Brake on.

 

wow that one looks great.......howd u do it.....tech article way?

 

I pulled it off and sanded it down to where it was smooth. I went to Wal Mart and got some of those mailbox letters. I measured them out and stuck them on there. I bought some of the black auto spray paint from Wal Mart also. I sprayed about 4 or 5 coats on there, enough so no light could shine through. Then I pulled the letters off and sprayed a few coats of clear coat on it. I ran that for a while and decided that I didn't like "FORMULA" being red, so I had a lil bit of NiteShades left over and I sprayed about 3 coats over it, enough to kill the red. Still shines fine when the brakes are applied.

 

cool.....thanks.....did u do this all to the inside or outside

 

Its was on the outside, be sure to sand the lil bumps smooth if you have them,...I dunno what they are like on the camaros.

 

Hey Afor89mula, did you use the same black over the light and the lettering or is the black over the light different than the black you went over the lettering with? That looks awesome, I'm gonna have to do it when it gets nice out to my 89 Camaro RS, but im gonna do it in gunmetal .

 

The main part is just black auto spray paint that I got at wal mart. After I pulled the mailbox letters off, the "FORMULA" was red. I then used some NiteShades (which you can get through www.summitracing.com) and went over it...it looks as black at the regular spray paint until you hit the brakes. I also used that Niteshades and blacked out all of my turn signals and did several coats on my tail lights to make them darker.

 

i looks to me like not all the letters are lighting up did you try and look for the LED lights that i was talking about earlier? those should brighten it up so all the letters show when the brake light is ingauged.

 

Can I get that nightshade stuff from any local autoparts dealers or paint suppliers? Or is it summit-exclusive stuff?

 

yeah my autozone didnt have and LEDs for my brake lights. I came up with a solution i only did GTA. Ill have pics tommorow.

 

cool cool post the pics soon. i wanna see.

 

I haven't seen it anywhere else, i looked at some auto parts place but I couldn't find anything. Jegs might have it, i dunno.

 

where's the pics???

 

i did it last night here are some pics

 

another

 

im not sure what to do.....is there a way to make it say camaro but look just like a normal break light in the day? i dont know if the white spray paint would match good with my paint

 

I think if you painted the inside of the lens then it would look normal, but then you would need to put the letters backwards and have the sticky side on the front of the letter you know what i mean. Not sure if this would work but thats all i can think of right now

 

TwinTurbo where those just italic letters? I dunno if im gonna do mine yet i have a red IROC i think im just gonna wait til i get my blackouts. looks really good though

 

gtaguy....ill try that....but ill wait for others opinions too....no ones has done one that says camaro? where do u think would be the best place or what would be the best font to match the camaro font?

 

I dont know if your gonna get the letters at walmart or a place like that there isnt too many options on the font, i had to use what ever fit and it was 1'' yours is bigger though, let me know how it turns out post some pics

 

i might have to go out to the junkyard and get a practice lens.....

 

Thats the only way I would do it, I know there is a guy on here with a bird that has done that.

 

look at me bringing back the old thread!
finally did mine, i like it. looks a lot better at night (says "firebird")

 

nothing on mine,just black VHT night shades.this is in the garage at night,but it looks black during the also.(scroll down for a lights on pic)

 

here it is w/brake lights on

 

Heres a couple pictures of my 3rd brake light, its a '91 firebird.

 

I know i have to adjust the sides of the insert, so it doesn't show along the sides... but everyones liked it so far

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cool....any daytime pics

 

looks good i want to do it to my bird too but i'm getting my car custom painted this winter so i'll tell my boyfriend to do that for my brake light while he's at it and has the right paint!

 

I just got a 92 RS and it has the 3rd brake light in the top of the back window. Has any one tried this mod on this? I am thinking of putting it like this...

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Would that look ok?

I have 20% tinted widows btw

-Terry-