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My smoke taillight

Old Nov 27, 2003 | 09:36 AM
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Cool My smoke taillight

Just smoke my taillight last week. Looks good IMO, more strong image. Shoot next to an S class taillight to compare.
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Old Nov 27, 2003 | 09:36 AM
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Old Nov 27, 2003 | 09:37 AM
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Old Nov 27, 2003 | 09:38 AM
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Old Nov 27, 2003 | 10:04 AM
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Just smoke my taillight last week. Looks good IMO, more strong image. Shoot next to an S class taillight to compare.
Looks silly IMHO, I would've smoked the red part of the taillight and left the white part unsmoked instead of the reverse.
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Old Nov 27, 2003 | 10:11 AM
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Well i like it . But the thing is i dun want to mess up with the brake part. U only have 3 brake light (Left, center and right) while indicator u still have two in the external mirror. It's a bit too dark i guess, so doesn't look that glossy. Appreciate your opinion anyway , more are welcome
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Old Nov 27, 2003 | 10:59 AM
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Well i like it . But the thing is i dun want to mess up with the brake part. U only have 3 brake light (Left, center and right) while indicator u still have two in the external mirror. It's a bit too dark i guess, so doesn't look that glossy. Appreciate your opinion anyway , more are welcome
HUH?

The turn indicators in the mirrors are not very visible from the rear of the, that's a weird argument.

Most people smoke the tailights to hide the red so that it blends in with the car more, like changing the orange sidemarkers to clear, so they stand out less giving the car a cleaner look.

If you want a glossy look, take some gloss clear coat and apply it overtop of the smoked part - it brought back the shine to my smoked taillights.
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Old Nov 27, 2003 | 04:50 PM
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i like that style of smoke!!! good job..
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Old Nov 27, 2003 | 07:20 PM
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taylor192: If u stand behind the car, you will definitely see it. Or maybe u should ask the driver behind u to tell u that, it is very visible from the behind.

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Old Nov 27, 2003 | 08:16 PM
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Old Nov 27, 2003 | 08:40 PM
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Old Nov 28, 2003 | 02:16 AM
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try taking better pics in the sun.. i think maybe you should of smoked the white part.. who did it? doesnt look like the best job but i could be wrong take close ups of it..
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Old Nov 28, 2003 | 02:39 AM
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I did it, which explain the messiness hehehe. well i use my phone camera so not that good quality, i'll take a pic with proper camera soon.
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Old Nov 28, 2003 | 03:13 AM
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I think the way you smoke it is better than smoking the whole assembly. However, maybe its the lighting or the angle, I find it a bit too dark, just a tad lighter might look more classy (more M5 look).
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Yeah, i was crazy with the paint. Using a white masking tape is a bad idea
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