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g,day Over the past week or so I have had a few PM's regarding my darkened/tinted tail lights and indicators regardlis of weather you like it or not having looked at a few of the threads on the subject it seems a few people are slightly confused so here is a quick how to You will need: hand tools to remove light(wont go into it should be easy enough to figure out) 1x tin of VHT Nite-Shade tinting spray (most good auto shops will have or can get it) 1x oven (clean preferably he he) 2 x small flat bladed screwdrivers 1x tube of clear sealant (sealys bathroom is tops) bit of a delicate touch 1x large can of patience some of the following instructions have been touched on by other people but I thought id put them all together Right o First and foremost the tinting is done on the INSIDE of the lense not the outside I have seen alot of people asking and telling otherwise how to get the glossy finish well this is how not buy buffing or clear coat etc doing it this way will just not last and wont look as good Step 1: Remove your taillight (ute/sedan doesent matter) completely from the car Step 2: you will notice that it is a sealed unit and no you dont try and spray through the globe holes, this is where your oven comes in handy set it to around 70-80 degrees (do not go hotter) wipe your lights clean then place them in the oven for about 5 mins or so Step 3:remove one of the lights (you will need gloves) and using your flat bladed screwdriver (butter knifes work well) remove the lense from the black frame of the light (you will have to work quickly but carefully as you have softened the sealant and you dont want it to get hard again but you also dont want to crack or warp the lense) Step 4: repeat step 3 with other light Step 5: remove the sealant from the lense and frame Step 6: at this point you have to decide if you want the whole lense tinted or if you want to mask off any part Step 7: set up to spray and then spray your first light coat (this stuff is decieving son dont go nuts after each coat put it up against your car and stand back cause it always looks darker on the car and remember you are putting a black backing on it) Step 8: once you have your desired look use the clear sealant to go around the frame then put the lense back on and hold firm till set (sticky tape is good) Step 9: re-fit light I must stress not to be too heavy handed with the lense when its warm as you can deform the lense slightly hope this is helps some people and sorry there is no pics but I aint pulling the cars apart again cheers

lookin the business was looking at these myself good lookin wheel glad ya weels sorted THOMMO

nice wheel is that a PCW symbol I can make out ?

sweet offered him my set to borrow but didnt get reply so hopefully he sorted im home on the 31st if there is a cruise afoot

hey THOMMO howd ya go ya get some weels ?

tted this confused XR owner at gateway shopping centre

Man im there with fu@#ing gigantic bells on its supposed to be Oct 30th but as far as I can tell there aint no tics on sale yet if im wrong please please tell me got ma hand on the credit card with an itchy trigger finger

wat sort of smell is it are you sure its not the plastics or something that just aint agreeeing with ya

yeh not sure on exact dates but the old man got his at the start of july got his before the dealer which was quite funny true that

check out my thread "My new 20's" if you havent already a few people have posted some nice rims that fit the brembos and are similar to mine that you migh like

ah I see yep I was told that too lucky for me I sppose I aint got the brembo's

mate dont want to sound like an old man or somthing but its all about confidence and doing your homework and definately shop around everyone and I mean everyone will move on their price if you go into say a stereo shop and wlak around sheepish looking at decks and pushing buttons they are gonna pants ya every time you gotta go in there go straight up to a sales man and say im really interested in your alpin dj4k-ii (watever) head unit with the the MB Quartz splits up front 7x10 cerwin Vegas in the rear this is the price ive been quted elsewhere I can pick em up for XXX on ebay really make them feel like you know what your talking about then they start to feel intimidated same with ya interior do some serious ground work pick ya pattern leather colour etc buy the leather wholesale and take it to them and say this is what I want above all do the shop around ive saved hundreds sometimes thousands on things things just by having a little knowlage and some confidence good luck

dont know if they are still plastic or they changed them or wat or if they just extended durability testing was the problem as far as I know will try and find out

yeh a mate had this happen with his mitsu magna ended up shearing studs and damaging his mag some of these penuts dont know how to tighten a wheel on properly just go nuts with the ol rattle gun

yeh id be looking at somthing a bit more reliable at least you get a warranty on finish and manufacture for an extra few $$

yep problem was with garrett it was the plastic bearing races they were using apparently ford wasnt convinced of their durability with the heating/cooling involved

he he he burn

yeh they a good looking rim if I had seen them before I ordered mine I would have considered it im a ford man through and through but those new maloos are a good looking unit with those rims looked fu@#ing awesome

I have to agree about the rear although for me its the tail lights that I dont like moreso than the sheetmetal they look like the aftermarket clear jobs you buy from supercrap they need some chrome or something like ba/bf instead of the black rim

the 19's are definately the go it just doesent look right with 18's they dont fill the gurds as for the ride quality it is awesome ive test driven a couple of fg's G6E in particular with 18's and I cant say I noticed any difference I will let you know when the old man lets me off the leash and I can give it a good drive

here is my old mans G6eT not the greatest photos but photos just dont do it justice or any of the fg's for that matter I love it though, very nearly bought one dealer was stoked he nearly sold two in ten mins couldnt convince the boss though 56000 is alot of sheckles so I got a ute instead he he

looks mint mate looking forward to more snaps

ah sok that aint my place honest didint realise it was even there

yeh im pretty happy the rims on the crumpledoor are pretty nice they look better in the flesh

if money is not much of an option check out these they are around 4G a set with tyres here in perth they are Giovanna Dallar's