Civic 8th gen steering logo paint DIY

[saadkhangul]

Saad Khan Gul

I also faced the dilemma of to do or not, my cousin Ractis had a broken headlight cover, it had gone dull and light was nothing. Checked the market for headlights but nothing found, One person told us the he could arrange these for us @ 14 or 16Ks per piece. Amount being too much i asked him to let me manage these. I have a friend his father owns a business of chrome plating, i was pretty confident that i would have these light bases chrome plated and then cover would be sanded to clear and give way to the light, I had these lights opened by a denter and took the reflectors to the friends' factory, to my amazement i was told that being made of plastic these couldnt be chrome plated (instead a technique called shot chroming dont remember exact thing would be done) took these to another factory and got it done. Results were not ideal (with occasional grains (spots) in the finish, but otherwise these light are pretty much good now.

Now the issue is that their transparent plastic cover gone pale and no matter whatever we do does not give a clear shine. i am thinking of a way to have these covers molded with glass (i wonder if that would be possible)

But its the beauty of hobbies and passion that you think and let your imagination go wild and you do it. And all for the satisfaction of your inner self.

Purpose of the post is to let you people know that if there is a thing part that you want to be chrome plated (really good quality) it is possible whether its made of metal or plastic. This offer of course would be applied to the parts who are not easy to get and have to be re furbished.

Thanks for the info brother. I didnt knew that chrome plating on plastic can be done here too. Thought only metal can be done.
About the light, Have you tried sanding it a little ? I hope that will take the yellow layer off. The lens can be moulded but needs to be done with precisiion. You need proper case to mould it into the perfect shape. It would be interesting to see how you do it. Please post about it if you do it

[zanagra]

Can you tell me aprrox how much the steering will cost ?

saad bahi, it should cost you around 7-8K max

[madhouse12]

Saad Khan Gul

I also faced the dilemma of to do or not, my cousin Ractis had a broken headlight cover, it had gone dull and light was nothing. Checked the market for headlights but nothing found, One person told us the he could arrange these for us @ 14 or 16Ks per piece. Amount being too much i asked him to let me manage these. I have a friend his father owns a business of chrome plating, i was pretty confident that i would have these light bases chrome plated and then cover would be sanded to clear and give way to the light, I had these lights opened by a denter and took the reflectors to the friends' factory, to my amazement i was told that being made of plastic these couldnt be chrome plated (instead a technique called shot chroming dont remember exact thing would be done) took these to another factory and got it done. Results were not ideal (with occasional grains (spots) in the finish, but otherwise these light are pretty much good now.

Now the issue is that their transparent plastic cover gone pale and no matter whatever we do does not give a clear shine. i am thinking of a way to have these covers molded with glass (i wonder if that would be possible)

But its the beauty of hobbies and passion that you think and let your imagination go wild and you do it. And all for the satisfaction of your inner self.

Purpose of the post is to let you people know that if there is a thing part that you want to be chrome plated (really good quality) it is possible whether its made of metal or plastic. This offer of course would be applied to the parts who are not easy to get and have to be re furbished.

i had a little web on the light with a slight yellowing issue on the headlights as well. a friend suggested that i use toothpaste on the headlight and gently rub it with hand and a little water (to keep it wet) for 2-3 minutes and then wash it water. it removed the web and the yellowing. for more yellow lights, you might repeat the process.

[saadkhangul]

saad bahi, it should cost you around 7-8K max

Thanks for the estimate. I once inquired about leather wrapping of steering and the guys on montgomery road were asking 3000 for that. I was thinking about getting the leather mutimedia steering.

do you know how much will that cost ?

[zanagra]

Thanks for the estimate. I once inquired about leather wrapping of steering and the guys on montgomery road were asking 3000 for that. I was thinking about getting the leather mutimedia steering.

do you know how much will that cost ?

Bro Leaether Wrapping and Multimedia Buttons are 2 different things, You can contact a guy Named "Azeem" in Bilal Ganj, he deals in Honda Parts and one the best source to get Honda Parts. You can check for the price for steering (or any other Honda Part of any Honda Model) for him. His contact number is 0321-4411789 // 0322-4411789

Best of Luck!

[saadkhangul]

Bro Leaether Wrapping and Multimedia Buttons are 2 different things, You can contact a guy Named "Azeem" in Bilal Ganj, he deals in Honda Parts and one the best source to get Honda Parts. You can check for the price for steering (or any other Honda Part of any Honda Model) for him. His contact number is 0321-4411789 // 0322-4411789

Best of Luck!

Thanks a lot bro. I was thinking if i had to replace it then why not a fancy leather multimedia one

[shan85]

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[saadkhangul]

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nice work... looks superb.... what headunit do you have ?

[freethinker]

some one needs to get a life, a serious suggestion.

[madhouse12]

some one needs to get a life, a serious suggestion.

u should practice what you preach

[shan85]

nice work... looks superb.... what headunit do you have ?

Logo had painted mat black and then took a piece of red carbon fiber paper .

Cover the logo portion with the paper and pressed the logo onto it. After settled down just cut the extra paper outside of the logo.

Cost Rs 200

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[saadkhangul]

some one needs to get a life, a serious suggestion.

Is that supposed to be directed at me ?