Made a few changes on the weekend.







Crappy phone pics, but you get the idea. Dupli Color VHT Nightshades followed by a coat of clear. Turn indicators were easy, but removing the side markers is way harder than it should be. Needlessly complex.

Stripped all the stickers too. Next weekend I do the tails, and the bumper trim is getting done in a few weeks. Eventually, it'll all be black. The project justs a name now.

Almost forgot, my new favourite detail product is Slick Mist from Lucas. This stuff sprays on wet or dry paint/glass, and gives a real wet look. Awesome product.

 

well done!

i also sprayed my lights with nite-shades and i agree with you on the markers. i decided to just mask them off & throw a blanket over the hood.

 

Another easy mod would be to take that silver thingy off of the front. I'm sure it's really easy to do and would look better.

 

I'm confused, new fenders? Or did you paint over? Because if it's paint, thats a damn fine job.

 

He's talking about spraying the signal lights to darken them. The silver thingy on the bumper tells everyone that it's a Sahara which comes with painted fenders.

 

Ah makes much more sense. Thanks

 

looks good
tail lights should be easy

 

can u still see the markers at night good

 

The front silver bumper cover is very easy to remove. All it takes is a Phillips #2 or cross tipped screwdriver and remove a few screws, the rear however is a lil more difficult you have to remove the bumber orrrrr you can just pry the screws out with a flat tip screwdriver either or. I just left my rear cover on for now because I plan on changing the entire bump anyways. as for the front I took it off since it was easy... But as for the turn and marker lights damn good job. I myself have a different idea for the taillights. I am gonna get the corner guards and drill a few hundred holes and mount some LED's and cover it with an acrylic plate for water proofing and such this will eliminate the protruding tail lights and prevent it from breaking again lol so this wont happen again

 

The silver bumper trim (front and rear) are heading to the body shop in a couple of weeks to get sprayed black, to match the rest of the Jeep. I think the gloss will look better than just the plastic bumper that's under it.


That's this weekend's project!



No problems seeing the markers or turn signals at all. Even in bright sunlight, they're very visible from a distance. One of the reasons I started with the front turns, was that they're cheap to replace. If I had sprayed them too dark, thenit's easy to remedy. Three coats works perfectly though.

Having said that, All the bulbs have been repaced with LED bulbs, which are brighter than the incandescent bulbs it came with.