trying to make the center piece clear! HELP!!!!!!!

dreams1924 · #1 08-26-2002, 02:45 AM

hey i am trying to make the center piece by the taillights clear with black letters? anyone know how to do it cheap?

:angel:

ci5ic · #2 08-26-2002, 05:29 AM

That depends on what you mean...

When you say "clear", do you mean you want the bare metal of the hatch showing through it? or do you want it to be chrome instead of red? or do you want it to be black?

I just ordered a center section from and STD wich is black instead of red...

Please clarify what you mean by "clear"...

sackerius · #3 08-26-2002, 08:04 AM

ci5ic, i would of traded you centre pieces man... im going for the si look, lol dam you... well ttyl

dreams1924 · #4 08-26-2002, 01:02 PM

i want the center piece to be like the clear corners and have the lettering be black!

ci5ic · #5 08-26-2002, 05:42 PM

Well, I don't know how to do that dreams, but when I get my new center-piece, I'll take a look at my old one and see if I can come up with something...

dreams1924 · #6 08-26-2002, 06:13 PM

thanks ci5ic........i want to do it on my own so that way i don't have to buy it! i seen it done on a toyota corolla by my house and it looks very good! well if anyone else knows how it would be greatly appreciated!

:what: :flash:

Melt · #7 08-26-2002, 06:25 PM

I started to attempt to do it and slightly cracked the lens. After that I said fuck this and put it back onto the car

ci5ic · #8 08-26-2002, 06:32 PM

It should be just like popping open corner lenses... Just use a heat-gun to melt the glue around the lens edges and slowly pry it apart...

You could just buy the chrome housing Altezza's, but in my opinion, the center piece on those looks really really bad...

Melt · #9 08-26-2002, 06:38 PM

Us sedaners dont really have any aftermarket taillight options. I would have altezzas by now if we did, (although I really hate the center piece on em too)

dreams1924 · #10 08-26-2002, 06:43 PM

see i did my bfs side markers but just ended up putting plastic pieces there and it looks good but i don't want that for the center piece! andi don't really want to but it either! just had a baby to many other expenses! there has to be a way to clear it out! help im bored and need a project!:angel:

ci5ic · #11 08-26-2002, 06:56 PM

Well, have you been able to open up the center piece? Is it possible to pop it open and remove the red reflective piece? If so, what's behind the reflective piece? Can it be chrome plated? Can you replace the red piece with something else that could be chrome plated? Can you just cover it with some tin-foil? (just kidding about that last one)

Damn... I'm gonna have to go look at mine on my lunch break in a few hours... Got me thinkin'...

dreams1924 · #12 08-26-2002, 07:18 PM

i just went out there to check it and i have no clue how i am going to be able to get off! there were little like thingys you pinch and i couldn't grab them so i am wondering if thats how they come off????? i really wanna do this b/c this is my project unti i get the money for my body kit!!!! and my baby sleeps all day so i have nothing to do...but that god i go back to work this week!

dreams1924 · #13 09-04-2002, 06:25 PM

well my bf got it off the other day but now i just have to figure out how i am going to clear it out! we had seen this hatchback w/ the center cleared and it looked really nice! so it can be done just gotta do it right! well thanks for everything!:angel:

Melt · #14 09-04-2002, 06:33 PM

If you do figure out how to clear it post some pics and the final product so that some of us sedaners can do the same thing.

GTA · #15 09-04-2002, 06:35 PM

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Originally posted by dreams1924
we had seen this hatchback w/ the center cleared and it looked really nice! so it can be done just gotta do it right!

Are you sure that hatch you saw didnt have a clear center piece that comes with a set of clear tailights? like this.

This car has a painted set of clear tails.

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