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Old 04-05-2006, 07:17 PM
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Default Black em out or no?

Hey so i got bored today and i wondered what my car would like like with the tails blacked out....so heres the result of my bordem

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Do you like it or no??
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I say no. I like the look of the tails on that year.
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i say do it. i was skeptical about doin mine, but now that i have done them, they look awesome.
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I think you might need a better photo editor to get a good idea of what they'll really look like when finished. I don't like how they look in the picture, but real-life might be a different story. See if you can get a more realistic vision of the finished product.
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Nope...
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I dunno, I'm neutral. But if you do, don't skip on the back-up light.
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heres how mine turned out.

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Default Re: Black em out or no?

what you need to do on Photoshop is you have the original picture, duplicate it so there is two layers, put the flat black over the lights and then you can change the transparency so that the reflections can come in...that how i would do it...there may be a better way....

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it was just my first try and i did it really quick to see how it looked...but thanks for all the great input, i still havent decided on what do do yet...

the only reason i want to do this is because im not such a fan of the orange lens'
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Back in the day i just tinted the turn signals and it looked pretty damn sweet. However, i did a horrible job, and it flaked off. So now i'm stock again. Blacking out the yellow turn signals really helps the back end blend together by knocking out a color. Perhaps you should try that?



Might i add, this is AN OLD A * * pic!!! P.*. - Don't mind the gay *** college on my license plate.. I was in high school and i thought IU was cool then. I thought wrong Boiler Up!


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