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Darkened fog lights?
« on: April 07, 2009, 08:42:34 pm »
Ive just succesfully installed my darkened gti front headlights and was wondering can you also get darkened front fog lights too?
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Re: Darkened fog lights?
« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2009, 08:48:15 pm »
you can get lamin x tints for the lense but i don't think there is a smoked internal version available
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Re: Darkened fog lights?
« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2009, 08:48:45 pm »
You do know we need to see pics of your handy work so far! :happy2:
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Re: Darkened fog lights?
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2009, 09:21:30 pm »
you can take the foglight apart and spray the silver bit inside black  :happy2:
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Re: Darkened fog lights?
« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2009, 09:28:13 pm »
i was lookin at lamin-x the other day but cant decide what colour to do my fogs, im not sure how hard it will be to get a good finish too but i suppose i can only try :signLOL:
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Re: Darkened fog lights?
« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2009, 09:43:07 pm »
Quote from: markymark on April 07, 2009, 08:48:45 pm
You do know we need to see pics of your handy work so far! :happy2:
Hi mate i will put some pics up tomorrow but i have to say they do look very  8) with the darkened wing mirror repeaters
my car is coming along nicely :happy2:
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Re: Darkened fog lights?
« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2009, 09:46:21 pm »
Quote from: golfman on April 07, 2009, 09:43:07 pm
Quote from: markymark on April 07, 2009, 08:48:45 pm
You do know we need to see pics of your handy work so far! :happy2:
Hi mate i will put some pics up tomorrow but i have to say they do look very  8) with the darkened wing mirror repeaters
my car is coming along nicely :happy2:
Excellent, it certainly sounds  8)
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Re: Darkened fog lights?
« Reply #7 on: April 08, 2009, 10:22:42 am »
Quote from: v2brett on April 07, 2009, 09:28:13 pm
i was lookin at lamin-x the other day but cant decide what colour to do my fogs, im not sure how hard it will be to get a good finish too but i suppose i can only try :signLOL:

The Lamin-X on the fogs will be simple to get a good finish. The area is so small and uncomplicated!  :happy2:
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Re: Darkened fog lights?
« Reply #8 on: April 08, 2009, 12:45:12 pm »
I've done mine and Toms foglights with lamin-x, the finish is subtle but effective :happy2:
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Re: Darkened fog lights?
« Reply #9 on: April 08, 2009, 05:38:48 pm »
Quote from: gazbutS3 on April 08, 2009, 12:45:12 pm
I've done mine and Toms foglights with lamin-x, the finish is subtle but effective :happy2:
any pics?? and what colour did you go for  :happy2:
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Re: Darkened fog lights?
« Reply #10 on: April 08, 2009, 07:31:31 pm »
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Re: Darkened fog lights?
« Reply #11 on: April 08, 2009, 07:47:33 pm »
Quote from: markymark on April 07, 2009, 08:48:45 pm
You do know we need to see pics of your handy work so far! :happy2:
Here you are some pics :happy2:




let me know what you think guys :happy2:
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Re: Darkened fog lights?
« Reply #12 on: April 08, 2009, 08:07:42 pm »
Looking good!  8)
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Re: Darkened fog lights?
« Reply #13 on: April 08, 2009, 08:37:44 pm »
Quote from: markymark on April 08, 2009, 08:07:42 pm
Looking good!  8)
Is that your castle in the background?
Yeh i wish im just a poor gt tdi owner :sad:
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Re: Darkened fog lights?
« Reply #14 on: April 08, 2009, 09:34:27 pm »
looks good  :happy2:  big improvement with the darker lights.   

oh and weres best to buy the lamin-x guys
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