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Unhappy Stock tails or aftermarket?

Hey yall...I have a set of carbon fiber tails that I used to have on my car.
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Anyways, so the seal busted on them and I am thinking of sealing them back with silicone, but I was wondering if you guys think the stock tails or the carbon fiber ones look better. My friend says the carbon fiber cause it matches the color of my car. Im not sure if I should put them back on or not. What do you guys think? Stay stock or put the others back on? Thanks for your help!
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Smoked stocks.
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Put stock taillights back on, i beg you.
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if you can get 03+ stock, go for it
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Ya think I should smoke them with the spray tint stuff? I have been thinking about doing that..What if I take the aftermarket and tint them... that way if i screw up, I won't mess up my OEM lights....
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Originally Posted by civicvtec1ps
Put stock taillights back on, i beg you.

Yeah I had those tails last year....they busted like 2 months after I had them. I just saw my other tails laying around and it started me thinking.
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04 tails or aftermarket?! Shouldn't be a question in my opinion.. 04 hands down. There is a reason people pay to buy them and convert from 01-03
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Just smoke those ones out, they'll be dark so whats the difference of whats underneath. Sell the stock ones to someone like me.
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I kind of like those tails, because the stock seem a bit too red...but if you can smoke them, that'd be even better.
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If your gonna smoke the 04 tails use the film smoke don't spray 'em cause there's no going back from that
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Where does one find "film smoke," and what kind is best?
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i see it on ebay there's also a guy who does custom films to i'll see if i can find the link
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go back to stock man.....

as for film smoke, there is that one guy on ebay that sells it, but its like 50 dollars. what i did was i bought some 01-03 stock tails, tried to smoke them using spray, fvcked them up, then i bought axius insta-cling window tint film 20%, and put that on my 04s. it looks soo much cleaner than the spray tinted ones, and it is a hell of a lot easier than spraying them and worrying about them being even. the tint film was like 7 dollars at wal mart and all you have to do is clean the tail light, press on the tint film, then cut it to size. took about 15 mins. and it just peels right off if you need to, and its reusable
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Damn thats a good idea! Thanks! Wal-Mart is on the top of my list tommorow.
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But does it stay on is the real question.
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Originally Posted by silver04
go back to stock man.....

as for film smoke, there is that one guy on ebay that sells it, but its like 50 dollars. what i did was i bought some 01-03 stock tails, tried to smoke them using spray, fvcked them up, then i bought axius insta-cling window tint film 20%, and put that on my 04s. it looks soo much cleaner than the spray tinted ones, and it is a hell of a lot easier than spraying them and worrying about them being even. the tint film was like 7 dollars at wal mart and all you have to do is clean the tail light, press on the tint film, then cut it to size. took about 15 mins. and it just peels right off if you need to, and its reusable

Can you take a picture of it?
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Cool

go 4 the stocks dude. They look way cool!
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other option:

i saw these online, i think they're way better than the 03's and what you've got:

http://www.x3racing.com/product.asp?...S-HC01-2D-HL-R
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Not sure how I feel about those... Need to see them on a car to decide.... I bet on white it would look supe nice.
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hey echelon04 put the stock ones back on man, those tail lights look whack. I converted to 04 tail lights myself, they so shiny my car looks dusty.
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Stock 04-05 tails are HOT..leave em. dont smoke em either..i love them...
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Originally Posted by Kizuel
But does it stay on is the real question.
its been on my car for about 2 weeks, no problems. been through a few rainstorms also. i think they would come off in a carwash though, so just wash your car by hand i guess. the problem i had with my spray tinted ones was that i messed one up with the clearcoat (started running, had to scrape it all off and start again) then in the end they didnt come out evenly dark. also, they liked to attract dust, very easily.

as for pics, ill try to get some like after work tomorrow or something
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Originally Posted by Silver_Si
i saw these online, i think they're way better than the 03's and what you've got:

http://www.x3racing.com/product.asp?...S-HC01-2D-HL-R
I love those taillights
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