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Old 06-30-2005, 01:32 PM   #1
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anybody got a shaved trunk before
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Old 06-30-2005, 01:49 PM   #2
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Yeah... people here have them.

Try a search.

IMO... shaved trunks make our cars look like a saturn sl2. yuck.
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Old 07-04-2005, 07:10 PM   #3
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this is mine about 2 years ago..
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Old 07-04-2005, 07:17 PM   #4
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Ick, shaved trunks are grody and unattractive, there are other threads about this with more pics, search.
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Old 07-05-2005, 02:15 AM   #5
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shaved trunks are gorgeous, with the right tail lights. (aleros)
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Old 07-05-2005, 09:04 AM   #6
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forbidden, that looks good...one thing i'da done different tho is fill in where the plate is...and the keyhole if you have a popper..

i gotta know tho, lotsa work to do?
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Old 07-05-2005, 02:31 PM   #7
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Ick, shaved trunks are grody and unattractive, there are other threads about this with more pics, search.

i personally like the look!
and holy pawz...theres that 'tude again :P
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Old 07-05-2005, 02:36 PM   #8
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i thought of shavin the taillights like that too. gorgeous.
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Old 07-05-2005, 02:38 PM   #9
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i did it the cheap way, but i knew it was just a temp fix...i need to do it right
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Old 07-05-2005, 02:40 PM   #10
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whats the cheap way? disasembling the trunk hood?
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whats the cheap way? disasembling the trunk hood?

paint the inner tails to match body color...

like so
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Old 07-05-2005, 02:51 PM   #12
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looks nice, too i think
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Old 07-05-2005, 08:55 PM   #13
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forbidden, that looks good...one thing i'da done different tho is fill in where the plate is...and the keyhole if you have a popper..

i gotta know tho, lotsa work to do?

Its not that much work there are a few tricks.. All of my trunk is shaved now. the tail lights are L.ED"S and are in the A** rear bumper
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Old 07-05-2005, 10:54 PM   #14
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Some shaved trunks look great, while other's are less desirable. To me I love the tailights of the alero, that's one of the things that caught my eye about the alero.
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Old 07-06-2005, 08:45 AM   #15
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me too Lisa..i love the tails on our cars!
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Originally posted by forbidden+Jul 5 2005, 08:55 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(forbidden @ Jul 5 2005, 08:55 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-2000_olds_alero@Jul 5 2005, 08:04 AM
forbidden, that looks good...one thing i'da done different tho is fill in where the plate is...and the keyhole if you have a popper..

i gotta know tho, lotsa work to do?

Its not that much work there are a few tricks.. All of my trunk is shaved now. the tail lights are L.ED"S and are in the A** rear bumper
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what kinda tricks are we talking about? i don't think id' go to the point of eliminating the outer tails for LED's tho, i do like those..but the inner's have to go
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well what i did was fiberglassed the trunk lights in. I used the tails as my fillers. Had it that way for about 2 years and never had a problem
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haha, i do have random attitude outubursts, dont it? lol, sorry guys. To each his own.
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well what i did was fiberglassed the trunk lights in. I used the tails as my fillers. Had it that way for about 2 years and never had a problem

and it never cracked eh...i'll have to look into this...if i have any questions, you mind if i shoot you a pm?
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Originally posted by 2000_olds_alero+Jul 7 2005, 07:11 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(2000_olds_alero @ Jul 7 2005, 07:11 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-forbidden@Jul 6 2005, 10:36 PM
well what i did was fiberglassed the trunk lights in. I used the tails as my fillers. Had it that way for about 2 years and never had a problem

and it never cracked eh...i'll have to look into this...if i have any questions, you mind if i shoot you a pm?
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If you do it right it will not crack. Feel free to pm or email me if ya have any ??
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