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Reflector FTW!
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see, i dont know. i guess its just a matter of preferance cause i think the tinted reflector seems out of place and doesnt flow with the car:shrug:
to each his own i suppose:cool:
 
yep,i shortened the taillight 1/2" all the way around. and painted the black light molding so it all looked the same size going in to the reflector.
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bagged said:
yep,i shortened the taillight 1/2" all the way around. and painted the black light molding so it all looked the same size going in to the reflector.
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looks real good. it seems to work cos u painted the reflectors too. without those painted, i dont think it would look that good. :idea: i think i might have just stumbled on some inspiration here. hmmm... i'll keep y'all posted. again, nice job bagged.
 
cobrawannabe said:
Looks like a tailight cover to me. If you molded it, it would look ALOT better
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I made a very convincing PS of a molded painted reflector a few years ago. Looked terrible.
It's better off painted if you want it painted - though it's not my cup.
 
IMO, color matched reflectors don't look that great... BUT if u were to do it, i'd get a mystique reflector, it'd look alot smoother since it doesn't have that big chrome piece on the top, just a tiny little strip on the bottom, and with it all one color would just look alot smoother IMO.
 
Pre98 said:
I made a very convincing PS of a molded painted reflector a few years ago. Looked terrible.
It's better off painted if you want it painted - though it's not my cup.
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Agreed. Even just imagining it, the overall effect would look like an unfinished car. If you want to get rid of the center reflector lines, get a pre98 trunk lid. There's really no good alternative.

Depending on the car and color, a painted reflector can look amazing or awful. Personally I've never been a fan of it on T-red or T-green, but black and silver have done OK. Tinted looks fine on almost any Contour.
 
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BrApple said:
josh did you have the older formula that was fine without clear coat? as I recall recently it was changed and it didn't have as much shine to it, hence needing the clear coat to make it look better?
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I had the old formula. It was changed at least two years ago to the crappy stuff. I did MLuko's tails with the new stuff and he cleared them.

I've been preaching about the formula change for years on the boards. ;)

My post was simply in response to his statement that nightshades NEVER looks good without clear. Never say never.
 
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