Da_iLLeZt_TL973

how about pics of your fogs??? they look hot

and did you remove the reflector from your headlights it looks like it in the avatar

Aqua

damnit.

my gate shift mod didn't work

wanted to chrome it.

i put the gate shifter in graffiti remover for half an hour.

brought it out and it looked like crap.

i held it with rubber gloves and the finger print pattern on the rubber glove started showing up on the plastic gate shifter. the graffiti remover was so strong it was mushing up the outer layer of the plastic. so my job now is to sand it, prime it, and spray paint it.

i've been searching and looking and searching, but I can't find what i'm looking for.

can anybody help me in the steps on how to exactly sand (grade/grit types), the method to prime the plastic to welcome the paint better, and the best (oil-based) spray paint to use to bring about a terrific shine in the plastic.

ALSO, the gate shifter has reduced in size and will probably reduce in size a bit more due to sanding. hopefully the prime/paint will thicken up the look of the gate shifter, but can anyone recommend me something i can put in around the perimeter of the gateshifter so it fits snuggly against the gate shifter plate?

{sorry, i can't post pics as of yet}

MikePA

HALF AN HOUR! That's about 15 times too long.

illTL

lol..looks like pics of the fogs are going up. Yea i removed the yellow from the headlight..awesome DIY out there.




and here is a good pic of no yellow in headlight.


only pics i had at work


AND BEFORE PEOPLE GO APE SHIT..ITS GETTING LOWERED NEXT SPRING LOL

orgnlprankster7

just cromed my plate today, took about 5 min since i didnt even take off the plate, i bought graffiti remover but it was a foam and striped it in about 3 seconds lol looks great! ill post pics tomorow when its light out. only since i left the plate on i got some of the foam on the plastic trim and it melted it so ima have to fix that. maybee il put some carbon fiber over it since iwwas gonna do it anyway.

Final

Where did you learn this technique

t7n7

lol my friend has a 99TL.. i'm gonna go get his shift plate from him hahahaha.. he isn't into this hardcore modding so he wouldn't care... plus when he got the car. he got it off some chinese guy that put 02-03 taillights, the same aftermarket deck that Kris has (fttysm1), wood cluster, wood shifter knob.

HEHEHE can't wait. i never knew it was this easy.. :P

@cUr@-TL

this is teh old thread resurrection

DIRTYSOUTH_TYPE-S

does anyone know if you can trade-out shift plates ie... a 99 for a 2003. are they the same? id really like to have the chromed-out plate in my ride. thankx

fsttyms1

They fit but you loose 1st gear in the gate shift

DIRTYSOUTH_TYPE-S

Dont use 1st neway, do u know of neone selling 1?

t7n7

well i'm stealing mine from a friend..... so ya.. i guess thats one way. :P

fsttyms1

nope and the new ones from the dealer supposedly dont have it. You have to find an original 99 one