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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 11:09 am 
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Hi Guys,

Just a quick question... i took off my Wing mirror Scalps and Painting them silver on the weekend (Still need a Clear Coat) but i was wondering if anyone wanted me to do a Doco up on it...?

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PS oh yeah sexy Silver wing mirrors!
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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 4:25 pm 
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I do with pics. :)

 

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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 4:28 pm 
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No worries mate...

I'll do it all up tonight and post it up tomorrow...

it is peice of piss to do... just takes time to dry...
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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 4:48 pm 
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sweet, if its easy enough and looks good, I can't wait, cheers mate.

 

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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 4:53 pm 
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Yeah it is peice of piss. the hardest part was waiting 48 hours for the paint to dry...

I'll PM you when i put them up...

and then hopefully someone can put it into the Doco section for me :D
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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:27 pm 
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silver.. but your car is white!! :P
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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:54 pm 
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i thought i was the only one to notice... :?
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 9:30 am 
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my silly cow sister in law stole off with my camera... so photo's and the doco are on hold atm...

I realise the falcon is white... the XT mirrors were a gumbi arze black... and looked stupid... but now with them being silver they make my mag's stand out... and give it a bit of a classy look... Kind of like the chrome strips in the bumper with Ghia's and stuff... it's hard to discribe

You'll see what i mean with photo's

Nicco still has reserved comment... cause he was over at night...
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 11:23 am 
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so they are similiar to the ltd ones you can buy for like $120?? id like to see this...

and how the hell do you take the rear cover off the mirrir with out breaking/scratching anything????????
i managed to break a few clips on the au one yesterday....

 

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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 11:36 am 
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yeah the look like the 120 buck ones...

Just have to be gentle and make sure you have a good hold of the mirror "lens" a standard (flat bladed) screw driver helps out... but only slide it in the edge of the glass about 3/4 of an inch... any further and you will snag on the motor essembly...

and then just run around the lens levering it bit by bit...

all up the mod cost me 15 bucks for paint... and about 12 of my car with no wing mirrors...
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Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 10:25 am 
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thanks for that info.... got any piks yet? ive never had any good expereinces with that 'chrome paint' it just doesnt come up like chrome...

 

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Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 11:02 am 
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yeah if you get a chance Mr Soul do it up in a word doco and email happy, he will then make it into a doco on the site

 

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Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 10:23 am 
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BOSXR8 - Your right... it never does come up chrome... but it gives you a schwish looking silver... which is how i did my mirrors... i wanted the to be silver
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Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:19 am 
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I had mine done in white ... but you are right though .. looks so much better than crappy factory black.

 

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Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:33 am 
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BOSXR8 wrote:
so they are similiar to the ltd ones you can buy for like $120?? id like to see this...

and how the hell do you take the rear cover off the mirrir with out breaking/scratching anything????????
i managed to break a few clips on the au one yesterday....

Press the glass in at one side to unclip, then the other side to unclip the rest, theres 3 clips holding them on. Pry them off carefully with a flatblade screwdriver. I'm pretty accident prone and i got mine off ok lol...:lol:
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