Riley 0 Posted May 15, 2005 started out just wanting to clean them inside and out,the amount of crap was unreal! :shock: and it made things real difficult as the 3rd screw(one through front panel)holding the headlight was absolutely rusted to hell with no head on it! anyway,just wondering if ive done this correctly :oops: should i do the line inbetween the high/low beams in black? was wondering weather the marker pen! would get in the nicks properly? cheers,neil. see here! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
khurrado 0 Posted May 15, 2005 lookin good mate, yellow fog lights? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riley 0 Posted May 15, 2005 lookin good mate, yellow fog lights? :lol: cheers m8. i know,no one seems to like the yellow fogs,just thought id try sommet diffarent. neil. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gradeAfailure 0 Posted May 15, 2005 Looking very good - what pen/paint did you use? And I'll own up to liking the yellow fogs! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neverite 0 Posted May 15, 2005 nice riley, nice...(like the fogs too!) i did the same with mine a lil while back(and got rid of the red grill for an all black :D ) but i did the thin strip in between too, not sure if its a bad thing lol, but nobody picked up on it yet. gradeAfailure, i used smoothrite myself if that helps, i think i stole the idea from kevhaywire?? :oops: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 South 0 Posted May 15, 2005 Keep meaning to clean the inside of mine, but how did you manage to remove the difficult third skrew with no head? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil K 0 Posted May 15, 2005 planning to this to mine when I get my new lens for the offside... I think they would look better with the line between the lights done black too tbh 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubster82 0 Posted May 15, 2005 i like the yellow fogs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riley 0 Posted May 15, 2005 :lol: :lol: well i dont believe it,i went and did away with the yellow fogs just now! i used a marker pen,dont know the specific type sorry :oops: think i will do the line inbetween the high/low beams too. the 3rd screw was a knightmare! ended up just prising/pushing/pulling the headlight out,looks like its been plastic welded before too. need new headlights really :roll: cheers guys,neil. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JBOB 0 Posted May 15, 2005 Looks good mate, Im glad I told you how to do it :lol: :lol: I did mine a while ago and tried marker pen first but it wasn’t very good so ive now used Hammerite smooth. Ive coloured the strip in between the lights cos i thought it looked a bit odd when i first did them without, but that’s just personal taste. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geordiedubber 0 Posted May 15, 2005 Yeah looking good mate.. Think Ill do that when I get around to removing the dead angel eyes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graham_E 0 Posted May 15, 2005 A mod that cost next to nothing and looks top notch...like it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riley 0 Posted May 15, 2005 thanks guys. :D yeah jbob,cheers for telling me where to black em out. was it easy enough with the hammerite? did you mask off or anything? i was gonna use some at first but didnt wanna get it where it shouldnt be! im gonna paint the line to i reckon. neil. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JBOB 0 Posted May 15, 2005 thanks guys. :D yeah jbob,cheers for telling me where to black em out. was it easy enough with the hammerite? did you mask off or anything? i was gonna use some at first but didnt wanna get it where it shouldnt be! im gonna paint the line to i reckon. neil. Just use a good brush and go really slow :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riley 0 Posted May 15, 2005 will do m8,ill have a crack tomorrow. cheers :wink: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bally 0 Posted May 16, 2005 defo a good mod.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shilakadaddy 0 Posted May 16, 2005 looks really good on a black car 8) quite tempted to do this myself after seeing it done on a red corrado (G60Dan's car)... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaveStorm 0 Posted May 16, 2005 Did this simple but effective mod myself tonight and am well chuffed, it looks good against the dark paintwork. I used a very thin brush with a small bottle of black industrial metal marker and it worked a treat, looks better with the dividing line painted too 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riley 0 Posted May 16, 2005 looks great on the red too 8) how come its a lot more noticeable than on mine? is it just the dividing line? or have i not covered enough of the reflector? neil. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaveStorm 0 Posted May 16, 2005 Just do the dividing line and see if that makes any difference, I don't think you'll need to paint anymore around the reflector, unless you just want to give it another coating :wink: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riley 0 Posted May 16, 2005 yeah ill try that m8 8) didnt have chance today,started messing with the t/body then put it all back :roll: neil. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g60_Pete 0 Posted May 16, 2005 best thing i've done with a marker all semester! come on guys think up some more free mods :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bobbywhacker 0 Posted May 17, 2005 Did mine a while back. I used plasticote black gloss.. its like hobby paint I think, but its also heatproof. Worked a complete treat, only problem then was when I removed the masking tape, it had pulled away the silver coating on the main light bits... resolved using some satin silver spray, so now my lights are *completely* de-chromed.... even tho I hadn't intended to do that lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dazzyvr6 0 Posted May 17, 2005 does look good :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riley 0 Posted May 17, 2005 I removed the masking tape, it had pulled away the silver coating on the main light bits... resolved using some satin silver spray ouch :!: saying that,cant you get chrome effect spray? if your chrome bits were tatty so to speak,then you could probably give a quick nib down and repaint? dunno how reflective or heat resistant it would be though. neil. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites