Tail-light Surround Painted and Re-Installed

[Jack B]

I picked up the tail-light surround and the X-Brace today, just finished installing both. Here are some after pictures.

1- Surround.JPG2-Surround.JPG3-Surround.jpg5-Surround.JPG4-Xbrace.JPG

[FLATOUT]

LMFAO at pick #1 . Excellent job Jack looks much better.

[ViperSmith]

Love it

And lol @ pic #1

[Smog Dog]

Love it

And lol @ pic #1

Add me to the list...and I got a big laugh out of the first pic, too! Subtle, but....

Bill

[Voice of Reason]

LOL @ 1

What's the torque spec on the X brace?

Looks very good. I'll eventually do this at the same time as a CF spoiler lip.

[Brian GTS]

Yes, looks much better with the contrasting surround.....love the X brace too! Very nice!

[Nine Ball]

Both mods look good, especially the red brace.

[F2V]

Nicely done Jack, much improved from rear view...still awaiting an answer on getting you the same white Stryker decal, that I have in center of my red X brace. Haven't forgotten...sometimes its like pulling teeth from a chicken ;-)

[Jack B]

I just ordered the emblem from the front of the TA

Nicely done Jack, much improved from rear view...still awaiting an answer on getting you the same white Stryker decal, that I have in center of my red X brace. Haven't forgotten...sometimes its like pulling teeth from a chicken ;-)

[Jack B]

For the brace, I am going to use black oxided bolts. They are not easy to find. The Gen2's had metric heads and SAE threads. All the bolts I have encountered so far are full metric. I thought the brace bolts were a M6 X 1.25, however, a google shows zero. I m going to have to measure them again. For a heads up, even the sheet metal screws are metric, that is important since they also use them into the plastic.

Both mods look good, especially the red brace.

[Nine Ball]

I just ordered the emblem from the front of the TA

Good idea. In person, that emblem has a clear protective layer across it, so that the corners/edges of all the design in the middle won't get caught or lifted.

[Brian E]

Very nice Jack. I would bet more than a few guys are going to follow your lead and perform the same mods to their cars.

[Simms]

Very nice Jack!

[kdaviper]

Very nice Jack. I would bet more than a few guys are going to follow your lead and perform the same mods to their cars.

Probably not his buddy Peer though

[SilveRT8]

Hey! Mine is already done in black!
Ho, and I only paid $20K extra for a GTS

[ACRucrazy]

Looks better in black. I dig it.

[DreadLox]

That looks great! Are you going to black out the tail lights too?

[Jack B]

Here are some more details:

1. The XBrace bolts are M8 X 1.25 and either 20 or 25 mm long. I ordered some black oxide bolts, they will contrast the red XBrace.

2. The trunk took 18 sq ft of sound deadening, with a total weight of 10 lbs. There is a picture below of the lid/plate that covers the battery, there was no sound deadening material at all in tat area. I put one sheet on the bottom side of the lid. The self adhesive did not work very well on this material, I ended up priming it with 3M #94 primer and putting a bead of silicone on the outside edge.

3. I added a Stryker emblem in the trunk - picture below.

1. Stryler Emblem in Trunk.JPG2. XBrace.JPG3. Sound Mat on Trunk Plate .JPG

[v10enomous]

Great job !

A few questions.

Where is a good place to order the bolts ? Did they turn out to be 20 or 25 mm ? Was anyone able to find a nice Stryker emblem for the cross brace ?

Here are some more details:

1. The XBrace bolts are M8 X 1.25 and either 20 or 25 mm long. I ordered some black oxide bolts, they will contrast the red XBrace.

2. The trunk took 18 sq ft of sound deadening, with a total weight of 10 lbs. There is a picture below of the lid/plate that covers the battery, there was no sound deadening material at all in tat area. I put one sheet on the bottom side of the lid. The self adhesive did not work very well on this material, I ended up priming it with 3M #94 primer and putting a bead of silicone on the outside edge.

3. I added a Stryker emblem in the trunk - picture below.

1. Stryler Emblem in Trunk.JPG2. XBrace.JPG3. Sound Mat on Trunk Plate .JPG

[darbgnik]

Here are some more details:

2. The trunk took 18 sq ft of sound deadening, with a total weight of 10 lbs. There is a picture below of the lid/plate that covers the battery, there was no sound deadening material at all in tat area. I put one sheet on the bottom side of the lid. The self adhesive did not work very well on this material, I ended up priming it with 3M #94 primer and putting a bead of silicone on the outside edge.


1. Stryler Emblem in Trunk.JPG2. XBrace.JPG3. Sound Mat on Trunk Plate .JPG

Did the sound deadening make a noticeable difference?

[Jack B]

Hard to tell

Did the sound deadening make a noticeable difference?

[Jack B]

The emblem is from THE TA nose

Great job !

A few questions.

Where is a good place to order the bolts ? Did they turn out to be 20 or 25 mm ? Was anyone able to find a nice Stryker emblem for the cross brace ?

[BJG32]

Jack..once you pull out the bumper clips from the applique, how do you get it to release? Are there other bolts screws?

[mjorgensen]

LOL @ 1

What's the torque spec on the X brace?

Looks very good. I'll eventually do this at the same time as a CF spoiler lip.

13ft/lbs. is all the X-brace bolts get, car has to be sitting on the ground when you install it.

[Jack B]

There are studs on the surround. The fasteners are on the insde.

Jack..once you pull out the bumper clips from the applique, how do you get it to release? Are there other bolts screws?