Maverick tail lights

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  1. dgg54u

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    Has anyone tried flush mounting the Maverick tail lights? if so, whats involved. pictures would be welcome
     
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  2. predfan2001

    predfan2001 David in Tn

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    They already flush mount. Maybe you mean has anyone frenched them in....never seen one.
     
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    me either. And I'm not sure the already "minimalistic" bezel would allow it to look so good even if someone did do it.
     
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    It has been done and there used to be pictures of it on this board. It was quite a while ago and I dont remember who did it but it was a yellow car and looked pretty good.
     
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    Mavaholic Growing older but not up!

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    Found it and the car was red. Shows you how good my memory is.

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    predfan2001 David in Tn

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    What's everybodys beef with factory Maverick taillights anyway? :huh:








    :rofl2:
     
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    flush mounted maverick tail lights

    Thanks Mavaholic !!! thats what I am talking about.. :thumbs2:
     
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    Those flush fitting lites w/o bezel look gud. If I had a Mav I wud seriously consider the mod.
     
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    eeeeh, IDK, I think I need a closer pic, to decide:scratchchin:
     
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    well.. I'll be a monkey's uncle.. that don't really look too bad at all. Certainly less "Pinto'ish". ;)

    Hard to tell from that angle.. but they almost seem a bit out of scale for the size of the rear end now.

    Now you got me wondering how the wider Bobcat lights would look when frenched in like that. :bouncy:
     
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    I always thought that Maverick tail lights would look better if the bezel wasn't so thick and wide. Maybe shave the bezel down about half the thickness or more so the tail lights didn't look like an after thought...like tail lights on a utility trailer.
     
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    Or a Pinto ... :rofl2:
     
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    predfan2001 David in Tn

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    The Pinto had Maverick taillights since the Maverick came out first. :thumbs2:
     
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    funny i was just talking with my other half about doing this very same thing
     
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