a little update

[ghostface]

so i got tired of waiting for my headlights to come in. so today i put in my grill and did my bowtie black.

grill in waiting for bowtie

bowtie 1 coat of black, 3 primer already

2nd coat of black still wet

im still in work on this so ill post more pics later. waiting for the 3rd coat of black to dry

 

[treepete]

nice. Looks real good so far. I like the mesh grill, was it hard to put in?

 

[ghostface]

nice. Looks real good so far. I like the mesh grill, was it hard to put in?

not that hard at all. some of the tinier clips you have to use were kinda of a pain, but it didnt take very long at all to do.

 

[withac]

Yeah, the grill looks nice.

From the pics it looks like you are painting the front of the bow tie, are you? If so did you consider painting it from the back?

 

[ghostface]

Yeah, the grill looks nice.

From the pics it looks like you are painting the front of the bow tie, are you? If so did you consider painting it from the back?

i never even thought about painting it from the back. im not sure it would show through.

 

[ghostface]

well finished the grill and bowtie.

3 coats of primer, 4 coats of black, 4 coats clear and a little wax

on the truck, its raining out so the pic isnt very good

double din thats going in

 

[ghostface]

daylight pic of grill

pulling off door molding, waiting for my caramel wheels to come in to take off the adhesive

headlight/bumper lights came in

 

[treepete]

oooh looks awesome.. fix your pic a little so we can see both lights better.
post when you have them in. right on!

 

[ghostface]

oooh looks awesome.. fix your pic a little so we can see both lights better.
post when you have them in. right on!

it will probably be this weekend before they go in, it seems i have to trim the bottom light bulb socket a little to get it to fit. and then i got to wire the halo's and extra parking light up.

 

[withac]

i never even thought about painting it from the back. im not sure it would show through.

It's the only way to do it, there are lots of threads detailing how, I'm sure I can find one if you want. You remove gold foil and stuff from the back so it's nothing but clear plastic. Then you mask the front to avoid over spray and paint the back. That way you never get chips in the paint because it's on the back and you have a nice clear, shiny front factory look. I have a thread in hear "How not to paint your bow tie" or something like that telling how I botched it the first time, all my fault, I didn't follow the directions, and how I salvaged it. I've got some pics, look real nice. Anyway, your call, your truck, but if you want to check it out you might like what you see.

 

[withac]

Here's the link to my thread, which includes a link to a thread with the actual instructions. As much time as you've put into the rest and as sweet as the rest looks you might want to consider this.

http://www.tahoeforum.com/showthread.php?t=8636

 

[ghostface]

looks good, if i start having some issues with mine, ill just buy another one and redo it from the back.