Thanks guys, you've given me a lot of help and so I have another question... I am going to buy aftermarket tail lights (black inside housing with red lights) but I don't like the center piece that comes with it cuz it makes the back end look like there's too many lights so I was thinking about having the center piece (where the trunk lock is) painted the same color as the car when I have it painted (I'm thinking metalic charcoal). Can this be done without the paint peeling or chipping.

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im sure you could, people paint the center piece on stock tail lights, dont see why it will be a problem with aftermarket.

put a VERY thin layer of bondo on it then paint over that. it will sticck better.. just bondo it then sand it till the layer is thin enough to where it does not protrude past the other tail lights.

Great Tip; Thanks

I have a painted center piece for sale?

well if ur goin to paint the center piece just sand the plastic real good get it rough but not too rough prime it sand it again prime it then put 2 or 3 coats of paint it will look good n last long dont bpther with the bondo its more time consumin and after u have the 2 or 3 coats of paint do the same with the clear coat 2 or 3 coats but its not needed if u dont want it to shine

Ya clear coat for sure; I want the center piece to match the color of the car

Those taillights will kill everything. Keep the stockers, and paint the center. It would look 100 times better.

You don't like the aftermarket tail lights? What do the rest of you think; Stay stock or go after market?

Those after market lights make an eclipse look nasty every eclipse I see with em makes wanna throw up! :(

I like my aem

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lol, what do you suggest then for after market? I don't want people to puke when they see my car. :)

Leave em as is they look great! Now if ya gotta and only if ya gotta just paint the center piece the same as ya car as for me I'm leaving mines as is it's a sexy symbolic image of a real eclipse (As in when sun peeks over the moon) that's the reason why Mitsu did that ;)

OEM sides with color matched center.

i also like the after market taillights but for matchin the color u have wiill suck cuz not to be mean thats a ugly color and might be hard to find in most stores

LOL, I don't like the color either. I will be getting it painted after I get it running. Charcoal in color and I think with the center piece painted and the after market tailights above it will look good :)

ohh ok then yea i agree it will look good also and shouldnt be that haed to match. what color charcoal cuz theres charcoal black, grey?

I'm thinking charcoal black, I want it to be a darker color.

as far as the tail lights go. it should be what YOU think looks good. everyone is gonna have different opinions but its YOUR car so do something you think you will look at and be like "****... thats *****' sexy..."

Thanks Jon, your right :)