Cleared / Painted Headlight & Painted Calipers

[myowneq]

Hello all,

Lots of fun the last few days. I didn't see alot of pictures of the red so I'm throwing mine into the mix. I cleared my lights and since they were apart, I painted the bezels. Since the silicone was drying, I went ahead and painted my calipers red too. Paint is supposed to set for a while, so I don't have pics with the wheels on yet either and I don't have the the passenger side pics yet since it got dark and started raining. So hopefully, more tomorrow.

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[Oldsnut]

Good work on the headlights.
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/781/monkeymotionthumbsupmotam1.gif (http://imageshack.us)
I would get some paint and take care of the rust on the rotors.

[Coldfire]

I'm not a huge fan of the painted bezels, but for the style...as far as the quality goes it looks like you did a good job so I hope you like them and enjoy! :thumb: <-- monkey thumb :p

[billytheman1188]

Good job man, but that plate with some racing guy on it needs to golol
But make sure you post up some pics of the car with the wheels on it.

[Wreckless]

Just curious how you got your lights apart,I tried to do that to mine but theyre like glued or sealed or something and I dont want to break em,Let me know the low down on what I gotta do cuz it looks good.Calipers look good as well.oh and do the orange reflectors pop out?

[SweetNLow]

they look pink

[adam337]

they look pink

i second that..i didnt want to be mean but that pretty much sums it up. i wont be painting mine when i clear (still need some damn bulbs)

[Oldsnut]

Just curious how you got your lights apart,I tried to do that to mine but theyre like glued or sealed or something and I dont want to break em,Let me know the low down on what I gotta do cuz it looks good.Calipers look good as well.oh and do the orange reflectors pop out?Use the search tab. Cleared corners etc.

[billytheman1188]

what the hell is with your bumper under the headlight!?!?

[myowneq]

Thanks for the comments and compliments. The paint I used for the headlight is the same color as the car, but I guess the combination of photography and the headlight lens distorted the picture. In person, it's darker.

As for taking them apart, yeah, follow those directions in the How To and take it slow. The outside corner is the biggest bitch of it all. Both on the cover and the inside plastic chrome. The amber lens pops out real easy. It took me a few hours since I'm anal about cleaning all the old goo out. Not a bad project.

As for my "plate with some racing guy", Mark stays. :) HUGE Nascar fan here. :D

[Oldsnut]

As for my "plate with some racing guy", Mark stays. :) HUGE Nascar fan here. :D
It's for Viagra, you're gonna get some grief on that one. lol lol
Aren't you a little young to have those problems?

[Wreckless]

thanks for the"how to" .Just gotta say that this is a great site and alot of the stuff Ive read in here is real helpful and informative.Thanks.

[adam337]

what the hell is with your bumper under the headlight!?!?

a lot of alero bumpers do that. my right side has it. dont know exactly what its from..maybe heat?

[billytheman1188]

a lot of alero bumpers do that. my right side has it. dont know exactly what its from..maybe heat?

thats weird, cheap ass oldsmobiles;)

[Wreckless]

Calipers do look good but is that color Chevy Orange?

[Headstrong2740]

a lot of alero bumpers do that. my right side has it. dont know exactly what its from..maybe heat?



Actually my pasanger side front does that and its only recentlydue to the accident...so maybe there is soem history to your car you dont know about?? :rolleyes2:

oh and please loose the nascar plate... very "hick-ish" imo

[alerored04]

nah the headlight sag is a common prob on our cars. Not sure why but mine has it too. Im not sure im a fan of the color matched, i like mine to stand out so i did mine black. props on a good job though.

[cavaliers60]

I got one of them plates on my car too. haha lol Mine's better though. :D

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c26/cavaliers60/100_5747.jpg

[billytheman1188]

After really looking at the license plate holder, i think the aleros would look much better without the front plate. But if i wanted to take it off, there are probably screws holding that in right?

[strtrydr]

yes there is screws/bolts holding it on ... but I got lucky since you dont need to have the front plate in Arizona :)

[myowneq]

It's for Viagra, you're gonna get some grief on that one. lol lol
Aren't you a little young to have those problems?

Mark WAS sponsered by Viagra till last year when he got sponsered by AAA. I just haven't updated all my collectibles. yet. When you like a team, you stay with that team through thick and thin, right Saints & Raiders fans? :)

Calipers do look good but is that color Chevy Orange?

Nope, AutoZone only had three color kits. Red, Black, and one other.

...so maybe there is soem history to your car you dont know about?? :rolleyes2:

oh and please loose the nascar plate... very "hick-ish" imo

Actually, my car was an Avis rental car. I didn't know much about finding "accident" signs, but they were all over. The leaky windshield, the overspray on the driver door seal, and the chipping paint on the mirror. Only one of those was there when I bought the car.

Hickish? :D That's me. I'm a rednecked coonass. Family roots in the hills of Arkansas and the cotton fields of Louisiana.

I got one of them plates on my car too. haha lol Mine's better though. :D


I gained a lot more respect for Jr this year. He really raced a lot more clean races than years past. I had to move him off my most hated racers list. :D

After really looking at the license plate holder, i think the aleros would look much better without the front plate. But if i wanted to take it off, there are probably screws holding that in right?

Yeah, I considered taking the holder off, but I'm still learning a lot of things that do not involve mechanical or electrical work. Body work is still quite mystifying to me. Didn't do too well on the old pickup I had a couple years ago. :D

Pictures coming soon of the final product. And also, is my battery dead when the door bell chimes quit when you pop the trunk? Hmm... Wonder about that one. :D

[myowneq]

Ok, so the last of my photos for this project. :) I got the wheels back on this morning and the calipers are now very noticeable. A side item I didn't think of, now I get to keep the calipers clean too. :( Oh well. :D

PS - yes, that's curb damage on the rim.

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[billytheman1188]

It looks good, but man let me tell you, you might run into a lot of problems with this car, only because it used to be a rental. I learned never to get a rental because first off, my mom got a malibu that was a rental and the thing suckedddddd, it had so many problems. and second cause if you read what some people post on here about beating the shit out of the cars lol

But good job on the calipers and headlights, they look good

[myowneq]

Oh, trust me, I know about rentals. I'm not easy on them either. I've had this car for nearly four years. It was a rental for only 14k miles and I'm approaching 97k now. I think that "accident" ended it's career down that path. For the most part, hasn't been a bad car and most of the problems I've had were just Alero problems.

It looks good, but man let me tell you, you might run into a lot of problems with this car, only because it used to be a rental. I learned never to get a rental because first off, my mom got a malibu that was a rental and the thing suckedddddd, it had so many problems. and second cause if you read what some people post on here about beating the shit out of the cars lol

But good job on the calipers and headlights, they look good

[billytheman1188]

ahh ok, didnt know u had it for so long. Why did it take you so long to get to modding?

[SweetNLow]

for anyone who has the warped bumper under the headlight....... if you remove the headlight and look under the bumper you will see some styrofoam.... if you just break it off and pull it out it will reduce the amount your bumper is bowed.

its not caused from accidents or heat

[myowneq]

ahh ok, didnt know u had it for so long. Why did it take you so long to get to modding?

Initiative. Time. Money. :)

[Spitfire]

for anyone who has the warped bumper under the headlight....... if you remove the headlight and look under the bumper you will see some styrofoam.... if you just break it off and pull it out it will reduce the amount your bumper is bowed.

its not caused from accidents or heat

Damn, I didn't know that, I may do that tomorrow

[cavaliers60]

I'm gonna have to go look at my car later and check...