Illuminated Skyline

[Al]

hey Al could you plz post up the wiring diagram mate??

Sorry had dinner in between posts

[Al]

Al, how much did it cost ya to get that sprayed? i remember reading in that other thread you gotit done professionaly. ive got mine prepped and stuff but i want it in the same paint thats on the rest of te car. not confident enough to do that myself

Facia was sprayed when i resprayed my car.

[-R33GTS-]

Thanks mate ur a champ

I hope mine turns out similar to yours, im thinking i might try a cathode and neon light...

Edited March 28, 2007 by -R33GTS-

[Trav33]

Does anyone know if you can start with a Series 2 garnish (ie fully covered in paint), and sand back the letters to get clear plastic? Or are series 2 garnish's made from non-clear plastic?

[-R33GTS-]

nar im pretty sure the series 2 are painted to body colour with normal plastic underneath. If you're denfinate about doing this, do us a favour and scrape it back to find out. if not go and a get a Series 1 Garnish from a wrecker anyway

Edited March 28, 2007 by -R33GTS-

[Trav33]

nar im pretty sure the series 2 are painted to body colour with normal plastic underneath. If you're denfinate about doing this, do us a favour and scrape it back to find out. if not go and a get a Series 1 Garnish from a wrecker anyway

Got my series 1 sitting on the lounge next to me.... next weeks project!

And suddenly thought maybe the series 2 would possibly be clear underneath, and i wouldnt need to spray paint this series 1!

Will get a knife on it this weekend.

[HotPlates]

Got my series 1 sitting on the lounge next to me.... next weeks project!

And suddenly thought maybe the series 2 would possibly be clear underneath, and i wouldnt need to spray paint this series 1!

Will get a knife on it this weekend.

Did you get this new or second hand? How much did you pay for it?

[Al]

Got my series 1 sitting on the lounge next to me.... next weeks project!

And suddenly thought maybe the series 2 would possibly be clear underneath, and i wouldnt need to spray paint this series 1!

Will get a knife on it this weekend.

Let me save you damaging a good facia.

The S2 is made from black moulded plastic, and can not be used

[Al]

Thanks mate ur a champ

I hope mine turns out similar to yours, im thinking i might try a cathode and neon light...

I considered using neons but the facia is slightly curved and thought the neon wouldn't flex enough . I could be wrong though.

My light can not be seen during the day, that's why i hooked it up to my parkers. You'll need a red filter to possibly see it during daylight hours, but this too may not work well.

[Ol_Mate]

Al, that looks the goods man.

I'm gonna have mine hooked up so that it lights up brighter when the brakes are on and dimmer when its just on the parkers. Might look shit, but its easy enough to change.

[Trav33]

Did you get this new or second hand? How much did you pay for it?

Second hand, $35+postage. It's in awesome condition!

Let me save you damaging a good facia.

The S2 is made from black moulded plastic, and can not be used

Oh. Bugger. At least i know without damaging it. Thanks

[Basti]

this will be probably too fiddly but is it possible to spray it from the inside? my car is black andim thinking if i could just block the light in the right places itd still look sorta clear from the outside but light up at night. another plus would be i wouldnt need a perfectly smooth finish on the paint. wat do you guys rekon? just a bit of a brainfart i had

[Al]

I dare say it will not be possible to spray from the inside, as the lense has a dimpled texture on the inside.

[HotPlates]

I dare say it will not be possible to spray from the inside, as the lense has a dimpled texture on the inside.

What do you mean by 'dimpled texture'? I can't see why this cannot be done.

Also, if done this way, you could possibly keep the chromed SKYLINE writing intact without having to scrub it off. Or will the LED not emit light throught this? (Are factory optioned illuminated series 1's SKYLINE writing still in chrome?)

[Basti]

having an irregular texture will make it hard to get the outline of the letters right from the inside. but thats the only issue i can see.

i dunno bout the paint on factory ones but there was a dude selling lightup garnishes on here. one was silver and looked like the letters were painted too. i have nfi how he did it but it still lit up well

edit: found the thread. http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...howtopic=161444

[HotPlates]

having an irregular texture will make it hard to get the outline of the letters right from the inside. but thats the only issue i can see.

i dunno bout the paint on factory ones but there was a dude selling lightup garnishes on here. one was silver and looked like the letters were painted too. i have nfi how he did it but it still lit up well

edit: found the thread. http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...howtopic=161444

That looks amazing!!! I need one of those bad.

[Basti]

[HotPlates]

WOW! That looks good! What is it & how did you do this? Does it illuminate?

So many questions! lol. I'm impressed!

[Basti]

hahaha. sorry dude. im just in the middle of prepping it for painting. you can see the masking tape up the top.

i was masking the letters and that was the only contact i had lying around. wat you rekon? shud i leave it as is?

[Trav33]

Waiting for a night shot! Should look different!