What did you do with your Z today

kenchan · 06-29-2011, 10:05 AM

FromGtoZ- car's looking good! good job on the clearbra. i too sometimes find nicks up there on the a-pillar and sometimes the very front part of the roof.

not yet on my Z but ive seen them on my previous cars. headlamp clearbra's are a great investment. does your insurance give you any discounts for doing the headlamp clearbra? might want to check cause those lamps are EXPENSIVE to replace.

happytheman- the CF is probably your best choice (especially the FujimuraAuto rear diffuser cover thingie) but then again if you do the 3M DiNoc correctly it can look very good too. considering all the contours i would first remove the axle-back and paint the bottom side of the rear bumper (center section only) matte-black first before applying DiNoc or black vinyl. it looks pretty silly when you got vinyl back there but can see that the bottom-side was not applied. lol

believe me, people behind you will notice this. i clean the bottom side of the rear splash guards all the time because of this.

yah fire, if you're happy with your ride who cares!

at least your wheels arent yellow or something crazy.

FromG2Z · 06-29-2011, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Fire

Hey From. Had a few detractors post in different areas. A couple said they didn't like my flat black on red. Another post says that they think the vert is ugly. And ofcourse you have the many putting down the AT. As I said though I have never had a negative comment inperson. That includes the Imports at Carlisle with hundreds of people at the show. The good thing is that no matter what others say here I'm the only one that I need to please. And I'm very happy with my ride

That's alright Fire... to each his own opinion. As long as we're happy with our own cars. For example, I wouldn't do the flat black spoiler on my car either, but if you like it, that's all that matters. I just did the 3M CF valence on mine, and not everyone will like it, but that's ok.

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Originally Posted by kenchan

FromGtoZ- car's looking good! good job on the clearbra. i too sometimes find nicks up there on the a-pillar and sometimes the very front part of the roof.

not yet on my Z but ive seen them on my previous cars. headlamp clearbra's are a great investment. does your insurance give you any discounts for doing the headlamp clearbra? might want to check cause those lamps are EXPENSIVE to replace.

happytheman- the CF is probably your best choice (especially the FujimuraAuto rear diffuser cover thingie) but then again if you do the 3M DiNoc correctly it can look very good too. considering all the contours i would first remove the axle-back and paint the bottom side of the rear bumper (center section only) matte-black first before applying DiNoc or black vinyl. it looks pretty silly when you got vinyl back there but can see that the bottom-side was not applied. lol

believe me, people behind you will notice this. i clean the bottom side of the rear splash guards all the time because of this.

yah fire, if you're happy with your ride who cares!

at least your wheels arent yellow or something crazy.

Yeah, I might have my guy wrap the 3M CF stuff ALL the way underneath and deeper into the cutouts, but I am just worried about the heat emanated from our tips. Will that melt the vinyl overlay, even if not touching????

And what do you guys think about 3M CFing the mirrors and maybe the B-pillars?!?!??! Too much?

kenchan · 06-29-2011, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by FromG2Z

Yeah, I might have my guy wrap the 3M CF stuff ALL the way underneath and deeper into the cutouts, but I am just worried about the heat emanated from our tips. Will that melt the vinyl overlay, even if not touching????

And what do you guys think about 3M CFing the mirrors and maybe the B-pillars?!?!??! Too much?

i think with air hitting the DiNoc you're fine just as long as you have at least 8-9mm clearance from the tips. it wasn't able to sustain engine-bay temps (engine cover reaching 180F+ ) but im pretty sure it can sustain temps in the exhaust cut-outs with air circulation.

i did my B-Pillars and they look great!

but not sure about the mirrors... there's quite a bit of curvature so it may look too fake when you apply heat and wrap it around while pulling.

FromG2Z · 06-30-2011, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by happytheman

I like the rear valance!

in for DSLR pics of it! I've been wondering whether I should get mine done matte, or gloss.

I haven't really been planning on CF bits, but only because of the reported yellowing. Any idea how well the CF vinyl will hold up?

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Originally Posted by kenchan

insurance give you any discounts for doing the headlamp clearbra? might want to check cause those lamps are EXPENSIVE to replace.

Alright guys... So what I did with my Z today....spent a couple hours after work detailing the Z, and also, as requested, I took some better shots of the 3M Scotchprint 1080 CF using my DSLR

My evo 3d smartphone is nice, but it's still a phone and it shoots pics worth $h!t. Oh Ken, btw, I called my insurance guy, no dice on the discount for clearbra-ing the headlights

So, anyway, washed Zena with ONR (no hose, double bucket wash), dried with FK425, then waxed with Supernatural Hybrid over existing Supernatural from 1 week ago. Mmmmm... Supernatural is my new favorite wax.

And here's the waxes I love..........

Then my almost 11 year old, 95k miles Civic

draped in Optimum Opti-coat 2.0 (permanent hand-applied clear coat).

