Thread: What did you do to your Car today?

Originally Posted by burgundybullet

Hey what did you use to paint them? also if you could show/ tell me the products you used to prep that would be greatly appreciated. Also I dont know if you really used them yet but will the paint rub off onto your clothes? Planning on doing this over the summer when I redo my interior.

I use SEM color coat paint for vinyl, and SEM prep/cleaner, and havnt used yet but going in my car today, dont know how good it will wear, cause its my pass seat. In a week or a month i will know how the seat will wear.

Painted seat belt buckle last night so i can install today.

I'm not getting the color scheme in the seat. What are you trying to match?

Originally Posted by BillBoost37

I'm not getting the color scheme in the seat. What are you trying to match?

white and blue car.

Originally Posted by TLSheff

I think the strips on the bottom lip throw it all off. If it were me, I'd remove them off the lower lip but leave it the rest of the way. How does it look on the back?

i think so too. here's the pic i have of the back.

Ok so forgive the crude drawings. No PhotoShop at work, so my skillz in MSPaint had to show through. Losing lower stripes on front and rear bumper would be what I would do.

Example... squint a little and it looks better.




I like it better like this.

But, your car, up to you.

The stripes look good. Haven't seen a Dart with them yet.

As for what I did, I got pulled over. Was off the brakes coming down a hill when I saw the cop and it was too late. 62 in a 35.

He didn't write me an actual speeding ticket, he hit me with "violating traffic control device" which is a no points ticket.

The worst part is though, he wrote me a fix it ticket for the tint. Now I have to decide what to do for it. :/

Changed the fuel filter on the comp g

Originally Posted by stealthee

The stripes look good. Haven't seen a Dart with them yet.

As for what I did, I got pulled over. Was off the brakes coming down a hill when I saw the cop and it was too late. 62 in a 35.

He didn't write me an actual speeding ticket, he hit me with "violating traffic control device" which is a no points ticket.

The worst part is though, he wrote me a fix it ticket for the tint. Now I have to decide what to do for it. :/

thats pretty damn fast for a 35 zone lol you got off easy. either way.

its time to pick up some yard yard glass, swap the windows, show the cops look all better now lol

Originally Posted by Scottydoggs

thats pretty damn fast for a 35 zone lol you got off easy. either way.

its time to pick up some yard yard glass, swap the windows, show the cops look all better now lol

Its a wide open road, 35 is a bogus speed limit on it. Either way, I was speeding per the law, and the officer only enforces the laws, he doesn't make them, so I hold no grudge.

I didn't think about the option of putting some jy glass in. I'm just wondering if it will fly with the rear window still being tinted.

One thing I can say though is at least the officer cited the statute correctly. Basically the statute reads, "If the officer cannot easily see inside, its in violation." It is written elsewhere that 70% of light must be able to be trasmitted or it's in violation, which basically means all tint is illegal in PA if they quote that.

As far as other options, I could:

1. Pay to have the tint removed, get it checked out by a LEO, then put it back on in a week or so.
2. Find a cool LEO to check it off for me.
3. Find someone with a black 04-08 without tint, trade cars with them for a day, and get it checked out. I would put my plates on it too. I'd just have to hope he didn't check the VIN. Too bad my cousin's Comp G is copper and not black.
4. Don't get it fixed and inspected and wait for the fine in the mail.

Option 2 or 3 would be the cheapest. LOL For option 4 I need to find out what the fine is. I have searched the internet high and low and haven't gotten a conclusive answer. I have read anything from $109 total to $100 per window.

they got me for tinted windows, 60 bucks, and not a fix it ticket. just pay up sucker. NJ your not supposed to have any tint on the front doors, or windshield. the back windows you can paint black if you want to, as long as you have 2 side view mirrors.

i just passed inspection with 35%, dont get that part, ill fight the next ticket, and ill state in court, the NJMVC passed this car at inspection. how can you say i cant have tint?

Took out my seats waiting to go drive up there to get the seats



Can't use the s10 to get the seats so I took all out besides driver going to just bolt in the driver and set the rest in there spots on the way home and I can't wait for that ride home in that nice seat

Originally Posted by Scottydoggs

they got me for tinted windows, 60 bucks, and not a fix it ticket. just pay up sucker. NJ your not supposed to have any tint on the front doors, or windshield. the back windows you can paint black if you want to, as long as you have 2 side view mirrors.

i just passed inspection with 35%, dont get that part, ill fight the next ticket, and ill state in court, the NJMVC passed this car at inspection. how can you say i cant have tint?

The part about state inspection is convoluted in PA.

Basically it says that tint can't cause you fail state inspection, even though the tint may violate statutes.

Originally Posted by TLSheff

Ok so forgive the crude drawings. No PhotoShop at work, so my skillz in MSPaint had to show through. Losing lower stripes on front and rear bumper would be what I would do.

Example... squint a little and it looks better.




I like it better like this.

But, your car, up to you.

I like that. and its her car... her choices.. just my opinion.

Stripes on the Dart are too far apart for sure. Points for the stripes actually going all the way down the bumpers.

Originally Posted by raverockstar

Yes. I got pissed couldn't remove the black spray dots.
I couldn't see it when the car was wet.

Anyway. What can I do to restore it?

goo gone would have removed those dots with ease. i had dipped the lips of my rims at one point and i had the same problem, bought some goo gone and came right off.

Originally Posted by squeeze

goo gone would have removed those dots with ease. i had dipped the lips of my rims at one point and i had the same problem, bought some goo gone and came right off.

That oops stuff works really well... I used it in conjunction with a microfiber...

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Installed my custom short-ram intake

Originally Posted by rodguezsciii

my bad...meant to say it paired, but wouldn't connect....it keeps saying the ECU is not connected.....

That can be a bad OBDII device, i had one do the same and wouldnt work no matter what.


And tint on the front windows is not allowed here, i have 70 - 75 - 80 - 85% forget which one, but have no problems.

Installed the pass front seat today and used it, drove my brother around, and no coloring or anything on his clothes.