that looks so nice! why don't they do that at the factory?

I'm waiting for a hyper blue interior and thus the door ovals will be hyper blue... do you think i can buy the same plugs and use Hyper Blue touch up paint?

 

better the get the hyper blue spray can. I forget who sells the factory match colors, but a touch-up won't do very well.

 

I went and got the black vinyl plugs (2 at 11/16'' and 2 at 5/8'') for the doors at Lowes today. They cost me $2.95 including tax They look great and really match the anthrocite.

I can't believe how much satisfaction I got out of this simple and cheap mod.

 

have the lighter silver rings on mine too thinking of painting them either space blue to match the exterior or red.

already did the door plugs $1.19 x 2 and good to go!

 

Since I had to take out the light to install the Pulsar, I wanted to do this. I stopped by a tinting and graphics shop, asked for a little bit (have to emphasize LITTLE) of white screen for graphics over windows. Since this town is full of nice people, they gave me a 3 lineal inches.

First of all, I was shocked how crappy my light looks! The reflector looks streaked and dirty, the black gasket glue looks like crap, and some cracks developed on the edge of the lens. For being under the wing, I'm just surprised how the sun has trashed it.


I shaved off the raised lettering, sanded to 3200 grit wet-sand paper so no bubbles would happen. The screen was cut way oversize, carefully laid onto the lens, scissor cut about 1/4" away from the housing edge. Used a blow drier to get the edges to stick. Took a new Xacto blade and sort of guilotine cut the excess off, and small cuts on the ends.


When it goes back to drought, and Swifty is washed, I'll take a better picture of just this.

 

^^^ Very nice, great idea with the white roof. Any noticable difference in brightness?

 

Oh... is that important? Just standing behind, in bright daylight, I don't think so. Shouldn't make any difference at night.

A better picture, near my favorite time of day.

 

...just wanted to show it still works.

 

Very clever

 

Wow... for you to say that, it must not be so dorky.

 

I like it.

I wonder how hard silver perforated would be to find.

 

That looks great!!
Jim

 

Cheap. Not dorky. Time to find a graphics shop...

 

yea that mod is awesome. nice job

 

Wow, thanks everyone! I've been thinking about it for awhile. Glad to share something cool (for once).

Now I'm wondering if there is black (for the sidelights).

 

On my 76 Capri I used black pinstriping to get that 'blackout' effect on the tail and sidelights - I'm betting the black screen will look better.

 

No, not dorky at all, maybe a little geeky tho


(But we are all geeks just being on the forum )

 

Eric! You can paint the screen (they print graphics on it...d...d...DUH!)
I grabbed some scrap, spray painted, and ta da! Light mists (not the poopy spurt I had) will prevent paint pooling in the holes.
Tried it on a sidelight. No comments on the filthy car.


And further back:

Seems like an easy mod.

And about 100 times faster than doing this:

 

Great thread! Cool ideas.

I really like the evolution of the brake light mesh cover idea onto the side lights! While I know it would increase our price, if one of the resident graphic companies sold these pre-cut and colored for a reasonable (cheap!) price I bet they would sell.

With a PW roof, it will be difficult for me to do the brake light mod without a custom color order.

 

Thanks!

Good idea.

I see you are a "boss." Why can't a club get a big sheet of this screen, cut to oversize each light, spraypaint with touch up paint (will it crack is the question), and all the club members (who choose to be "with us" ) can do this? I also thought of asking the sign shop to print colors on a sheet, would not be exact but no painting.

 

Take it to the Deep Doo-Doo thread ------------->

 

Ooops, yes mam!

 

89AKurt - you've got a PM.

 

89AKurt....several questions, since you are now "the guru"...how are the "Cooper" letters held onto the body? What is the easy way to get them off without damaging the body or paint?

 

What an awesome mod! And it looks totally stock. Nice thinkin' Kurt!

bonsaimini - the easiest way to remove the letters w/o damaging the paint is with dental floss.