Got the Wicked Solsti headlights retro'd and ready for owners final decision on whether to leave it all wicked or add some black accent paint in there.
So far they look good....they'll look even better once I'm done adding the CCFL lighting....but for now they will remain all wicked.
Had a local Evo X owner that needed his lights blacked out.
Instead of everything, we left the orange reflectors un-painted.
Got them separated and ready for paint in 30 minutes...then they sat with the flat black over night....reassembled in the morning and back on the car by afternoon.
Made a badass car look even more badass...edness.
Had to take some extra care with these MC-R shrouds that cover the FX-R projectors I'm retrofitting into these Solsti lights. These are a newer-ish shroud that I have yet to install, so I'm pretty stoked for the outcome. The Halo will sit behind the oval cutouts and will give a nice even glow due to the frosted plexi lens in between.
Waiting for them to set and I'll have these back together in no time.
Got the projector taped off and everything ruff sanded for primer.
Primer down
High-Temp Low-Glass Black Down
Ready for paint on the shroud...just need to get the red!
Got some WRX headlights that needed some 'darkness' in their lives.
Opened up really easy, paint went on very easy, and assembly as easy.
I even threw in a free cut-n-buff on the outter lens to get rid of the smoked cover and yellow haze that had developed over the years. I new this would improve the headlights performance at night, as well as make the black pop more.
Had a customer come in with his wife's headlights and he wanted them blacked out (for the most part) to match the theme she's got going on already.
Only problem with these is that the headlights on most newer GM vehicles are all perma-seal. Which means I have to deal with each headlight, individually for about an hour and a half just to get them open and able to seal again. (see picture below)
After I got them apart, and my muscles recovered, I painted all the chrome parts, except where needed to product light.
Sealed them up and they are out the door.
So Ryan the Painter (read with the theme of Bob the Builder in your head) has been busy on his truck....and is finally ready for some Trax love (minus the headlights we did).
I've ordered a JVC Navigation DVD player that's going to have SD, iPod, and Aux inputs, Navigation, Back up Camera, HD Radio and Satellite Radio installed. Round 1.
Round 2 will consist of a rhino lined/sealed box with dual 10" Memphis subs getting a healthy 300 watts RMS each...so that should take care of the low end.
For now, he's been painting all the interior parts to match his freshly painted two-toned exterior!!
Sick truck!
So the painter and I sat there wondering what we should attempt to get done first....hood dent or front bumper...as the show is only 2 days away. Well, we ground down the hood dent and I removed the bumper...so we're in it to win it....first 2 pics show our attempt at covering up the dent (ha). Solsti's been sanded down, all the chips and holes have been filled, she's primered and ready for some paint this morning! Most outrageous hot rods that go to these shows are farther along than this 2 days before a show....so we'll be cutting it close!!
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Ugh oh! Solsti's in the air......stay tuned for some better looking colors
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Had some down time on the Solsti, so I figured I'd get some paint on her.
Just painted the windshield trim, since all models/colors of the Solstice were Silver.
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