93 cobra tail lights

J

jason89gt

Member

Feb 16, 2003

86

1

8

hobart indiana

Jan 20, 2004

#1

• Jan 20, 2004

• #1

can anybody tell me the size of the stripes that are used on the 1993 cobra tail lights? i bought a pair of 86 gt lights and i want to stripe them. thanks jason 89 gt

 

J

jason89gt

Member

Feb 16, 2003

86

1

8

hobart indiana

Jan 23, 2004

#2

• Jan 23, 2004

• #2

1993 cobra taillights

anybody out there with a 93 cobra? can you go out to your car and measure the stripe on your taillight. someone said it was 1/16 and the other said 1/8".
thanks jason

 

Mustang5L5

That is…until I whipped out my Bissell

Mod Dude

Feb 18, 2001

43,185

17,888

224

Massachusetts

Jan 23, 2004

#3

• Jan 23, 2004

• #3

I think i used 1/8th striping on my tails.

 

5LugFoxFanatic

LOVE AND PEACE!

Founding Member

May 5, 2002

1,058

0

36

Arctic Tundra Hell, Twin Cites, Minnesota, USA

Jan 24, 2004

#4

• Jan 24, 2004

• #4

WTF 5L5?.....nice custom sig. I don't have any idea how you got that one.

 

Mustang5L5

That is…until I whipped out my Bissell

Mod Dude

Feb 18, 2001

43,185

17,888

224

Massachusetts

Jan 24, 2004

#5

• Jan 24, 2004

• #5

TriGun said:

WTF 5L5?.....nice custom sig. I don't have any idea how you got that one.

Click to expand...

It's a long story. If you click on the CT...all will be explained

 

Ozz

I think I have a problem here.

Founding Member

Jul 27, 2001

3,514

66

109

Canton, MI

Jan 24, 2004

#6

• Jan 24, 2004

• #6

the stripes are 1/8"
spacing is the hard part unless you're familiar with them, and the lower middle stripe isn't as long as the others.

 

Mustang5L5

That is…until I whipped out my Bissell

Mod Dude

Feb 18, 2001

43,185

17,888

224

Massachusetts

Jan 24, 2004

#7

• Jan 24, 2004

• #7

You don't have to be perfect. I mean the average mustanger will never be able to tell. The spacing on the cobra isn't even in reality. The top section has a bigger gap from the bottom stripe to the large bar in the middle of the taillight.

I just did mine the easy way. It's 3 stripes in each section. So i put one stripe dead center and then the other two dead center of the area below and above the center strip.

Yes, the middle stripe doesn't go all the way around the outside of the light. But i always thought that looked stupid. SO when i did my light up, i made the stripe wrap around.

Like i said, nobody really knows enough to be able to tell. Not like guys will come up to you with rulers and measure the gaps. I've gotten plenty of compliments on my taillights just putting the three strips in each section centered

 

Mustang5L5

That is…until I whipped out my Bissell

Mod Dude

Feb 18, 2001

43,185

17,888

224

Massachusetts

Jan 24, 2004

#8

• Jan 24, 2004

• #8

My lights

 

9

9 Deuce GT

Member

Dec 10, 2003

550

1

16

Geneva, NY

Jan 24, 2004

#9

• Jan 24, 2004

• #9

Hey 5L5,

How did you prep the lense before you put the pin stripe on? I really want to do this to my '86 tails, but I'm concerned that it will eventually peel from washing the lenses when I wash my car.

 

Mustang5L5

That is…until I whipped out my Bissell

Mod Dude

Feb 18, 2001

43,185

17,888

224

Massachusetts

Jan 24, 2004

#10

• Jan 24, 2004

• #10

I didn't really do anything special. I polished the tails using plastic polish and then painted the center bar. After that i made sure they were clean and applied the stripe and then waxed them up.

I had the same fear of the stripe peeling after some carwashes but i have pressure washed the car with direct pressure on the tails and the stripes are holding perfectly. If i were to even try to peel them off it would take some effort

 

S

Stalone93GT

Founding Member

Jun 9, 2002

232

0

0

Pomona, California

Jan 24, 2004

#11

• Jan 24, 2004

• #11

5L5...Those are tight lights..I want to do a pair just like that.

 

Ozz

I think I have a problem here.

Founding Member

Jul 27, 2001

3,514

66

109

Canton, MI

Jan 25, 2004

#12

• Jan 25, 2004

• #12

Ditto. But I've seen lots of people try to start them at the top, which is a stpid idea

Also, i've seen lots of people who haven't cut the middle/lower stripe.

some of mine:

 

J

jason89gt

Member

Feb 16, 2003

86

1

8

hobart indiana

Jan 25, 2004

#13

• Jan 25, 2004

• #13

cobra taillights

mike
did you polish them before you put the stripe on? I've got some meguires cleaner which i did but i was going to stripe them before i polish them because wont the stripe stick better to the lense? what kind of paint did you use on the center bar? thanks jason

 

Mustang5L5

That is…until I whipped out my Bissell

Mod Dude

Feb 18, 2001

43,185

17,888

224

Massachusetts

Jan 25, 2004

#14

• Jan 25, 2004

• #14

Yes i did polish them before i striped them up. I just made sure that after polishing i cleaned them up very well afterwards with some windex or some cleaner. After you polish the lens it should be the cleanest right there since you polished away all the imperfections. That's when i striped my lenses. Like i said before, if i were to try to peel them off it would take some effort because they are really stuck on there well.

I just used some simple automotive spray paint. I sanded them down, taped off the lens and sprayed light coats. I did this before polishing because any overspray i cleaned up with carb cleaner and that sometimes leaves a haze. Of course if you tape well, you won't need to worry.

Oh one small fact about the tails. They sit about 1/2" in towards the car so when you shut your hatch they will look like they are sucked in. That's how they are on real cobras so you'll have to deal with it. Looked weird at first but I got used to them

 

J

jason89gt

Member

Feb 16, 2003

86

1

8

hobart indiana

Jan 25, 2004

#15

• Jan 25, 2004

• #15

cobra taillights

mike
thanks for the info. one last question. it was gloss black paint you used right? thanks jason 89 gt

 

Mustang5L5

That is…until I whipped out my Bissell

Mod Dude

Feb 18, 2001

43,185

17,888

224

Massachusetts

Jan 25, 2004

#16

• Jan 25, 2004

• #16

yup. I used gloss black to match my black car.

Real ones are more of a flat black or dark gray.

 

9

92GreenGT

PEAT

Founding Member

Jul 18, 2002

2,085

1

46

Big Stone Gap, VA

Jan 25, 2004

#17

• Jan 25, 2004

• #17

A lot of good info in here already. But maybe this pic will help some late people or something.

Dave