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Kristoph Schneider
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 02:48 am, by:  Kristoph Schneider (Kristoph) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thinking about giving myself a little treat.

Anyone had any experience with these?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/91-99-Toyota-Soarer-All-Smoke-Altezza-Rear-Tail-Lights-/260975463043?pt=A U_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3cc3598a83

They look a hell of a lot better than my 91 lights. Do you think I would get pulled over in NSW for 'smoked' rear lights?

Would love some feedback!
Kristoph Schneider
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 03:15 am, by:  Kristoph Schneider (Kristoph) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


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After a quick photoshop I think I've changed my mind haha.
Kristoph Schneider
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 03:36 am, by:  Kristoph Schneider (Kristoph) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


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Few others on eBay.. but these don't look very good..
Cuong Nguyen
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 07:19 pm, by:  Cuong Nguyen (Db1) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I actually like the first picture, was think of getting these for my soarer, not too sure if it will suit a white one. Only one way to find out haha
Haydn Stewart
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 08:08 pm, by:  Haydn Stewart (Haydog09) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Cuong you could Photoshop yours to make them tinted or paste the image out off eBay and resize and fit it over your lights. I personally like the stock 97 lights and they are cheaper to buy than these. also im fairly sure that smoked tail lights are illegal in most states (definitely Adelaide)
Cuong Nguyen
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 10:12 am, by:  Cuong Nguyen (Db1) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hi Hayden, I'll give photoshop a go and post it up up. I like the 97 lights too, I heard somewhere they dont fit into a 91' soarer though? Not sure how true this is.
Haydn Stewart
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 04:10 pm, by:  Haydn Stewart (Haydog09) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thats wierd i was told the 95-97 lights are a direct fit into the old slots.. i might double check that since im still waiting on a reply for some for sale on here. can anyone confirm this?
Evan Kaio
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 04:30 pm, by:  Evan Kaio (Knave) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

They are a direct fit (95-97).
Only issues are is the brake light warning module and the flasher module may need modification.
Haydn Stewart
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 04:53 pm, by:  Haydn Stewart (Haydog09) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

why do they need a modification? You mean the plugs are different?
Evan Kaio
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 06:06 pm, by:  Evan Kaio (Knave) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

No not the plugs, it's the number of brake lamps and indicator lamps.
Although I think what I did was use the loom from the 91 tail lights. (can't remember, it was ages ago).
Haydn Stewart
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 06:13 pm, by:  Haydn Stewart (Haydog09) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

ohhh. yer i think ill avoid these for now. might see if i can smoke mine lightly and get away with it :-)
Evan Kaio
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 06:16 pm, by:  Evan Kaio (Knave) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Have a read of this:

http://www.jkwebdesign.net/lsocbb/viewtopic.php?t=5704
Evan Kaio
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 06:18 pm, by:  Evan Kaio (Knave) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

And

http://soarercentral.com/sc-forum/messages/282/275725.html
Haydn Stewart
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 06:43 pm, by:  Haydn Stewart (Haydog09) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

awesome thanks evan
Cuong Nguyen
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 07:32 pm, by:  Cuong Nguyen (Db1) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Had a go of see what it looks like on photo shop, actually like it :-)

My rear lights are currently tinted, I used that light tint spray on them, didn't turn out to bad. Never got hassled by cops about them. After a while they started to faded, but nothing a respray won't fix!


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Haydn Stewart
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 07:34 pm, by:  Haydn Stewart (Haydog09) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Where did you get this tint spray stuff? And did you just spray the outside?
Haydn Stewart
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 08:20 pm, by:  Haydn Stewart (Haydog09) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Is this stuff ok?;
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/AUG-Smoke-Lens-Painter-Spray-Tail-Bumper-Corner-Fog-Light-Brake-Tint-Blac k-Dark-/160684937832?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2569919268#ht_4001wt_952
Cuong Nguyen
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 09:08 pm, by:  Cuong Nguyen (Db1) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hey man, I used VHT Nite shades, I bought a can from Autobarn, think it cost around $17 dollars, can't remember exactly how much.

First I cleaned the outside of the lights, and sanded it really lightly. Then I applied a few light coats to it. Take your time and take a step back, it generally looks darker than you think. First time I did it I put way to many coats haha

I put a clear coat over the top too. Wasn't as shiny as I thought it would be, but still I liked the tinted look.

