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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 02:27 PM
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Opinions on black outs...

Okay, I walk out of the supermarket, and see some jack *** hit my camaro. Cracked a tailight and removed a lot of paint from the bumper. Oh well, its not in spectacular shape anyhow, but I dont like the broken tailight. I was thinking instead of getting a new light, I could just do blackouts. How do blackouts look on a camro, I dont see to many of them with them, if you got pics, feel free to post them, especially on a black car Also , how much do they run new, and if youve got used ones to get rid of, I may be interested.
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 02:29 PM
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I like them. I have the old style GTS ones on my car, I dont really like the new AVS ones though.
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 02:52 PM
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Black taillights + Black Camaro = Me humping your car

It looks good.
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 03:01 PM
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Originally posted by FyreLance
Black taillights + Black Camaro = Me humping your car
Black taillights + Black Camaro + You humping his car =
owner with crow bar and a hose

alot of things hump my Camaro... i mene wouldn't you?
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 03:07 PM
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I just got some black outs for the head lights and the tail lights. I got them from napa, they are made by lund. they look great and costed 30 dollars for each set. I got a discount because I work there though.
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 03:31 PM
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I too have a cracked Taillight, i just bought some blackouts for the back, i think it looks better smoother, but i would never put them on the front lights....


<B> Oh yeah, i would definatley screw them in to the tail lights too, thats what i did, it'll prevent thieves from stealing them as they walk by, they come off real easy....</B>

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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 07:43 PM
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Whered you put the screws, I didnt see any (that looks to be the way it should be done). They look good on your car, and I found out who smashed up my light. My father backed it into his plow truck, and decided not to tell me. So tommorow Im going to get a set of black outs and hes paying for them. As for the fronts, as nice as Id think it'd look, its too much of a liability for me to not be able to see far at night as I like to see deer eyes as soon as possible by shining the light from far off.
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 07:48 PM
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heres mine. no humping permiteded
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 07:49 PM
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 08:19 PM
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*Humps*:hail:
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 08:24 PM
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LOL noooooo :grabs the hose and splashes bill with it:
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 08:31 PM
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Originally posted by 84TAProject
Whered you put the screws, I didnt see any (that looks to be the way it should be done). They look good on your car, and I found out who smashed up my light. My father backed it into his plow truck, and decided not to tell me. So tommorow Im going to get a set of black outs and hes paying for them. As for the fronts, as nice as Id think it'd look, its too much of a liability for me to not be able to see far at night as I like to see deer eyes as soon as possible by shining the light from far off.
the screws are in the top lip of the blackouts where you put the velcro, and it's good that you get them for free. mine are AVS, they took over GTS, but i think Lund are supposed to make the best ones, they come with a piece for the middle, but it's kind of illegal i think...........

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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 08:40 PM
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heres mine
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 08:41 PM
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I am definetly getting black outs, except I have a very large section of paint scraped on the bumper to fix too. I should really wash and wax the car, it gets kind of neglected with major work being currently dont on the firebird. That and the fender I have to bondo because i hit something will get done this week, before I head back to school with the camaro.

82z28, I see youve got the hooker cat back too. Sounds damn good, doesnt it? What kind of motor you got in front it?
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 10:24 PM
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Originally posted by 1986CamaroSC
the screws are in the top lip of the blackouts where you put the velcro, and it's good that you get them for free. mine are AVS, they took over GTS, but i think Lund are supposed to make the best ones, they come with a piece for the middle, but it's kind of illegal i think...........

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It's only illegal because Camaros have their license plates between the taillights. Trans-AMs have thier in the bumper. So TA owners can use blackouts for the lights and the center section.
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Old Jan 6, 2003 | 11:00 AM
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From: Somewhere around the South Side of Chicago just crusin' in one of the Niteriders
Car: 92RS 25th Anniv./88 IROC Z28 Vert
Engine: 305 TBI w/Tpi Air / 305 TPI
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Please don't Hump my Camaro

Here's mine. They look really good on Black cars.
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Old Jan 6, 2003 | 11:08 AM
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From: Somewhere around the South Side of Chicago just crusin' in one of the Niteriders
Car: 92RS 25th Anniv./88 IROC Z28 Vert
Engine: 305 TBI w/Tpi Air / 305 TPI
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And the rear...
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Old Jan 6, 2003 | 01:23 PM
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:: humps everybody's car ::

Sorry I've been known to break the rules on this one.

:: hump hump hump ::
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Old Jan 6, 2003 | 02:15 PM
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Here's mine... GTS with the GTS stickers removed....
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Old Jan 6, 2003 | 02:24 PM
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Go here to my pictures page and check them out.

Ryan

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Old Jan 6, 2003 | 03:16 PM
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Are these legal? Or do you just have to take them off at night? If not, im definitely getting a set.
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Old Jan 6, 2003 | 04:39 PM
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GTS again.
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Old Jan 6, 2003 | 04:53 PM
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i agree, they look really nice on black cars prob cause i have one.... but i think they loook good with other color cars as well, here is a pic of my 86 z28 with them.
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Old Jan 6, 2003 | 08:11 PM
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Yeah i love the hooker exuast, it only has a 305 with some mods to it but next week im orderin my hooker supercomps from jethot and then the xe262 cam, port and polish the heads, maybe new intake if i got the cash, mufflex ypipe and then back into the hooker muffler

other mods in sig
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Old Jan 6, 2003 | 08:52 PM
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Looks much better than it did without them I didn't like the way the tails looked stock.
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Old Jan 7, 2003 | 09:13 AM
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Mine come in this morning, I cant wait. Ill get some pics up as soon as I can, but with all the snow and salt around the car will look pretty trashy, and its to cold to wash it. I dont remember what brand I ordered from advance auto parts, as long as they aren't APC theyre going on.
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