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Colored HVAC Knobs


Nitrous_Boy
03-14-2005, 10:31 PM
How in the hell do you take your clear knobs and color them. I'm lost.

Heres what i am talking about

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7960667639&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBI%3AIT

noshun
03-14-2005, 11:44 PM
How in the hell do you take your clear knobs and color them. I'm lost.

Heres what i am talking about

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7960667639&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBI%3AIT

krylon glass paint. Hardware store about $2 for a can

Nitrous_Boy
03-15-2005, 07:30 PM
no shit huh man easier than i thought

jayson716
03-15-2005, 08:56 PM
lol yes it is that easy. then again if u want red good luck i hear they dont sell red anymore.

noshun
03-15-2005, 09:00 PM
lol yes it is that easy. then again if u want red good luck i hear they dont sell red anymore.

Looks pink when it's lit up anyhow!

Classicrocjunkie
03-15-2005, 10:07 PM
or you can just peel the black rubber boot off and then get some leds in the light bulb sockets..

Nitrous_Boy
03-16-2005, 04:37 PM
i already pealed off the rubber. BTW remeber when people were selling them fuckers for like $24 a set. It was pretty funny to see ppl buy them. I didn't think about changing the bulbs though

noshun
03-16-2005, 08:15 PM
i already pealed off the rubber. BTW remeber when people were selling them fuckers for like $24 a set. It was pretty funny to see ppl buy them. I didn't think about changing the bulbs though

Sh*t loads of hassle!!!!!!!!!!!! Easier to apply colour!

Classicrocjunkie
03-16-2005, 09:24 PM
Sh*t loads of hassle!!!!!!!!!!!! Easier to apply colour!


If you have patients and determination.... fuck that hassel, its worth it.

Nitrous_Boy
03-17-2005, 07:31 PM
I think i am going to go to a junk yard and get a new hvac unit cause my lights work when they want to anyway. i might dig into it and see what i can do. fuck i dunno

noshun
03-23-2005, 08:07 PM
The knobs are red on 2000 shape grand ams. Just got the gray plastic on top!

S_chevy
03-24-2005, 12:24 AM
I just used model paint to paint the back side of the knobs and I think they came out good I will take so pictures and post them if you want.

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