My Datsun 280Z "Rustoration"

[Duffman]

Like what you did on the headlight covers, never thought of that!

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[HaZmatt]

9 hours ago, duffman said:

Like what you did on the headlight covers, never thought of that!

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Thanks, yeah I didnt like the way the provided black trim looked. The chrome classes it up a little bit 

[rossiz]

does look nice - the black rubber trim doesn't sit perfectly and the edge doesn't keep a nice straight line. i'm impressed you got the door trim to go around the sharp front corner, did you use heat?

[HaZmatt]

Yes, that was the tricky part. Just used a heat gun to make it more pliable. 

[dmorales-bello]

Excellent idea with the chrome door trim for the covers. Easy, simple, looks so much better!

[rcb280z]

And you have to look hard to see where the 2 ends meet. Nice job!

[HaZmatt]

Installed my Watanabe center caps. Makes the wheels look more "finished"

 

 

 

 

Edited May 22, 2016 by HaZmatt

[EuroDat]

On 19-5-2016 at 4:38 AM, HaZmatt said:

It makes these cheap headlight covers look....well...less cheap

This end result looks great. Ever thought of making more;)

[sweatybetty]

those covers do look nice. how are they attached to the car? i would like to use some but i dont want to drill any holes.

[rossiz]

the kit i got provides two options:  some double-stick tape and wide clips (like hazmatt shows) or smaller clips with sheet metal screws. i started with the stick-on system and mine didn't stick - the covers aren't a perfect fit (slight warp) so they put constant, light pressure on the adhesive which pulled them off. i then went to the drill-in method and they've been fine since. i am considering doing the door-trim trick now though, as the brightwork would look nice on my dark green paint.

[HaZmatt]

8 hours ago, EuroDat said:

This end result looks great. Ever thought of making more;)

Thanks! They are really easy to do. Just buy the cheap headlight covers, throw away supplied black trim, buy chrome door edge trim from auto store and install!

[HaZmatt]

2 hours ago, sweatybetty said:

those covers do look nice. how are they attached to the car? i would like to use some but i dont want to drill any holes.

Yea like Rossiz says, they are 3 tabs that use double sided tape to attach them to the light bucket. I haven't had any issues with them coming off yet.