Hey, I'm Wiggy

wiggyx · Post by **wiggyx** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:20 am

Hey guys and gals. I'm new here. I spend a lot of time on the SRtforums. I've got an '04 Black Stage 3 Neon SRT-4. Here's some pics.

I also make and sell "Shifties", which I will be listing on this site a little later today or tomorrow. Here's a preview.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:25 am

Welcome, beautiful car... although I don't like the red lined wheels personally.

Ntyvirus1 · Post by **Ntyvirus1** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:31 am

welcome, your shifties are badass. car isnt that bad either

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:44 am

Welcome Wiggy

Love the car...very sexy. I've heard good things about your shiffties as well. Once you are cleared to be a vendor here, I'm going to get one from you

Enjoy your stay!

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 2:32 pm

Nice car but please check into using some Mother's Back to Black on your B pillars- you'll be glad that you did.

2k1MotorSport · Post by **2k1MotorSport** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:24 pm

Welcome to the boards!

wiggyx · Post by **wiggyx** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:28 pm

Midnight_Rider wrote:Nice car but please check into using some Mother's Back to Black on your B pillars- you'll be glad that you did.

Why? Trust me, they're nice and black.

King Crab · Post by **King Crab** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 4:13 pm

Welcome to 2GN.

Question though (and please forgive my ignorance).... are these "Shifties" thingy's like a sock for the shifter? If so what would the purpose of them be? Just curious. Thanks.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 4:16 pm

Yes they are, they go over the shifter to keep it from freezing/burning your hand in the weather.

King Crab · Post by **King Crab** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 4:19 pm

Thanks, Sean.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 4:42 pm

I am useful at stealing other people's thunder sometimes, pops!

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 4:43 pm

King Crab wrote: Welcome to 2GN.

wiggyx · Post by **wiggyx** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 4:50 pm

TheRandom1 wrote:I am useful at stealing other people's thunder sometimes, pops!

Ah, you must be Crystal's buddy. Happy to see you're enjoying you shifty.

Yeah, I basically created them to keep my hand from cooking on my Modern Performance aluminum shift ball. Then, after I posted pics, people seemed interested in buying them. I'm gonna and up selling them here at some point, once I've "earned" the ability to do so (after 100 days and 350 posts I beieve). In the meantime, if you really want one, a little searching on the web will land you somewhere that they're officially available.

King Crab · Post by **King Crab** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 4:56 pm

Looking forward to that day, Wiggy!

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 5:05 pm

Yup, I'm "that guy" lol. Guys, it is definitely worth looking up the shifty's, I've had mine for a couple weeks and I still get a good chuckle every time I get in my car, just looking at Sake (that's my shifty's name)

I hear in the weather they're good too!

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 5:09 pm

I can't wait till I have the spare funds. I have already "constructed" him with the face, color, and eye options

Cause I have been burned by my shift knob already

Sykora · Post by **Sykora** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 8:56 pm

awesome car- welcome to the forum- and those shiftie things are zany

-NeonSxt- · Post by **-NeonSxt-** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 9:44 pm

Nice car From ohio also

wiggyx · Post by **wiggyx** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:44 pm

-NeonSxt- wrote:Nice car From ohio also

Where is Hamilton? Near Columbus?

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 2:47 am

wiggyx wrote:
Midnight_Rider wrote:Nice car but please check into using some Mother's Back to Black on your B pillars- you'll be glad that you did.
Why? Trust me, they're nice and black.

wiggyx wrote:

Maybe it's the resolution on my display- they looked faded when I saw the pic. Never mind!

wiggyx · Post by **wiggyx** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 7:37 am

Midnight_Rider wrote:
wiggyx wrote:
Midnight_Rider wrote:Nice car but please check into using some Mother's Back to Black on your B pillars- you'll be glad that you did.
Why? Trust me, they're nice and black.

wiggyx wrote:
Maybe it's the resolution on my display- they looked faded when I saw the pic. Never mind!

It's probably just glare from the funky finish that they used. I keep thinking about just color matching them to the body and being done with it forever.

Maddog · Post by **Maddog** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:42 am

Welcome to 2gn!

Love the car - especially the black/red theme you have. And, I do like the red lines on the wheels - sorta breaks up the total blackness of the side view. You engine compartment is nice, too.

Question: your injector cover; please explain that, ie, how was it done, what products were used, etc.

As for your Shifties, they're pretty cool looking! I may have to pick a black and white one up for the SRT4

FYI to everyone else, wiggyx is on SRTF under the same screen name - he is a Gold Vendor there, with a flawless trader rating.

wiggyx · Post by **wiggyx** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:43 am

Thanks for the kind words, Maddog!

It's all just rattle can. The only thing not pictured is a can of primer that I used.

Clean

Primer

Red paint

Masking with painters tape

Then then silver, remove the mask and clear

Maddog · Post by **Maddog** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:47 am

Ah, excellent! I may have to do that to my spare cover.
Seems simple enough that even I should be able to handle it (me when it comes to painting--->

).

wiggyx · Post by **wiggyx** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 1:05 pm

Maddog wrote:Ah, excellent! I may have to do that to my spare cover.
Seems simple enough that even I should be able to handle it (me when it comes to painting---> ).

Prep and patience are all that you need to remember and it'll come out looking great.

Clean the cover thoroughly to remove any and all grease/debris, and remember, many thin coats versus a couple of thick heavy coats of paint will give you the best results.

Good luck!

-NeonSxt- · Post by **-NeonSxt-** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:14 pm

no near cincinnati

wiggyx · Post by **wiggyx** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:40 pm

^^^ Bummer, we're always looking to add more people to our meets up here.

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 1:12 am

Damn, that car is beautiful..... I love the wheels!

Only thing I would've done differently, is smoked bumper lenses. IMO they look awesome, I have them, and they'd look great on black!

wiggyx · Post by **wiggyx** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:03 am

^^^ I'll probably end up doing something along those lines. I'm making a set of black retrofits and I'm gonna do the eBay projector fogs (who's halos will be painted black), so I need to keep in line with my blacked out to the max theme. I haven't decided if I want to just nightshade the clear ones that I have, or buy a set of pre-smoked ones.

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:09 am

Yeah, I just saw your other thread. NiteShades wouldn't be bad, but imo, I LOVE my ebay smoked lenses. I think they look great. And I can't see what yours look like. But if they're like mine with what looks like stamped chrome backings for reflectiveness, not the prism'ed lense (diamond clear vs clear I suppose) you could just smoke them, but I just like the look of mine. And they're cheap enough to not really have to worry about wasting the money of them If you decide you don't like them.