Greetings!!!

:tup:


so besides getting stomped on by elephants and hippos today, i think im going to start moving the summer wheels for my fits tonight. :D

:hello: all.

hey there, nismo, how goes it? :)

Morning all. :hello:

Tuesday ....the day where the week is well on its way but the weekend is still so far away.

hi mr.zman! :tup: yah, it is still too far away.

im not looking forward to this weekend cause i have a butt load of family related crap i need to do. :( i hope it rains like hell on saturday afternoon so that i can have a salt-dust free drive on sunday. :tup:

:iagree: I'm waiting for some kind of rain. the area I live in has been over salted in March when we had barely any snow. Because of that, the salt is still everywhere. Drive just 10 minutes away and those areas are mostly salt free :shakes head:

pretty dang good. although it is (again) back to being chilly outside .

yah, we had some rain last saturday so i thought it might be enough, but it was scattered so some of the areas didn't get a drop... i drove over it and was pita to clean up. :ugh2:

i want to use up the old gas in my G and Z. the G's last fill was halloween... i did use stabil this time though. for the Z no stabil and last fill was thanksgiving.

sounds good! :tup: yah, kinda chilly in racoonville too today. :(

i will crackup if my contact lenses i ordered online arrive all frozen. :rofl2:

Mr.gurneyeagle, :tup: on the new DD...!!


:hello: Mr.kenchan


:iagree: 300%

^That... is so true.....



:hello: Good morning everyone....!!

Might as well just go for plastic dip, it'll be hard to see the difference between dip & wrap since it's such a small part and you don't look at it from 4 inches away all the time.... :icon17:

I will not be swayed! Unless, of course, I just get lazy. :p

ms. pint - simplify your life, reduce your stress, and go with PlastiDip! :tup:

It is hands-down the best thing to paint the fang area with - chip resistant, easy to touch-up, and can be removed when you decide it's time for a change.

I used it on my car and love it.

Even those bubble and nasty finish from the shop couldn't convince you to switch to plastic-dip??

honey~~~~~ :p

Just dip it..... :icon17:


:iagree:

Mr.gurneyeagle, I am trying..... and keep trying..... :icon17:

nooooooooooooo!

so... a quick list of the mod-parts for 2013:

1) VentureShield on windshield
2) VentureShield on A-pillars
3) VentureShield on Rocker-panels
4) VentureShield on headlight
5) VentureShield on side-mirrors


Steps to obtain those mods:

1) Make money
2) Make more money
3) Make even more money

Steps to obtain those money:

1) Work hard
2) Work harder
3) Work even harder
4) Work the hardest

Think I'm going to go legal with a Stillen front plate bracket.

Fixed... :ugh2:

That's my plan anyways.

i hate plastidip. :icon17: over spray made a hell of a sticky mess in my garage when i tried it. as a huge stress to remove all the sticky from my Z, G, and tool case, etc.

after that ordeal, when i had to plasti dip a black power cord for my ip camera white, i went to the middle of the field to spray it. like a 1/4 mile away from my house and 3ft away from a car owned by someone i hate. :icon17: hahaha jk

hi mr.alcheng! :tup:




sounds like a very solid plan you got there! :tup:

for the smaller bits like your sides and a-pillar, you might be able to get away just using generic roll of clearbra. :) it's not really hard to install, just need to keep your fingers wet when you're touching the adhesive side, and use soapy solution, soft squeegee, sharp scissors. i do clearbra install in my garage at home. :icon17:

was thinking i might do the front bumper this summer. not sure yet. i only have one sesame sized mark from a rock in the last 4yrs of ownership.

fixed

:bowrofl::bowrofl:

:icon18: i would need a 5gallon bottle can to spray them both.. :eekdance:

:tiphat: :hello:
power read previous posts! you all are a busy little bee hive this a.m.

Imagine my surprise (and ire) when I got up a little after 4 am for work and it was 28F. OMG!:eek: :icon14: had to move daughters car and open the manual garage door to get to my Civic. All in 28f weather. a bit nippy:ugh2:

day is moving along at a good clip. actually making some progress:tup:

less than 1 month till Nelson Ledges Track FUn Day:tup: :eek: kinda nervsouly excited! :p

to ms.pint if you're still looking for faux made in taiwan wannabie a real craftssquare mirror set, but cant...

