My brake lights aren’t bright enough

[toolmanmike]

I wonder if I have a photo or vid of just the tail lights? The turn signals are bright. The fronts are with new lenses. The rears are the original lights from 64.

 

[Kern Dog]

Sorry. I often overexplain things but this time I must have done the opposite.
I just brushed the paint on using a cheap Harbor Freight brush like this:



On another note….
At one of our monthly Mopar club meetings years ago, a guy stood up to ask the group if any of them have ever tried dunking parts in paint.
He spoke of a process where a large vat was filled with water but one inch of paint was on the top of the water. Parts were slowly dunked into the vat, passing through the paint, into the water, then up and out. This eliminated overspray and since the paint and water did not mix, the parts were painted at a much lower cost than spraying.

 

[themechanic]

Sorry. I often overexplain things but this time I must have done the opposite.
I just brushed the paint on using a cheap Harbor Freight brush like this:

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On another note….
At one of our monthly Mopar club meetings years ago, a guy stood up to ask the group if any of them have ever tried dunking parts in paint.
He spoke of a process where a large cat was filled with water but one inch of paint was on the top of the water. Parts were slowly dunked into the vat, passing through the paint, into the water, then up and out. This eliminated overspray and since the paint and water did not mix, the parts were painted at a much lower cost than spraying.

I assumed you used the spray paint you showed us.

 

[Kern Dog]

I assumed you used the spray paint you showed us.

I did at first as a test but just on the left housing. I later pulled both out and painted both with the house paint.

 

[OneWheelPeel]

Sorry. I often overexplain things but this time I must have done the opposite.
I just brushed the paint on using a cheap Harbor Freight brush like this:

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On another note….
At one of our monthly Mopar club meetings years ago, a guy stood up to ask the group if any of them have ever tried dunking parts in paint.
He spoke of a process where a large cat was filled with water but one inch of paint was on the top of the water. Parts were slowly dunked into the vat, passing through the paint, into the water, then up and out. This eliminated overspray and since the paint and water did not mix, the parts were painted at a much lower cost than spraying.

Seems cruel to the cat......
Yeah I've heard of it, hydro dipping. There are a lot of clips around but it seems more for small things.

 

[themechanic]

Seems cruel to the cat......
Yeah I've heard of it, hydro dipping. There are a lot of clips around but it seems more for small things.

I know a guy that had his JEEP SUV grill done like carbon fiber. Very realistic.

 

[Kern Dog]

Seems cruel to the cat......
Yeah I've heard of it, hydro dipping. There are a lot of clips around but it seems more for small things.

Friggin phone. I wrote VAT and this POS changed it to CAT.
I should proofread better.

 

[themechanic]

Friggin phone. I wrote VAT and this POS changed it to CAT.
I should proofread better.

Pretty bad AI learning if it thought you meant cat in that sentence.

 

[Kern Dog]

Has anyone ever dipped parts into a cat?

 

[1 Wild R/T]

Has anyone ever dipped parts into a cat?

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Tried to Dip a Fat Cat Into a Vat but he squirmed to much... So I hit him with a Bat and there he Sat... A Fat Cat In a Vat... With a Bat... When he was done I put the Fat Cat on a Mat.... He looked more like a Rat than a Cat...

 

[Kern Dog]

Dr Seuss over here.

 

[themechanic]

Dr Seuss over here.

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Seuss on the loose, silly goose.

 

[OneWheelPeel]

Friggin phone. I wrote VAT and this POS changed it to CAT.
I should proofread better.

Don’t worry, you should see the typos when I text.

So things snowball, I went to get pics of the LEDs on the driver’s side while pressing the brake and that was too much messing around with that fragile system. Now no brakes lights or signals at all, just parking. I wiggled the stock and the dash indicators will light up solid and that’s it, probably something stupid and I’ll tackle it this weekend.
Here is my quick pedal holder downer tool, bit of wood and a vice grip.

 

[Kern Dog]

Ha....If the CHP sees that knob, it is a moving violation!

 

[OneWheelPeel]

I’ve heard about that before, it’s coming off anyway since the wheel is too skinny for it. I also don’t use it the way I thought I would.

 

[71RRHI]

Ha....If the CHP sees that knob, it is a moving violation!

I got to ask is Ponch really that strict.

 

[chrger1967]

I have added a 3rd brake lamp to both of my 65s. I bought Hella brand (LED). Anything to get cell users to notice! Pay no attention to the tree in the reflection.
Mike
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I was thinking about doing that on my 67 Charger. Where did you mount the light? I can't see if in your picture.

 

[493 Mike]

I was thinking about doing that on my 67 Charger. Where did you mount the light? I can't see if in your picture.

Bottom of glass in the center. That's way I remarked about the tree reflection. Hella makes them in different angles to match your glass installation.
Mike

 

[chrger1967]

Bottom of glass in the center. That's way I remarked about the tree reflection. Hella makes them in different angles to match your glass installation.
Mike

Thanks, I'm gonna check it out.

 

[CoronetDarter]

I’ve heard about that before, it’s coming off anyway since the wheel is too skinny for it. I also don’t use it the way I thought I would.

I've never heard that before. What's the violation?