HiHoeSilver
Away!
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You know what I say.... The redder the bedder!
Rocket Man's 2008 Bagged CC Silverado Build AKA "THE MACHINE"
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Lol. I was typing this exact thing and then saw there was one more page ..... Majority rules!
You know what I say.... The redder the bedder!
OP
OP
I don't know if my masking skills are up to it...I'm still trying to figure out how to mask the turn signal reflectors on the headlights.
Tonyrodz
Resident Resident
Carefully and you can use an exacto knife to help with the curves. Sometimes I need to dye an Infiniti or Mercedes steering wheel, so I just tape the emblem up and use that knife. Comes out great every time.
OP
OP
I should be fine. I used to do alot of exacto knife work when I did sandblasting on glass. The only problem I'm having is deciding exactly how much to paint. There's about 3 different combos I've seen with these lights.
OP
OP
Man this is tedious shit and it drives my eyes crazy with all the mirror reflections. My old man hands aren't as steady as they used to be. I haven't used this old xacto friend for about 25 years. Still deciding on my paint pattern; I think I might leave the 2 strips that go from the turn signal reflectors to the side as an accent but not sure. And I don't know if I'm going to leave the main shrouds chrome or paint them too. Probably paint but I think I'll paint these parts first and fit them together along with the projectors and their shrouds to see what it all
looks like. Here's one with the factory shrouds painted but it's not a retrofit so there's no projector.
looks like. Here's one with the factory shrouds painted but it's not a retrofit so there's no projector.
01Konvict
Boats n Hoes
I would paint the center strip in the amber lights because you don't have that same line for the headlight section. I like the silver painted side but leave bowls chrome as you have them taped off currently. Leave projector shroud chrome to make all that work stand out. Also the unpainted side strip might match with projector. Note paint the original headlight side portion so only the new projector shroud is chrome. Can you post a rough visual of shroud with chrome side strips to compare?
01Konvict
Boats n Hoes
Yes no strips or anything as such! I don't even like switchback turn/parking bulbs because I have yet to see a proper glow from an LED switchback in a bulb bowl. I do like the morimoto led bulds and sylvania zevo in a standard bulb bowl. I have the zevo as reverse bulbs and wow do they help out a bunch! I still run stock bulbs up front in the headlights because of the visual appearance and glow is better suited than LED.
OP
OP
I decided to not leave the strips by the turn signals. The only thing not painted on that part is the reflector bowls. I'm thinking I'll leave the shrouds unpainted too; I think with the dark paint that will be too much, like the red ones above are too much. And no strips, but I do have Morimoto switchbacks in one set of the turns and clear 3157 LED's in the other set. The retrofits have an eyeball etched in the lens and they will have demon eyes so I'll be able to have colored eyeballs lol. They can get the true red eye treatment. That stuff will be delivered today.
Tonyrodz
Resident Resident
Looks be-dazzled.I would paint the center strip in the amber lights because you don't have that same line for the headlight section. I like the silver painted side but leave bowls chrome as you have them taped off currently. Leave projector shroud chrome to make all that work stand out. Also the unpainted side strip might match with projector. Note paint the original headlight side portion so only the new projector shroud is chrome. Can you post a rough visual of shroud with chrome side strips to compare?
