Speed3 foglight surround removal

[MazSpd3Jase]

keepin with my theme, i did my foglight surrounds in the same graphite color. Below is a quick how to removal as a few people asked if it was difficult.

Foglight surrounds are held on by four molded clips. The key is starting off at the right spot, so took pics
easy to remove:

Note four molded clip areas

1. grab lower part of the plastic housing....gently, but firmly (yea, sounds dumb) start to pull and you should feel it start to come out.



2. slide your fingers right (pic is on driver's side foglight). Left if working on passenger side.



3. continue to the next clip area(either side you should now be at the top of the foglight.


4. last one. at this point it will be almost loose. Dont twist...you just need to apply pressure pulling straight out.


To reinstall, you just go in reverse order. i found it easiest to get it back in this way due to the angle of the clips.

[JS + MS3]

Nice..

Can you please post a big picture of the new front for us?

Thanks alot.

[MazSpd3Jase]

Originally Posted by JS + MS3 Nice.. Can you please post a big picture of the new front for us? Thanks alot.

sure, will take one tomorrow & post.

[redblur]

Got any front on pics MazSpd3Jase?

[MazSpd3Jase]

Originally Posted by redblur Got any front on pics MazSpd3Jase?

car washin after nearly a month tomorrow Redblur....been crappy cold norcal rain and by time i'm off work its dark. will take a few new shots tomorrow of the front and modded spolier/3rdbreaklight.

[chasechaseum06]

nice

[redblur]

We need pics Maz!

[MazSpd3Jase]

Originally Posted by redblur We need pics Maz!

I totally forgot Redblur. I will find them few i took and post when i get home tonight.

[MazSpd3Jase]

Originally Posted by MazSpd3Jase I totally forgot Redblur. I will find them few i took and post when i get home tonight.

here ya go guy...a few front end shots taken today

[IshiKage]

nice contrast, the graphite is starting to make your paint look similar to the Nissan GT-Rs titanium color...i like it

[redblur]

Thanks MazSpd! Much appreciated

[MazSpd3Jase]

Originally Posted by 240mazspd3 nice contrast, the graphite is starting to make your paint look similar to the Nissan GT-Rs titanium color...i like it

yea, i'm lovin the contrast. Only a few more outer mods and i'll move on to the engine.

[harrae]

thanks to your guide i know how to change my fog lights to the led ones i purchased thanks

[redblur]

MazSpd3Jase:

When you painted your fog bezels, did you "rough" them up first with fine sandpaper or did you just paint over them without any prep?

TIA!

[MazSpd3Jase]

Originally Posted by redblur MazSpd3Jase: When you painted your fog bezels, did you "rough" them up first with fine sandpaper or did you just paint over them without any prep? TIA!

light sand paper...and wet sand. it being plastic i was worried about putting in scratches. i also used adhesion prep, and primed. seems they are holding up pretty good so far.

[redblur]

Thanks!

[JS + MS3]

im going to paint my emblems this weekend. should i paint my foglight surround too? hehehe im indecisive.. oh yeah it will be with glossy black.

[redblur]

Since my emblems are matte black, I'm doing my fog bezels the same finish...

[JS + MS3]

you should yeah.

i just don't like matte black emblems on black car, that's the only reason im going with glossy black.

[HLR Element]

haha, i love how everything on our cars just pops off and goes right back together... center console is so easy, fog lights... haha makes modding it so easy

[MazSpd3Jase]

you gotta admit though, sometimes you're thinkin "damn if i pull any harder, somethings gonna break" hahahahaha. i know i do every time i work on something. i'm stoked too that everything so far has been pretty easily "popped off"

[ROADWAR]

Thanks for pioneering this! I got brave today and did my foglight surrounds in Mar-Hyde Satin Black trim spray. It matches the black color around the foglights pretty well.
Next up:emblems

[Vater]

Wow, that looks really nice, I like it. I'd be tempted to paint the grille to match. It's weird, though...I like the grille because it closely matches the Black Mica in that it's glossy, but the darker fog surrounds seem to blend in just as much, if not more, even though it's got a matte finish.

