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911Jetta 08-03-2016 11:55 AM


Originally Posted by 02m2 (Post 13497080)
Smoked the rear tail lights and center panel to match the front turns and did the LED upgrade. Seems like a good safety upgrade.

+1 Most would quickly assume that smoking the tail lights would make the brake lights less visible.
I'm not so sure... and actually think it might be safer, as highlighted in your pictures. (you

Lit up, the red brake lights have a strong contrast to the rest of the black light bar. Red brake lights on a red (pink) light bar, not so much.
I contend that it's just as easy to see 92% (my vinyl wrap %) of a red light on a black background, then a small red light on a long red bar... who knows?

Regardless, its a stunning option on dark colored 964s... the lights become hidden, until they "pop out" when on.
Great feature on a car with so many other great features. Make it yours.

My car wants to be your car when it grows up!

https://rennlist.com/forums/attachme..._100610-1-.jpg
https://rennlist.com/forums/attachme..._100630-1-.jpg

02m2 08-03-2016 01:29 PM

lol...thanks..taking much longer than anticipated. Also needed to replace the dash pad...another $2k ( lesson: don't rely solely on a PPI and see every car you intend to buy no matter how far away it is).



Originally Posted by 911Jetta (Post 13498853)
+1 Most would quickly assume that smoking the tail lights would make the brake lights less visible.
I'm not so sure... and actually think it might be safer, as highlighted in your pictures. (you

Lit up, the red brake lights have a strong contrast to the rest of the black light bar. Red brake lights on a red (pink) light bar, not so much.
I contend that it's just as easy to see 92% (my vinyl wrap %) of a red light on a black background, then a small red light on a long red bar... who knows?

Regardless, its a stunning option on dark colored 964s... the lights become hidden, until they "pop out" when on.
Great feature on a car with so many other great features. Make it yours.

My car wants to be your car when it grows up!

https://rennlist.com/forums/attachme..._100610-1-.jpg
https://rennlist.com/forums/attachme..._100630-1-.jpg


02m2 08-03-2016 01:34 PM

fronts
 
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here are the fronts with the LED's and smoked front turns. Also fitted a custom chin spoiler. Suspension needs to get corner balance but at least you can see it on the ground and off the rack.

LPMM 08-03-2016 02:05 PM

Love the updates and especially the chin spoiler. Any more info on it?

Rey Gunn 08-03-2016 02:27 PM

Looks fantastic Marc! Love the chin spoiler as well!

02m2 08-03-2016 04:06 PM

David at TRE designed and fabricated the spoiler. I know he has a mold. If there is interest I can see if he is interested in producing some.



Originally Posted by LPMM (Post 13499215)
Love the updates and especially the chin spoiler. Any more info on it?


bweSteve 08-03-2016 05:07 PM

911Jetta, looks awesome with the tint.

Is anyone using a peel&stick type film (which I do not prefer), or the XPel type alcohol/water/soap type squeegee application type film?

Good sources for film? I'd like to just darken up the pinkish tail light lens on my 964. Don't want to go dark like these pics, just turn them more from pink to red w/ a shade darker.

Ideas?
=Steve

Paul284pt 08-03-2016 05:11 PM

Looks great! The smoked lenses really show off the beautiful slate grey :burnout:

islandsnow 08-03-2016 05:14 PM

Nice progress, Marc what shop are you having all your work done at?

Earlydays 08-03-2016 05:24 PM

Looking good!!

02m2 08-03-2016 06:16 PM


Originally Posted by islandsnow (Post 13499714)
Nice progress, Marc what shop are you having all your work done at?


Dave Bouzaglou

TRE Motorsports Inc
15854 Strathern St
Van Nuys, Ca 91406
818 909-9220
Fax 818 909 9319
tremotorsports@gmail.com
www.tremotorsports.com

02m2 10-06-2016 02:38 PM

Not back yet...but closer
 
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I didn't like how far out the FVD/MM exhaust tips extended past the bumper. I had a number of emails and conversations with Rhonda at FVD. Apparently they build these to order and decided to change the jig they use. The tips are only adjustable side to side and not front to back. FVD agreed to make me another set of tips and send them out. I had the first set jet coated to match the black on the balance of the car so was looking at sending the new set out once they arrived. However the new set were made too short and were scrapped. We sent the car out and had the tips modified to get the distance out from the bumper I wanted.
First pic is the BEFORE and the balance are the AFTER.

Ken D 10-06-2016 02:43 PM

Nice attention to detail.

Dave does really nice work, I have a TRE fiberglass hood on my car.

R6XTERRA 10-06-2016 02:51 PM

great job..... the color is so different from artificial lighting to the sun. Love the grey!!!

911Jetta 10-06-2016 04:31 PM


Originally Posted by bweSteve (Post 13499697)
911Jetta, looks awesome with the tint.

Is anyone using a peel&stick type film (which I do not prefer), or the XPel type alcohol/water/soap type squeegee application type film?

Good sources for film? I'd like to just darken up the pinkish tail light lens on my 964. Don't want to go dark like these pics, just turn them more from pink to red w/ a shade darker.

Ideas?
=Steve

Do you know about Gus' kit: Tail Light solution

It's the same type of vinyl I used. water/squeegee type.
I got mine from Metro Restyling. Comes in wide and long strips... 2' X 6' (Red or smoke black: lots of sizes avail)
http://www.metrorestyling.com/Smoke-...mktailfilm.htm



Originally Posted by Ken D (Post 13656665)
Nice attention to detail.

+1

Looking forward to some drive pictures!


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