Covering The Ugly Airbag Warning Viser Placards???

Bonzo · 03-16-2012, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan

so last weekend during my drive i looked at this thing you guys are talking about on the visors and it didnt really bother me...

Just messin' with yea.

Well, as just like everything else it seems, people have different reactions to things. In my Murano that has a light tan interior, it's never bothered me. In the black / dark gray interior Z, it feels like a light is on up there shining on me.

I finally got my CF Vinyl on them the other day and it looks so much better. Night and day better. Before, every time I got in the car I noticed it. For the last 3 days I've had to think to look at it to see how the CF looks, because it blends in so much better. A month from now if I never even notice it, then I'll know it's right. Is it the 100% perfect fix? No. But for how easy it was it sure makes a big difference. Even my wife commented on how much cleaner and nicer it looks.

I'll take some pics when I get a second.

RN SHARK · 03-30-2012, 07:13 PM

I just went to an interior shop yesterday and looked into having the visors re-wrapped. I'm trying to decide on doing them in the black alcantera or in the headliner material. What do you all think??

sparky · 03-31-2012, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bonzo

Just messin' with yea.

Well, as just like everything else it seems, people have different reactions to things. In my Murano that has a light tan interior, it's never bothered me. In the black / dark gray interior Z, it feels like a light is on up there shining on me.

I finally got my CF Vinyl on them the other day and it looks so much better. Night and day better. Before, every time I got in the car I noticed it. For the last 3 days I've had to think to look at it to see how the CF looks, because it blends in so much better. A month from now if I never even notice it, then I'll know it's right. Is it the 100% perfect fix? No. But for how easy it was it sure makes a big difference. Even my wife commented on how much cleaner and nicer it looks.

I'll take some pics when I get a second.

I just put some CF on mine today and now it looks much better. They weren't really a distraction until you started this thread, and then I couldn't stand them.

Thanks Bonzo!

Bonzo · 04-02-2012, 08:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sparky

I just put some CF on mine today and now it looks much better. They weren't really a distraction until you started this thread, and then I couldn't stand them.

Thanks Bonzo!

Bonzo · 08-20-2012, 10:14 AM

I finally got a chance to try and take some pics. I took them in the garage so they are not the best. Flash makes it look totally crazy, and no flash is hard to see. This is the only one that even "sort of" came out right. I need to take some outside in the sun so you can see how they look. The CF is not perfect, but it's 10 times better than the stock stickers. When I wear sunglasses I can hardly even see it even when looking right at it. Much better.

KaienZ34 · 03-30-2012, 07:36 PM

Where is a good place to buy the 3m Di Noc?? I'm only looking for about 2 feet or so.

kenchan · 03-30-2012, 08:46 PM

Carbon Fiber Gear | Carbon Fiber is the New Black

KaienZ34 · 03-30-2012, 10:53 PM

Would the .25mm thickness be good or what, i don't really know.

sillyoldtayo · 08-20-2012, 09:16 PM

^i just got some carbon fiber vinyl for this purpose! thanks for the measurements

frost · 08-20-2012, 09:25 PM

Looks pretty snazzy

cooltoy · 08-29-2012, 09:38 PM

This is what I did in my Celica.

Bonzo · 10-31-2012, 04:35 PM

So I was showing this to my friend last month and he was like, THAT is freakin' awesome!!! He has a new Challenger which is his baby. He proceeds to tell me that he REFUSES to even use his visors because when he flips them down, those ugly stickers show out the window like a sore thumb, and there is no way he wants other people to see that!!! Classic. He's more worried about it looking ugly to complete strangers than himself in the car. Too funny.

So he took pictures from the outside of my car with them flipped down to show his son. The son must have loved them because now he wants me to make him a set.

I need to take some pics from the outside and post them here. I'll do that when I get a chance. Although considering it's been many months since I've even been on this forum, don't hold your breath waiting for me.

Cheers ---- Bonzo

scottIN · 11-01-2012, 05:29 AM

Accidentally figured out a super-easy way to do these:

On my first attempt, I measured and then cut them a little oversized. When I put the first one on, I didn't like the way (a) you could see the edges of the Di-Noc and (b) that you could see the valley where the warning is heat sealed. So I pulled it off (it was just lightly stuck). Then I noticed something-there was an outline of the edges of the decal in the adhesive. So I took a look at how far past the edges the heat sealed part went past the 'high' edge and into the valley. Took a pair of scissors and trimmed around the impression in the adhesive the amount of the margin. It was about 1/8" or so. Put it back up and it fit perfect - the edges of the Di-Noc sit right at the edge of the valley so it's perfectly flush.

So you're basically creating template and then trimming around it to leave a margin to cover the depressed area. It allows you to follow the actual outline, including the corners. Mine aren't perfectly square so measuring wouldn't have worked well anyway. The biggest trick to this is to just lightly attach it first to make your template in the adhesive.

Bonzo · 11-01-2012, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scottIN

Accidentally figured out a super-easy way to do these:

On my first attempt, I measured and then cut them a little oversized. When I put the first one on, I didn't like the way (a) you could see the edges of the Di-Noc and (b) that you could see the valley where the warning is heat sealed. So I pulled it off (it was just lightly stuck). Then I noticed something-there was an outline of the edges of the decal in the adhesive. So I took a look at how far past the edges the heat sealed part went past the 'high' edge and into the valley. Took a pair of scissors and trimmed around the impression in the adhesive the amount of the margin. It was about 1/8" or so. Put it back up and it fit perfect - the edges of the Di-Noc sit right at the edge of the valley so it's perfectly flush.

So you're basically creating template and then trimming around it to leave a margin to cover the depressed area. It allows you to follow the actual outline, including the corners. Mine aren't perfectly square so measuring wouldn't have worked well anyway. The biggest trick to this is to just lightly attach it first to make your template in the adhesive.

Good plan! Perfect.

cooltoy · 11-01-2012, 11:15 AM

Where can I get that arm mod? Does that attach to the window sill or the outside of the car? How does the wind at driving speed effect it? I'd love to get that, it would keep both of my hands free for driving. Can I get it in CF?

03-30-2012, 07:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
RN SHARK Track Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Delafield, WI Age: 45 Posts: 618 Drives: 09 370Z, 14 SRT GC Rep Power: 36	I just went to an interior shop yesterday and looked into having the visors re-wrapped. I'm trying to decide on doing them in the black alcantera or in the headliner material. What do you all think?? __________________ ___________ '09 6sp/Z1/PowerTrix/SPL/Swift/SRP/Whiteline/F.I.LTH&CBE/UpRev by Seb/CJM/Stillen/Ings+1/RJM/TrackSpec/Sparco/Motul/Wavetrac/Coolerworx/Verus/CraftSquare '14 SRT Grand Cherokee; '08 TL Type-S

03-30-2012, 07:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
KaienZ34 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: LA. not L.a. Posts: 21,652 Drives: Z34 Tour/Sport Rep Power: 178	Where is a good place to buy the 3m Di Noc?? I'm only looking for about 2 feet or so. __________________ *"These Violent Delights Have Violent Ends"* http://www.the370z.com/members/kaienz34-albums-z34.html

03-30-2012, 10:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
KaienZ34 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: LA. not L.a. Posts: 21,652 Drives: Z34 Tour/Sport Rep Power: 178	Would the .25mm thickness be good or what, i don't really know. __________________ *"These Violent Delights Have Violent Ends"* http://www.the370z.com/members/kaienz34-albums-z34.html

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