CleanGSR Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Well, I just got done painting and installing my corners amber. I'll have to sand and clear them this weekend, but I think it turned out pretty nice so far. Sorry about the crappy pics, cars filthy and in the garage. Here is just a few pictures I took of my car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolLesHonda Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 awesome man !!! ... looks good ... i have never looked to see how they come off ... easy or no ? ... and how easy was it to do ... i like it and i wanna do thjat to mine too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted November 1, 2005 Author Share Posted November 1, 2005 Extremely easy. One screw under the hood by the headlight and they pop out. Then I just sanded the plastic corner, wiped them down, and gave them about 3 good coats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolLesHonda Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 sanded the inside of the light ? ... what grit sand paper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted November 1, 2005 Author Share Posted November 1, 2005 Sanded the outside of the lens and sprayed the outside of the lens. Not sure what grit the sandpaper was but it was pretty fine. I'll check later but I think it was about 800 grit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolLesHonda Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 right, i know some people who made cheap clear corners by breaking the lens, and all you had was the light and the housing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuenlester Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 cool man!!!!!!!!!!! :thumbsup: noted your on going discussion with SolLesHonda I will do my lights too love what you did!!!!!!!!!cool man!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted November 1, 2005 Author Share Posted November 1, 2005 That will be harder for you to do yours since they are 1 piece headlight/corners. Ours are two peice so it's easy to do. Just be careful not to mess up your nice 1 piece's and tape them off well. Oh, and I used orange stained glass paint from krylon. I had to get it off ebay, cause none of the hobby shops around here had it. And just some advice, only use Krylon clear with krylon paints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolLesHonda Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 i like it, but i don't know if i am going to do it to my sol, mostly because i don't know if it will be too much since my car is blue ... it may stick out too much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted November 1, 2005 Author Share Posted November 1, 2005 The more I look at the pictures I took last night, the more I'm convinced that I need to order clear sidmarkers and paint them amber so the two amber's match each other. Oh, well, they're only about $20.00 on ebay I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolLesHonda Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 yeah ... its cool though man ... its not a huge difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRG7 Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 I'm going to assume you used the Krylon Stained Glass paint? If so, where'd you find it at? I've checked Wal-Mart, Kmart, AC Moore (Craft Store), Rag Shop (Craft Store), Home Depot, Lowes, etc and can't find it. I still have to check a paint shop around here (was closed when we conducted the official search on Saturday), I would imagine they'd have it, but need a back-up source. For the bumper lenses, you could probably spray a coat or two on the oem's and have it either match or come closer. I have both sets right now (clear and oem), and figured that if the oem were only a shade off or so, I wouldn't bother spraying either sets. Your pics make it seem like quite a difference (IMO). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted November 1, 2005 Author Share Posted November 1, 2005 Yeah, I think it looks quite a bit different too, but I like the corner's look better. I couldn't find it anywhere in my town and ended up buying it off ebay for like 5.00 shipped. Oh, and yes it is krylon stained glass paint in orange. I used 4 coats, but the 4th coat got it a little darker than I wanted, so I'd reccomend 3 coats. I think I'll give that a try with my oem sidemarkers. It bothers me that they don't match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRG7 Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Yeah, I think it looks quite a bit different too, but I like the corner's look better. I couldn't find it anywhere in my town and ended up buying it off ebay for like 5.00 shipped. Oh, and yes it is krylon stained glass paint in orange. I used 4 coats, but the 4th coat got it a little darker than I wanted, so I'd reccomend 3 coats. I think I'll give that a try with my oem sidemarkers. It bothers me that they don't match. Yeah, if it were only a shade or two different, not too noticeable unless you're really looking, then I wouldn't bother. But, to me, it shows too much of a difference. I'll check ebay again for the paint. What was the seller name? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted November 1, 2005 Author Share Posted November 1, 2005 sellers id name is legodroid. Might send him/her a message and ask if they have any more, cause I don't see any current auctions for it. Good luck with the find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolLesHonda Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 i found some at a local hobby shop here, but im not sure yet if i wanna do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted November 1, 2005 Author Share Posted November 1, 2005 I'm debating on whether or not to red out my tails too. I just can't decide whether I like the look better than the stock look. I think all red tails would look good on a red car though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRG7 Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 I'm going to take a look for the Krylon still, and in the meantime see if I can find some Crown Glass Coating... said to not fade as the Krylon Stained glass does... we'll see what I find first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphries Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 yeah it definitely stands out. painting sidemarkers will make that thing look amazing. good look i loved the car already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolLesHonda Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 i'm debating if i should do it or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted November 2, 2005 Author Share Posted November 2, 2005 Okay here's an update. When using Krylon Stained Glass Paint.......DO NOT CLEARCOAT. I popped one out to clearcoat it last night. I sanded it, and sprayed one coat of clear and when I came back to put a second coat on the clearcoat reacted with the paint and spiderwebbed the entire corner lamp. I knew that a regular automotive clearcoat would do this, but I went and bought Krylon clearcoat and it still did it. (wasn't suppossed to from what I've heard). I spent 2 hours last night sanding the corner light and re-spraying a coat to get it to look good again, but now the one I redid is darker than the other one......so I don't know what I'm going to do now, I like the lighter one better, but it would be way to much work to sand the other corner all the way back to clear, so I'll probably have to spray another coat on the lighter one to bring it darker to match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolLesHonda Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 that sucks man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphries Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 get new ones it'd be easy to get some 15 dollar ones and repainting them to match perfectly and have them how you really like them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted November 2, 2005 Author Share Posted November 2, 2005 Nah, I'll figure something out. I refuse to pay more than $5.00 to make my corners amber. It seems like the first time I did them they lightened up a little after a day so maybe the darker one will do that a little. We'll see. Oh and CRG - how do you take out the sidemarkers? It looks like you have to take off the bumper but that's a lot of work for such a little light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRG7 Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 There is one clip really that holds the bumper reflectors in place. If you can reach your hand through the wheel well and into the vicinity of the lens, you'll be able to get it out easily. Just snap it out and move on to the next. They go in just as easy. You may be able to remove it from the front as well, but to avoid getting any nicks in the front, I'd recommend going through the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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