Smoothing boot garnish

[Shortstuff]

What do people think to the idea of smoothing out the lines that run over the boot garnish on a VN then colour coding the garnish? And has any Lexcen or VN got a smooth boot garnish as standard?

Has anyone done this to their VN or seen one with it done? Pics would be appreciated if anyone has some!

[defa]

seach this forum. i reckon there is pictures somewhere. i have seen it done before. looks ok

[statomatic]

vqstatesman garnish looks good ive seen it on a vn it makes it look heaps better and matches the tail lights and has no lines in it

[Shortstuff]

vqstatesman garnish looks good ive seen it on a vn it makes it look heaps better and matches the tail lights and has no lines in it

Yeah, they do look good. I won't have the original lights on after monday though. I got some with clear indicators off eBay.

[1991_Vn2nV]

Plus nowhere to put the number plate with the VQ rear garnish, unless you fabricate the VQ number plate holder into your bumper or something.

[JSTPOZN]

Or you can take the garnish out & get rid of the holes for something diffrent... less boot rattle aswell... got some pics of that if your intrested

[Shortstuff]

Or you can take the garnish out & get rid of the holes for something diffrent... less boot rattle aswell... got some pics of that if your intrested

Yeah, that sounds interesting. If you could post up some pics that would be good.

[FXST01]

Heres the pictures from the thread that defa mentions.

I thought I had bookmarked the thread where these pictures come from, but buggered if I can find it now. I'll have to wait till the owner updates it now as I can't find it.

[Shortstuff]

That looks good. I think i'm going to go to the wreckers on monday and get another garnish, then i'll just smooth and colour code that one so I can always put the old one back on if I don't like it.

[1991_Vn2nV]

Hmmm.. interesting. I wonder how it wuld look with a VP rear garnish smoothed like that..

[JSTPOZN]

Hmmm.. interesting. I wonder how it wuld look with a VP rear garnish smoothed like that..

Being serious?

[FadeToBlack]

Damn I don't like the look of that

[1991_Vn2nV]

Did a mod delete my post or what? Cause I made a post... now its gone...

Anyways I said yeah i was being serious.. Why?

[JSTPOZN]

If you smoothed it... It would be the same wouldnt it?????

[1991_Vn2nV]

Nah cause the shape of the VP garnish is different.. Like it bulges out a bit more, especially at the top because it has the 2 lights in it. I would just do it with a VN one but I need those number plate lights

[JSTPOZN]

lol then make some in the actual bar. or have glow in the dark plates that are nv'able

[fu2]

the vp lexcen garnish would probally easier to smooth of and by memory has the lights in it like the normal vp

[1991_Vn2nV]

Yeah but I already have the VP garnish lol

And dan... who the f*** has glow in the dark plates?

[Shortstuff]

It would be a bit more work with a VP garnish since you'd probably end up having to sand off the ridges before painting rather than just filling a smallish area if you wanted it smooth.

Picked up my new tail lights today, but unfortunately when I got home I unpacked them to find two R/H ones. Called the parts place who said they have 3 more sets in stock but they are all R/H ones packaged wrong!!

[fu2]

wow that sucks mate, must of been packed on a friday

[Shortstuff]

wow that sucks mate, must of been packed on a friday

Definately! They said they should have another delivery in tomorrow lunchtime. Going to call me when they've made sure there are some L/H ones there

I fitted the R/H one to see what it looks like and it makes the rear end look a lot tidier IMO. They are a bit darker than the stock Berlina ones and should look awesome when the garnish is done.

Has anyone got any recommendations on what sort of filler to use for smoothing the garnish? I was going to just get some standard bog but then wondered about using it on plastic.

Here's a pic to show the differences between the old and new lights.

[adam69]

Lights look much better.Where from and how muck if you dont mind me asking?i have a spare cracked statesman garnish that i was wondering how to customise too.

[1991_Vn2nV]

You could get them cheap from a wrecked Lexcen I think.

[Shortstuff]

The ones from the Lexcen are a bit different. These are a slightly darker tint and have the lines across the centre bit like the originals do. I tried for ages to get a good set of Lexcen lights but had no luck as all the reverse lights seem to go yellow!

I paid $95 for these off eBay and they come from Grant Walker in Bayswater (Melbourne).

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Holden-Commod...QQcmdZViewItem

[xlr8_87]

now i want those lights

might be able to get them through insurance though
(got rear ended... other parties insurance paying... would be cheaper if i got the above-mentioned one's as opposed to $125 each for stock holden items!)