DIY - FTO Logo Brake Light Cover
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 11:37 pm
I was bored tonight and decided to make a cover for my rear brake light so that it shows up in the shape of the 'FTO' Logo (as seen on ebay for way too many $$$) Just thought it might be a decent addition to the DIY section - It's a very simple little thing I know - but some people might find it useful I spose.
Materials needed:
Razor Blade/Stanley Knife
Scissors
Sheet of Black Plastic/Cardboard (Alternatively a sheet of black vinyl sticker (decal) by 3M or similar)
Pencil/Pens
Black Electrical Tape or Glue
For what I did:
1.) Take off the cover surrounding the rear brake light above the rear parcel shelf - There is a little clip holding it in place - Press the centre of the clip to release the cover and simply take it off.
2.) Get a peice of cardboard/Paper and place it behind the light and trace around the Half Circle shaped brake light frame to get the right size for the blanking cover.
3.) Once you have the right size that you need, download the FTO logo from the net and trace it onto a bit of paper as large as you can make it so it still fits.
4.) Get a piece of black plastic/cardboard and trace the logo onto it (I used a bit of plastic from a folder laying around the house). Make sure that you trace the FTO Symbol onto the card the right way up, which is; straight part at the top and curved half circle part at the bottom.
5.) Using a stanley knife, or razor blade, carefully cut out the shape of the FTO logo writing and then cut the rest of the blanking cover to the right shape/size - using scissors is easier.
6.) Attach the blanking cover to the rear interior brake light, either by Glue/Sticky tape/ whatever will do the trick - depends how permanant you want it. I used black electrical tape to keep it in place, and also to help black out any of the excess light from coming out the edges & ruining the effect.
7.) Replace the cover for the break light and secure in place with the little round clip.
8.) Enjoy
P.S. You can also use a black adhesive sticker label to acheive the same result which you can no doubt pick up from a hardware/stationery store, its all personal preference, you can't notice the difference between this method and placing a sticker over it with the FTO Symbol cut out, but I preferred this method as it is easier to remove it, change to another design and then put it back on later.
Materials needed:
Razor Blade/Stanley Knife
Scissors
Sheet of Black Plastic/Cardboard (Alternatively a sheet of black vinyl sticker (decal) by 3M or similar)
Pencil/Pens
Black Electrical Tape or Glue
For what I did:
1.) Take off the cover surrounding the rear brake light above the rear parcel shelf - There is a little clip holding it in place - Press the centre of the clip to release the cover and simply take it off.
2.) Get a peice of cardboard/Paper and place it behind the light and trace around the Half Circle shaped brake light frame to get the right size for the blanking cover.
3.) Once you have the right size that you need, download the FTO logo from the net and trace it onto a bit of paper as large as you can make it so it still fits.
4.) Get a piece of black plastic/cardboard and trace the logo onto it (I used a bit of plastic from a folder laying around the house). Make sure that you trace the FTO Symbol onto the card the right way up, which is; straight part at the top and curved half circle part at the bottom.
5.) Using a stanley knife, or razor blade, carefully cut out the shape of the FTO logo writing and then cut the rest of the blanking cover to the right shape/size - using scissors is easier.
6.) Attach the blanking cover to the rear interior brake light, either by Glue/Sticky tape/ whatever will do the trick - depends how permanant you want it. I used black electrical tape to keep it in place, and also to help black out any of the excess light from coming out the edges & ruining the effect.
7.) Replace the cover for the break light and secure in place with the little round clip.
8.) Enjoy
P.S. You can also use a black adhesive sticker label to acheive the same result which you can no doubt pick up from a hardware/stationery store, its all personal preference, you can't notice the difference between this method and placing a sticker over it with the FTO Symbol cut out, but I preferred this method as it is easier to remove it, change to another design and then put it back on later.
Got a pic of what it looks like when you step on the brakes?
lol
