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Originally Posted by Icntdrv55
It took a little while for my EL wire to get here. The sanding part is a BITCH! Just make sure you tape it off good before you start to sand. At least you can use your OEM paint as a touch up. I got a very tiny scratch in mine and I cant fine any paint to match it yet! Still looking! After you are done saning the paint off, get a plastic polish (like something they use on plastic headlight covers) to give it a good final poilishing. I did that on the small piece and it looks good. Still have to do it on the big piece.
Did you get your Vararam last weekend? If so, did you get it installed? Fill us in!
Tom, do you keep your summer tires on most of the time? Boy are they slick when its cold outside!
Since you used the digikey, did you put a light source on both sides of the big piece? Thats the way I was going to do it so the light looks even throughout!
What color light are you going with?
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You got that right! The sanding is a tedious bitch. It takes forever but seems you can mess up real fast. Just when I think it's looking good and put it up to the light and see how jagged it is........ makes me think I'll never get it right. I'm to the point with it now that I'm ready to mask off straight lines and use touch up paint to make it right.
I think the ELwire is going to be the way to go though. Being able to put the tube on the backside of the trim and not having to point the Digikey reflector in the precise angle to get the most light. It's all good though...... I just hope the end result will be worth it.
I got the Vararam intake on Friday (I was #40) but haven't installed it yet. I haven't even started my Camaro in a month. I want to be able to see/feel the difference from stock. Plus I want to break it in more and do the first oil change before too. Now I'm hearing that it's supposed to snow again this week....... :( My street is still iced over from last time
. Well, maybe I'll do the footwells next
