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01-05-2002, 01:20 PM

Greg's2kGLE

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I got my tail lights painted today.....pics inside

I got my tail lights painted body color back last night. I put them on this morning and took some pics. The car was VERY dirty, so I had to wash it after the install was complete. It was pretty easy to do. They turned out awesome, even better in person. Here are some pics, click on the link for the rest of them.

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http://community.webshots.com/user/grdmasterg2

What do you guys think???

01-05-2002, 01:49 PM

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Re: I got my tail lights painted today.....pics inside

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I got my tail lights painted body color back last night. I put them on this morning and took some pics. The car was VERY dirty, so I had to wash it after the install was complete. It was pretty easy to do. They turned out awesome, even better in person. Here are some pics, click on the link for the rest of them.

BEFORE

AFTER

http://community.webshots.com/user/grdmasterg2

What do you guys think???

Looks nice!

01-05-2002, 01:51 PM

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They look great !!!

01-05-2002, 01:58 PM

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Sweet...

They look nice!

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01-05-2002, 01:59 PM

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How durable do you think it will be?

How did they prep the plastic surface? Sand it to rough up the plastic so the paint will stick better?

01-05-2002, 01:59 PM

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Looks really nice.....

I'm not a big fan of the 5th gen tails, but that looks amazing! great job!

01-05-2002, 02:35 PM

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Excellent!

Looks much better! You should apply for a job with Nissan's design studio!

01-05-2002, 02:38 PM

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Looks much better! You should apply for a job with Nissan's design studio!

(psstt...don't tell anyone, I didn't paint them myself, two words, body shop

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01-05-2002, 03:28 PM

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looks great... much better then the stock tails...

how much did it cost?

01-05-2002, 06:27 PM

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Major improvement, Thumbs up to you.

01-05-2002, 06:52 PM

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i thought GLEs came with chrome colored tails?

01-05-2002, 07:09 PM

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i thought GLEs came with chrome colored tails?

No, all the 2k2's have the chrome lights.

His is a 2k.

01-05-2002, 07:16 PM

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i thought GLEs came with chrome colored tails?

errr......

he has a 2k not a 2k2...

it looks real good man....

01-05-2002, 08:16 PM

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No, all the 2k2's have the chrome lights.

His is a 2k.

oh cool. didn't know that. anyway, he has some good looking tails. i haven't had the guts to clear my tails by myself...

01-05-2002, 08:19 PM

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Re: I got my tail lights painted today.....pics inside

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NICE!!! Didn't want to do them yourself huh?

01-05-2002, 08:37 PM

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looks great... much better then the stock tails...

how much did it cost?

$0. The guy did me a favor since we know him

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NICE!!! Didn't want to do them yourself huh?

Nope, well i thought about it at first, but I figured that it wouldn't come out as good as a professional job

01-05-2002, 08:44 PM

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$0. The guy did me a favor since we know him

Nope, well i thought about it at first, but I figured that it wouldn't come out as good as a professional job

People would be surprised as to what kind of deal you can get on small jobs like these from the neighborhood body shop.

01-05-2002, 09:10 PM

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Hey Greg,

Looks Cool!!! Its good to be different, I hope no one else steals your idea.

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01-05-2002, 09:13 PM

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Hey Greg,

Looks Cool!!! Its good to be different, I hope no one else steals your idea.

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Others have done it already but I don't think they'll mind.

01-05-2002, 09:36 PM

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Others have done it already but I don't think they'll mind.

Doh! That's what I get for being a Newbie.

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01-05-2002, 09:36 PM

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Others have done it already but I don't think they'll mind.

spoil the mood won't ya...

01-05-2002, 09:39 PM

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AWWW!!!! I'm sorry

01-06-2002, 04:53 AM

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I think those look better than the 02's If they could take out the yellow lens in the 02's and make them clear like the 00-01 they'd look a lot better. Less of the urine color

01-06-2002, 05:51 AM

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I think those look better than the 02's If they could take out the yellow lens in the 02's and make them clear like the 00-01 they'd look a lot better. Less of the urine color

Emax95 just posted a thread on his lense job.

01-06-2002, 09:54 AM

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Emax95 just posted a thread on his lense job.

I was talking about the rear light's yellow lens. But the fronts definately look better. It's amazing what a little amber can do to make a headlight look ugly.

I'm sure emax95 could make a hobby with a little money on the side for doing people's headlights. They look that good.

01-06-2002, 10:08 AM

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Looks good. Definitely an improvement.

Where'd you have it done? I'd like to get my grill and front logo painted but it has to be a quality job.

Jim

01-06-2002, 12:08 PM

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Looks good. Definitely an improvement.

Where'd you have it done? I'd like to get my grill and front logo painted but it has to be a quality job.

Jim

Amwell Auto Body on Rt. 206, across from the Hess station going towards the Sommerville Circle. Jim if you need directions, PM me.