here are some pics of my color matched hubcaps and painted tail lights. Color is shadow mica. Lights are just anadized red paint on the inside. The tail ligths a super easy to get apart. I just took them out on a 90 degree day, used 2 small scre drivers and POP, they where apart, no cutting or anything. It probally took 45 min to do each tail light. I like how they turned out. Most everyone thinks they are stock

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Tails look good... I was rolling on blacked out caps too for a while... I like the look.

Have you thought about debadging the hatch?

 

do the emblems just stick on, no hols left behind? i wasent sure, but i know i am tired or cleaning and waxing around them

 

^ There are no holes behind the emblems on the hatch.

 

looks really good! is that the stock rear wiper? looks very small...

 

it is half of it, it broke off in a car wash, getting new one today

 

i was thinking of doing the same thing this weekend. how hard is it to pull the scion emblems off of the hubcaps? also, did you sand the hubbies prior to painting or just lay it on? what about using primer first? they look great man.

 

just break the tabs off the back of the emblems and they fall out, i just glued them back. I wish i would have used primer caus ei got a lil bit of cracking in the paint, but i did use real car paint, not just black, thats actually shadow mica paint. I would maybe hit with some scotch brite, then some degreser, then primer, then paint, then clear. make sure its not humid, i did it when i was trying to rain, and the clear blushed (got milky) and i had to re paint them

 

thanks for the help. i live in florida though so its humid all day everyday. i hope that glue keeps the emblems on. anyway, mos def gonna give it a go tomorrow

 

its really easy, just maybe paint in garage with a fan

 

You don't have to break the tabs... just push em through. That way, you just have to pop them back in. No glue needed.

 

That is a clean looking xB my friend!

Yeah, you dont have to break the tabs on the hubcap emblems, i just popped em out with a screw driver on mine... but o well, it looks great! Kinda cool that you used factory paint, i just used plastic spray paint

 

hey battlebox, where did you get the spray paint for plastics and have you noticed any chipping yet?

 

looks good. if i were you though i wouldn't bother with replacing the rear wiper. i would just take it off for good.

 

you should think about debadging the hatch. it would make it look extra clean IMO. looks sick dude. good job

 

see, i worked at a paint manufacturee, so i had the local auto paint shop mix some paint and reduce it, then had my aresol division put into cans for me

 

hawt! see? caps CAN look good!

 

I actually never thought of painting the stock hub caps but that is a really good cheap mod. Just with those two mods your car looks really good.

 

thanks. i think the lights turned out good. they are my favorite mod so far, besidemy my sub mounted in my spare tire