painting tailights?
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i have the same problem. the sun fades them out pretty bad. my car is black so it shows even worse. im just going to have a reputable body shop do it. im not even going to attempt to tape off the pinstripe lines. i imagine it shouldnt cost any more than a hundred bucks.
yeah they should have matched your window molding etc when new. the sun fades them to a grey color.
Mine aren't faded either. They came gray.
i don't know that i've ever seen any that weren't gray?
Where can i get a drivers side tail light, mine is cracked?
there's a pair on ebay right now.
hmmm. i thought they were black, i stand corrected.
That ebay set went for $530.....yikes. You could have bought them about 8 months ago from a few places for $400 a set. Anyway, I did just buy a set not to long ago, and yes, they are grey.
I wouldn't be afraid to try to paint my exitsting ones my self. Actually, a guy sells fake ones from time to time on ebay, and they look pretty good.
I wouldn't be afraid to try to paint my exitsting ones my self. Actually, a guy sells fake ones from time to time on ebay, and they look pretty good.
93 Cobra Taillights are BLACK on the plastic and the stripes look a little more grayish. I will try to post pics tonight of my 93 'R" that has been stored inside its whole life so you can see what they are suppose to look like. :beer:
LOL I got one of my taillights cracked (SOMEONE HIT MY PARKED CAR AND LEFT:cuss: ) I checked at a local salvage yard and got one for $150. This was a couple of years ago. I could not imagine paying $500 for them.
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Ok, Ok...they're a light black
But seriously, it all depends on what you compare the "black" to. If you own a black Cobra, and compare the shade on the lens, I would say most people would either call it grey, or a light flat black.....it's far from a jet black. Even new, there is no gloss to the shade whatsovever. I compared the new lenses to the one on my car, and there really isn't that much differnce....they just look cleaner. I'd post a pic of them, but I don't think the quality of the pic would be worth the time.Not to keep arguing the point, But your replacement taillight could have been for an SVO which in fact is a gray color. A true 93 Cobra light is a semi flat black, not gray at all and not a high gloss either.
I will try to get a good pic in the morning as it was dark by the time I got home tonight.
I will try to get a good pic in the morning as it was dark by the time I got home tonight.
I understand what your saying...really. It's all about perspective....you know, what you compare it to . I guess the best way to describe the color, is to say it's a light, flat black.
I've attached a really crappy pic,( I think) and the lighting really affects the color, but you can see a slight variation against the Mag-lite.....the pic doens't show it real well. Oh, and I do have the correct lens....it came in the orginal box with the correct part number. Maybe you can get a better pic Cobra186.
I've attached a really crappy pic,( I think) and the lighting really affects the color, but you can see a slight variation against the Mag-lite.....the pic doens't show it real well. Oh, and I do have the correct lens....it came in the orginal box with the correct part number. Maybe you can get a better pic Cobra186.
I have always heard that the SVO and 93 Cobra tailights were the same. If you do determine they are the same and your having problems finding a replacement you might want to try putting a classified ad on an SVO board, such as:
http://www.svoca.com/forum/
www.turboford.org
Darryl
http://www.svoca.com/forum/
www.turboford.org
Darryl
they look identical but the cobra tail lights accomodate newer style bulbs.
I took some 86 tail lights and taped and painted them with a SEM brand bumper paint that matched very nicely. My car wears these during every day driving chores and I switch on the real ones for shows and occasions when somebody might care!
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