Let's See Your Custom Painted Bow Ties!

[Ivan @ Southwest Speed]

Jet Stream Blue Metallic......courtesy of Southwest Speed.

[Ivan @ Southwest Speed]

....another pair of IOM Illuminated ones.

[SummoneR]

OH yeah I forgot AAC offers the centers painted, an you sell their stuff Ivan, my bad! You can't go wrong with Southwest Speed or AAC either.

[Big C CamaroSS]

Originally Posted by RichGreene

They look GREAT and you didnt join the more money than brains club
Good Work !!!!!

Well smart guy, let me throw a few figures at you and see who has more money than brains!!!

I bought a painted speedo bezel & shifter bezel from Lupe. I only had stripes painted on the shifter bezel, so I wouldn't even attempt that myself. It needs someone who knows what they are doing so it doesn't end up looking like amateur shit!!!

Now the speedo bezel. For me to buy the speedo bezel, it is $48 plus shipping from GM Partshouse. Around $60 total. The matching GM IOM paint plus clear coat plus shipping I believe would have been around $45, but lets say $40 so my materials come out to $100. I paid Lupe $120 including shipping. So I have to prep & paint and hope & pray my painting skills keep drips and smears from happening. And if they is an imperfection, I have to start all over again. And this, to save $20?????

I'm going to get a set of tail light bezels soon. They are $78 plus shipping, so around $90. I want them painted CFM, so there's another $35 shipped. How much is that for just materials? I count $125, the same amount I would pay Lupe for an incredible painted product.

So maybe, before you say something stupid, think about what the ACTUAL cost would be for someone to do it themselves

[SummoneR]

Originally Posted by Big C CamaroSS

Well smart guy, let me throw a few figures at you and see who has more money than brains!!!

I bought a painted speedo bezel & shifter bezel from Lupe. I only had stripes painted on the shifter bezel, so I wouldn't even attempt that myself. It needs someone who knows what they are doing so it doesn't end up looking like amateur shit!!!

Now the speedo bezel. For me to buy the speedo bezel, it is $48 plus shipping from GM Partshouse. Around $60 total. The matching GM IOM paint plus clear coat plus shipping I believe would have been around $45, but lets say $40 so my materials come out to $100. I paid Lupe $120 including shipping. So I have to prep & paint and hope & pray my painting skills keep drips and smears from happening. And if they is an imperfection, I have to start all over again. And this, to save $20?????

I'm going to get a set of tail light bezels soon. They are $78 plus shipping, so around $90. I want them painted CFM, so there's another $35 shipped. How much is that for just materials? I count $125, the same amount I would pay Lupe for an incredible painted product.

So maybe, before you say something stupid, think about what the ACTUAL cost would be for someone to do it themselves

I wanted to keep my stock Bezel's and bowtie in stock form. So in all you are money ahead to let the pro's do it for you. I did do silver vinyl on the OEM bowtie at first to see if I liked it, but I'll leave the painting to those who know what they are doing. If I was decent enough at this stuff and I did not want to keep my original parts I'm sure I could have saved some money... but either way no point in bashing what anyone for how they choose to mod their car.

[TonyNo]

SSX style for me...

[SummoneR]

Originally Posted by TonyNo

SSX style for me...

NICE!! I like it!

[Ivan @ Southwest Speed]

Originally Posted by TonyNo

SSX style for me...

Mucho Badassery! I did a flat red one for a guy right after C5Fest2....just like the SSX one. They look really good.

First blue one I've seen....looks sweet man.
Ivann

[MrDew]

Originally Posted by TonyNo

SSX style for me...

Where can you get those SSX stzyle ones?

[TonyNo]

Originally Posted by MrDew

Where can you get those SSX stzyle ones?

I made it myself. Ordered new bow ties from GM and a Drake bow tie delete. Since I have pins on the rear emblem, I just painted the center IBM.

[slick rick]

Originally Posted by GunnyG

rick, who did that? looks damn good!

Thanks, my dealer's paint/body shop did them