Honda Clarity: de-ugly-fied

Discussion in 'Clarity' started by 2020, Sep 22, 2018.

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  2. Can't see it. It's in the shade.
     
  3. Mark W

    Mark W Active Member

    CT
    Too bad 2020 hasn't been seen here in a while. I would love to know how the fender masking has held up.
     
  4. MichaelF

    MichaelF New Member

    What is meant by fender masking. To my eye it appears that the rear wheel skirt was removed. Was that hard to do? Never mind I get it now!

    I own a 2018 black clarity and love it except those wheel skirts are Decidedly ugly
     
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  5. insightman

    insightman Well-Known Member Subscriber

    That plastic wrap looks like there was body-work performed, but it's just plastic wrap. That trick won't work for your black Clarity.
     
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  7. macro

    macro New Member

    Screenshot_20210522-075845.png Screenshot_20210522-075834.png $10 Tint Spray. 10 mins per side. Thoughts?
     
  8. What did you spray? Windows? Tail lights? Bumper?

    Let us know after you charge your phone.
     
  9. macro

    macro New Member

    Tail light Lens. Gonna return my new Pixel phone - battery drains like crazy.
     

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  10. I see. Very subtle in the photos. Personally, I wouldn’t do anything to reduce the brightness of the tail lights. Particularly on a vehicle that has the ability to slow down without triggering the brake lights.

    For what length of time will this spray tint maintain its tint?
     
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  12. macro

    macro New Member

    Thanks for the comments. On my vehicle, the brake lamps are not on that panel, only running lights there and in dark, the LED shines through fine.

    Just put the tint on, will see how long it lasts. Worst case spend another 10 mins each side in a few months I guess.


     
  13. ShastonHunter

    ShastonHunter New Member

  14. It's plastic wrap.
     
  15. insightman

    insightman Well-Known Member Subscriber

    I wondered the same thing when I first saw that optical illusion. If you look close enough, you can tell it's well-cut plastic wrap, but that trick won't work well with darker colors.
     
  16. Ronny M

    Ronny M New Member

    I will post pics of my white modified Clarity soon.
    My goal is to make changes that a Honda stylist would have made to the car after the first year of terrible sales. In other words I don't what to "boy racer" it.
    I took some ques from the Honda FC in California and painted the hubcaps gloss black instead of the boring factory gray. You may be able to find them on eBay used for around $65 a piece or you could buy $8 Krylon Fusion gloss black Paint & Primer in one and paint them yourself. (Btw: new from Honda ... $275).
    Another que that I took from the FC is I had the top of my roof professionally painted gloss black. (Three coats of black and three coats of clear). It looks fantastic! Some people can't tell if it's paint or if it's a natural panoramic black glass roof. Honda FC paints the whole roof plus the rails black. I decided it looks better leaving the rails white and just painting the main portion of the roof.
    To send it through a professional body shop this would probably cost between $800 and $1,000. My brother has a body shop and his painter was able to do it for me on one Saturday for under $400. (Perks of knowing people in the business.)
    I could stop there and be perfectly happy. The only other two things I may consider is to upgrade the wheels with the modern smoked black Civic Si ones. Also, I've been reading all of your posts and looking at pictures of the blacked out rear skirts. My opinion and verdict is still out on that. I have to think about it a little bit longer.
    Blacking out the wheel skirts with a wrap seems to be fairly cheap and inexpensive to do, so I will wait if/when I get the Civic Si black wheels to make my decision.
    I posted a teaser picture so far. It's when the car was in the process of getting painted yesterday (4-9-22). I'll post a final picture next week once the roof is wet sanded and buffed out. It's what we call in the business a "cliffhanger".
    Hey, I'm a part-time actor. What can I say?

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  17. I am going to do this using https://www.dipyourcar.com/collections/wheel-kits/color-black

    Ours is a PHEV, but the look will be the same. The beauty of using dip is that it peels off if you change your mind. It can also be used to replicate that black roof in a non-permanent way. Time to sell? Peel it off. Back to factory color.

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  18. insightman

    insightman Well-Known Member Subscriber

    I put my opinion about the framing of the Clarity's rear wheels on a T-shirt. Coming from two 70-mpg gen-1 Honda Insights with actual fender skirts, I was predisposed to appreciate the Clarity's aerodynamic mini-skirts. Also, the rear wheel wells are one of the Clarity's most distinctive features, making these rare cars easy to identify.

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  19. Mark W

    Mark W Active Member

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    Thanks for sharing Ronny. Looking forward to the reveal! I say go ahead with the wheel skirt wrap. As you said, it's cheap and easy to do, if you don't wind up liking it, then it can be removed.
     
  20. Diegohr2002

    Diegohr2002 New Member

    Did some mods on my baby.

    chrome delete
    19” wheels
    Smoked out the tail lights

    now looking to lower it.
     

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  21. With the complexity of the suspension I will be interested in the method you use to lower it.
     
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