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Davo7 - is there a how-to for painting the rear chrome strip? If not, you wanna give some tips? 
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I personally think painting the front chrome oval body color looks extremely tacky on silver & green cars.
Black & red cars can get away with it and look good.
Painting the rear chrome trim black again only looks great on black and decent on red. Never seen it on green, but probably wouldn't fly and on silver it's horrendous just like the front is.
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Demon - have you seen a silver car w/ the rear chrome strip painted black? I haven't seen one...but I thought it'd look good.  I don't much care for the silver front oval on a silver car, so I agree with you on that one.
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What is the fog light fix??
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Originally posted by DemonSVT:
I personally think painting the front chrome oval body color looks extremely tacky on silver & green cars.
Black & red cars can get away with it and look good.
Painting the rear chrome trim black again only looks great on black and decent on red. Never seen it on green, but probably wouldn't fly and on silver it's horrendous just like the front is.
With the chrome strip, I haven't heard one bad comment for it yet...I did it on a whim since I hadn't seen the silver cars with it on, but I think it turned out really well. From a distance it looks like a Mystique tail...reflector w/out chrome strip. It also helps to make the Ford emblem look better on there. I just thought it was my best option for the rear, since there isn't much to do with G2s.
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Originally posted by Derk2000:
Davo7 - is there a how-to for painting the rear chrome strip? If not, you wanna give some tips?
I sanded it with 300 or 400 -- not sure. Then I sprayed some Bulldog adhesion promoter on there, and finished with gloss black enamel. Spray enamel is tough to work with because you have to do it perfect in order for the gloss to be consistent. I took my time and did it right and it turned out great.
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Originally posted by MacIzCool:
What is the fog light fix??
Wiring the fogs so that they go on w/out having to turn on the headlights. I always have them on, sort of a DRL thing.
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Originally posted by I-Dom-In-8:
I think mine looks Pimp  
I agree it looks really good. Another dark color.
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I'm surprised nobody mentioned removing the hood blanket (if equipped). Just the ticket to lower underhood temps.
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