i did a little hydro-planing/runningofftheroad/guardrailsmashing.... a couple months ago.
i found a donor 4cyl coupe for 300 bucks.
yanked the quarter panel, trunk, bumper, and taillight panel/trunk floor and mated them to my car.
the only thing i still needed was new taillights, as mine were smashed broken and all around effed up. the housings and lenses were both smashed and cracked...
it's hard to look at... sad day.
but anyway, my car will be back from the body shop this friday, paint and all.
the housing reconditioning process was described to me as such:
taking old but good housings, cleaning, sanding, repainting, installing new rubber seals, and installing/sealing the new lenses in place.
well.. have a happy thanksgiving everyone.
i'll be sure to put up pictures after friday.