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12-04-2008, 11:41 PM
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Tail light ideas
hey guys, i wanted to put in caddy lights, but cant find a junk one at the junk yard so i think im gonna go a different rought. i am for sure gonna shave the tail lights in my 79. but what now? i cant figure out what would look good, an led strip for ex. where could i put it? im lookin for the complete shaved look, but i dont kno where to put the tail lights
 any help? maybe some pics
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12-05-2008, 01:56 AM
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Re: Tail light ideas
I like the idea of shaving things, but I think some things should be left alone. This would be one of them. If there was something out there that would improve the look with different taillights, I wouldn't mind too much. Every square body I've seen with the tail lights shaven has looked cheesy, or not well thought out. Some things just shouldn't get shaved. For example:
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12-05-2008, 03:42 AM
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Re: Tail light ideas
that cat is freakin awesome, i remember seeing one in a tatoo mag that was all tatted up
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12-06-2008, 12:38 AM
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Re: Tail light ideas
haha love the cat! ive been thinkin, is it legal to have an BRIGHT led light strip inside my rollpan, where the out side is shaved, but when i hit my brakes, the undercarage and the ground light up?
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1979 Silverado- lowered 5/7, 20 inch Boss rims, everything shaved, caddy lights, billet interior, UP FOR SALE! 1983 Scottsdale-on the back burner...SOLD!!! 1992 Silverado- extended cab, stock for now, but no promises SOLD!!! 2006 Chevy Cobalt-college car, staying stock Whatever can't get fixed with a hammer, a roll of duct tape, a clothes hanger, a tube of glue, and a case of beer, can wait until tomorrow. |
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12-06-2008, 12:35 PM
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It'd be alot cooler if you did
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Re: Tail light ideas
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Think about how well that would work during the day. Sounds like you want to smooth the taillight into the factory body work and dust them with paint, that way when they are not "on" you can't see them at all. You could do the same thing with some 10" LEDs in the roll pan, but I don't particularity care for that look. |
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12-06-2008, 12:56 PM
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Re: Tail light ideas
Is tatooing a cat legal?
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12-06-2008, 01:09 PM
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Re: Tail light ideas
i had some 14" led strips under the tailgate for a while...
 unfortunately i couldn't open the tailgate with them there, so i moved them down to the rollpan  then eventually i replaced it all with this strip. i planned on actually flushing it in that exact spot and put in a new smooth rollpan and tailgate but never got there... 
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12-06-2008, 02:08 PM
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Re: Tail light ideas
Don`t they make caddy inserts for the later trucks? Why not try to make them work in your truck.
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12-06-2008, 03:38 PM
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Re: Tail light ideas
sorry for the thread hi jack but i dont think tatooing a cat is legal in the u.s. but here is a couple of pics i found of tatooed hairless cats
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12-06-2008, 06:21 PM
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I like turtles...
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Re: Tail light ideas
if i was a tattooed cat id be pissed beyond belive! yea i was gonna get the leds, but im welding my tailgate into the bed where its just there, its not gonna open, so there will be no room to put them. but can i make a metal cover to weld over the tail lights in it now with like slits or holes in so when i paint it, it would look shaved? or paint the plastic covers on them now?
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12-06-2008, 08:35 PM
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Re: Tail light ideas
spend some time and think things through i guarantee it will come out alot better and make you happier ... but thats just imo
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12-06-2008, 08:41 PM
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Re: Tail light ideas
smashingchuck did some different caddy lights on his
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