Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications Zetec Maintenance Anybody paint the front or back light assemblies?

if so can i see some pics? i really like the way Dean Joyce did his just wondering if anybody else did it how much did it cost?

also do you think if i use vinyl stickers to cover the light assemblies it would come off as tacky?



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Adrian Chong
'98 Vibrant White GL
Sony Xplod Deck
"Powered By Ford" Shoulder Pads
3A Racing Pedal Covers
Pre-98 Sail Panels
JL Audio 5x7 in the Rear
Zetec Inside Sticker
Replica Porsche 944 Rims (5 circle ones)
CEG Sticker
9006 Low Beams with Blue Tint
95-97 Front Strut Assembly (Long Story)
95-97 Eibach Springs (Long Story)

no such hting as tacky...if you want to do it...do it my man...let me see when it is done

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1996 contour gl
zetec
fram air filter
mobil 1 10w 30
aftermarket wheel covers
blue interior accent lights
3 inch blue neon light
sony head unit
sony 10 cd changer
pioneer 6x8 in all doors
avs headlight covers
removed all stock emblems
replaced emblems with vynal decals
custom vynal visor
vortex exhaust
removed resonator
3 and a half inch chrome tip
ractive racing pedals
future mods:
kkm intake
milie miglia spyders 17"
factory spolier
tint 20%
dual exhaust upgrade

heh, thanks.. btw if you goto craig's page: http://www.street-concepts.net

that's the kind of look i'm going for (yes i know it's a cougar)

i dont see whats wrong with it...what color tour you have and what color vynal would you put on the light????



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1996 contour gl
zetec
fram air filter
mobil 1 10w 30
aftermarket wheel covers
blue interior accent lights
3 inch blue neon light
sony head unit
sony 10 cd changer
pioneer 6x8 in all doors
avs headlight covers
removed all stock emblems
replaced emblems with vynal decals
custom vynal visor
vortex exhaust
removed resonator
3 and a half inch chrome tip
ractive racing pedals
future mods:
kkm intake
milie miglia spyders 17"
factory spolier
tint 20%
dual exhaust upgrade

white & white.. i'm goin to do it soon, i'll tell you how it goes

I painted the front light assembly and the back. The front was painted so that light would only come out of two circular holes for each headlamp. It looked okay but matching paint was hard and the freeway took its toll on the paint. It ended up getting little chips in it so the light would show through. I got rid of it and sanded and polished the paint off. It was SO hard. I don't recommend paint

As for the back lights. I first painted the back up lights clear red ( I have a 96 contour where the back up lights are a part of the rear reflector). Then I sprayed all the lights and reflector assemblies with another dose of clear red (Clear red paint can be bought at a model store, its made by Tamiya). This ended up tinting the lights and blanking out the reflective property of the reflector. Then I masked out one large circle for each brake lamp and one small circle for each reverse lamp and painted everything else a color very close to Toreador red. Then I clearcoated.

However, weather has taken a stronger toll that I thought and the back lights are starting to get a little discolored and a few flakes of light can be seen through the paint when the brake lights are applied. Don't know what I am gonna do. I may get vinyl decals to cover but then color matching is tough. I may just but two used brake lights and replace the whole deal.



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