carnivorous

I have an '07 UK WRX. No spoiler and I've debadged it. So far it's had the PPP kit, P7 wheels (view my scoob), a nice doubledin SatNav/DVD unit with new front speakers, a Prodrive **** (sad-lol) and the rear diff guard. It's going in on Friday for the Prodrive springs & front stone deflectors and the square pattern lower grille insert (keeping the top bit standard). I am also getting some rear Prodrive mudflaps in black to go with the front deflectors and I have some subtle little Prodrive badges coming in the post sometime today.


I want to keep the car quite low-key, hence no spoilers, splitters, etc.

However I think the hawkeye rear lights are MINGING compared to the blobeye ones, and it looks like everyone agrees as nobody seems to want to do a swap!

Here's my question:

Do you think I definitely have to buy a pair of blobeye rear lights, or would it look cool to just get a driver's side lens from a LHD WRX to get rid of the minging red bit and detango the lot like this:

http://www.philsteinhardt.com/myspace/li01.jpg

I think the US ones look like that anyway. Opinions please!

EOEUMC

iTrader: (5)

Get them smoked I think that would look better!

carnivorous

mmmmmm. maybe. what's the best way to do that? i thought your only options were either to buy smoked ones or do it yourself with a spray. i'd like to avoid the spraying as knowing my luck the car will end up looking like a '87 Nova GTE.

The rookie

iTrader: (1)

Spraying is easy if you follow some simple guidelines...

One coat at a time, build it up slowly, make sure they are equal.

Once you are happy leave for 24 hours then lightly T-cut, this gives a nice OE look surface, improves the light transmission, but doesn't appear to change the colour depth at all.

Simon

carnivorous

cheers. i'm not sure I want to do that really. i might actually just black out the chrome bits like some blobeye owners have done with their headlights. that could look quite nice.....

more thought required i think.