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(Message started by: stafford on Mar 14^th, 2006, 7:03pm)

Title: Message to BAZ with the S reg cossie
Post by stafford on Mar 14^th, 2006, 7:03pm

Hello Baz..can I ask you how many coats of rear light tint did it take on your cossie to get the finnish you have now??? cheers baz

Title: Re: Message to BAZ with the S reg cossie
Post by Baz on Mar 17^th, 2006, 11:14am

I believe it was 3 I did. The spray came from the local motor factors

Baz

Title: Re: Message to BAZ with the S reg cossie
Post by stafford on Mar 18^th, 2006, 11:24pm

nice one 3it is then start next week

Title: Re: Message to BAZ with the S reg cossie
Post by cossie_al on Mar 22^nd, 2006, 11:01pm

Hi Baz,
Have always liked the look of rear lights smoked out but often wondered about the brightnes afterwards. Are your lights any darker when illuminated or can you get higher wattage bulbs?

Title: Re: Message to BAZ with the S reg cossie
Post by Baz on Mar 24^th, 2006, 12:18am

Al,

My lights are no darker than the tinted rear lights on the old sierras or the new Novas. I still have the standard bulbs in and they are more than bright enough. I did change the rear high level stop light though. I took it off the rear shelf and put it up at the top of the window and swapped it for a brighter LED one off a Volvo!! Just involved a bit of retro engineering. Got a rear shelf cover from a very early executive which had no high brake light and just had to cut out the bit to go round my centre inertia reel belt. As you can see, the two rear lights don't look particyularly dim to me!!

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a369/bazunitec2/DSCF8123Small.jpg

Title: Re: Message to BAZ with the S reg cossie
Post by cossie_al on Mar 24^th, 2006, 10:29pm

looks good to me okay that is on the list of things to do when I have cash spare.

Just a minute cash spare Thats what the wife spends :-/ :-/ :-/
I must make up a pack of lies I meen a d**ned good reason why my back lights need to be tinted ;D

Title: Re: Message to BAZ with the S reg cossie
Post by - Mike - on Mar 25^th, 2006, 11:54am

I too can confirm that despite them being ever so slightly less bright than normal they still look ok with normal bulbs. I had mine professionally painted and it was agreeded that 3 coats of tint was sufficient, they also added a single layer of laquer to seal everything. ;)

So go for it, they look superb. Thanks once more to Baz for the original idea ;D.

Mike

Title: Re: Message to BAZ with the S reg cossie
Post by - Mike - on Mar 25^th, 2006, 11:58am

Baz
you could also get away with the reg S29 MOD }{ }{
good man, keep the ideas coming ;)

Mike