Notices
C5 General General C5 Corvette and C5 Z06 Discussion not covered in Tech
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by:

DIY Z06 Fog Light Screen Fix...

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 06-05-2013, 12:36 AM
  #1  
Zr-1Mike00
Melting Slicks
Support Corvetteforum!
Thread Starter
 
Zr-1Mike00's Avatar
 
Member Since: Oct 2009
Location: Bedford MA
Posts: 2,364
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts

Default DIY Z06 Fog Light Screen Fix...

Well... The Z06 Fog Light Screens w/ Shrouds I purchased from VetteShop rusted on me after less than a year. Needless to say I wasn't too happy but what can you do. Many others have purchased the same and had them for years with no issues so I'm not sure why mine rusted, but what the heck.

I contemplated purchasing RaceMesh but my wallet and the GF would not have liked that. So I went ahead and did a little fixing of my own.

Here is what they looked like before:





I used 3M Painters Tape and carefully masked off the shroud both inside and out only leaving the screen exposed and shot it with Metallic Rustoleum!







Installed:



Old 06-05-2013, 01:24 AM
  #2  
momo20
Safety Car
 
momo20's Avatar
 
Member Since: Apr 2004
Location: pueblo co
Posts: 3,532
Received 75 Likes on 64 Posts

Default

look better then new...I went the exact opposite then what you did ..my z06 vents in the rear I plastic dipped them...so they are all black..and looks sooo much better now..
Old 06-05-2013, 01:35 AM
  #3  
yaknow
Le Mans Master
 
yaknow's Avatar
 
Member Since: Mar 2006
Location: Lino Lakes MN
Posts: 7,111
Received 222 Likes on 154 Posts

Default

I've painted mine numerous times with black paint only to be disappointed in a couple of weeks, finally painted them with plastic dip paint with no chipping well over 6 months and no issues
Old 06-05-2013, 01:39 AM
  #4  
Zr-1Mike00
Melting Slicks
Support Corvetteforum!
Thread Starter
 
Zr-1Mike00's Avatar
 
Member Since: Oct 2009
Location: Bedford MA
Posts: 2,364
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts

Default

Originally Posted by momo20
look better then new...I went the exact opposite then what you did ..my z06 vents in the rear I plastic dipped them...so they are all black..and looks sooo much better now..
Sometimes you just have to do things yourself hah

Originally Posted by yaknow
I've painted mine numerous times with black paint only to be disappointed in a couple of weeks, finally painted them with plastic dip paint with no chipping well over 6 months and no issues
We will see if this holds up! If not I'll have to put the good ole PD to use!
Old 06-05-2013, 05:04 AM
  #5  
Vetteman Jack
Administrator

Support Corvetteforum!
 
Vetteman Jack's Avatar
 
Member Since: Mar 2001
Location: In a parallel universe. Currently own 2014 Stingray Coupe.
Posts: 342,867
Received 19,274 Likes on 13,957 Posts
C7 of the Year - Modified Finalist 2021
MO Events Coordinator
St. Jude Co-Organizer
St. Jude Donor '03-'04-'05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17-'18-'19-
'20-'21-'22-'23-'24
NCM Sinkhole Donor
CI 5, 8 & 11 Veteran


Default

Good job getting the screens to look good again.
Old 06-05-2013, 07:05 AM
  #6  
calvins
Safety Car
 
calvins's Avatar
 
Member Since: Jun 2002
Location: Rotonda West, FL 2015 Z51 M7 3LT
Posts: 4,427
Received 245 Likes on 111 Posts
Oldtimer

Default

Looks great!

Does anyone who used black Plastidip on 'em have before and after pics of the car?
Old 06-05-2013, 08:41 AM
  #7  
Toque
Tech Contributor
 
Toque's Avatar
 
Member Since: Jan 2004
Location: Wylie TX --> Less is More, except under the hood !
Posts: 20,003
Received 179 Likes on 99 Posts

Default

That looks great ! ! !
Old 06-05-2013, 08:52 AM
  #8  
Johnson 92
Safety Car
 
Johnson 92's Avatar
 
Member Since: Feb 2003
Location: Ozark, MO
Posts: 4,565
Received 334 Likes on 90 Posts
C5 of the Month 6/13

Default

Originally Posted by Vetteman Jack
Good job getting the screens to look good again.
Old 06-05-2013, 09:03 AM
  #9  
Bobd207s
Burning Brakes
 
Bobd207s's Avatar
 
Member Since: Aug 2006
Location: Cancer Sucks - please donate to Corvettes Conquer Cancer
Posts: 1,233
Received 15 Likes on 15 Posts
Cruise-In X Veteran
St. Jude Donor '08-'09

Default

Looks great Mike !!
Old 06-05-2013, 09:14 AM
  #10  
maxx2200
Burning Brakes
 
maxx2200's Avatar
 
Member Since: May 2007
Location: Denver CO
Posts: 1,047
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Default

Looks great.
Old 06-05-2013, 09:47 AM
  #11  
JW Motorsports
Banned Scam/Spammer
 
JW Motorsports's Avatar
 
Member Since: Feb 2007
Location: Oklahoma City
Posts: 50,094
Received 265 Likes on 253 Posts
St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17,'19,'22


Default

Wow those were terrible. Looks better now
Old 06-05-2013, 12:20 PM
  #12  
FourG63 97GST
Melting Slicks
 
FourG63 97GST's Avatar
 
Member Since: Mar 2006
Location: South Florida FL
Posts: 2,715
Received 350 Likes on 191 Posts

Default

got job, now go buy her a purse
Old 06-05-2013, 04:28 PM
  #13  
olbear1962
Safety Car
 
olbear1962's Avatar
 
Member Since: Mar 2009
Location: Pewaukee WI
Posts: 4,095
Received 41 Likes on 35 Posts

Default

Good fix, looks great

Get notified of new replies

To DIY Z06 Fog Light Screen Fix...




Quick Reply: DIY Z06 Fog Light Screen Fix...



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 04:52 AM.