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Old Apr 22, 2005 | 01:20 AM
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i was curious, do you thing that you get get those headlight covers, and like cut 3 circular holes in them so they would look better? just let me know what you think if that would even work i am not real sure, but it was just an idea i had.
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Old Apr 25, 2005 | 10:00 AM
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so does anyone know if this can be done, cuz i say a monte carlo who did it, and it was pretty cool lookin,, so i thot maybe i could do it with mine. neone tried this or know if it works
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Old Apr 25, 2005 | 10:05 AM
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You can get clear covers with a kit to help you make your own "projector style" covers from GTS.
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Old Apr 25, 2005 | 11:51 AM
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so they have a clear kit for our cars? do you have a website i could see this at, or a pic of it on a car for a better idea of what this looks like?
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Randy could do it... I know he could.
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Old Apr 25, 2005 | 01:56 PM
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there is no kit...but GTS makes clear lenses for our cars, you could mask off where you want the holes and paint the rest
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The kit I mention is a generic one that has various templates in it and recommended paint. I have no I dea where I saw it, but I know it'* around...
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Old Apr 25, 2005 | 10:25 PM
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so they just have like clear plastic thin layer, that you can paint? am i understanding that correct? cuz if that is all that there is to it, then ill prolly give it a shot
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The covers are complete headlight covers,as are the tinted covers, but they are clear. Back in the day I was thinking of how I could make eyebrows, and I found that they made clear covers. I found them at Auto Zone. I had originally posted ideas on making 'projector' style with circles, but I decided I liked the eyebrow look the best. I painted the outside of the covers, base coat and several layers of clear. You could paint the inside so that the paint does not get chipped from stones, but I didn't have many problems with stone chips, maybe just one or two spots I had to touch up.

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Check this link out to see the clear covers I had on my old 1994 SLE.

http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/312761/4

The info for the man at the counter at the parts store:

GTS headlight covers (GTS part # GTO163C).
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