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Old 06-12-2013, 05:22 PM   #263
suaveflooder
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Originally Posted by hanabie View Post
how much did you pay for that? I have to look around for a good shop to do that kind of job.
Sorry, just saw this guys. I paid $80, but he burned through the paint sanding, re-did it and once again, he burned through the paint. I offered to pay him another $60 because I could tell he was getting annoyed. This time, he let me do 100% of it at his shop and helped me as well as didn't need to sand because the paint was all fresh. I had to sand most of the old clear and red off and start over again. It was worth every penny and was still cheaper than TOM's (Only other lights I would consider)

You can probably talk a shop into doing it for around $100....Just make sure they don't sand the paint. There are so many sharp edges, it is super easy to burn through even sanding lightly.

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Originally Posted by marky View Post
Very nice.. Looking to do mine.. Is the duplicolor easy to come off like the vht if you want to go back to clear stock? Not that I would like to go back stock.. All red is nice..
No, this is permanent. I had to sand the lights for the paint (2000 grit). I suppose I could just sand the paint and re-clear and make them look stock, but it would probably be a lot less trouble to buy a used stock pair. With all of them coming off for aftermarket lights, I imagine the price of them is going to start going down a lot!
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