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DaSkinnyGuy
09-14-2008, 02:48 PM
Want to make your stock center tailight section go from red letters to a CETA style letters and bird? Read along.

My stock 2000 Trans am center tailight letters and bird was faded. I wanted to get a new one. So instead of ordering a CETA center tailight section from the dealership I made my own.

1. Order CETA decal from afterthoughtsauto.com for $10
2. Wait for it in the mail
3. Take your center section out, wet sand it with 2000 grit sand paper and hot soapy water. i used dawn dish soap.
4. Polish compound the piece
5. Place decal on
6. Spray clear coat on top. Let dry for a day.
7. Polish compound the clear coat until it looks like glass

Cost
1.Decal $10
2. Sand paper $2
3. Polish compound $5
4. Clear coat spray $4

What it looked like

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n99/DaSkinnyGuy/2000%20trans%20am/taillight001-1.jpg

After wet sanded and polish compounded

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n99/DaSkinnyGuy/2000%20trans%20am/shine.jpg

With decal on, clear on, clear polished and compounded

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n99/DaSkinnyGuy/2000%20trans%20am/Ceta001.jpg

Finished product, notice the reflection

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n99/DaSkinnyGuy/2000%20trans%20am/Ceta002.jpg
Tru2Chevy
09-14-2008, 04:01 PM
Looks good!

- Justin
BigRocsFirebird
09-14-2008, 04:09 PM
very nice matt i like it now do one for my Bird
maroman88
09-14-2008, 06:16 PM
holy crap that came out good!
69BirdX
09-14-2008, 06:57 PM
that is freaking awsome i might have to try that on my bird.
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sweetbmxrider
09-14-2008, 08:25 PM
damn. nice work
usp55
09-15-2008, 12:43 AM
Looks professional, Nice job
GP99GT
09-15-2008, 09:09 AM
sweet. how much would a real one run from the stealership?
DaSkinnyGuy
09-15-2008, 12:32 PM
sweet. how much would a real one run from the stealership?

close to $100 i would think
lastcall190
09-15-2008, 09:33 PM
Good job. I was shocked at how easy it actually was when I got down to doing it (did it slightly different but I had an interesting piece to start with). I didn't put a decal on mine but I actually like it more like that anyhow. Nicely done.

-J
Teds89IROC
09-24-2008, 05:20 PM
looks good!
Lt1_8U
09-24-2008, 09:29 PM
looks awesome, i need to do that on mine:nod: