so i ordered the blacked out side markers for my car, but alas, they were too small, i guess they only fit the 03, 04 and 05.

anyways, i tried to take the wheel well out to get at the stock ones to paint them, what a pain! i gave up and just left them on the car.

pics -

ready to go.....


first coat on......


finished product!




i used three coats of Rustoleum Paint for Plastic, let it dry and then did two coats of Rustoleum Clear Reflective Finish. it isn't 100% dry yet. the idea is to make them black since the orange stuck out like a sore thumb, but at night they should still reflect back light.

what do you guys think?

jim

 

looks good! good job!

 

very nice.

 

Nice. I have the Bat overlays on my 06, not dark enough.. May go this route.. Great job!

 

niceeee. i think imma do the same to my car =)

 

That does definitely look great. Are those Volk GT-S?

Rob

 

no they are tsws

good job on the painting. I tinted mine. This looks great as well. since youdidn't take off the bumper and teh market itself, did yu miss any spots in the corner?

 

FAIL!!!!

 

that actually looks really good. when i read the thread title i didnt know if that seemed like a good idea but now i really like it. if my car were black i'd do this for sure

 

 

That looks really good. Great job.

 

those are TSW thruxton

 

Thanks for letting me know... I'm looking for a set of Volk GT-S Gunmetal.. these look kinda similar (to my untrained eyes) ... I'll check these out too.

Rob

 

^^^ there is gonna be a huge price difference, volks are much nicer.

reflectors look great, I would have been very afraid to do this to my car.

 

Very very nice look!!!

 

nice, did the same on my PPW... however, my bumper was already off so i went ahead and did it... looks good

 

i was VERY scared.......especially with my wife sitting on the porch calling me stupid, lol. but i am pretty handy with a rattle can.

Superblack350 - i ensured i didn't miss any spots, the key is in the masking job around the reflector itself.

all - thanks for the comments, i have another idea that, if executed well, will be sweet. i will keep you all posted.

jim

 

wow, those look very good man, great work!

 

i did the same too looks great. but did you have to use the whole newspaper!?

 

looks real nice!!!! let us know what happens at night when u use them