{DIY} Truck Cozy Coupe Makeover

Hi there! Happy Friday! We made it through another week. It was a fast one here, the Big Sweet was out of town all week at an annual conference. While I usually take this week to tackle a big project, I decided to binge Gilmore Girls and work on the back end of the blog when Mom duty was done. It was JUST what I needed! Today I am going to share a Truck Cozy Coupe Makeover that I tackled right before Christmas. Admittedly, this post has a pretty narrow niche, but if you know me personally you know my children have a major Ghostbuster obsession.

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Basically since last September little Sweet B has been singing Ghostbusters and getting “ghosts.” So it would make perfect sense that an old Cozy Coupe would have a Cozy Coupe Makeover and become a Ghostbusters car. This was such a fun part of Christmas for me!

So if you aren’t into Cozy Coupes and Ghostbusters then check back next week. But if you have a little one that would love this, you are in the right place!

OK, here is how it started. Every time we asked Sweet B what he wanted for Christmas he would just say “Ghostbusters”. So I was racking my brain trying to figure out something unique to get the little guy for Christmas. I mean, what do you really get a second child that has everything he could possibly ask for? Then it hit me! How about his very own life sized Ghostbuster Ecto-1 car? We had a Cozy Coupe  sitting in the garage really not getting much attention and I knew it would make the perfect present for him.

So I went hunting down in the garage and pulled out the Truck Cozy Coupe. It was in great condition and I had a vision!

Once I confirmed the Cozy Coupe would work, I started to collect my supplies. This was really fun actually. I did a little online research and then just went cruising the aisles of Home Depot and a quick stop at Wal-mart.  What I consider the crown jewel- the police beacon- was ordered from Amazon.

Supplies Needed for Truck Cozy Coupe Makeover

• Little Tikes Cozy Coupe
• White Spray Paint (I used Rustoleum suitable for plastic toys)
• Painters Tape
• Red Acrylic Paint & Foam Brush

Accessories I used to finish off the Cozy Coupe Makeover :

• Ecto-1 License Plate
• Red reflection tape
• Blue Police Beacon (battery operated)
• Velcro to attached Police light
• Pair of Vinyl 5″ Ghostbuster Stickers
• Blue tubing found at Home Depot
• Brackets to affix blue tubing to side of car
• White PVC pipes cut down to size and painted yellow
• Yellow/Black Duck Tape to add to PVC pipe

STEP 1: Cozy Coupe Makeover 

I washed the Truck Cozy Coupe and removed the crud that had gathered in the crevices. Then I taped off all of the areas I didn’t want to paint using painters tape. You can see how I used plastic grocery bags on the tires and steering wheel.

STEP 2: Cozy Coupe Makeover 

It got a new coat of paint! I used Rustoleum Gloss White that is suitable paint for plastic toys. Mine sort of bubbled up on the first coat (see below) because I think it was a little too cold outside so had to do the next two coats in the garage.

 

STEP 3: Cozy Coupe Makeover 

Now is the fun part! Collect all of the Ghostbuster elements to make it look legit. I studied multiple examples I found online and then went to Home Depot, Walmart and even ordered a few pieces from Amazon. This was definitely a labor of love one week before Christmas, but I was one determined Mama! The tubes on top are PVC pipes and caps from Home Depot that I painted yellow and added Duck Tape. The funnel was from Walmart.

 

STEP 4: Cozy Coupe Makeover 

Now go to town making it a Ghostbuster car! I added the red paint, the stickers and drilled the license plate in. I did enroll the help of my Dad when it came to affixing the top contraption. I knew he would have much better ideas than me on how to get it all to stay together. Thanks Dad!

We used velcro to attach the police light so I can replace the batteries if needed.

I was pretty excited that the blue tubing I found from Home Depot fit exactly in the Truck Cozy Coupe gas tank- that was a happy accident!

Then my Dad drilled a hole in the hood and we stuck the other end to the front.

I ordered the pair of Ghostbuster logo stickers from Amazon to put on each side.

For my license plate, I just found an image of the Ecto-1 license plate, printed it off and laminated it. Then I used some screws to put it directly into the Cozy Coupe.

Sweet B was thrilled on Christmas morning when he realized he had his very own Ecto-1 Ghostbusters car. I love that we gave life to a new toy and it was fun to make his little dreams come true!

xoxo-

Heather