painted my lights - well happy

1. Albino-jay Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2007 prestwich, manchester Posts: 305 Mk2 Spaxo VTS

   #1 23rd March 2007, 16:07

   well i decided to paint my lights today so here it goes:
   
   first step i had to remove my fooking bumper to get the lights off, so as i coldnt be arsed going to my garage and getting the jack. i found a beeeg kerb!
   
   
   
   
   
   bumper off:
   
   
   
   
   then i got the lights off and had to wap them im the oven at about 50 degrees for 10mintues to soften all the sealant (pain in the royal ass!)
   
   
   
   
   then i took the lights apart:
   
   
   
   
   
   then sanded the shiny bit down:
   
   
   
   then some plastic pimer
   
   
   
   then a few coats of matt black
   
   
   
   then put them back together
   
   
   
   
   i was very impressed
   
   so then i head to my local motorfactors minus my lights and bumper to get some new indicator bulbs, iget there and lock my keys in the car :no::no: luckily i got a spare set of windows so i booted it in:
   
   
   
   then fitted my lights and bumper
   
   
   
   
   Jobs a good un!
   
   i prefer them 8)
2. craigy_87 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2006 Wishaw United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 7326 Nissan 350z

   #2 23rd March 2007, 16:12

   looks good
   quite an adventure you had getting them done though
   "so i booted it in" lovely lol
3. babers Established Member Joined: Apr 2006 exeter United Kingdom (England) Posts: 1408 saxo vts

   #3 23rd March 2007, 16:16

   looks really good mate must do mine soon how long did it take you to do the lights and did you re seal them ok
4. Qucifer666 Established Member Joined: Jul 2006 Clevedon Posts: 2255

   #4 23rd March 2007, 16:17

   they do look a lot better. just one question, how did u manage to lock your keys in the car?
5. RootDogg Established Member Joined: Sep 2006 Newark/Stafford Posts: 1027 Astra G 2001 1.6 16v

   #5 23rd March 2007, 16:25

   Very nice mate, are they stock lights your after market ones? nice jack btw in the first piccy
6. Albino-jay Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2007 prestwich, manchester Posts: 305 Mk2 Spaxo VTS

   #6 23rd March 2007, 16:26

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Qucifer666 they do look a lot better. just one question, how did u manage to lock your keys in the car?

   
   i put my new blulbs in opend the car via passenger door, then started th car and checked all my lights there wer some chavs hanging aboot so i lcoked my passeneer door thinking i had already opened the drives door.
   
   DOH some fooking chav tried to prize the top of my door open DICKHEAD
   
   just found this other ic i took
   
   oh and it took about 2 hours or so, i put them int he oven after paint to help it dry too and help them reseal
   
   
7. Baz Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Nov 2005 Coventry Posts: 17782 Fiesta ST150

   #7 23rd March 2007, 16:28

   looks good mate, just need some rallye slag type wheels on there now
8. craigy_87 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2006 Wishaw United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 7326 Nissan 350z

   #8 23rd March 2007, 16:36

   like the original steelies
9. ChrisJ Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2005 Widnes United Kingdom (England) Posts: 3517 Saxo furio

   #9 23rd March 2007, 16:38

   Very nice mate, much better. Just need some new wheels now.
10. Emma_ZS Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jun 2006 Lincolnshire Posts: 8845 1. Mk2 Posi Furio 2. Fiesta Zetec S

    #10 23rd March 2007, 16:39

    they look awesome!
11. Albino-jay Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2007 prestwich, manchester Posts: 305 Mk2 Spaxo VTS

    #11 23rd March 2007, 16:41

    i know i know
    
    wheels = couple of hundred, painting my lights £5 you can see why the lights won this time
    
    i thnk im getting some 15" nimrods in white. if not itll be some steelies preferably 15" off a van
12. Baz Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Nov 2005 Coventry Posts: 17782 Fiesta ST150

    #12 23rd March 2007, 16:42

    nimrods in white would look sweet
13. craigy_87 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2006 Wishaw United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 7326 Nissan 350z

    #13 23rd March 2007, 16:56

    could get some raylle steelies from pug dont think they cost all that much
14. Yates Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Pompey/Darlo Posts: 31546 MK1 - 1.1 Animal

    #14 23rd March 2007, 17:08

    that needs standard bonnet, standard mirrors, standard white steelies and standard front lights!! you cant change rallyes its the law
15. Bondie Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2006 Bristol Posts: 3200 Slammed Corsa SXI

    #15 23rd March 2007, 17:14

    Really looks the part with the black bonnet nice one buddy
    
    Bondie
16. user_11067 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2006 Ashford kent Posts: 3161 PoP! bAnG! pOp! BaNg!

    #16 23rd March 2007, 17:34

    looks really good mate, the lights look alot better now
17. dingle Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2007 forfar Posts: 631 mk1 white saxo vts

    #17 23rd March 2007, 18:26

    lights looks really good bud
18. CAL99vts Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2007 Thurso/Edinburgh Posts: 566 99' VTS,2004 seat leon CUPRA

    #18 23rd March 2007, 18:46

    cool,nice job man.i really like your car. no one give you any grief or call the feds when ya kicked the window in??
19. TU-Tuning Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2006 Bristol Posts: 16575 JP4urio, 306 DTurbo SportShed

    #19 23rd March 2007, 18:49

    Looks much much better mate, looks really tidy. Will look spot on with some new rims, white nimrods are the way forward i reckon
20. mrolinc Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 761

    #20 23rd March 2007, 19:33

    edit: found what i was looking for, nice lights mate
21. riggsy Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2006 West Sussex Posts: 6280 Mk2 Saxo Vts

    #21 23rd March 2007, 19:43

    Lights look alot better mate well done!
    
    Rims let it down though.
    
    Do they come apart realy easily after being in the oven then?
22. GTI_Lee Established Member Joined: Jun 2006 Wales Posts: 1486 1)2002 Saxo VTR 2)2003 106 GTI

    #22 23rd March 2007, 21:08

    You've done a good job on them lights mate! Looks sweet!
23. goat_janine Frequent Poster Joined: Aug 2006 Cornwall! Posts: 644 Audi A3

    #23 23rd March 2007, 21:10

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Matt that needs standard bonnet, standard mirrors, standard white steelies and standard front lights!! you cant change rallyes its the law

    Im in agreement with that. Rallyes are something you just dont change imo. Sorry.
24. saxooxas Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2006 stalybridge! Posts: 2550 1 series

    #24 23rd March 2007, 21:19

    i think it looks nice, probably even better with some white steelies!
25. belly_VTS Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2006 Co Durham(north east) Posts: 626 cammed vts, (rest in pieces) corsa vxr - 340bhp

    #25 24th March 2007, 18:22

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by goat_janine Im in agreement with that. Rallyes are something you just dont change imo. Sorry.

    maybe he doesnt want a rallye looking like everybody elses