how do you remove the side repeater grilles from the fender?

 

they pop out from the inside (with force) then pull toward the front of the car.

 

Yup. Wedge your hand in there and push. And Yes it takes a bit of force.

 

Didnt believe it myself at first, but all you have to do is push on the back half and they pop right out.

 

i dont mean the lights i mean the entire chrome piece

 

lol nvr mind i got em

 

Yeah, open the hood and reach in behind and push it out, it will eventually pop out of the gromet that holds it.

But be careful, I've cut my finger tip on the metal that holds the gromet.

 

got em off and did this with em:







used krylon fusion plastic spray paint...did one coat....bit too glossy for me...hit it with a second and gave it a decent matte finish

 

But how about a pic with them ON the car? I've thought about this before, and just never got to it (plus I'm chicken!!)

Thanks for pioneering!

 

and here ya go

 

Diggin' the blacked out side grills! Been thinking about doing this myself but I want to keep the red S. Probably end up getting one from Aesthetic Creations.

 

just mask off the s with painters tape and trim to the edge with an xacto. Makes sanding tough but if you use a dremel and a flat wire brush and are very careful. no problemo.

VV That's low gloss engine creamic paint, the fusion was first but didn't match the jet black so I just did a different black that wouldn't look like I tired and failed to match. (it does match the plastic wheel arch trim perfectly though) The chrome on the side vents is hard and doesn't take to prepping well. I had a couple paints -even the fusion- flake in the pressure wash.

 

Has anyone had any luck with hitting the chrome with a 120 grit wet sand, self etching primer & then paint? Or try a adhesion promoter? I'm gonna tackle this one soon & I'd like to do it as well as I can.

 

looks great on eather color!!

 

These look great. I like how you kept the silver on the S.

 

happy 2 :D :D :D

 

I need a set of OEM lenses for these. Anyone have a set they are not using?

 

I did mine with only cleaning and fusion paint and they have held up well for over a year.
I did disassemble and leave the S in place but otherwise I just painted without sanding or other prep. I also masked the red of the S so that I have black with the red S in the middle.

 

I will as soon as the tax man cometh and gives me my money back. You can have my white ones (especially if you are swapping for some smoked ones )

 

I have a set of CRYSTAL ones that sweat inside. I even tried a vent hole underneath. Let me know what you would like

 

The R53 side repeaters look elegant compared w/ the R56, and the little custom touches shown here set them off incredibly well- it's the opposite of bling.

 

lol yea i cant stand chrome....my next project are the door handles and gas cap...though prolly gonna go with the AC CF ones

 

It will look even better when you put the middle grill on. Did you think the fusion paint worked well? This weekend I had some of the dash appart and I decided to try to paint the cup holder rings black. I just cleaned when with soap and water, dried them, kept my fingers off them and then when I went to paint them the paint just looked bad. It would go on in a nice thin cover but then some areas would pool up and leave some areas unpainted. It was strange.

I want to know the proper and best way to prep the plastic pieces on the car. The side repeater, dash parts, etc..

 

Sounds like a problem with the paint. What kind were you using?

 

The fusion kind. It was strange. I painted other things with it before. Maybe I need to primer the parts first. But then does it really matter if I use plastic paint or just regular paint? I dont think it should.