My TYC's are still going strong mate. Been on there for about 15 months now.

TYCs look good IMO aswell but beware, the painted silver striping is very thin.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....MEWA:IT&ih=008 (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=180145242226&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=008) http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....MEWA:IT&ih=009 (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=190138855468&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=009) These are two sets I'm looking at on ebay, both seem to look good.

ddi my garnish today, didn't even spray it, just gave it a good polish and it looks great! nicer to know it's 100% originAL and hasn't even been repainted. my sticker has come off aswell, i took it off to clean where dirt had made its way underneath the sticker and that was causing a lot of the trouble. i am going to reattach the sticker with spray adhesive (from spotlight) its a clear spray, verysticky and very light layer.

Quote: Originally Posted by VLT-025 Yeah good point, although I'm not a fan of spraying when polishing is an option...I always have trouble getting a satisfactory finish. What do you recommend? Would some kind of spray can paint do a good enough job? with the rare spares sticker, have you been polishing it to get more of a white finish in the stripes? could you just polish it back to what youre happy with then clear coat it? i have both my original garnish and the rare spares kit... ive already put the stripes on with silver pen and it came up ok... will have to clear it for sure... Quote: Originally Posted by Waughy http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....MEWA:IT&ih=008 (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=180145242226&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=008) http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....MEWA:IT&ih=009 (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=190138855468&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=009) These are two sets I'm looking at on ebay, both seem to look good. yeah, dont pay more than $100 for a pair of TYC's

I just left it with a polish finish. Unfortunately the grey seems a bit darker than it should be, dunno if there's anything you can do about it.

Quote: Originally Posted by VLT-025 I just left it with a polish finish. Unfortunately the grey seems a bit darker than it should be, dunno if there's anything you can do about it. yeah i thought so... a bit disappointing but oh well, for $160 i cant really complain...

Just had a look at mine in preparation to restore it and found the sticker is peeling at the edges. Did anyone find out what's best to use to stick it back down? Cheers.

Sellys Gel-Grip is great. Holds it really well but kinda rubbery so you can get it off should you need to

Thanks. I'll look for it and see how I go. At least I know I can repalce the sticker if I really stuff it up. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

whats this midnight black paint, is it just a pressure pack? every time i have polished pressure pack paint it rubs off.

The Brand is PowerPlus and has never rubbed off on me. Its extremely glossy without clear.

great thread darren, i gave this "FORWARD" it to my painter today, cheers mate...

this is interesting... http://cgi.ebay.com.au/VL-CALAIS-TUR...QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/VL-CALAIS-TURBO-STRIPS-BE-ON-THE-WATCH-FOR-THESE-SOON_W0QQitemZ290174107799QQihZ019QQcategoryZ102356QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) let's wait n see.

We'll see. I've had and seen dealings with him before. He's on this forum, and a bit excitable. Could be good though, he's definitely into rare VL parts.....and making money from them

ive been makeing replacments for a while! come with end caps to put on the tail lights, made out of vinyl. worth $60, pm for any other details u need! Updated photo's - plastix seems to work at polishing it to a mirror like finish, i only had a go at it for a couple of minutes, im sure with xtra elbow grease it would go crazy! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

They look good man. Are they as dull as the photos look though? Could they be polished up with some plastic polish? That was my main gripe with the rare spares repros Great photos by the way

on mates account: dunno man, what should i use to attemt such a mission? they are fairly shiney anyways, the freshness helps probably.

It's just that smick genuine ones are glossy as. If they aren't, you can restore the shine pretty easily. Meguires plastix works for me. The rarespares ones are dull and real difficult to polish up. It would be interesting to see how yours react to this process. If you get a chance, chuck one on an old garnish and give it the meguires treatment, maybe even with a 2000 grit wet rub first and show us the result. If it comes up glossy, you'll have the best sticker option for sure. You'll sell tonnes! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by VLT-025 It's just that smick genuine ones are glossy as. If they aren't, you can restore the shine pretty easily. Meguires plastix works for me. The rarespares ones are dull and real difficult to polish up. It would be interesting to see how yours react to this process. If you get a chance, chuck one on an old garnish and give it the meguires treatment, maybe even with a 2000 grit wet rub first and show us the result. If it comes up glossy, you'll have the best sticker option for sure. You'll sell tonnes! Already sold a heap bro check my trader rating lol - ill pop down to the shop n grab some 2000 n plastix polish this morning, what else do u use the plastix polish for? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.