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11-03-2005, 01:28 PM
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03+ Ugly Rear Lights Answer
Ok ladies, If you have 03+ cavy and have ever said to yourself "Man those tail lights and rear bezel are butt ass ugly" i have a cheap answer for it SPRAY PAINT! Yes i said SPRAY PAINT ok i know this will sound like the dumbest thing you have ever heard but belive me you be awe struck when you see the finished product. Instead buying Euro lights and making your cavy look pre 2003 or buying a bezel cover off the net for $100 - $200 dollars you can do it at how in a day or two and make your cavy look awsome and unique.
So, Im making instructions on how to do it so i looks great so here goes, 1. Go get 2 Black Krylon Fusion spray paint cans from a store (DONT GO CHEAP!!! I can't express the seriousness of getting quality paint for this or it will look like utter crap!) about $5 a peice 2. Get some Clear Coat (The more expensive the better, I used Dupli-Color Truck & SUV Clear Top Coat) about $5 a peice 3. Get some paint thinner (I used ACE Paint Thinner with 100% Mineral Spirits) about $3, dont neet much! 4. Get some masking tape (Again dont go cheap) $3 - $4 5. Get a rough scuff pad (ACE has 'em for about $3) 6. Go Home! 7. Remove all your Tail lights and the Center bezel 8. Tape the circular parts on all the lenses and the bezel (on the 03+ cavys they are raised about 1/4 of a inch so tape the rised part as well ast the top pf the circle part of the lenses) 9. Scuff everthing EXCEPT what you dont want to paint 10. Use the Paint thinner to clean any wax dirt ect.. off the lense bodys 11. Apply 3 coats of the Krylon Fusion at 45min - 1hr between coats ( light coats folks! or it will run!) 12. Apply 1- 2 coats of the clear coat (about 1 - 2 hrs between coats) 13. Let dry for day or two for full curing and DONT touch! 14. Remove the Tape SLOWLY AND CARFULLY! 15. Install and be amazed!   PROJECT CAVYTY
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Last edited by colinlesser; 11-05-2005 at 09:27 AM. 
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11-03-2005, 02:20 PM
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Re: 03+ Ugly Rear Lights Answer
ive seen that done before, looks like rice.
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11-03-2005, 03:14 PM
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Re: 03+ Ugly Rear Lights Answer
i think its awsome
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11-03-2005, 03:36 PM
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Re: 03+ Ugly Rear Lights Answer
I finally get to use this smiley!
 I bet it looks good, not "rice". I think euros are more "rice" than a black mask on stock lights. Do you think mine look "rice" in my sig? For a less-permanent solution, use vinyl, like mine. It will be tricky, but easy to take off, plus you can change designs without having to use 5 gallons of paint thinner to get the paint off, and then be left with scuffed plastic underneath. Just go to a local sign shop and ask for a few feet of black vinyl, they should give it to you for less than 20 bucks.
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11-03-2005, 03:47 PM
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Re: 03+ Ugly Rear Lights Answer
its nice im getting ready to put the last peice on in about a hour but it looks freakn awsome , ill have pics up by friday
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11-03-2005, 05:44 PM
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Re: 03+ Ugly Rear Lights Answer
Quote:
 To this all I have to say is....no shit.
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11-03-2005, 06:40 PM
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Re: 03+ Ugly Rear Lights Answer
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Matching manufacturers is actually a much better idea. Krylon paint, krylon clear. I thought that was common knowledge...
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11-03-2005, 06:50 PM
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Re: 03+ Ugly Rear Lights Answer
i couldnt find krylon clear coat
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11-05-2005, 09:47 AM
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Re: 03+ Ugly Rear Lights Answer
oh yea you know how you call your car a Heavy Chevy , well i was riding in the back seat of my friends old caprice in the middle of the night with 5 other people and Paul who was drunk along withh all of us going to the store to get more beer and we made the 5 mile treck there alive but not by much but on the way back he tried to take 35mph curve at 87mph and as we hit the turn he said and i quote "Aint nothn' can f*ck with my HEAVY CHEVY" and we proceded to do 3 360's, jump a ditch, take out about 20 small trees and come to rest 36 feet into the woods, i found myself in between the dash and windsheild, so heavy chevy may not be a good thing to say
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11-05-2005, 11:14 AM
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Re: 03+ Ugly Rear Lights Answer
I think that looks awsome thankx for the tip
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11-08-2005, 08:20 PM
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Re: 03+ Ugly Rear Lights Answer
Not to shabby.. i like it. That gives me an idea for my 3rd break light... sweeeeet
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