Numer Plate Light, VERY SHINEY!

[Neil.]

This time i've made myself a number plate light.

Start off with a numberplate light off ebay, then realise it's ugly as fook and massive!
(mobiles phones are for size reffenece)
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/01.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/04.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/02.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/03.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/06.jpg

Then get on with modding it, take off the top...
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/05.jpg

Then cut it in half...
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/07.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/08.jpg

I also mover the light and terminals closer to the front(right handside) but cutting and superglueing them, you can see the rectangle gap where the light was.
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/09.jpg

Stick on the front..
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/10.jpg

And then i remade a cover in mesh which i will then skim with filler and shape...
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/12.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/11.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/13.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/14.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/15.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/16.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/17.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/18.jpg

Looks better then the big black box it was and it's shapped better, and also going to spray it the same colour as my car.

[DUNOVA.]

Very clever :D I Was waiting for the ''here's one I made earlyer'' line :lol:

[XZiBiT]

nice 1 neil now go to bed happy

[Riggy]

Very clever :D I Was waiting for the ''here's one I made earlyer'' line :lol:


that was what i was thinking lol

looks good neil get some more pics when youve gone over it with filler

[Neil.]

filler is currently drying, will post up pics of filler smoothed etc and maybe a coat of primer about 1am.

[2litreturbo]

is it dry yet?

[Paul]

yeh is it dry yet?

[2litreturbo]

must be dry by now!

[Neil.]

lol, it wasn't even dry by 4am, didnt put enough hardener in, anyway, its not 6pm and its dry and have sanded it down and wired and glue bits in place and put second layer of filler on for fine sanding to add shape, will post pics 2night.

[Neil.]

now fillered it and smoothed it...

http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/flller0.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/flller1.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/flller2.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/flller3.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/flller4.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/flller5.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/flller6.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/flller7.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/flller8.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/flller9.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/flller91.jpg

Will finish few tiny bits off by re-filling and the prime it :D

[Dare-devil]

Looks very nice m8

[2litreturbo]

nice one!

[Dave]

looks good neil but not wanting to p1ss on your matches..... why didn't you just buy a small one in the 1st place and save yourself some time? :?

[mikeoxford]

thats too easy :lol:

[Cjscooby]

seen this today Looks Very Smart and will be different to all them upside down std nova ones lol

Cj

[Neil.]

yea true CJ, i could just buy on but then people might look at mine and ask, i wonder where he got that from.

[scott.parker]

Well done mate looks good..

scott :)

[scottn]

i bet u`v smoothed every thing off and got the car looking round and neat, then u`r gunna stick that great big lump of filler on it and totally ruin it, and filler soon shrinks and cracks, u`ll wish u aint of bothered.

[XZiBiT]

well done chap looks good

[Neil.]

just finished priming it, spent last week doing few thin layers every day.

http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/prime0.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/prime1.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/prime2.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/prime3.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/prime4.jpg

Going to paint shop tomorrow to get the propper paint made up then start painting it.

[LiD0N]

looks well nice and smotth m8 something to keep ya busy on the l8 ones eh

[Neil.]

yeah matt it does keep me busy on the late nights.

And Scottn, i can do what ever i want, i can stick it on, let it do its job, then decide if its what i want.

Not as if im screwing it on!

[Neil.]

done 8)

http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/sprayed0.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/sprayed1.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/sprayed2.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/sprayed3.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/sprayed4.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/sprayed5.jpg

[wisewood]

nice one neil.

at least you're happy with it, thats the main thing. its kept you busy and you know that its a one off.

[Neil.]

true andy, something i've done myself :)

[XZiBiT]

looks well smart neil top 1

[Dpnova]

looks nice neil

[Gazza14SR]

looks sweet mate, im useless with doing little fiddley things like that!

When ya fit it, bang a pic up on here.

nice one.

[Ste_Nova]

i'm having a backlit one

like this

http://www.pistonheads.com/tvr/griffith/griff100/griff-01.jpg

[Jim]

Where is it going to be mounted? Also, are you going to get the other light removed and the hole filled?

Jim

[Ste_Nova]

Where is it going to be mounted? Also, are you going to get the other light removed and the hole filled?

Jim

you talking to me???

[Jim]

Where is it going to be mounted? Also, are you going to get the other light removed and the hole filled?

Jim

you talking to me???

No Ste, I meant Neil. Unless he's already said where he's going to mount it and I've missed that post?

Jim

[Neil.]

will be mounted over the number plate facing down, and the other hole is getting filled and smoothed and sprayed when the accident damage is done.

[Nova~Lolly]

neil it would matter what u did to your car it would still look absolutely awsome.
lurve your car mate its well nice :P

[Neil.]

awww ta lolly, glad someone likes it :D

[Rach]

she's right mate... it's gorgeous

:D

[Neil.]

few more coats of laquer today and a good polish has made it mirror shiney!

http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/laq0.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/laq1.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/laq2.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/laq3.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/laq4.jpg
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/light/laq5.jpg

[epo]

looks well good mate

well done

[Nova~Lolly]

how can anybody NOT like it neil.i spotted it in the features before i joined nl and thought it was well nice must admit it looks even better in real life. :!: