Painting rear mid tailight piece

[f4st]

Hey i was wondering what prep work you have to do to paint the rear mid piece on your taillights. Ive seen some pics of people that did it and I think it looked awesome. btw, dont freaking tell me to do a search because i did with 15 different words and didnt find that much info.

 

[eclipsed95]

I had a professional painter do it, only cost $40. Good luck, I'm happy with mine

 

[9D9 MITSU RS]

a shop will do it for less than $100 most of the time. I had the center and the tail covers done for 70.

 

[f4st]

So the paint will go right over the plastic? Both of you cars look great 9D9 looks like you put alot of work into your car

 

[forcd4]

Hey Man,

The simple easy way is to have someone use vinyl that matches the color of the car. I had mine done in silver 3M for 25.00. Just thought i would let u know. Let me know if you are still interested in this. i can have a
guy do it for me and he seals the edges wtih clear silicone. looks awesome. I have had mine on for a year and it shows no sings of fading or coming off.

 

[bryan_tberry]

my center tailpeice mod cost about 5.00. I bought some black vinyl from a shop downtown and went home and did it in about an hour. Came out looking great, and matched my car just fine. Good luck

 

[TBSpyder]

Just take it to a local body shop and they should be able to paint it for about $50. Or if you can find some Duplicolor that matches your car, try it yourself. Remove the center piece and wet sand it with about 600 grit. Prime, paint, and clear it.

 

[f4st]

thanks for that input guys. forcd4 im going to see what i come up with around here and i might take you on that offer.

 

[BGRIPTP]

how do you guys think it would look on a 2g dark green car?

 

[9D9 MITSU RS]

the dealer even thought it looked better apparently. If you ever see that ad that says, "It's not exactly a ferrari. A ferrari doesn't even have dual cup holders" you will notice the red car jumping thru the air has a painted centerpiece.
I haven't seen a car with a painted center that didn't look 100x better.