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Old 04-29-2008 | 10:12 AM
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Altho i love the 944 shape( it's timeless IMO) the rear lights date it somewhat, so i decided to do something about it...









so what d'ya reckon?
Old 04-29-2008 | 10:16 AM
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Excellently executed and very well done rear light mod,
Just not for me.
Old 04-29-2008 | 10:23 AM
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thats pretty slick!
Old 04-29-2008 | 10:28 AM
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thats a pretty flawless job, nice work

are those lights the markers off a 924?
Old 04-29-2008 | 10:32 AM
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Nice workmanship, but it doesn't quite ring my bells.
Old 04-29-2008 | 10:55 AM
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That's pretty radical, dude.

Campeck, sweet drift vid.
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Wow 7 posts and no blatant flames... has rennlist gone topsy turvy???

I don't like it but it looks like it was done well.
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Originally Posted by V2Rocket_aka944
thats a pretty flawless job, nice work

are those lights the markers off a 924?
no..they're new HELLA Units ..

obtained here: http://www.corrservices.co.uk/lights.html
Old 04-29-2008 | 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by gina.kane
Nice workmanship, but it doesn't quite ring my bells.
+1 - not a look I would go for but it's well executed and looks very interesting.

Is the new panel fiberglass?
Old 04-29-2008 | 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by gina.kane
Nice workmanship, but it doesn't quite ring my bells.
Doesn't ring my bells either.

Regarding workmanship -- if it was done properly, then ok. But if it's just wood painted white held to the car with zip-ties, then the workmanship is, eh, how you do say, not-so-much good.

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Originally Posted by Hacker-Pschorr
+1 - not a look I would go for but it's well executed and looks very interesting.

Is the new panel fiberglass?
no, it's not a new panel as such,i've just moulded in where the old lights were, first with f/g , then skimmed with filler
theyre only 90% complete as i have some trim ordered to make surrounds for the lenses.
Old 04-29-2008 | 12:15 PM
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Just be thankful you have a euro car. If you decide that you don't want some of those nice alpine white pieces like the rear bumper, I'm sure myself and some others wouldn't mind taking them off of your hands...

It looks a bit too much like the ferrari lights. I'm sure with some well-thought-out accenting you could really bring it to life, though, and make it really part of the car.

Don't change too much; the rest of the car looks fantastic!
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Looks very well done, just not for me.
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Originally Posted by yieldsign2
Wow 7 posts and no blatant flames... has rennlist gone topsy turvy???

I don't like it but it looks like it was done well.
Yeah, that's the thing. It looks like it was really done wel - from the pics, could have been original - and it isn't overtly blingy/rice.

Looks nice, actually, though i prefer the retro/stock look for my car.

Brutal, you are somewhere in Europe where you don't have to worry about rear side signals?


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