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Hey thanks, I knew there would be someone out there that liked it. Yes it was a PITA. You can seperate the clear lens from the base by using the oven method 225 degrees for 10 minutes-need several tries to get them apart. Use paint thinner to get all the old black sealer off the base and the clear lens. After using the paint thinner I let it soak in the sink with warm water and soap. Use Meguiars PlastX and Pluxus to bring the shine back in the clear lens. Get the base unit painted at a body shop and use Permitex clear 66B to reseal it. The worse part of this is removing the black sealant. I must admit that it looks better in person than in pictures. What makes it nice is the red side markers really stand out and I think it would look good in white also.
I did not even think about leaving off the trunk emblem, I thought the JDM look on the trunk was kind of neat looking. This whole thing started when I hit a deer and I guess I got a little crazy. Glad some of you like the mods and hope it gives you some ideas of how it looks when finished.
I like the front very much, especially with the clear diffusers. The rear lights, not so much. Just too much contrast with the red is the problem for me. Regardless, it looks like you have done a beautiful job on the car. Very good quality, clean, and tasteful. Very nice.
for being different. I bought an extra set of taillights and was going to do exactly the same thing but got lazy. I've read too much about cracking the rear lens covers to want to tackle the job.
Installing the JDM smoked style front diffusers was enough work for me.
12-08-2006, 05:42 PM
I like that!!!
Maaaaybe one day I'll attempt it... 
