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Any last min tips on......
pulling the headlights and taillights apart? im blacking them both out today and was wondering if there were any last min tips or problems or easier ways that ppl figured out?
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Rep Power: 285 I dont think you can pull the taillights apart.... you gotta smoke them out from the outside.
Headlights.... be careful not to get any goo on the chrome insert when taking it out
Headlights.... be careful not to get any goo on the chrome insert when taking it out
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Rep Power: 0 i thought u could pull the tails apart, i have seen a few members paint them the same color as the car but not the whole light, just the parts that dont light up.
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Originally Posted by 4bangin
i thought u could pull the tails apart, i have seen a few members paint them the same color as the car but not the whole light, just the parts that dont light up.
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Rep Power: 0 use two ppl when u doing ur headlights have u pull while the other holds a blow dryer while ur pulling. thas after u put them in the oven of course
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Originally Posted by civic01vtec
just take your time and do it right
Patience is key.
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Rep Power: 265 heh,. yeha u cant take teh tails apart..
people who pnly blacked part is cause they taped part of teh tails and tinted around it
its all red plastic. even if they come apart the inside would be painted then coverd with red plastric.. u need to tint them
people who pnly blacked part is cause they taped part of teh tails and tinted around it
its all red plastic. even if they come apart the inside would be painted then coverd with red plastric.. u need to tint them
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Originally Posted by paradoxblue
heh,. yeha u cant take teh tails apart..
people who pnly blacked part is cause they taped part of teh tails and tinted around it
its all red plastic. even if they come apart the inside would be painted then coverd with red plastric.. u need to tint them
people who pnly blacked part is cause they taped part of teh tails and tinted around it
its all red plastic. even if they come apart the inside would be painted then coverd with red plastric.. u need to tint them
ya thats what i ended up doing, they are being tinted as we speak.
there was one coupe on this site however that had his tails painted silver to match his car....i wonder how he did that? oh well. the headlights im waiting till i go back home and can have my brother help me out.
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dont fack up your tails by putting too much clear coat on and having it run. i did that the other day, then i had to do this:
yeah, scrape it all off.
i was mad. 
i ended up just taking my stock 04's and getting insta-cling 20% tint film and putting that on. looks soo much better, but looks hardcore crusty up close (within 5 feet).
yeah, scrape it all off.
i was mad. i ended up just taking my stock 04's and getting insta-cling 20% tint film and putting that on. looks soo much better, but looks hardcore crusty up close (within 5 feet).
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Rep Power: 0 damn! well i have an extra pair of tails incase i do **** up. im gunna try it without the clear coat cause whoever did the diy didnt use clear and said it looked fine. if it doesnt look right once they are tinted, ill just spray some clear on it.
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Rep Power: 306 yeah i was rollin without clear for a few days, dust just sticks to it. clean it off, drive around for 5 mins, more dust.
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Originally Posted by 4bangin
ya thats what i ended up doing, they are being tinted as we speak.
there was one coupe on this site however that had his tails painted silver to match his car....i wonder how he did that? oh well. the headlights im waiting till i go back home and can have my brother help me out.
there was one coupe on this site however that had his tails painted silver to match his car....i wonder how he did that? oh well. the headlights im waiting till i go back home and can have my brother help me out.
http://www.7thgencivic.com/memberrid...cat/500/page/1
i think he just taped what he doesn't want painted and took it to a bodyshop and had them paint the OUTSIDE of his tailights.
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Originally Posted by 4bangin
ya thats what i ended up doing, they are being tinted as we speak.
there was one coupe on this site however that had his tails painted silver to match his car....i wonder how he did that? oh well. the headlights im waiting till i go back home and can have my brother help me out.
there was one coupe on this site however that had his tails painted silver to match his car....i wonder how he did that? oh well. the headlights im waiting till i go back home and can have my brother help me out.
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