bnilguy
5/21/2007 8:54:26 AM
A little bit inspired (and bored) on sunday, so I thought I'd do an easy and cheap mod that I think looks pretty good (I call them Hi-Show for Lo-Dough mods lol)
It probably lends itself more toward the silver trimmed XLSs
Tools:
T-shirt covered flat-blade screwdriver (to remove trim ring)
Can of silver/aluminum spray paint
Cost:
Free since I had the paint, but saw it for 96 cents at Sprawl Mart
Process:
I just pried it off per the owner's manual and sprayed about 4 light coats of paint and let dry for several hours.
I didn't bother with primer or a clear coat after..but probably wouldn't be a bad idea..I just wanted to see what it looked like..I figured it would be easy enough to strip it or paint it black again
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OTO27
5/21/2007 8:59:03 AM
Verry nice, it makes the fogs stand out more.
rdenis
5/21/2007 10:11:14 AM
Definitely looks good - nice work!
JMC
5/21/2007 10:19:54 AM
That looks great! I'm thinking of painting the front silver part black..and now this makes me want to even more. BTW...changing the DLRs is a pain!
bnilguy
5/21/2007 1:27:22 PM
Thanks everyone!
I noticed how much a PITA it is to change the DRLs...I'd hate to see the face of the first person that take theirs in and gets quoted $50 to change the bulbs.
50ul }{4ck3r
5/21/2007 3:24:43 PM
I love them silver...looks good
antlip
5/21/2007 6:58:18 PM
Looks good but hides the fog lights.
ACEofSPADEs
5/22/2007 3:23:03 PM
The silver trim reminds me of the pics I saw of the concept vehicle...nice work!
But on the subject of changing the DRLs...why did you change them? I'm looking into a few blue toned lights, Sylvania Cool Blue is one of them, but I'm not too sure how blue they really are or how they compare to the upper HIDs...after I find the "cheaper" blue lights, I have to then figure out how to wire them up. Though I did find Japanese blue LED lights that run on 3 watts, if I read that correctly and I wonder if anyone knows what they really look like and they would work...ho hum...
spyderco
5/22/2007 4:28:56 PM
Very nice....I wonder how it will look on the graphite gray pearl?
spyderco
5/22/2007 4:29:19 PM
Very nice....I wonder how it will look on the graphite gray pearl?
bnilguy
5/22/2007 9:07:40 PM
I didn't change the DRLs. The removal of the trim was just the first step. I have the HIDs, so they're DRLs and according to the manual and use 27watt 1156 bulbs..the non HID equipped vehicles have 55 W H11 bulbs. I'm not sure why they do it this way, The only thing I can think of is that the DRLs for non-HIDs use the headlight bulbs and the HID bulb can't produce a lower light for use as a DRL
