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E39 Touring to Ute Project

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Great finish.

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Thought I'd start on the tail gate light. Picked the light up from a hilux and used my LED strips purchased from JayCar.

Will probably land up tinting the light a little once I have the mold in the rear sail fabricated

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are you gunna install in tailgate?
where are you putting rear numberplate?

keep up the good work!!

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Thanks. Oh. Haha I meant upper stop light above rear window. But number plate will stay in the tailgate.

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seen some chinese high stop lights a few weeks back, mounts behind the BMW badge and lights up a halo around that red when on the brakes, not sure if you are understanding what i meant, but thought of you when i saw it, then forgot to post it up!

quick google comes up with this but i seen it in red

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Mmmm, trying not to Chinese it up too much, mind you I haven't sorted the reverse light out. Wonder if it would pass wof if I went with the white LED as a reverse light?

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Check if you need reverse light. Not sure (I think) you dont.

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No you don't need them for a warrant.

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Got the sound deadening done today, hopefully be finishing off the body work tonorrow.

At least dynamat have a decent car for their mascot

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Haha yea, managed to bargin the kid at hyper down to $199, but it had 6 sheets in. So have 1.5 left

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Finally finished 99% the body work, minus the rear sail and bumpers. Hoping to finish that tomorrow.

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Rear sail almost done. A few final touch ups and then mounting the stop light.

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Getting the ute ready for pick up tomorrow to be blocked and painted. Started up perfectly and drives pretty well, little ass happy and it's only a 2.8 haha

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You may have said in an earlier post I've missed.

But what color are you going to do it in. Man it's looking good.

Cant wait to see some pics when you get it back from paint.

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Thanks :) I was going to go with the BMW i8 Blue/Grey. But have since caught sight of another colour that I really really like. It will be a 2 tone Black Blue pearl

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Beasty was picked up today, kind of an emotional departure.

Stopped by the paint suppliers and picked up my sample sheet, colour will be similar but smaller / finer flakes

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thats pretty glittery man... something that a 10 year old girl would have in her pencil case.. or a ladyman on k-road would wear....

hope it looks good once its done haha looking forward to it

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Hahsha it's from my personal collection of ladyboy flakes.

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Colour is a bit too bling for my tastes.

I'm sure the car will still look awesome though.

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Yea it won't actually be that sparkly, the flakes will be finer so it will appear to be black in one light and dark blue in another.

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Yea it won't actually be that sparkly, the flakes will be finer so it will appear to be black in one light and dark blue in another.

Black cars are awesome ;)

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Got some sneak peaks from the visit to the painters. Looking good all stripped down

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