[Shotimes] Spoiler Brake Light, LEDs
Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
Tue, 2 Dec 2003 09:06:43 -0500
I'd lean more towards $100 for just a spoiler. When I had my green
car, I had a gouge fixed in the front bumper, a complete sanding to
get rid of the nuclear bugs embedded in the plastic, and repainted
for $250. And they took it off and put it back on. I would think if
you took a spoiler off and brought it in, you could get a scuff-and-
shoot done for not more than $150. Maybe less.
Of course, YMMV.
Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio
-'95 White MTX
'96 Brake Upgrade
Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.
shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 12/02/2003 08:30:33 AM:
> Average people would easily pay 100-200 to a body shop..
>
> Pain
> Prep
> Labor
>
> It adds up quickly When you need a quart of you Blue with all the
Powdered
> pearl in it let me know what you pay.:)
>
> Kirk J Doucette
> NESHOC President
> Stormtrooper-97 White
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Ron Porter
> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 12:15 AM
> To: 'Mike Kopstain'; shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Spoiler Brake Light, LEDs
>
> 5 minute swap???? If I'm not mistaken, all of the posts in this thread
> basically seem to be saying that it's about 5 minutes times about a 100.
>
> With the limited number of SHO colors, finding one in your color should
not
> be too tough.
>
> And $150 to paint the spoiler is the "bendover" price. Even so, for $100
for
> paint it still appears to be worth it versus the grief that this job
looks
> to be.
>
> Ron Porter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Kopstain [mailto:SHOtimes@midwestsho.com]
> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 9:38 PM
> To: Ron Porter; shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Spoiler Brake Light, LEDs
>
>
> Why do that when it's a 5 minute swap to change the LED assembly...
>
> Plus you can save yourself the $150.00 it costs to paint the spoiler.
>
> ~ Mike
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 7:17 PM
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Spoiler Brake Light, LEDs
>
>
> > For anybody with a burned out LED (and not just a bad wire), isn't the
> > obvious solution to just get a used spoiler from Al?? Even if it needs
to
> be
> > repainted, it sounds like a much easier solution!!
> >
> > Ron Porter
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> > On Behalf Of Jim and Debbie Leyden
> > Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 7:45 PM
> > To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> > Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Spoiler Brake Light, LEDs
> >
> >
> > When I opened up a bad one it looked like the LED's were wired in
several
> > series circuits but I couldn't tell what caused a total failure of the
> > entire light. IIRC Al Fitz said that the most common failure that he
has
> > seen is the supply or ground wires breaking.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of James F. Ryan III
> > Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 8:33 AM
> > To: Rbade12@aol.com; john_sho92@yahoo.com; shotimes@autox.team.net
> > Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Spoiler Brake Light, LEDs
> >
> >
> > If the LEDs are in series, the whole unit wouldn't work if a single
LED
> was
> > bad.
> >
> > James F. Ryan III
> >
> > >Has anyone had any experience with the replacement of
> > >a bad LED? I see they reccommend replacing it becuase
> > >it's in series and such, but how can one open the
> > >casing up? It's all glued together by the factory
> > >pretty good.. Any ideas or tips?
> >
> > >I tried, with partial success. The halves of the unit can be
cut/heated
> > >apart. Cut down as far as you can around the entire unit, then use
> > >a heat gun to
> > >warm things up. It took awhile to do, but they did come apart. I
> > >had degradation
> > >along the entire length of the circuit, so replacement of the bad
> > >LED did not
> > >completely cure my problem, i.e. all LED's worked, but the light
given
> off
> > >was dull. IMO this is one job not worth screwing around with. $50
> > >should get you
> > >a working unit.
> > >
> > >Bob 93 MTX- tucked away for a long winters nap
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