(not sure of fitment)

http://www.the370z.com/exterior-inte...irrors-10.html

I was going to buy these as soon as they were out but decided to wait for test results from forum members. Still haven't seen much of anything but I haven't searched either.

martin82 seems happy with his. :tup:

hi msbc! :tup: sorry to hear about the cold. temps dropped like 35F for me too since the weekend. glad to hear things are smooth at work. :D

i cleaned up my desk and removed everything from the walls this am in prep for taking an indefinite vacation (laid off) in one year. :icon17: hahaha. people who dont know yet were like :wtf2: wtf? :rofl2: yah its coming folks, i cant tell you but it's coming. you all fired! :icon17:

waiting is worse than not knowing

yep. :tup:

Mr.kenchan, thanks for the advice :tup:

I will consider doing the rocker-panel and the a-pillars myself :tup:

So here's my modding logic. I have a crappy Sony xplod 12" sub in the car that sounds decent with a little kicker 400w amp pushing it. I really like alpine type R though, and since I have alpine type r component speakers I want the sub to match. The sub I want is 1000w rms though, which means I would need a bigger amp to run it, which means I would need another amp for my speakers so they could keep up, which means I would probably want to get some 3.5" speakers for the rear, which means I would have to run new wires to the rears, and while I'm at it I might as well just get a 7" touchscreen, which means I'll probably just go ahead and get a backup cam at the same time, which means I'll have to pull the hatch apart to wire it, and since I've got the hatch apart I might as well just install a Z1 foglight while I'm at it, but I'll get the smoked one cause I like white/black contrast which means I'll need to pull my brake lights and smoke them, which means I'll need to do my headlights as well so they can match, which means I should probably do something to my side signals too, but I don't want to start messing with those and not have the front lip and CF hood to set it all off so I'll need to go ahead and buy that as well, which means I'll need to go ahead and buy the wheels and tires I want since I can't be rolling around with stockers when I have all this other stuff, which means I'll need a top of the line alarm system do my shìt doesn't get jacked when I'm rolling through the good. A $250 sub just became like $8000 worth of parts and a week of work.

Fūck.


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mr.alcheng- some diy info to read while you wait for product to arrive. :tup:

Installation 3M Clear Bra Paint Protection Tampa, FL

this store, i think (but best to check), only sells xpel. but from one of the xpel sponcers of this site, i think he mentioned that the self-heal ones end with a part number with -U.

so if you're into that stuff, you can try ordering from autopaintguard. :)

one thing to note though, the last xpel i did on my Z's rockers yellowed within 2yrs. it couldve been old stock, not sure. the xpel i did on a dark blue car in the past had no visible yellowing even after 6yrs. :tup:

oh, and one thing to note about clearbra install... it's normal to pull and stretch the bra a tad when doing the bumper. they will be pre-cut a tad shorter on purpose and you pull on it to reach the ends.

after a while, it's easier to just get a generic roll and cut as one applies it, and tuck the ends into the nooks or over the fender or bottom panels. just a fuller, cleaner install that way.

You sound like me and our cars are going to end up being twins. :tup:

:tup: :roflpuke2: I was so proud of myself! :tup:
Oh well....:p
:confused: stop being so obnoxious...;)
and to think I was going to miss you. :shakes head:


:happydance: Green!!?
Do tell!

:iagree: :tup:
:shakes head: :ugh2: :gtfo2: winter. NOW.
:hello: :tiphat:
:tup: :hello:
:tup: you cleaned up your desk already!? you really are a planner aren't you!?
I got a new lanyard for my ID badges etc but haven't had time to change out my old one...it is RED! I Like RED!

there you go, ms. pint! :tup:

i have to say getting the craftsquare mirrors was the best functional mod for me cause that stock mirror blocked too much of my view. an entire person on a bicycle could hide behind that mirror when im making a left turn. :ugh2:

That's really why I want them. Not so much for looks but for the safety of other things around me. I've had entire cars blocked by it.

:hello: hi you guys!!!
Pint is being particular but I am the same way. I want what I want. Usually after talking to Kenchan and ALcheng and you guys though :p I don't have that "cool" factor so I depend on others to translate it for me!:tup:

or just get more pillows :icon17: