Headlight Mod Event PART DEUX: The headlightening

dmhenderson · 10-08-2012, 02:33 PM

Getting my wheels powdered next week

MyKindaGuise · 10-08-2012, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

Let me know how that plasti dip lasts in the engine bay. From my experience, plasti dip does not like a lot of heat. makes it much harder to take off. Though goo gone still works pretty well to remove it.

Yeah the Brace will be the only hard one to take off I think. Worst case I just sand and paint it again (;

Hopefully it works out okay. Im going to check on it tonight to see how it is holding up. From what I have seen that Brace only gets to 150~f max. I cant still touch it for the most part after a good drive so...idk

b1adesofcha0s · 10-08-2012, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by dmhenderson

Getting my wheels powdered next week

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Originally Posted by MyKindaGuise

Yeah the Brace will be the only hard one to take off I think. Worst case I just sand and paint it again (;

Hopefully it works out okay. Im going to check on it tonight to see how it is holding up. From what I have seen that Brace only gets to 150~f max. I cant still touch it for the most part after a good drive so...idk

Yeah I was thinking about painting my engine cover red at some point. I thought about doing plasti dip, but I think paint will look better.

MyKindaGuise · 10-08-2012, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by dmhenderson

Getting my wheels powdered next week

Very cool dude! I would like mine done blue and black like the SA55M's

dmhenderson · 10-08-2012, 02:53 PM

I'm doing lazer crystal black with the recessed nismo logo done in satin white with a red satin "o"

Lazer crystal is a metallic black that has a silverish shine to it.

So it's this:

Combined with this:

(minus the red stripe)

eastwest2300 · 10-08-2012, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by MyKindaGuise

Got to plastidipping some stuff this weekend... keeping that blue theme going..lol

Wow, that looks good man!

dmhenderson · 10-08-2012, 05:29 PM

So getting wheels powdered takes a bit longer than doing calipers. Had to move the appointment back to 10/22 and I'll be without the car for about a week.

b1adesofcha0s · 10-08-2012, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by dmhenderson

So getting wheels powdered takes a bit longer than doing calipers. Had to move the appointment back to 10/22 and I'll be without the car for about a week.

It'll be worth it though

dmhenderson · 10-08-2012, 05:50 PM

Yeah I'm gonna leave the lugs silver.

eastwest2300 · 10-08-2012, 07:00 PM

Mark, how much have you invested in your Z? its gotta be a lot.

dmhenderson · 10-08-2012, 07:28 PM

Enough that I don't want to do the math to add up the mods but so far:
-G3 intake (purchased with car)
-DLR LED set (purchased with car)
-GT-R start button
-FI Exhaust and HFCs (ships next month)
-Headlight nonsense
-Door handle blackout
-Door speaker/tweeter swap out
-head unit + XM tuner + Steering wheel control module
-Amp
-Sub
-Caliper powder
-Wheel powder
-Silly crap like allweather floor liners, hi-pressure radiator cap, nismo oil filler cap and interior LED bulb swaps

So yeah not terrible. Not like I bought a TT kit or anything.
Definitely going to buy another pair of headlights before next year's show season but that'll have to wait for now.

b1adesofcha0s · 10-08-2012, 07:39 PM

That reminded me to update my sig. Had to add the painted brake calipers and the headlights.

dmhenderson · 10-08-2012, 07:43 PM

Yeah I think honestly, most of you guys (of the ones that attended the headlight event) have more done to your cars than I do

b1adesofcha0s · 10-08-2012, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by dmhenderson

Yeah I think honestly, most of you guys (of the ones that attended the headlight event) have more done to your cars than I do

I think you'll be right up there with us once you get your wheels done and exhaust installed.

dmhenderson · 10-08-2012, 07:49 PM

Oh and I also bought those black/black CF EVO-R emblems. Those shipped today. That will be my Sunday project.

10-08-2012, 02:33 PM	#376 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	Getting my wheels powdered next week b1adesofcha0s likes this. __________________

10-08-2012, 02:53 PM	#380 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	I'm doing lazer crystal black with the recessed nismo logo done in satin white with a red satin "o" Lazer crystal is a metallic black that has a silverish shine to it. So it's this: Combined with this: (minus the red stripe) __________________ Last edited by dmhenderson; 10-08-2012 at 03:00 PM.

10-08-2012, 05:29 PM	#382 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	So getting wheels powdered takes a bit longer than doing calipers. Had to move the appointment back to 10/22 and I'll be without the car for about a week. __________________

10-08-2012, 05:50 PM	#384 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	Yeah I'm gonna leave the lugs silver. __________________

10-08-2012, 07:00 PM	#385 (permalink)
eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 90,821 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684550	Mark, how much have you invested in your Z? its gotta be a lot. __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

10-08-2012, 07:28 PM	#386 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	Enough that I don't want to do the math to add up the mods but so far: -G3 intake (purchased with car) -DLR LED set (purchased with car) -GT-R start button -FI Exhaust and HFCs (ships next month) -Headlight nonsense -Door handle blackout -Door speaker/tweeter swap out -head unit + XM tuner + Steering wheel control module -Amp -Sub -Caliper powder -Wheel powder -Silly crap like allweather floor liners, hi-pressure radiator cap, nismo oil filler cap and interior LED bulb swaps So yeah not terrible. Not like I bought a TT kit or anything. Definitely going to buy another pair of headlights before next year's show season but that'll have to wait for now. __________________ Last edited by dmhenderson; 10-08-2012 at 07:30 PM.

10-08-2012, 07:39 PM	#387 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 141	That reminded me to update my sig. Had to add the painted brake calipers and the headlights. __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

10-08-2012, 07:43 PM	#388 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	Yeah I think honestly, most of you guys (of the ones that attended the headlight event) have more done to your cars than I do __________________

10-08-2012, 07:49 PM	#390 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	Oh and I also bought those black/black CF EVO-R emblems. Those shipped today. That will be my Sunday project. __________________

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