Painted B-Pillars and Shifter Gauge
07-03-2009, 07:22 PM
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Painted B-Pillars and Shifter Gauge
ooooh yeah... 4th of July mod i did 
Before:
iiiiiiiiick hella nasty
After:
Cleannnnnnn Gloss Black
Shifter Gauge Before:
Boring gray....
Newly Painted Shifter Gauge after
Next up, Redo my headlights and get some new HID bulbs and some lowering springs =D
Before:
iiiiiiiiick hella nasty
After:
Cleannnnnnn Gloss Black
Shifter Gauge Before:
Boring gray....
Newly Painted Shifter Gauge after
Next up, Redo my headlights and get some new HID bulbs and some lowering springs =D
07-03-2009, 07:35 PM
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B Pillars look great...good job, what type of paint did you use? Did you sand them down?
I wanna see the shift gate on the car to decide how I feel about it. You obviously don't care about whatever concrete surface you sprayed that thing on either, lol
I wanna see the shift gate on the car to decide how I feel about it. You obviously don't care about whatever concrete surface you sprayed that thing on either, lol
07-03-2009, 07:50 PM
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Thanks! As for the paint and primer, I forgot which ones I used but I did wet sand it down before I did the primer and paint. I didnt care about the concrete surface because there are already oil stains and other stains from the paint from the house haha. Anyway, I'll go get the name of which paint I used, and go take a shot of what my shift gate looks like in the car.
07-03-2009, 09:26 PM
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haha dont get tooo lazy... i got lazy and my b pillars got worse... i need to get window visors.... i'm picking up 8000k HID bulbs next week from a buddy of mine for a good deal, and picking up some lowering springs before the end of the month... wh00t this month is gonna cost me. but good thing i have some left over financial aid money from school.
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07-03-2009, 10:00 PM
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Great job on the pillars and shift gate, but I'd recommend going with 6k bulbs instead. 8K is overdoing it and you'll lose more light output. 6k will give you that nice hint of blue that looks great on the outside, while maintaining good light output for your viewing pleasure
07-04-2009, 12:14 AM
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Great job on the pillars and shift gate, but I'd recommend going with 6k bulbs instead. 8K is overdoing it and you'll lose more light output. 6k will give you that nice hint of blue that looks great on the outside, while maintaining good light output for your viewing pleasure
07-04-2009, 05:05 PM
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haha don't hate.... i'm under financial aid and student loans so i have the money left over. Lowering springs, 8000K HIDs and window visors are my next plans to do =)
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Pop of the little insert on the upper right part of the ring with a flat head screw driver, then use the screw driver and stick it into the hole with the handle facing the passenger side of the car and pry it up a little, just to get it started...once you get it started, just go around counter clockwise slowing forcing it up with your finger and the ring will pop. Once you get that off and you twist off the shifter knob ( thats a bitch..dont worry it wont break), start on the bottom right of the silver piece and kinda just wiggle it around. Usually i try pushing it horizontally towards the front of the car and lift at the same time. Just mess with it and it will pop off just like the ring. There ya go!
I just painted everything flat black last night and i really like the look. The paint is really easily scratched so i might re paint it with different paint, but i do like the all black look.
I just painted everything flat black last night and i really like the look. The paint is really easily scratched so i might re paint it with different paint, but i do like the all black look.
07-08-2009, 03:15 AM
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Well here's an update. I installed my 8000K HID for lowbeams and they look great! thanks Ed for the great deal, and not only did I paint the shifter piece gauge thing, but the ring around it. The piece that needs to be taken out first...
so from this,
to this,
to finally this...
Pictures taken from my Blackberry Curve 8900
so from this,
to this,
to finally this...
Pictures taken from my Blackberry Curve 8900
07-11-2009, 05:16 PM
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Well, my plan was to go ahead and get the window visors and lowering springs... BUT plans changed as of this week. Car is starting to crap out on me and too much money to pay for the fixtures when I can just go ahead and buy another car. And the day has come. I'm going out today to take a look at some TL's and TSX's. Wish me luck. It maybe a used 05-06 TL or TSX or leased 09 TSX =D
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