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TipsZ 05-13-2010 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by 6MT (Post 534841)
I don't know whether to laugh or cry at those graphics:shakes head: The wheels and calipers look great though.


I hear ya .. it is an extreme measure .. but I've been a fan since the early 90's. I've even got Amazing Spiderman #299 (even though the symbiote actually appeared earlier). It was between Venom and Spawn ... I might do Spawn in a few years though .. lol. The nice thing is that this is vinyl work, and thus can be easily removed / changed on a whims notice (expenses pending). Redline does a lot of standard / simple graphics as well .. I think this just shows Justin's versatility, as all that detail is tough to get applied to the curves of the Z.

TipsZ 05-13-2010 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by fuct (Post 535057)
with a licence plate like "tipsz" dont you get harrased by the cops....?....

Actually, I've been pulled over once (speeding) and he asked how it was supposed to be pronounced .. of course I said it was meant to be said like "Tip's Z" ... but I do get a lot of folks who read it as tipsy (which I dont mind either .. lol).

CrownR426 05-13-2010 09:03 AM

^^ That's a very clever license plate btw!
I like.

Mike 05-13-2010 09:09 AM

I like it!!!!!

TipsZ 05-13-2010 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike (Post 535787)
I like it!!!!!

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Originally Posted by CrownR426 (Post 535781)
^^ That's a very clever license plate btw!
I like.

Thank you! I have to thank my wife for the license plate .. my nickname is Tip .. and she utter the first line when I got it .. it's Tip's Z ... and thus I just HAD to get the license plate to match ... lol

flashburn 05-13-2010 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by TipsZ (Post 535711)
Thanks BladeZ. Right, I am still passing ideas to Justin to redo the hood. That was kind of a last minute addition, and well .. you can tell. LOL

The black chroming process was only $150 per wheel (I know Glenn of Glenn's Wheel Polishing), however I think to the average consumer it would be twice that .. so $300 per wheel is $1200 for the entire package. Again, I got special pricing so it was only $600 to get it done.

How long did it take for them to do the chroming? I really, really like the way they look. I'd seriously consider it at $600, but $1200 is a bit more than I'd want to spend on something like that.

nuTinmuch 05-13-2010 01:10 PM

I was going to write how much I like this.

Instead, I will post a youtube link to some metal, because this is metal as ****:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=barjAktKhw4

TipsZ 05-13-2010 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by flashburn (Post 536025)
How long did it take for them to do the chroming? I really, really like the way they look. I'd seriously consider it at $600, but $1200 is a bit more than I'd want to spend on something like that.

Just look up Glenn's Wheel Polish here in Tampa - give them a call and tell them Travis with the 370z sent ya .. see what he can do for you!

The process took about 3 weeks however. It would have been 2 weeks, but I wanted my center caps replaced and color matched .. so that had to go back out.

TripleBlkZ 05-13-2010 02:55 PM

I spoke to a chroming place in vancouver and they highly don't recomend doing this up here. Mainly due to the differeance in weather ie. winters....Not like I would drive the Z in winter but hate to have issues with it....but does it ever look good....Not sure how much research people have done on chroming but would like more information on the process and how it does it stand up over time...I know you mentioned the 5yr warrently which sounds great but I may have to ship the rim's a long ways to get the process done and just don't want the possible headache even if its warrently covered....

TipsZ 05-13-2010 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TripleBlkZ (Post 536173)
I spoke to a chroming place in vancouver and they highly don't recomend doing this up here. Mainly due to the differeance in weather ie. winters....Not like I would drive the Z in winter but hate to have issues with it....but does it ever look good....Not sure how much research people have done on chroming but would like more information on the process and how it does it stand up over time...I know you mentioned the 5yr warrently which sounds great but I may have to ship the rim's a long ways to get the process done and just don't want the possible headache even if its warrently covered....

Right. This is a new chroming process that is not typical of the old school shiny chroming process you might be aware of now a days. That process "supposedly" was very bad for the environment and was really only done down in Mexico as the US place restrictions on that process. Apparently, this is a newer lighter process that is safer and I do indeed have a 5 year warranty against chips / cracks / scratches etc. It did add a little over a pound per wheel however .. but about a pound of rotating mass isn't all that bad for great looking wheel that does NOT compromise the strength of the wheel. When I spoke to Glenn, he mentioned that there was only like 2 or 3 companies in the U.S. that was currently doing the "new" black chroming process, and he was one of them.

TripleBlkZ 05-13-2010 03:31 PM

Yeah I may have to wait till it becomes more common of a process, the shipping alone would cost me as much as the process :)

but it would be worth ever cent, they look sweet...

didymus 05-13-2010 03:36 PM

Graphics look well done, except for the hood. I admit venom is awesome but I would not want a themed car. The wheels are nice!!

molamann 05-13-2010 07:29 PM

Looking good, though I do wish you could have gone "messy" with the hood also. Otherwise, everything else blends quite nicely.

TipsZ 05-14-2010 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by molamann (Post 536470)
Looking good, though I do wish you could have gone "messy" with the hood also. Otherwise, everything else blends quite nicely.

Thanks. Yes, we are still developing something else for the hood ...

G35_FTMFW 02-08-2011 01:54 AM

Sorry for the bump

But can he chrome plastic?


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