Thanks I appreciate it! I have a DIY video on tail lights as well, go to my channel and scroll down to Justin's Customs Playlist and you'll see a how to on silverado tails!
I love the color! My F150 is way older than yours….but I did my emblems a little over a year ago but they recently started chipping so I’m going to do some more to replace them.
Oh dang sorry to hear that! Best thing to prevent that with these emblems is to scuff all the pieces to a nice dull finish and I like to spray adhesion promoter first, then self-etch primer, then sealer before applying the base coat to it all, just to be sure there's a good bond, hope he second time around is a better result!
Just found your channel great work. Learned alot of little things that are going to help me with my 85 Bronco. One question though. When are you getting a Bullnose Bronco?
So i have a 2001 F150 Harley edition. Do you have any clue if the emblems are the same size? Or if the older emblem seperates like that? I'd like to either swap em out or color match the originals.
Yes you can see them just fine actually! The park lights are visible no problem and the brake lights are still nice and bright even in the daytime, I have another video I did on a silverado I show how visible the lights are through the paint if you want to check out
I didn't film the prep portion because it was very quick, I just hand scuffed them with a red 3m scuff pad until they were a dull finish. Then I spray with adhesion promoter, self etch on the chrome, and then sealer, base coat, and clear
do you have to take the entire inside of the door out in order to get to the side mirrors? Im looking to paint match them but i cant see any other way to get the mirrors off
Depends on the year, this body style there's a corner piece at the top of the door panel that comes off seperately to gain access to the mirror nuts, but for the 09-14s you have to take the whole panel off
They are dim but he hasn't had any issues getting pulled over or anything. To help you can get LED bulbs, my dad put some in his tails I did for him and it helped a ton, no visibility issues at all
Yes I sprayed the paint and clear directly over the red lens on the tail lights, with doing 3 coats of color it is just enough to cover the red while also being able to see the brake and park lights through the paint. I have a tutorial video on a 2018 silverado I did as well, feel free to check it out!
Yes he does! His Instagram is @dill_lovejoy11, the tail lights weren't too bad to do just have to sand/scuff them down and take the time to mask them off perfectly. I usually just do 2-3 coats of color, just enough for the red lens to be covered and thats enough, thanks for the love!
He did not show any of the emblem removal, paint prep, clearing or installation.....just took them apart and put them back together again. The only real detail is in how to super-glue two pieces of plastic together.
After sanding and wiping everything down with wax and grease remover, I spray adhesion promoter before anything, then I spray primer sealer, and then I spray the paint and clear
