That looks sharp. Should have ordered one from SoCal when I ordered the sway bar. Guess I'll have to hit eBay now.

 

 

Just bought one $1.99 plus shipping

 

OK, what's the secret to getting the rear brake light centre trim piece off?

I tried to take mine off and I started to see white where the plastic was being stressed.

With the lift gate up, do you pull outwards or downwards to get the trim off?

I pulled outwards, and it seemed like the whole lamp assembly wanted to come out as well.

 

Lookin' nice back there.
You going for more chrome too, like the rear light chromes, etc? Just wondering because black and chrome rule!
Looks great , I love the plate!

 

Start at one side and pull straight out. I also thought it was going to break. Not sure what's next. I have thought of tinting the tails. I recently debadged the LT and HHR emblems.

 

Got it. What a nasty sound it makes when it comes out

Got it installed, but it wasn't a quick install. The overlay I got was not cut square, so I had to do some trimming to square it up. Once that was done, it went in fine.

There is a slight bleeding of the brake light on the edges (about 1 mm on each side) so while not a perfect install, it's in.

 

Good for you. Now we just need pics

 

I'm going to have to fix it tomorrow and then I'll get a pic of it.

I was looking at it a couple of hours afterwards and a huge air bubble has formed in the middle of it.
It does not affect the illumination of "HHR" but I know it's there. I also realized that I forgot to use a hair dryer/heat gun on it before reassembling it

Guess I was in too much of a hurry to go and road test the sway bar that I also put on this afternoon.

 

What are you using the hair dryer for. No hair dryer used here