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Started by _ucongas_ , Jun 15 2008 09:23 PM

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#151 _Chriskoss-79uc_

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Posted 10 July 2008 - 09:01 PM

I think this looks SWEET! Especially at night..
Anybody know how to do this

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#152 RIM-010

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Posted 10 July 2008 - 09:08 PM

Silver paint... Easy as.

Tim

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#153 _Aidan_

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Posted 10 July 2008 - 11:47 PM

i tried it with a spray can and came out too thick, looked crappy. Maybe try it with a very fine artists brush, the type you would use for pinstriping.

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#154 _Chriskoss-79uc_

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Posted 11 July 2008 - 12:17 AM

i tried it with a spray can and came out too thick, looked crappy. Maybe try it with a very fine artists brush, the type you would use for pinstriping.

How would yougo about doing it with a brush if the paint is from a spray can?

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#155 _ucongas_

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Posted 11 July 2008 - 01:23 AM

I tried the silver out's and then the black out's.. a nicely polished set of NOS covers is the only way to go I think... also spray the orange innards red, tones em down a bit and black out the surrounds.. mmm

:rolleyes:

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#156 _Aidan_

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Posted 11 July 2008 - 02:28 AM

How would yougo about doing it with a brush if the paint is from a spray can?

Could go buy a can of paint, rather than a spray can. Maybe go down to an automotive paintshop, they should have pinstriping gear.

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#157 _Leakey_

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Posted 14 July 2008 - 08:45 PM

EvilUC' I think I wasted near 3 hhours after playing about in that Youtube link!!
Man there's some funny stuff in there. The Lemur rules. Thinking of retiring
the prairie dog. http://www.youtube.c...feature=related
(needs sound for best effect)

Back to tail lights!

What if.... what if you ran some UC lights through a band saw down the guts
and removed about 1", disked them smooth, and glued them back together?
Same length, just not as high? Cant be fagged photoshopping that.. anyone else
want to try it and see?

Edited by Leakey, 14 July 2008 - 08:46 PM.

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#158 _evil UC hatch_

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Posted 14 July 2008 - 09:27 PM

lol Leakey, I stumbled across it by accident one day, and you right about the sound, it makes it so much better.

as for the lights, someone had once mentioned frenching the lights so they sit flush, but have never seen any photos, I am considering giving that a go. I am just worried that I wont like it because that would be hard to change back if I dont

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#159 _ucongas_

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Posted 14 July 2008 - 09:42 PM

Got me thinking leakey... hmmm.

something like... this?

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Cheers.

PJ. :spoton:

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#160 _T0rana_

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Posted 14 July 2008 - 10:46 PM

how about nathan's tail lights

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#161 _Brad1979UC_

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Posted 15 July 2008 - 01:22 AM

I like the smoked look of Nathans UC...but man that silver outline on that green UC really caught my eye...rekon i might dust off one of my old tail lights and give it a shot. I really like it!

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#162 _Chriskoss-79uc_

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Posted 15 July 2008 - 01:25 AM

I like the smoked look of Nathans UC...but man that silver outline on that green UC really caught my eye...rekon i might dust off one of my old tail lights and give it a shot. I really like it!

Its good ay? Gives it sort of a modernised look of some old 'ugly' tail lights.

The cheapest easiet option for UC owners is.. park your car bum-first wherever you go. If your opening the boot, cover your eyes

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#163 _jake_

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Posted 15 July 2008 - 01:05 PM

i like Nathans taillights as opposed to the silver on that green UC.... simply because when you look at that green UC picture its like someone whacked you in the face with a taillight.. your eyes are just pulled to it, whereas with Nathans you look more at the rest of the car, its less in your face.

Sorta, kinda, thing.. :blink:

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#164 MRLXSS

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Posted 15 July 2008 - 01:28 PM

I think a more even coating on nathans would look better... Looks a bit patchy to me... Knoath did a good job on his old tail lights.

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#165 _Aidan_

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Posted 16 July 2008 - 03:17 AM

what has nathan actually done to his taillights?

Looks similar to this car, and they don't look too bad, picture quality isn't the best though:
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From http://www.nswtoranaclub.com website, under members cars (rob farnsworth)

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#166 _T0rana_

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Posted 16 July 2008 - 10:05 PM

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#167 _Leakey_

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Posted 17 July 2008 - 03:55 PM

Looks good. Much more even.

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#168 _brett_32i_

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Posted 17 July 2008 - 06:16 PM

looks good, its a bit darker than whati had on my first uc

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#169 _Aidan_

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Posted 18 July 2008 - 02:11 AM

so what has actually been done to the taillights?

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#170 _Chriskoss-79uc_

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Posted 18 July 2008 - 12:10 PM

so what has actually been done to the taillights?

If you're referring to the blue UC at the top of the page posted by T0rana.. it has been tinted using 'automotive tail light tint spray'... you can pick a can up from your local auto store... take off your lights.. and spray them a few coats with this stuff.. leave to dry and re-install.

Makes UC lights a little less ugly IMO.

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#171 camby

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Posted 25 September 2008 - 03:00 PM

Hi guys im new to the forum but was just thinking of how a camaro front end might look on the uc so i whipped this up off paint from one of leakeys photos and i reckon it looks pretty good. What does everyone else think?