DIY: Blacked Out Fangs...
 

Alright... sorry guys... ive been super tired... and o man my days have been just so slow and tiring...

ANYWAYS...

what u need here to do this diy is...

Black satin spray paint
Satin clear coat
masking tape
masking paint paper or news paper works fine...
and a scotch brite brito pad... get the one that actually scratches dont get the non scratch one....

Step one... Wash down he fang area....

http://www.the370z.com/members/simot...-fangs-003.jpg

Use soap and water and scrub the fang area u wanna make the surface free of any contaminants like bugs tree sap bird crap etc.... at this time u can also begin to scuff the fang area with the brito pad..... so the paint will have something to stick to... be very careful not to scratch the areas that u dont want to paint because it will be dull......

http://www.the370z.com/members/simot...-fangs-002.jpg

Then wash it again and dry it with a clean rag....

STEP 2 Masking...

http://www.the370z.com/members/simot...-fangs-007.jpg

well this part is a no brainer just take ur time and mask everything chin spoiler and make sure the line that separate the fangs to the rest of the bumper is taped neatly.... u want a smooth line not a jagged line that u can tell u taped it badly and shot it with paint....

Step 3 Painting...

http://www.the370z.com/members/simot...-fangs-009.jpg

Start spraying in thin coats waiting 10 mins between coats... and then shoot it with the clear satin spray paint... also waiting 10 mins between coats... be very patient... dont rush or u might run with the paint or worse ull spray it to thick that itll take forever to dry....

http://www.the370z.com/members/simot...-fangs-010.jpg


http://www.the370z.com/members/simot...housin-012.jpg

WELL this is the end result... i think that this mod is really easy and everyone is capable of doing it... just be patient and dont rush and the results will be fantastic... when i brought my z to a z meeting they thought i bought my z like that lol and they were saying i never knew that the new 370z had a black housing headlight and fang delete option? it just made me smile..... good luck guys... and remember patience is the tool to having clean and well done mods... finishing modifications isnt a race guys... so take ur time ;)

^Props to you there~!
it looks good imho!!
I thought about doing the same thing as well.
but the projector housing (silver part) was gunna body color match too :)
but still this is very very sexy :D

i was gonna do that too.. i even got the factory matched paint... but i didnt wanna do it cuz what if i changed my color in the future? =( so i just painted it gun metal... so itll look good even if i changed my color to something else... but i dont think people can notice its gun metal in pics... :shakes head:

Thanks for the write up, looks awesome!

You might change the colour of the Z in the future??

i am the type of person who gets bored of colors fast... and i paint cars sooo... just keeping an eye out for the future... lol after all i wouldnt want a candy green z with red shrouds on the headlights? not saying i would paint it candy green but u guys get the idea.... :happydance:

Lol.. Christmas mobile. Paint the Z blurple.

i wouldnt mind... o man... dont put any ideas in my head lol my hands get itchy fast... :shakes head:

My bad. Blurple is just a cool colour

:drool: its even such a head turner color...

Put some Te37's with that special blue colour?? Or too much??

i think to much IMHO... but having those rims in a hypersilver color and the rays lettering in blue with that color and blue extended tuner lugs with some endless brakes pure sex my friend pure sex.... :leghump:

Lol....... That's awesome..... I know you want it

oh man, i thought you were going to vinyl that! i still might just put a sticker on top...so if i get bored i can rip it off again :D

btw, those headlights? where did you get the color code for solid red? i'm not gonna change colors anytime soon, so i'm thinking of color matching the housing.

that is, unless i black out the entire thing and just put a thin red pinstripe on the front of the housing... :D

Pin stripe on the housing has never been done.... That's radical.

I might have to steal the idea

sorry phelan... i failed miserably with the vinyl.... i have photos i was about 3 hours in.. and it wasnt working out so i painted it.. i got the code at my dealership and had it mixed by a good friend of mine... ill give the code to u when i see my paint i left it at my shop...

Omg I was imagining this setup just last night and here it is! Will definitely be one of my first mods!!

On Blue....

http://images31.fotki.com/v1041/phot...MG_1823-vi.jpg

ya, but modshack cheated and got a new bumper and had the body shop just not paint the fangs! :)

^^^ caravanshaka is right lol i envy u modshack... :tup: wish i had a new bumper...

No Need...Your car's coming along nicely!....:tup:

:happydance: thanks mod shack

^ where's that code? :p

we also cheated and had a body shop do it, also did the rear bumper

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2527/...8b442562_o.jpg

http://abousquet.com/2009/2009-06-28...d4af0bae_b.jpg

That mod looks sick on any car Not black... Especially the blue one. I prefer a black/blue combo anyday. Too bad mines gonna be MB so I won't have the two-tone appearance, but this is def something I'd look into for future when I hope to have it a nice Deep blue.

A little bit of topic west pak what wheels are those?

how many coats did u use for each base and clear coat??

three coats of each 3 coat base 3 coats clear... rep points please :happydance:

Volk GT-30 http://www.the370z.com/wheels-tires/...-30s-370z.html

rep+1

i think this is a really really well done DIY Job :)

that is SOOO sick. has anyone done it with their PEARL white 370z? i would LOVE to see that on a pearl white. even the back where the exhausts are because im sure over time it will tarnish the plastic. but yeah... very well done diy!!! i cant wait for my pearl white!!!

this mod would definitely look sick on pearl white... now that u mention it i dont think that anyone has done it yet?

i was so partial to magnetic black. i had a 2001 integra type R in flamenco black pearl
then switched it to a jdm honda integra in championship white. ^_^
before
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/6...1medium.th.jpg
after
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/6...rmedium.th.jpg

anyways cant wait till i get my white Z! during sept is the 2010 release right? woohoo

You have rep. I just did my BS yesterday, looks great! Going to try the mirrors next.

not yet. I've been contemplating doing it on mine when my black wheels come in, but I have a clear bra over it already so I'd HAVE to do a vinyl overlay. Haven't found a place locally that will do it yet...

ooooh you had a ITR too eh? I bet mine was faster :) just jk :D

thats your itr?! thats hot! and ur hot too lol anyways nice car im glad we have something in common ^_^

WHOA WHOA WHOA everyone in here has a itr haha kool kool.... i put an itr front end also guys but on a four door..... its on my gfs ride lol except its like metallic pink.. lol :tup: kinda looks like an accord though on a four door haha

I love this DIY. Just did the fangs and the rear. looks great. I used black and clear dull acrylic epoxy paints. :)