Just stuff i've been up 2...... bux tails on an 03

thttxboy · Post by **thttxboy** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 11:14 pm

Well I havent really updated my progress log and I probably should but here's one of my projects we've been working on. Its not even close to being done we kinda just got to a point so i could drive it to MIR tomorrow and then its back to working on it. Let me know what u guys think

and yes the lights are all wired up properly thanks to John and my brother is doing all the body work. really all ive done is help sand here and there but my bro done things his way and ill let him finish what he started lol.

And heres another project just a quick pic this is almost done just some minor sanding left according to my bro

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 11:19 pm

'00+ lights on a '03+ bumper?! That's something you don't see everyday. Very cool!

That trunk lid looks sexy too. I'm excited!

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 11:40 pm

so much win i love your car dude

contagious18 · Post by **contagious18** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 11:51 pm

Looks good

thttxboy · Post by **thttxboy** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 11:53 pm

Thanks guys. The pics actually look way better than when you see the car in person but really its just the passenger side thats being a pain doesnt want to cooperate but it will .....

Ntyvirus1 · Post by **Ntyvirus1** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 11:59 pm

i want

bstc00 · Post by **bstc00** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 5:31 am

sweet

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 6:17 am

JeffM wrote: '00+ lights on a '03+ bumper?! That's something you don't see everyday. Very cool!

RADARsx 2.0 · Post by **RADARsx 2.0** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 7:26 am

gotta say it's the first neon i've seen with yellow rear signals and I think its sweet.

dodge_girl · Post by **dodge_girl** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:48 am

thats pretty cool

SOKADAO954 · Post by **SOKADAO954** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 1:09 pm

nice.

dtjackten · Post by **dtjackten** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 1:13 pm

very cool, good job, cant wait to see it painted!!

neonslg09 · Post by **neonslg09** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 5:19 pm

can't say i like it.

maybe cuz they arent that good of pictures.
maybe cuz its at night.
maybe the gold color doesnt look appeasing to me.

i dunno.

+1 for creativity.
+1 for avs.

Jenni · Post by **Jenni** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 5:23 pm

hmmm - just sold 1 set of those lights.
they are easy to buy here in europe...

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 5:35 pm

nice, definetly one of a kind i like

silverneontuner · Post by **silverneontuner** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 5:44 pm

lookin good, what had to be done to fit the export tail lights?

thttxboy · Post by **thttxboy** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 8:03 pm

Jenni wrote:hmmm - just sold 1 set of those lights.
they are easy to buy here in europe...

yea but not here mang and really its just something different how many 03 neons over there have them??????????

silverneontuner wrote:lookin good, what had to be done to fit the export tail lights?

a few minor cuts really and heat the bumper to fold and shape the bumper. The lights are alot bigger than the 03+ and making them look factory is the hard part.

bboyoracle · Post by **bboyoracle** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 8:51 pm

Those tail lights look like they belong with that bumper.

You also forgot to mention thats a cf hatch with a cf spoiler molded on. Which will be painted. Weight savings ftw!!!!!

marakka · Post by **marakka** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:35 am

You did a great job mocking those tails to the bumper. Much much better than the last guy I saw do that with his SRT bumper.

This just reassures me that I made the right choice.

I sold off my 03+ LED tails and kaminari rear to pick up BUX tails, BUX 00-02 bumper with lights and a Kaminari 00-02 rear lip

I'll take a stab at running a euro ass.

Jenni · Post by **Jenni** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:03 am

thttxboy wrote: yea but not here mang and really its just something different how many 03 neons over there have them??????????

All of them - cause they offered the 1999 model till the end. They never offered the 03 facelift in europe....

If any1 really wanna have a set - it's easy for me to find one.
But when i look in the fs area - no1 was intereste din mine for weeks...

@Max: Oh my god, what have you done???

thttxboy · Post by **thttxboy** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 7:07 am

marakka wrote:You did a great job mocking those tails to the bumper. Much much better than the last guy I saw do that with his SRT bumper.

This just reassures me that I made the right choice. I sold off my 03+ LED tails and kaminari rear to pick up BUX tails, BUX 00-02 bumper with lights and a Kaminari 00-02 rear lip I'll take a stab at running a euro ass.

Thanks, yea making the taillights fit in there was not as hard as i thought it would be, but man im not gonna say its easy. It probably would have been easier to try to fit the 03 rear lip to an 02 rear bumper but eh.

Jenni wrote:
thttxboy wrote: yea but not here mang and really its just something different how many 03 neons over there have them??????????
All of them - cause they offered the 1999 model till the end. They never offered the 03 facelift in europe....

Got ya I see what your saying so me putting these tailights on is like you putting 03 tails on ur car. Like i said over here its just different ... Lol im some wierd way this is all like some kinda JDM thing for us USDM

Tam · Post by **Tam** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:50 am

I've seen 03-05 Depo LED tail lights on a 00-02 bumper before. It didn't look to good because they had to fiberglass some extra "bumper" because the tails were smaller.

But seeing those bux tails on the 03 looks way better since it's mostly cutting away.

Nice job man. Can't wait to see it done.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:28 pm

Like Jaun said, it isn't the easiest job to do, but it isn't as bad as you would think either.

Good to see you finally got some pics up slacker

UriahRR · Post by **UriahRR** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:48 pm

Yo, I've been wanting to customize an SRT rear bumper to fit the 00-02 tails. But since you proved you can do it... can you? $$$

hul kogan · Post by **hul kogan** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:14 am

Looks good, nice work! Can't wait to see it all painted up.