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Old Mar 28, 2004 | 09:31 PM
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IROC Taillight idea...

humm?
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Old Mar 28, 2004 | 09:37 PM
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Thicker grids
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Old Mar 28, 2004 | 09:38 PM
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I believe those are grid style taillights.
Personaly, I like the kind you already have in place.DUECE
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Old Mar 28, 2004 | 09:59 PM
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thicker grids hmmm i dunno
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Old Mar 28, 2004 | 10:07 PM
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Might look OK from a distance... but the fact that the prexisting black lines are inside a groove... the wider black might look a bit out of place overlapping the original grooves. Just a thought.


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Old Mar 28, 2004 | 10:18 PM
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Originally posted by 86'Bowtie
I believe those are grid style taillights.
Personaly, I like the kind you already have in place.DUECE
Thats why it says thicker grids in his message
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Old Mar 29, 2004 | 03:46 AM
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I kind of like the first one give is an almost first genish quality.
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Old Mar 29, 2004 | 06:03 PM
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what about painting the grids body color?
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Old Mar 29, 2004 | 06:19 PM
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Originally posted by stiers
Thats why it says thicker grids in his message
Sorry man...I posted before he added the 2nd one!

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Old Mar 29, 2004 | 06:27 PM
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I had considered something like that too until I noticed that its almost the exact same style as the early 90's grand prix's.
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Old Mar 29, 2004 | 07:06 PM
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i was about to say that too...looks like the grand prix tail lights.....i like stock WAY better than grid style
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Old Mar 29, 2004 | 08:40 PM
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I don't really like it but this might give ya an idea of the same color.
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Old Mar 29, 2004 | 10:32 PM
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tail lights are perfect in stock form, if u widen the black grids it looks like a delorean tail light...
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Old Mar 30, 2004 | 12:24 AM
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no
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Old Mar 30, 2004 | 03:12 PM
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how about this?
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Old Mar 30, 2004 | 05:57 PM
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You seem very bored

I personally with all these taillight ideas...Graboid's car gets my vote thats what id do because i hate amber as well

i would consider the body color grids though
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Old Mar 31, 2004 | 08:03 AM
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Wondering how the 4th gen honeycomb style taillights might look. Now that would be fun. Never taken one apart though to see what is involved underneathe.
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Old Mar 31, 2004 | 02:26 PM
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Originally posted by Matthew91-Z28
Wondering how the 4th gen honeycomb style taillights might look. Now that would be fun. Never taken one apart though to see what is involved underneathe.
i photoshopd some awell back...
dunno
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Old Mar 31, 2004 | 05:42 PM
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um ,just leave them stock .
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