Econ · 06-29-2011, 02:36 PM

ok guys, im debating whether or not to drop the $1400 for the sport brake package.

do you think its worth it?

the main reasoning for me wantting them is cause i want my calipers painted, and the base calipers are quite ugly

kenchan · 06-29-2011, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Econ

ok guys, im debating whether or not to drop the $1400 for the sport brake package.

do you think its worth it?

the main reasoning for me wantting them is cause i want my calipers painted, and the base calipers are quite ugly

i would spend that money towards coilovers (HKS or KW's) first and paint your base calipers matte black or something dark to hide.

then maybe later on spend money on LSD.

then maybe later on spend money on bbk.

FromG2Z · 06-29-2011, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Econ

ok guys, im debating whether or not to drop the $1400 for the sport brake package.

do you think its worth it?

the main reasoning for me wantting them is cause i want my calipers painted, and the base calipers are quite ugly

I might differ from Ken and others, but I think the sport package brake system is well worth it. It not only is aesthetically pleasing, but it performs very very well. Nothing wrong with going OEM in this case.

Then after that, as mentioned, go with an LSD.

kenchan · 06-29-2011, 03:06 PM

the base brakes aren't too bad... especially for street use but i agree, the sports package is a good deal.

but i think econ's car is asking for lowering more than brake calipers...

Econ · 06-29-2011, 03:12 PM

well i cant afford to do both coilovers AND bbk, so its either springs + bbk, or coilovers + keep base brakes and paint 'em

kenchan · 06-29-2011, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Econ

well i cant afford to do both coilovers AND bbk, so its either springs + bbk, or coilovers + keep base brakes and paint 'em

hummm... that's a tuff call cause im not sure if you can get the higher quality c/o's for just 1400... even so you will still need to buy rear camber kit.

i suppose an alternative approach is get swift springs (which people seem to be happy with) + rear rods and paint the base calipers for now and save up for sport brakes later...(?)

Econ · 06-29-2011, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

hummm... that's a tuff call cause im not sure if you can get the higher quality c/o's for just 1400... even so you will still need to buy rear camber kit.

i suppose an alternative approach is get swift springs (which people seem to be happy with) + rear rods and paint the base calipers for now and save up for sport brakes later...(?)

yea ill prob go for some swifts or teins, and just paint the base calipers for now....

kenchan · 06-29-2011, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Econ

yea ill prob go for some swifts or teins, and just paint the base calipers for now....

good call!

i didnt get a chance to try the recaro kid booster yesterday so after washing my G tonight going to give that a shot in prep for Sat.

my kid goes to private school on sat so i'd like to just drop him off at school and continue on with motoring my Z in the earlier am hrs

...instead of coming home and grabbing my Z and get stuck in traffic.

Alchemy · 06-29-2011, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Econ

well i cant afford to do both coilovers AND bbk, so its either springs + bbk, or coilovers + keep base brakes and paint 'em

You need a drop Econ. Id get some Swifts, which are backordered for prob a month or so unfortunatly. Then get your bbk. The base calipers are disgusting, I agree. If your not tracking the car it should be great w just the Swifts. PLUS..the majority of Swift owners get their car back to stock alignment settings. You should almost def get away w/o a camber kit. Maybe you could even find somebody selling their Akebonos on here.

happytheman · 06-29-2011, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Alchemy

You need a drop Econ. Id get some Swifts, which are backordered for prob a month or so unfortunatly. Then get your bbk. The base calipers are disgusting, I agree. If your not tracking the car it should be great w just the Swifts. PLUS..the majority of Swift owners get their car back to stock alignment settings. You should almost def get away w/o a camber kit. Maybe you could even find somebody selling their Akebonos on here.

I was wondering about the need for camber kit or not with the Swift springs. I think the drop looks perfect with them. Enough to get rid of the gap, yet not so wild you scrape every underside bit.

Alchemy · 06-30-2011, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by happytheman

I was wondering about the need for camber kit or not with the Swift springs. I think the drop looks perfect with them. Enough to get rid of the gap, yet not so wild you scrape every underside bit.

Like I said most people are gettng away w/o one. I believe Nismo owners are more likely to need a kit.

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06-29-2011, 10:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	FromGtoZ- car's looking good! good job on the clearbra. i too sometimes find nicks up there on the a-pillar and sometimes the very front part of the roof. not yet on my Z but ive seen them on my previous cars. headlamp clearbra's are a great investment. does your insurance give you any discounts for doing the headlamp clearbra? might want to check cause those lamps are EXPENSIVE to replace. happytheman- the CF is probably your best choice (especially the FujimuraAuto rear diffuser cover thingie) but then again if you do the 3M DiNoc correctly it can look very good too. considering all the contours i would first remove the axle-back and paint the bottom side of the rear bumper (center section only) matte-black first before applying DiNoc or black vinyl. it looks pretty silly when you got vinyl back there but can see that the bottom-side was not applied. lol believe me, people behind you will notice this. i clean the bottom side of the rear splash guards all the time because of this. yah fire, if you're happy with your ride who cares! at least your wheels arent yellow or something crazy.

06-29-2011, 03:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	the base brakes aren't too bad... especially for street use but i agree, the sports package is a good deal. but i think econ's car is asking for lowering more than brake calipers...