Gen 3 Tailights - Too plain... Ideas?

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I really like my Gen 3 convertible, but I have always thought the tail lights just seemed very drab for a sports car. That is one of the main reasons I want to convert to a Street Serpent someday, but until then maybe there is something that someone has come up with to make those look a little better. Any thoughts/ideas? I did a search and did not come up with much. They just seem so "plain Jane" on a car that looks so great from every other angle. Kind of like how Dodge uglied up the rear end of the Dodge Stealth. The sister car "Mitsubishi 3000GT" looked a heck of a lot better. Anyway, thanks. Man, I am busy this holiday weekend thinking of ways to spend my wife's money!!! :)
 

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Haha yeah you are. Painting the lower rear fascia satin black changes up the rear quite a bit, along with adding a low rise Hennesey spoiler. No one will look at the taillights then!
 

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Did someone say Street Serpent??? I know - I'm a post/pic *****.

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That's the way they should have looked from the factory, except what the heck did you do to the rear valence/ diffuser area...................ouch, fix me fix me!


Did someone say Street Serpent??? I know - I'm a post/pic *****.

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Thanks guys for the ideas!!! This board is very cool. I think I will try the fish tank idea first!

Street Serpent very nice, but what did happen to the underneath or is that just reflections from taking the picture?
 

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It just looks like wetsanding residue trails that didn't get cleaned up after the paintjob...they'll wipe right off
 

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Hennessy rear end for me this spring. That looks awesome. Street serpent is still the best looking though.
 

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Actually just some road mud residue. Got stuck going thru a wet mud detour (really pissed me off) and missed it when I washed it. With how low my rear is, I need a creeper to get under there! Might have to photoshop that dirt off as I really like that picture.

It just looks like wetsanding residue trails that didn't get cleaned up after the paintjob...they'll wipe right off
 

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I like the lights but just thought they were too red. Soo I had mine sprayed with a tinted clear. Came out awesome and not too dark...



 
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I like the lights but just thought they were too red. Soo I had mine sprayed with a tinted clear. Came out awesome and not too dark...




Looks nice. Spray in inside, right? Who does such work--a regular body shop? Would most body shots know what you mean??
 

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Inside? No they paint the outside just like anything else. Any body shop should know how to do it.


Looks nice. Spray in inside, right? Who does such work--a regular body shop? Would most body shots know what you mean??
 
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