There's a few useful videos on youtube showing how to do it in more detail. Haven't heard of the 'AUG lens painter" so can't comment on that. Might be cheaper just to get one from Autobarn + no waiting time :-)

here is what I used.
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Haydn Stewart
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Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 04:48 pm, by:  Haydn Stewart (Haydog09) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

awesome thanks mate
Haydn Stewart
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Friday, March 23, 2012 - 05:50 pm, by:  Haydn Stewart (Haydog09) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Ok bought some of the nightshades and heres my result:

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Also just a question the wind blew a little bit of the Shade onto the right back panel so i used a cloth and a small amount of metho to remove it. Is that ok to do?
And do you like the LIGHTS!!?
Haydn Stewart
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Friday, March 23, 2012 - 06:04 pm, by:  Haydn Stewart (Haydog09) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

cuong if your any good with photoshop do you reckon you could see if you can make my toyota badge and soarer badge RED?? i want to see what it looks like before i do it. :-)
Haydn Stewart
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Friday, March 23, 2012 - 06:05 pm, by:  Haydn Stewart (Haydog09) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

And Black please if possible :-)
Cuong Nguyen
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Friday, March 23, 2012 - 08:25 pm, by:  Cuong Nguyen (Db1) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Man that looks sick! Really dark too haha, how are the indicators during the day? Looks like there's a bit of shine to it too.

Had a go at your badges, (not the best at photoshop)

I sprayed my badges black, they use to be gold. I actually like the black badges.

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Haydn Stewart
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Friday, March 23, 2012 - 11:26 pm, by:  Haydn Stewart (Haydog09) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

WICKED BRO. The indicators work really well actually. When i was spraying them i had my missus in the car with her foot on the brake and had the hazards on so i know when to stop spraying haha. Dude the Black badges look awesome what you use to spray them ? can i just spray them with nightshade or i have some matt black exhaust paint...
Haydn Stewart
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Friday, March 23, 2012 - 11:30 pm, by:  Haydn Stewart (Haydog09) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Ill get a picture now of them at night
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Friday, March 23, 2012 - 11:50 pm, by:  Haydn Stewart (Haydog09) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


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There you go :-) ill get some of during the day tomorrow
Cuong Nguyen
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Saturday, March 24, 2012 - 09:47 am, by:  Cuong Nguyen (Db1) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The light shows through at night really well man! Looks good, I sprayed to much the first time and yeah, my indicators weren't too visible during the day haha

Yeah man, I reckon black will match you lights well now with them being black :-)

By the looks of your badges they look pretty shiny. Mine were too, the first time I sprayed with just Matt Black spray paint, it works, but after a while u get some flaking.

The second time round, I lightly sanded it with a very fine sand paper, cleaned it and used some primer on it first and then matt black after. Some strong double sided tape will secure them back in place fine.

As for using the nite shade, I don't see why they wouldn't work, with enough layers it will be black in no time. Matt black looks better than glossy or shiny in my opinion :-)
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Saturday, March 24, 2012 - 11:10 am, by:  Haydn Stewart (Haydog09) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Ok Here's daytime indicators:

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Indicators OFF (Above)
Indicators ON (Below)

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They aren't as bright as they are in real life in the picture. But if i was going to change lanes you will definately notice them they aren't inconspicuous haha :-)
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Saturday, March 24, 2012 - 11:11 am, by:  Haydn Stewart (Haydog09) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Also Coung are the badges just stuck on from stock or do they have plastic plugs that stick into the boot? i don't want to pull them off and realise i've snapped some plastic plugs.
Cuong Nguyen
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Saturday, March 24, 2012 - 11:29 am, by:  Cuong Nguyen (Db1) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Looks sweet man!

About the badges Haydn, I think there may be pins. My ones didn't have pins, I got a blow hair dryer and hovered it over the badges for a minute or so, and just used some floss between the badge and the body and just kept working it till it separated. Fairly easy to do once the adhesive is heated up. However after removing the badges there were holes behind the badges which I'm guessing means original badges had pins.
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Saturday, March 24, 2012 - 11:42 am, by:  Haydn Stewart (Haydog09) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

ohk cheers
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Sunday, March 25, 2012 - 06:06 pm, by:  David Watt (David_w) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thats cop-magnet stuff in Qld
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Sunday, March 25, 2012 - 06:08 pm, by:  Haydn Stewart (Haydog09) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

FTP
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Sunday, March 25, 2012 - 07:04 pm, by:  David Watt (David_w) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

^wisdom
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Sunday, March 25, 2012 - 09:20 pm, by:  Ezekiel Vozzo (Ekez) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hey guys,

I have been looking into the completely smoked tail lights, and from what ive found about SA laws, it is all about still letting enough light through so that you can clearly see your brake lights during the day.

I will check with regency and confirm when i know.

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