Light On Skyline Logo On Bak Of Car

[HotPlates]

I just finished mine. It has the stealth look in the day and full 3D lettering illumination.

The top garnish is the illuminated one with lights off. Below it are the factory series 1 & 2:

Lights on. Red becomes much richer in colour at night:

Notice the raised illuminated lettering creating the 3D effect:

All in all I'm happy with the outcome as it's exactly how I wanted it. It took me 9 months from start to finish though! Mainly through trial & error and finding the spare time to do it. It also costs a fair bit to make aswell. But well worth it

Edited August 21, 2008 by HotPlates

[Sloane]

geez

I could have just stuck with the stock one instead of buying a series 1.

care to explain how you wired it all up?

im off to bed now so I will read your response tommorow.

[HotPlates]

geez

I could have just stuck with the stock one instead of buying a series 1.

care to explain how you wired it all up?

im off to bed now so I will read your response tommorow.

Stock series II garnish is not transparent so won't work. You must have a series 1.

How to wire it up is described in the other illuminated topics.

[Trav33]

HotPlates - your garnish looks great. I dont know how many secrets you want to give away...

I presume you mask the letters, and paint the whole garnish in either an undercoat, or several coats of white to stop light coming through. How did you mask the letters?

And when you did your final white coat over the whole thing, is it just a really light coat over the letters, so the light shines through?

I've got my S1 garnish all wired up, just ready for the paint job when i get around to it!

Thanks for any advice.

[HotPlates]

HotPlates - your garnish looks great. I dont know how many secrets you want to give away...

I presume you mask the letters, and paint the whole garnish in either an undercoat, or several coats of white to stop light coming through. How did you mask the letters?

And when you did your final white coat over the whole thing, is it just a really light coat over the letters, so the light shines through?

I've got my S1 garnish all wired up, just ready for the paint job when i get around to it!

Thanks for any advice.

Hi Trav. Thanks for the compliment. Trust me when I say a lot of work went into this to get it perfect!

For longevities sake, before spraying anything make sure you prep it. Otherwise all that hard work spraying the panel is going to go down the drain when the paint starts flaking or peeling in 6 months time. Not good.

Before I did any painting or masking I thoroughly cleaned the garnish with Wax & Grease remover. I then got a low grit sandpaper and sanded the whole panel. This will enusre the paint will adhere. Next you will need to spray a plastic primer on. Once that's done you can then mask the letters. Because I did a 3D effect it was a lot more difficult to achieve! The masking part requires a lot of patience either way.

Then start on your undercoat. I used a grey because it is easier to neutralise than black when spraying over with white.

Peel off the tape from the letters, then do a few even light coats of white until you get the desired effect.

Good luck,

Steve

[Trav33]

Thanks for the tips Steve.

When you masked the letters, you would have had to push the masking tape down over the sides of the raised letters to get that 3D effect. I presume you used a really sharp knife to make it easier to trim the excess? I guess you'd want to use good quality tape thats going to stay down too.

[Xizor]

They go red on brakes... I'm thinking about making either a flashing blue one for shows to go with the neons on the car (programmable) or to make it flash a number of different colours, or just ultra violet Haven't quite decided... all will cost me about $280 to $300...

There is an easy way either through me or MLT15E (also on the forums) but I have yet to actually sell one cause people get scared at the price

Well i bought one from MLT15E and the guy has totally shafted me. The panel is gashed under the paint and marked so doesnt look good especially when any light reflects off it. Call me fussy but maying that high price for it i expect something in pretty good nic. Despte all his talk has totally shafted me and not replaced or refunded. I refuse to put a sub par panel on my car!!!!

Very very disappointed, i really want this.

[DRD-00F]

Hey

Would you make a couple and sell in a group buy?

I would be quite interested in a either red led or blue led background.

Can u make it for a Series 2 R33?

i think i read further back in the thread that you cant do it for a series 2 r33?

Correct me if im wrong, otherwise id certainly do mine as well

yeh seems as though its done already.

