cmn130

i know its nothing to big, but its the first of many mods to come, and im excited to start the transformation.

I got the emblem and grill and decided to paint them black. I used krylon plastic paint for the grill. no prep work required it says, and have heard of others using this product. Then end result looks great. i did about 10 coats on it so hopefully it dosnt chip to much to fast. if it does ill take it to a paint shop.

i did the emblem to before i switch to the flat badge i figured id see how it looks, because for now i kind of like the factory badge.

suggestions please on other exterior mods ! rims i know is a given ! I want to smoke the side orange markers but not sure how to take them off without breaking them.

I like the black look on cars, altho i dont want a black car do to me being a clean freak.


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my old truck
blacked out, tails, 3rd brake, headlights, emblems, side grills, top lights, exhaust ect ect

tgoss

Looks cool man, I just went back to the hood ornament too. I like to classic look as well as the flat badge.

I would just get euro strips bumper strips. They eliminate the side marker all together.

You might as well black out all the chrome molding now.

mikey33

Looks good on the paint. As far as the bumper lights, they just pop out and you can use a small flat head screw driver to do that. Just be sure to wrap the end up the screwdriver with a thin cloth so you do not scratch the paint.

cmn130

tgoss where do u get the euro moldings i looked and couldn't find them. are the chrome strips hard to get off? I hate chrome personally. i hadnt seen anyone paint the hood adornment so i figured id try it out.

mikey, thanks , i started to pry em off and i heard cracking and rattling and got nervous that i wouldn't get them back in again and stopped.. any thoughts ?

tgoss

Call James or Peter at ACG - 1.877.422.4736

As far as the chrome you can just wrap it with vinyl.

mikey33

They will not snap if you are careful. Just find the smallest flat head you can find and gently snug it in the crevice and work your way around to pop it out. GL

cmn130

thanks for the info guys MIKEY i will try tomorrow wish me luck ! lol.

i want to smoke the mirror lenses if anyone knows how to take them off if they can plz let me know

motorkas

OP - looks good!!!!



Mr Goss. Do I even need to write anything. . .

(funny thing is I just put the gunsight back on because wifey insists it be on when she's in the car; that and my dad, the last time I was up, told me I was not allowed to bring the car in my parents' driveway unless he saw the gunsight - luckily it takes all of 60 seconds to switch them out)

You forgot the "removing of the egg yolks" from the turn signals.

AMGfan

Good job...keep the pics coming!

cmn130

now ur car is sick buddy. if only i could find someone to black out my inner headlights. and chrome trim on the outside

mikey33

+1 Need to buy chrome or stealth turn signal bulbs.

pearlpower

Looks good! But man, looks like a nice neighborhood, how about doing something about that driveway! What's leaking?

tgoss

Ah yes the yolk has to go! Thanks for the ref BT! You gotta get some bulbs to take the yellow out of your turn signals. PM Motorkas, he'll tell you what's up

I dunno man something about the original star has got me. And truth be told, I love the star just as much as the flat badge. And you're right sir, it take a matter of seconds to switch em out. I just keep the opposite in the center console

cmn130

lol driveway was due to girlfriends car was a pos. we fixed that problem i need to have it redone.

and yes I agree with the eggyolk comment, i had to read motorkas comment a few times to understand it. haha

motorkas

Tgoss was the one who hipped me to them. You can get them from Stealth Auto - either call or put your make and model in and they take car of the rest. Super easy DIY - it's just a PITA to stick your hand in and twist when pulling them out/putting them back in but it shouldn't take more than 5 mins

cmn130

thanks guys, i figured out how to take the side markers out, not to bad, i painted them with the nightshade taillight and lens black paint, but im not happy with the results , so i ordered the smoke lenses with white bulbs. oh well

nanayaw6

Nice results man. I guess we were doing the same mod at the same time cos i started mine yesterday. A bit jealous though cos i went old school and did primer n all the good stuff for similar result.Finally finished mine today

cmn130

ha thanks buddy, im sure with all the work you put in yours probably looks better. I have this huge problem of not being able to drive a stock car. i have to give it my own touches and tweaks, it makes me love it that much more