[ROADWAR]

Thanks, I really want to paint the grille. I can't decide whether to go with the satin black or with glossy Black Mica. The Mar-Hyde is pretty fool proof but I can see me making a big mess with the Black Mica gloss. One thing for sure....I'm not taking the bumper off....I'll do it with it in place. MazSpd3Jase, sorry if I'm threadjacking.

[tbot]

Not gunna lie, the new speed3's look EVIL if the..."grin"...is covered. Its really starting to grow on me, but I think w/ only certain colors tho. Props tho for the gen2 guys and your quickness to jump on the mod wagon. Looks good guys!

[MazSpd3Jase]

hehehe, no worries roadwar! you'd be amazed at how easy though it is to remove the front bumper....its a little scary at first, but i had step by step instruction on doing it. in retrospect i kinda wish i had tried to take the grill out and shared with pics. i may still do so though, as i wanna match mine to the same shade i used on the wheels and other trim i painted graphite (i want to fill in the stupid holes the dealership put in it to mount the front plate too) when i do it, i'll do a step by step teardown.

[snailD]

Originally Posted by ROADWAR Thanks for pioneering this! I got brave today and did my foglight surrounds in Mar-Hyde Satin Black trim spray. It matches the black color around the foglights pretty well. Next up:emblems

dang you beat me to it! i already bought my paint i just have to do it.

[MazSpd3Jase]

Originally Posted by ROADWAR Thanks for pioneering this! I got brave today and did my foglight surrounds in Mar-Hyde Satin Black trim spray. It matches the black color around the foglights pretty well. Next up:emblems

Looks great!!! GOOD JOB. cant wait to see you emblem work.

[Dfresh619]

would it be easier to take off the front bumper to remove the surrounds? i tried taking them out...nothing will budge.. and im afraid itll break

[snailD]

no they will pop off. u just have to pull pretty hard for them to pop off. Like OP said sometimes you wonder if your gonna break something, but it really will pop off without breaking. just follow his steps on here and pull a little harder.

[Cujo]

yeah I tried to paint mine. forgot to prime and the paint peeled right of. ugh.

[mazdapunk87]

awesome!!

[manilaMS12]

If you haven't already, you should paint the valence on your rear bumber the same color to match your front grille and fog light bezels.

[Ace]

Did you guys have to sand the bezels before you painted?

[ASHMS3]

I more or less scuffed mine with sandpaper real quick, I didn't go crazy sanding. I didn't prime or anything, and mine are holding up good for about 3 or 4 months now. I used Rustoleum Painter's Touch Semi-Gloss black and satin clear coat.

[THE REAPER]

Awesome right up, now it makes it just that much easier to make the car look how I want.

good work

[ANITIX87]

Are all you guys painting, or has anyone use plasti-dip? If so, how does the dip finish blend with the existing housing finish? Pics?

TIS

Tapatalkative.

[NavySVO]

Originally Posted by ANITIX87 Are all you guys painting, or has anyone use plasti-dip? If so, how does the dip finish blend with the existing housing finish? Pics? TIS Tapatalkative.

I had the same question. Did you PlasiDip them yet? If so how did it match?

[ANITIX87]

Originally Posted by NavySVO I had the same question. Did you PlasiDip them yet? If so how did it match?

I haven't done it yet, no. Haven't found the time with my insane work schedule, unfortunately.

TIS

[OaksMPS]

Originally Posted by NavySVO I had the same question. Did you PlasiDip them yet? If so how did it match?

My buddy did it to his, I don't have pics. You can tell it's a different finish than the housing if you're taking a good look at the car, but no chance you'll notice just driving by. That being said, it doesn't look bad anyways. His is silver. Mine is black, and i'd almost just rather paint both the housing and the surrounds in the same graphite mica paint that comes on the grill stock. I don't like the flat unpainted ABS look of the housing, nor the off-silver off the surround.