painting the lightbar

[jeffline]

I did several searches, but did not find what i needed

 

alright, i hate the look of the lightbar, swaping another front end is not an option,

so i need info on how i would go about painting it, and how much it will cost me

 

 

I know a couple of ou have done this, if you have PICS of painted lightbars please post them

 

car in sig

thanks

jeff

[ToroToro]

Take off the lightbar, pull off the emblem, prime it and paint it. Might want to rough it up a bit with some 800 or so grit sandpaper first so the paint sticks better. It'll cost you like ten bucks.

[Brian P]

there was a GP with the lightbar painted EXCEPT where the foglights shine thru, so it looked like a '88-90 SE coupe in the front. No pics though, sorry.

[DiscoStudd]

Call me crazy, but won't a "grille" (or filler panel, or whatever it's called) from a 88-89 bolt right in place of the lightbar? Or if not, I'm sure it'd be easier to fit in place of the lightbar than it would be to paint the lightbar altogether ...

[Brian P]

no, the spot between the lights on a '88-90 are one with the bumper.

[93grandprixse]

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/360686/3

 

theres a 4dr with the light bar painted except for the fog light parts that looks like an 88-90... i think its ugly as sin, but i have seen pictures of the whole bar painted and it looks realy nice...

[DiscoStudd]

How about a wide piece of vinyl decal (like a racing stripe or something) cut to fit over that section of the lightbar? It'd be less of a hassle, and you could easily return the lightbar to stock if you ever wanted to.

 

Here's where I got the idea from:

http://www.impalahq.com/HowTo/VinylTaillightCover.html

[Brian P]

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/360686/3

 

theres a 4dr with the light bar painted except for the fog light parts that looks like an 88-90... i think its ugly as sin, but i have seen pictures of the whole bar painted and it looks realy nice...

 

LOL what's with the $8 paintjob in the last pic?

[digitaloutsider]

 

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[Brian P]

WILLYNILLY!

[jeffline]

thanks everyone, now what kind of paint would i use?

 

and that vinyl is a good idea

(those impalas look much better)

[GutlessSupreme]

There were some early model sedans that didn't have the lightbar. They had the coupe bumper and fog lights. I'm just not sure if the styling of the bumper would match the rest of your body kit... if it matched any older coupe bumper should work too. You only need the bumper cover and regular foglights to do it.

[W_bodylover]

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/360686/3

 

theres a 4dr with the light bar painted except for the fog light parts that looks like an 88-90... i think its ugly as sin, but i have seen pictures of the whole bar painted and it looks realy nice...

 

if he would have painted the ends at an angle as the coupe looks like, maybe it would look alittle better, and if he would have added an emblem from a coupe instead of that sedan emblem it would also add to the look. and yes this is ugly as sin, and i was also thinking of doing this same thing. but with a bit more taste.