I wouldnt mind one for my Series 2 as they really look awesome

YES they can be made for series 2's

You just have to get a series 1 garnish

Well i bought one from MLT15E and the guy has totally shafted me. The panel is gashed under the paint and marked so doesnt look good especially when any light reflects off it. Call me fussy but maying that high price for it i expect something in pretty good nic. Despte all his talk has totally shafted me and not replaced or refunded. I refuse to put a sub par panel on my car!!!!

Very very disappointed, i really want this.

You're not the first person to complain about this. I had to completely re-do one for a mate who bought it off MLT15E... I'm not going to say anything else on the matter...

If anyone is interested in one, let me know, cause I'm currently making one for Guilt Toy, so doing a few wouldn't bother me

PM me as well, I don't really keep an eye on this thread... Price is $350, happy to answer most questions

[Sloane]

YES they can be made for series 2's

You just have to get a series 1 garnish

You're not the first person to complain about this. I had to completely re-do one for a mate who bought it off MLT15E... I'm not going to say anything else on the matter...

If anyone is interested in one, let me know, cause I'm currently making one for Guilt Toy, so doing a few wouldn't bother me

PM me as well, I don't really keep an eye on this thread... Price is $350, happy to answer most questions

$350! geez lol

I spent $52 on a series 1 garnish and my mate is going to help me with the electrical side of it.

then ill go get some colour coded paint made up to spray over the garnish and peel the tape off.

should look awesome.

I'll see how i go anyway.

If its crap ill keep you in mind 'DRD-00F'

[DRD-00F]

Hey, the price is what it is... nothings cheap about it and it's not fun to make

And it gets proffesionally painted in the colour of the car...

I still reckon people should give it a go if they have a decent understanding of electronics though

[Sloane]

Hey, the price is what it is... nothings cheap about it and it's not fun to make

And it gets proffesionally painted in the colour of the car...

I still reckon people should give it a go if they have a decent understanding of electronics though

oh ok.

Do you make up the paint? or does someone else do it?

yeh well like i said my mate it the electrical genious lol

[DRD-00F]

The paint is done by a proffesional paint shop. It's propper Nissan paint

[HotPlates]

$350 is cheap guys. I would have gladly got someone to do one for me for that price. But there was no one around doing them to my specifications. I am fussy!

[R32_R34]

I have an r32 with that removable el panel, but when i got rear ended it got resprayed and now has moisture in it that ate away the chrome paint in the panel.

Anyway to fix it and get it working again?

i also have a lead that comes out of the floor near the spare wheel.

Would be wicked to get it going, it pwns, any advice would be a good help

[sotck4door]

can it fit R34???

[DRD-00F]

Nope.

Also, 2 things.

1. I made a new one It does a whole mess of things and hopefully I will have a video of it up one day soon.

2. I'm not making these anymore for anyone but friends.

[Tyson 1990]

Hey i just saw this thread then, don't know if anyone still posts on this.

Anyway, i have a Series 1, 1995 R33. Would i be able to light up my stock 'Skyline' thing since it'd be the right type, isn't it?

[Sloane]

Hey i just saw this thread then, don't know if anyone still posts on this.

Anyway, i have a Series 1, 1995 R33. Would i be able to light up my stock 'Skyline' thing since it'd be the right type, isn't it?

yeh considering series 1 garnishes are the ones us series 2 owners need u wont have to buy one now.

u will need to adremal the garnish to place a led circuit board inside.

follow the step by step guide somewhere on the thread

[Tyson 1990]

yeh considering series 1 garnishes are the ones us series 2 owners need u wont have to buy one now.

u will need to adremal the garnish to place a led circuit board inside.

follow the step by step guide somewhere on the thread

Aah thanks, i found the link and added it to my favourites. I'm definately going to do this when i get the time to, i gotta get my garnish resprayed though. Too bad i didn't find out about this 1 week ago before i got my car resprayed .

[turboedsloth]

havent read this whole thread but i have a clear skyline panel on the back of my 32 racecar.