Vespa horncast on my Stella

caffeine65 · Post by **caffeine65** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 4:24 pm

I figured the first mod I'd make to my Stella would be something that enhances safety, like, say, better lighting… and then I blew it.

Ordered this a while back and finally put it on this morning. It bolted right on with no modifications whatsoever to the factory setup or the scooter.

Sorry for the crappy pic. This winter, I'll have it painted to (hopefully) match and take some better photos. Until then, at least it's black.

I like the more elegant lines of this horncast over the blocky original. Very pleased!

Drum Pro · Post by **Drum Pro** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 6:58 pm

Looks good...

misterbrackets · Post by **misterbrackets** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 11:38 pm

Looks good! I agree, it compliments the contours of the bike better. I did the same thing on my blue stella, but left the horncast black.

matto · Post by **matto** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 4:09 pm

I've always liked that one better!

min2max · Post by **min2max** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 4:18 pm

Damn, that looks great! I need one in chrome...

caffeine65 · Post by **caffeine65** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 8:16 pm

misterbrackets wrote:Looks good! I agree, it compliments the contours of the bike better. I did the same thing on my blue stella, but left the horncast black.

matto wrote:I've always liked that one better!

Actually it was a MB thread featuring killer photos by you two that convinced me to order the part. (although, I can't find that thread to save my life now!)

caffeine65 · Post by **caffeine65** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 8:40 pm

misterbrackets wrote:Looks good! I agree, it compliments the contours of the bike better. I did the same thing on my blue stella, but left the horncast black.

I meant to ask, did you paint the grill yourself?

misterbrackets · Post by **misterbrackets** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 10:06 pm

Yeah, I just masked off the surrounding area and painted it with chrome spray paint. Classy!!

caffeine65 · Post by **caffeine65** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 11:15 pm

misterbrackets wrote:Yeah, I just masked off the surrounding area and painted it with chrome spray paint. Classy!!

Well it looks great in the photo. How is the paint holding up, considering the punishment it must get from rocks and debris? I may do something similar.

misterbrackets · Post by **misterbrackets** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 1:35 am

The paint's holding up fine .... after about a year and a half. Looks good in person, too.

az_slynch · Post by **az_slynch** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 1:58 am

caffeine65 wrote:
misterbrackets wrote:Looks good! I agree, it compliments the contours of the bike better. I did the same thing on my blue stella, but left the horncast black.

matto wrote:I've always liked that one better!
Actually it was a MB thread featuring killer photos by you two that convinced me to order the part. (although, I can't find that thread to save my life now!)

Here is the thread in question.

While I am a fan of the P-series horncast, I'm a bit surprised that I haven't seen a Stella with a Vespa T5 horncast yet:

Raputtak · Post by **Raputtak** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 6:17 pm

I wonder just how many Vespa parts one could install and yet still call it a Stella?

caffeine65 · Post by **caffeine65** » Sat Oct 11, 2014 2:50 am

az_slynch wrote:While I am a fan of the P-series horncast, I'm a bit surprised that I haven't seen a Stella with a Vespa T5 horncast yet

DO IT!!!! I love to see that!

Raputtak wrote:I wonder just how many Vespa parts one could install and yet still call it a Stella?

Good question, considering the seemingly endless selection of interchangeable Vespa parts!