grill mod and taillight mod..

[unvmyrs]

ok, wondering about removing my stock grill, and priming/painting it metallic black, and filling the "camaro" in with pewter letters to match the body color...and then clearcoating it in gloss...how would that look?
also, my tail lights have red circles inside them...(see pics) and I was wondering if it is possible to remove the taillight plate, and then nightshade those red things black, then put the cover back on, how would that look?? lemme know.

[J. Henley 17]

I don't know how they smoke lenses, but you could probably have that done to them... you might want to get some red bulbs, though.

[StrtRacer98]

i think u should get a billet grille.
but hey your a painter.. might as well just do it to see how it looks.

the tailights i duno.

[unvmyrs]

i wouldnt need red bulbs...the plastic is red. but to get to the red lenses to smoke them is the problem...I dunno how I would do it...
I would like to at least see what the grille would look like...I mean, metallic black with silver fillins would be pretty cool i guess but I don't know.

[BLLDOGG]

the taillights are probably just like the headlights in that you would have to put them in an oven the be able to pry the clear cover off.

[unvmyrs]

yeah that is what I was thinking, just bake them and pry them apart, then nightshade the red lenses... How would that look???

[Kevx]

I painted my grill when I had my GFX painted figuring I could paint it back if I didn't like it. Turned out so great looking with chrome lettering that I've never changed it back. [img]graemlins/wavey.gif[/img]


http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/7b0120dc87.jpg

[Question]

Very nice Kevx. Near perfect match.

[unvmyrs]

hey kevx, nice car man. I like the way yer grill is painted red like your car, looks great. How would that look on a pewter camaro if I painted my grill pewter??? I'm still looking for somthing to do to my grill...but i don't want a billet grill, just want to paint mine. Kevx, off subject but did you ever have a condensation problem with your halo lights? I think I might have fixed my problem but j/w..

[Kevx]

Originally posted by Question:
Very nice Kevx. Near perfect match.

Thanks!

[Kevx]

Originally posted by unvmyrs:
hey kevx, nice car man. I like the way yer grill is painted red like your car, looks great. How would that look on a pewter camaro if I painted my grill pewter??? I'm still looking for somthing to do to my grill...but i don't want a billet grill, just want to paint mine. Kevx, off subject but did you ever have a condensation problem with your halo lights? I think I might have fixed my problem but j/w..

Here's a link to a silver car with a painted grill, which gives you a good idea what a pewter would look like. I think it looks hot.

http://www.camarographics.com/CustomerPages/DerekS.htm

On the Halos, I guess I was lucky, no condensation yet. I live in Florida, so maybe that makes a difference since they never see real cold.

[ThatsMeGC]

Looking at the silver painted to match, I would say paint it a little bit of a darker shade.

[unvmyrs]

yes, they are actually just sim carbon fiber decals you put over the sail panel...but it beats having a blank sail panel I think...the firebirds have the bird and the camaro should have somthing maybe.