love how u did the tinted tails eric....i like the s4's cause to most of the little street racers in my area dont know anything bout the rx7 engine wise atleast...i have a na s4....i like my tails....but im thinking bout tinting them seeing as i tinted all the markers except front turn signals.....im gona buy a thing of tint soon and tint the tails and front markers and buy plastice polish and clean up my lenses....i buy rc window tint at a hobbie store its like 3$ a bottle only problem is it doenst hold a shine that well...it does hold one tho...lol anyways moving along i was thinking bout getting some actual window tint for my tailights and just spray tinting my front turnsignals i kno the front would look good but the tails i duno and i dont want to mess up....ive grown accustomed to tinting the outside of the lights cause its easier to do i just havent found a clear coat that will make it shine and not change the tint silver....ive tinted the tails on a s10 and a gti and they both liked it....i duno i was wondering if i took the vht nighshade and tinted my tails externally would it hold a shine.....i will know cause i know what the tint i use looks like.....thanks
Old 11-09-05 | 12:25 PM
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Ok, my digital camera blew nuts when this pic was took, I'll try to get a better pic with the new camera later.
Old 11-09-05 | 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by staticguitar313
Every car has ******* dual round taillights
And even more have square lights...
Old 11-09-05 | 01:40 PM
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And even more have square lights...

har har har soooo true
Old 11-09-05 | 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by MattMan002
i love how u did the tinted tails eric....i like the s4's cause to most of the little street racers in my area dont know anything bout the rx7 engine wise atleast...i have a na s4....i like my tails....but im thinking bout tinting them seeing as i tinted all the markers except front turn signals.....im gona buy a thing of tint soon and tint the tails and front markers and buy plastice polish and clean up my lenses....i buy rc window tint at a hobbie store its like 3$ a bottle only problem is it doenst hold a shine that well...it does hold one tho...lol anyways moving along i was thinking bout getting some actual window tint for my tailights and just spray tinting my front turnsignals i kno the front would look good but the tails i duno and i dont want to mess up....ive grown accustomed to tinting the outside of the lights cause its easier to do i just havent found a clear coat that will make it shine and not change the tint silver....ive tinted the tails on a s10 and a gti and they both liked it....i duno i was wondering if i took the vht nighshade and tinted my tails externally would it hold a shine.....i will know cause i know what the tint i use looks like.....thanks
Yeah, I've always tinted on the outside of the tails. VHT is very glossy, but, if you want assurance of glossiness, you've got to do a final clear-coat.

It's kind of funny, for my next 'secret s5 tail-project' I was thinking about using Testors transparent black tinting spray--but I don't have any experience with it... Just the 'red' color for doing 'all red' tails on assorted cars. Wheras you are just the opposite with VHT, lol.

I will tell you that VHT shines purple in color, sprays violently out of the can and has a tendency to 'spider-web' if the surface isn't prepared properly .

Other than that, it's *probably* the best... What does the 'hobby-shop' tint look like?
Old 11-09-05 | 05:22 PM
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i definately like it... its something different....
i used to own a vw, and we used to experiment on almost all of the cosmetics of our cars...(maybe cause they were no good being fast? )

keep up the good work buddy
Old 11-09-05 | 05:57 PM
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I think your tail look great man!, and the carrado is a really nice car, Ive always like them.

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Old 11-09-05 | 06:07 PM
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now tint the tail lights a little bit or put some red bulbs in, i havnt read through the thread so shoot me if somone already said this
Old 11-09-05 | 08:26 PM
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Right now I am taking my tails apart. Then I am gonna spray the tin on the inside 2x coats. Then some hyper bulbs, and then put it back together. Will have pics soon.....
Old 11-09-05 | 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by westler91
Right now I am taking my tails apart. Then I am gonna spray the tin on the inside 2x coats. Then some hyper bulbs, and then put it back together. Will have pics soon.....
mmm... intitiative...
Old 11-09-05 | 10:32 PM
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those are nice tails....makes me want to try taking apart a set of s4 to see if I could do the same thing


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