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Finished Inserts For Flash-to-pass Lights

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Old Jul 6, 2003 | 10:17 PM
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okay, so i finished my inserts to replace my faded flash-to-pass lights, using some aluminum strips and aluminum rain gutter leaf guards from lowe's. only took 1 hour to make.



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2 3' aluminum strips, 3/4" wide

1 3' x 6" aluminum mesh gutter guard

rivits and rivit gun to secure all this together

some nuts and bolts
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Old Jul 6, 2003 | 10:19 PM
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and the finished part
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Old Jul 6, 2003 | 10:21 PM
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the mesh also fits PERFECT for the front grill replacement. i'm goin to paint all the mesh parts black, add a teamfc3s bumper lip, and repaint my front strips black. its gunna look good.
Old Jul 6, 2003 | 10:25 PM
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Nice.
Old Jul 6, 2003 | 10:25 PM
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Where's the installed pic!!!???
Old Jul 6, 2003 | 10:31 PM
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patience...



i'm going to prime and paint them first, then install the front mesh grill



i wanna go a before and after type thing, but it was a pain getting them to fit, let me tell you. mazda had to make it hard and not make simple rectangle lights...



i'll have some pics by next weekend hopefully. seriously though, that gutta guard aluminum mesh is only $1.08 per 3' x 6" sheet, a great deal!
Old Jul 6, 2003 | 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by phinsup' date='Jul 6 2003, 10:25 PM
Where's the installed pic!!!???




I have new ftps from mazdatrix. OOOoooOOOOooOO
Old Jul 6, 2003 | 11:03 PM
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those cost 20 times a much as mine though...and i get fresh air



ahhh, take a big breath, mr. tii
Old Jul 7, 2003 | 06:59 AM
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sweet, lets see it!
Old Jul 7, 2003 | 10:21 AM
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the stock FTP lenses are a tight fit in that opening, I can see why

you would have a hard time getting those in. Looks good though,

there was a FC at rotorfest with those on it. But his looked

like he got some plastic mesh and put it right on the FTP lights

with the stock lenses removed.



Unless you drill some holes in the radiator support the only

thing thats going to get fresh air is your headlights.



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