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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 02:38 PM
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Painted the tail lights.

I got my tails painted yesterday, looks 10x better in person. They look much darker from further back. I'm going to be getting a black roof possible and that will pretty much be it for mods. I don't want the car to look overly modded.


Tails are right at the legal limit. The top clear portion was masked off.
I also got a matte black grille on.
Old Dec 27, 2008 | 03:17 PM
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it does look a lot better...great work bro...
Old Dec 27, 2008 | 03:43 PM
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ugggh... i guess if that's your style.
Old Dec 27, 2008 | 04:59 PM
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Not my style but nice work. I've always been a fan of black roofs.
Old Dec 27, 2008 | 06:13 PM
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Your car's dirty.
Old Dec 27, 2008 | 08:55 PM
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I'm not a fan of tinted tails in general, so -1 on those, but the grill looks good.
Old Dec 27, 2008 | 08:56 PM
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nice car overall
Old Dec 27, 2008 | 08:58 PM
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Both the grille and tails look nice. Good job.
Old Dec 27, 2008 | 09:16 PM
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I have never been a fan of tinted tails myself, but damn you pulled it off really well! I absolutely love the looks of your e60!

Just curious, what is that car next to it in the garage?
Old Dec 27, 2008 | 10:49 PM
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nice work
Old Dec 27, 2008 | 10:52 PM
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looks good
Old Dec 27, 2008 | 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by modenaf1
I have never been a fan of tinted tails myself, but damn you pulled it off really well! I absolutely love the looks of your e60!

Just curious, what is that car next to it in the garage?
Its a Lexus ES300.

Funny you mention the dirty car, I'm very **** about keeping it clean. I had washed it 3 days ago but the rain on the street washed up alot of dirt. I washed it again tonight and its looking much cleaner.
Old Dec 28, 2008 | 08:32 AM
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i think the tails look really good. if you had tinted the clear part i wouldnt have like it. very nice.
Old Dec 28, 2008 | 10:59 AM
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Its a Lexus ES300.
I knew it was a Lexus.
Old Dec 28, 2008 | 01:28 PM
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Looks Good
Old Dec 28, 2008 | 03:45 PM
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it looks good but i live in houston and i had the tails of my old car just as black as the car and never got pulled over or any tickets for it. so when did that law take affect, had to have been within 2 yrs ago.


these were my tails on my old galant



i'm sure you can go darker. it looks nice don't get me wrong. but if your gonna have a black roof, and those grilles you should go darker with the tails

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Old Dec 28, 2008 | 06:25 PM
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looks nice i did the same when i had my Camaro
Old Feb 2, 2009 | 05:19 PM
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great work!
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