What have you done / plan to do to your Telly?

[phil0965]

I had a rock fall on my hood so I had the center of the hood painted a textured satin black after they fixed it.

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Dang sorry about the rock. That was huge

 

[phil0965]

Dang sorry about the rock. That was huge

I do believe that would have ruined my week.

 

[T-RideColorado]

Uh-Oh, trend setter! What Thule box is that?

Thule Motion XT XL

 

[T-RideColorado]

I do believe that would have ruined my week.

Lol. It did. Scared the out of us. Also broke the front passenger window.

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[T-RideColorado]

What’s with those lights affixed to the rear part of the hood?

Those are Ditch Lights. My kids call them my Sasquatch Lights. I have to drive 7 miles of dark switchback roads to/from my house and they blaze a pretty good trail.

 

[phil0965]

Lol. It did. Scared the out of us. Also broke the front passenger window.

Omg. What a trip wow. Glad everybody is ok

 

[phil0965]

Omg. What a trip wow. Glad everybody is ok

I do like the lights a lot

 

[BRNXBMR]

I’m a Tulane dad too!

That's cool. Where in NJ? I was born in Jersey City and grew up in Bergen County.

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[BRNXBMR]

How are the painted exhaust tips holding up?

4 months and still look good. Might need a new clear coat but only if you look close

 

[BRNXBMR]

I was wanting to know this myself. What type of prep work did people do?

Taped off and covered bumper. Light sanding to 'rough' it up. 4 coats black 3 coats clear. Done in less than 2 hours.

 

[BasilFawlty]

Those are Ditch Lights. My kids call them my Sasquatch Lights. I have to drive 7 miles of dark switchback roads to/from my house and they blaze a pretty good trail.

Wow, I grew up in Colorado and know there are some treacherous roads in the Rockies. Must be real fun in the

 

[Jurassic3k]

I had a rock fall on my hood so I had the center of the hood painted a textured satin black after they fixed it.

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Damn that would ruin my day for sure!!

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[jdrummer]

4 months and still look good. Might need a new clear coat but only if you look close

Are you thinking this is something you’ll have to touch up every 4-6 months?

 

[Stryykker]

Nightfall had just one piece of brightwork and it just bugged me when I looked at the rear of the Telly. Took some time today to change that. Purchased some spray paint, removed the exhaust and made it look better. The paint actually almost an exact match to the window trim. I think this just looks so much better.

The Paint:


Scuffed the exhaust with a drill mounted scuff pad and four coats of paint:



Finished Project: I think this subtle change just looks so much better, no brightwork now.

 

[phil0965]

Nightfall had just one piece of brightwork and it just bugged me when I looked at the rear of the Telly. Took some time today to change that. Purchased some spray paint, removed the exhaust and made it look better. The paint actually almost an exact match to the window trim. I think this just looks so much better.

The Paint:
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Scuffed the exhaust with a drill mounted scuff pad and four coats of paint:

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Finished Project: I think this subtle change just looks so much better, no brightwork now.

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Damn I think that is awesome. Wowsers

 

[BasilFawlty]

Nightfall had just one piece of brightwork and it just bugged me when I looked at the rear of the Telly. Took some time today to change that. Purchased some spray paint, removed the exhaust and made it look better. The paint actually almost an exact match to the window trim. I think this just looks so much better.

The Paint:
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Scuffed the exhaust with a drill mounted scuff pad and four coats of paint:

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Finished Project: I think this subtle change just looks so much better, no brightwork now.

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Nice! And I see you blacked out that distracting license plate too

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[T-RideColorado]

Damn that would ruin my day for sure!!

Yes, but it could have been much worse. We felt pretty lucky after seeing this around the next turn.

 

[T-RideColorado]

Wow, I grew up in Colorado and know there are some treacherous roads in the Rockies. Must be real fun in the

I love snow, but driving the snow covered mountain roads in the winter isn't for everyone. It's abundantly clear that having a Texas license place makes it extremely difficult to drive in the mountains in the winter. I've seen it a million times.

 

[BasilFawlty]

Yes, but it could have been much worse. We felt pretty lucky after seeing this around the next turn.

Holy sheets! And that’s a propane truck!

 

[Djames210]

Nightfall had just one piece of brightwork and it just bugged me when I looked at the rear of the Telly. Took some time today to change that. Purchased some spray paint, removed the exhaust and made it look better. The paint actually almost an exact match to the window trim. I think this just looks so much better.

The Paint:
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Scuffed the exhaust with a drill mounted scuff pad and four coats of paint:

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Finished Project: I think this subtle change just looks so much better, no brightwork now.

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That’s a miss on Kia’s part.