I've seen Eclipses with the center taillight painted the same color as the car. I have a 99 Green Eclipse GS with altezza tail lights but I don't particualrly light the center altezza piece. What products should I get to paint the old center piece (the one that had the Eclipse lettering on it, I removed the lettering already). Thanks.

What I did was get some low grit sand paper and scratch the hell out of it. Tape off the black plastic and spray it with a coat of primer, and don't use that rattle can shit. Go buy som of the good buffing primer, it's the tan stuff. Then spray a coat or two of paint and another coat or two of clear and you should be good.

what're good products for sanding, priming and painting? i'm in NJ. i've never painted anything in my car before, so i guess if i go to an autozone or car parts store i can just say "i need this this and this" and try my luck. Thanks for your response.

pay a body shop a few bucks to spray it for you? I dont generally advise paying others for labor.. but... probably best in this case.

Or you could always ditch the altezza's alltogether :evilgrin

Can someone tell me what this usually costs. I want to have mine sprayed.

I have a quote from a body shop for $38 to paint that piece.

Edit: $18, the $38 is to pull a dent from the fender.

mine was more like 50 bucks... way overpriced... but they said lifetime warrenty on bubbling and stuff..

I'm getting ready to paint my car. I just got it fixed and got some altezzas from Lee "Pushin420a". I own a shop, and I can paint them for $35 each, thing is you gotta ship them to my shop in the Boston metro area and paint it and ship it back for nothing. We'll wetsand the light with a 1000 sand paper, prime it with gray primer, and shoot it with the color of your choice with PPG paint. Message me if you guys are interested. Plus we paint on eyelids, for projectors, and altezzas etc. One more thing, we also clear coat it too, so it'll shine.

man I just might take you up on that. thats a deal. :-)

Originally posted by scothern
man I just might take you up on that. thats a deal. :-)

Yes it is. :)

Originally posted by suburbanstyles
I'm getting ready to paint my car. I just got it fixed and got some altezzas from Lee "Pushin420a". I own a shop, and I can paint them for $35 each, thing is you gotta ship them to my shop in the Boston metro area and paint it and ship it back for nothing. We'll wetsand the light with a 1000 sand paper, prime it with gray primer, and shoot it with the color of your choice with PPG paint. Message me if you guys are interested. Plus we paint on eyelids, for projectors, and altezzas etc. One more thing, we also clear coat it too, so it'll shine.

PM sent suburbanstyles

I got my whole car repainted (Body, Door Jams, Under Hatch, Little Engine Bay Etc.), Center Tailight Painted, Had Battle GTR Wing Removed and Holes were filled, Molded Side Skirts all done for about $800 with 5 Year Warrenty....1 Day Paint Baby =)



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NEW C-Wings Carbon Fiber Double Sided TD3000GT Hood - $450 OBO (Problem with Underside)
Used OEM Carbon Fiber Hood (Sale Pending)
Tenzo Type 2 Silencers (GI)
Autometer Phantom Boost Gauge - $39 Shipped OBO
Single 12" Sub Box - $20 OBO
Used FMIC 22x8x2.5 - $100 Shipped OBO
95 Heater Core - $35 Shipped OBO
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ditch the altezzas paint the center and then if you want put the eclipse badge back over the paint, could look sweet,
seen a black one

Originally posted by HipHop615
I got my whole car repainted (Body, Door Jams, Under Hatch, Little Engine Bay Etc.), Center Tailight Painted, Had Battle GTR Wing Removed and Holes were filled, Molded Side Skirts all done for about $800 with 5 Year Warrenty....1 Day Paint Baby =) Parts 4 Sale: BRAND NEW Unorthodox UDP - $150 Shipped OBO NEW C-Wings Carbon Fiber Double Sided TD3000GT Hood - $450 OBO (Problem with Underside) Used OEM Carbon Fiber Hood (Sale Pending) Tenzo Type 2 Silencers (GI) Autometer Phantom Boost Gauge - $39 Shipped OBO Single 12" Sub Box - $20 OBO Used FMIC 22x8x2.5 - $100 Shipped OBO 95 Heater Core - $35 Shipped OBO 94-97 Acura Integra Blitz Front - $75 OBO 97-01 Honda Prelude BW Rear - $75 OBO Just Ask Q's & Make Offers (IM IN SO. CALI) HipHop615@yahoo.com

Where? And how is the quality?

http://www.1daypaint.com/

I think the quality is pretty damn good for the price, a lot of people are surprised when I tell them where I got it from so I guess its pretty good, if I ever have problems I go back to them with warrenty in hand and they fix the problem...



Parts 4 Sale:

BRAND NEW Unorthodox UDP - $150 Shipped OBO
ANY BODY KIT YOU WANT - $400 Shipped
NEW C-Wings Carbon Fiber Double Sided TD3000GT Hood - $390 OBO (Problem with Underside)
Used OEM Carbon Fiber Hood (Sale Pending)
Tenzo Type 2 Silencers (GI)
Autometer Phantom Boost Gauge - $39 Shipped OBO (Sale Pending)
Single 12" Sub Box - $20 OBO
Used FMIC 22x8x2.5 - $100 Shipped OBO
95 Heater Core - $35 Shipped OBO
94-97 Acura Integra Blitz Front - $75 OBO
97-01 Honda Prelude BW Rear - $75 OBO

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i did mine myself, came out better than i thought. i went to the local prts store and picked up the wet variety pack sand paper, masking tape and rattle can paint (black and clear coat). cost me about 15.00. i removed the center light and masked off the letters and trimmed them with a razor blade. next i used the 300 grit sandpaper to roughen up the surface for the paint. Laid down two coats of the black and waited for it to dry (about 2 hours in the sun). went back with 400 girt and smothed out all the nicks and scratch's, used rubbing compound to remove the orange peal. Let the tail light air dry and wnet back and added 2 more coats of balck. rubbing compound to smooth everything out. then wnet and sprayed 2 coats of the clearcoat. never had a chance to smooth out the clear coat as i was running late for work. but i will get to it someday, but for right now it looks awsome.