hey there just wondering if anyone else who has a base model cobalt or G5 has painted the mirrors on there car like the ss and Gt models?
heres mine..
2 coats black....5 coats of clear. i havent polished them yet.

 

i got some from the dealer as part of my final sale.. i told them i wont leave the dealer or sign the paper till i have the painted mirror covers on my car.. they took them off the ss on the lot and swapped them out.. i feel for the poor ss owner who got screwed on that one

 

how hard is it to swap them..i was thinking of doing it

 

so your sayin i coulda just went to a dealer and asked for some covers....wow...and i spent an hour on this lol

 

i wrapped my in that carbon fiber vinyl then cleared them, they look pretty good, but it would be a pain to wrap them if you have no experiance with vinyl or tint

 

King that is awesome!!

 

takes 2 seconds..

 

thanks...i just taped em off sanded em...used a cloth to clean em then i sprayed the black..and after that i applied the clear...the car will be parked all winter so im going to polish them sometime during the winter..

 

kingg5: I sure hope you sanded down that nice smooth surface and used a good plastic primer on them...if not the paint will not hold...I am speaking from experience.

I recently painted mine silver to match my car as well. Sanded with 180 grit paper, then 800 to smooth any scratches. 4 coats of grey primer. 5 coats color matched spray paint, and 6 coats of clear.

 

of course i sanded it down and its painted with endura...so as for it not lasting..we shall see....my father is a proffesional bodyman/painter and he taught me everythingi know so im not a slouch when it fcomes to this.. buit thanks for your info...

 

and how do you do this? and does anyone know the price for them?

 

i wonder the same...

 

i went to chevys website and found the accessories but didnt see a place to buy them..i looked online and didnt see a place...

 

Nice work King,I think that I have not seen this yet

 

They look good. I actually bought the colored covers from the dealership for my car. I am thinking about taking the mirrors off and actually painting that black plastic a gloss black.

 

how much did you pay for them

 

i actually painted my own with the gm touch up paint...it turned out quite well and has lasted a while already. only thing is that it looks like it is starting to dull. i never wet sanded and gave them a good wax. do you guys thing that would help to bring the lustor back to them?

oh here they are btw...

 

looks good man..i would rather just change them..if someone will please tell me the price of them

 

I think they were like $20 from the dealership

 

yeah they aren't too bad but i had extra paint thats why i did them. But does anyone know about the fading problem?

 

I have not had any problems with fading. I have had them installed for 6 months. If I was to paint them myself I would add 3 - 5 coats of clear after the color to help prevent fading.

 

They're really cheap from the dealer... check out CED or GM Parts direct... or heck, check local junk yards or e-bay.

 

yeah i put a buttload of clear but it is still losing that shine. ill just wet sand and polish and see what happens. if not ill splurge for a set from gm lol

 

do you have to pull the door panel off to change the mirrors.

 

i bought mine on ebay for 10 dollars looks so much better