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Old 05-03-2009, 12:17 AM
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i have the rear tail light covers already but is there a cover for the middle panel between the lights. its for my 97 trans am.
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Old 05-03-2009, 12:29 AM
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No. Just wetsand until the red firebird is gone. Then polish.
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Old 05-04-2009, 12:03 AM
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The formula center filler panel for that year was all black. You can buy a new shiny one.
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wet sanding it takes about an hour at most and its alot cheaper than buying a new one. I did it with no prior experience and it turned out well.
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who sells the panels
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Old 05-04-2009, 05:33 PM
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cool thanks its alil pricey but worth it.
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i just did my center piece.

sanded it with 600 grit, cleaned, and painted it black with a couple coats of clear. turnedout real nice and looks WAY better.
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Originally Posted by pathology knight
i just did my center piece.

sanded it with 600 grit, cleaned, and painted it black with a couple coats of clear. turnedout real nice and looks WAY better.
do you have a pic of yours? also if i wanted to change the color of the emlem to white is there a decal for that?
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ttt is there a write up?
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Originally Posted by ls1adamls1
do you have a pic of yours? also if i wanted to change the color of the emlem to white is there a decal for that?
fourth circle designs sells them. i bought mine in red from them
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Originally Posted by BlkBird2000
No. Just wetsand until the red firebird is gone. Then polish.
what do i use to polish it with?

and what grit paper?
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Wanna buy one that's already polished?
<-- See feedback, ...

I've got one leftover, send me a PM if yer interested.
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just got done sanding the center panel and polishing it up.
it only took about 20-30 min of sanding, then another 20 min of polishing
it turned out very nice it looks much better now.

im adding the black PONTIAC lettering next and blacking out the 3rd brake light, and the ceta mod



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Originally Posted by ls1adamls1
just got done sanding the center panel and polishing it up.
it only took about 20-30 min of sanding, then another 20 min of polishing
it turned out very nice it looks much better now.

im adding the black PONTIAC lettering next and blacking out the 3rd brake light, and the ceta mod



where did you get the light covers? i cant find them
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Is it just me or do other people have problems with the fitment on the passenger side cover? Is there any fix for that other than double-sided tape?

You can probably get them through AutoZone or just order them online. They're officially called tail light covers.
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i got mine from summit. but i dont have fitment issues.

you should be able to find them anywhere.
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Originally Posted by ZexGX
Is it just me or do other people have problems with the fitment on the passenger side cover? Is there any fix for that other than double-sided tape?

You can probably get them through AutoZone or just order them online. They're officially called tail light covers.
no problems with mine. ive had them since january and they still look new
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www.ws6store.com has them for 45 bucks...and they look great and dont come with that stupid white lettering that most tail light covers come with that you need to scrub off...i have them on my camaro
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the white lettering comes off with just a touch of finger nail poish remover no scrubing involved
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