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Old 12-02-2004, 03:15 PM
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Woohoo!!! Getting mine done next weekend! Can't wait!!!


I'm planning on also smoking out that orange reflector instead of taking it completely out. This should nicely match the JDM smoked sidemarkers I'm planning to install as well. Now I just need to start looking for some LED signal lights which would definitely top off this mod nicely I plan on taking some pics once it's all done for all to see. I'll throw in some good close-ups to show the quality.
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Can he smoke the orange reflectors for you as well?
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Old 12-02-2004, 04:07 PM
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Yep. As he mentioned above, he has a special VHT lense tint spray that he can also use to tint the reflectors.
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Old 12-06-2004, 06:57 PM
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Yeah, nothing but good things to say about Toby. I give him my full recommendation!
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Okay guys...got my housing blacked-out with the smoked strips today by Toby and I must say thay look "bad @$$"!!! They definitely give the Z a real aggresive look. All I need to do now is smoke out my sidemarkers so they'll match . Toby definitely does excellent work and really goes out of his way to make sure you are happy with the final product. He definitely has my recommendations! Thanks again Toby!!! I'll post some pictures soon so all of you can see...
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Old 12-12-2004, 11:26 AM
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Alright guys...here are some pics. Sorry for the bad lighting.

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Old 12-12-2004, 11:27 AM
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Old 12-12-2004, 11:28 AM
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Looks nice! I'll have to do mine soon.

Regarding the smoked strips, is light still able to pass through it?
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Old 12-12-2004, 06:25 PM
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Thanks 2004z

Light does pass through but it's fairly dim cause we put several layers of tint spray to make it really dark. I'll take pictures of it at night so you can see what I'm talking about.

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Looks nice! I'll have to do mine soon.

Regarding the smoked strips, is light still able to pass through it?
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Old 12-12-2004, 06:30 PM
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Thanks for the pics. Definitly going to have to get mine done now as well.

How long did it take?
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Old 12-12-2004, 09:16 PM
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About 4-5 hours for the blacked-out housing. The longest part is simply just waiting for the dayum paint to dry since several layers have to be applied.
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Old 12-13-2004, 08:03 AM
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Good stuff James! I guess you were the guy before me. I just got mine cleared on Saturday by Toby. Kid knows his shiet!!!! Also got my UR Crank pulley installed.

Thanks for the great job Toby!!! Very highly recommended for any work you need done for the Z. Love the pictures in your garage man.

No digitally camera so I won't be able to show off his handy work just yet.
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Old 12-13-2004, 12:34 PM
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James and Kham... thank you guys for the recommendation.


To the rest of you, James' lights took a little longer due to some little imperfections once the lights were sealed. So I ended up doing them twice.

When I did Kham's car, we got the pulley and the lights done in less than 3 hours.
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I wanted to have some things done but you never replied to my email. I was the one who wanted quotes for sways, springs, evo rear gears, flywheel/clutch, white out headlamps, etc. etc.
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Arvin,

Have you tried emailing him? Like he mentioned earlier, the best way to contact him is via email. He only post once in a while on this forum so email is your best bet.

~ James
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As promised...here are some pictures at night to show the light in the strip. Sorry about the x-mas lights in the reflection

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Last one w/ turn signal.

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