Official Cheap Mod Thread

[kenchan]

lol... the nismo one's like 60 or something no?

[happytheman]

Yah, I think I'm going to pick one up. been thinking about some subtle engine dress up lately.

[diddy535]

DIY - Brake Cooling Ducts

This one you can use the hoses for brake ducts.


http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-d...ur-airbox.html

Same idea but they go to your intakes. Both of those are around $75 for parts.


DIY: Oil Pan Spacer

Oil pan spacer for $189

[happytheman]

Ken-San recommended this cheap mod to keep yer stainless shifters nice and cool during the summer! While he didn't expressly mention this particular one (he may have mentioned a bunny cover or something of that nature), I feel this might fit the bill nicely at $23.89!



http://www.amazon.com/Hornungs-Star-.../dp/B004DR4OEY

[rhd]

Here is a cheap mod that looks good and is easy to do.

3M Vinyl Di Noc Door Control Panels and Shift Ring.

3M Di Noc: 12"x24" $11.99









Have FUN!

[LMBmikeZ]

Looks good +1 repped

[b1adesofcha0s]

Looks great

[happytheman]

RHD, that looks great! It only took one sheet to do those? +rep

[rhd]

Originally Posted by happytheman

RHD, that looks great! It only took one sheet to do those? +rep

Yes - One 3M Di Noc: 12"x24" $11.99

Bought it from this place on the bay:
Carbon_Covers

Looks like they have other colors too.

I would buy the 3M brand opposed to other vinyl, JMHO.

Have FUN!

[370ZilverZ]

Originally Posted by rhd

Yes - One 3M Di Noc: 12"x24" $11.99

Bought it from this place on the bay:
Carbon_Covers

Looks like they have other colors too.

I would buy the 3M brand opposed to other vinyl, JMHO.

Have FUN!

Great price and super great job too. I have $$$$ invested in CFE and yours truly looks as good.

[Flushnismo]

Originally Posted by rhd

Yes - One 3M Di Noc: 12"x24" $11.99

Bought it from this place on the bay:
Carbon_Covers

Looks like they have other colors too.

I would buy the 3M brand opposed to other vinyl, JMHO.

Have FUN!

How did you wrap the trim around the shifter? Was it difficult?

[rhd]

Originally Posted by Flushnismo

How did you wrap the trim around the shifter? Was it difficult?

1) Completely take the ring off of the shifter/boot assembly

2) Lay the ring upside down on the paper side of the vinyl

3) Draw with a pencil/pen around the ring edges AT LEAST an inch outside and inside.

4) cut with scissors on your lines, you will have a big vinyl doughnut looking ring.

5) Peel off the sticky back and lay on table, center the ring upside down on the sticky back and press onto sticky sided vinyl.

6) Holding down on the ring, upside down, sticky side up, move the ring to the edge of the table so part of the ring hangs off so you can hold the ring with one hand and slowly work the sticky vinyl around the edges. Work slowly, move the ring around while slowly working the sticky onto the edges. Try to push a little more of the vinyl in the ridges near where the emergency flasher button and other button is (my other button does nothing)

7) When you get all you can get wrapped with you fingers, get your heat gun out and put A LITTLE HEAT on the vinyl where it will go under the ring, you might have to trim some so you don't have a bunch on the bottom of then ring, to start its better to have more than not enough, you can always trim but you cant add. You will get the feel for the heat gun very quickly, it does not take much heat to get the vinyl to wrap easily. I did allot of trimming excess off the bottom of the ring, when I was close to being done I used a window lippin stick (plastic Teflon tool) to mash the last of the edges into the underside of the ring, with a little heat it works great.

8) I did do the door controls first so I had allot better idea what I was up against when I did the ring. If you have something to practice on that would work too.

PM or post with any questions, there is also allot of Ytube info on applying Di Noc to different stuff: Info

Have FUN!

[happytheman]

Yeah thanks, but there haven't been any updates on that one in over eight months. Considering that I've actually subscribed to nearly 500 threads, it's easy to lose that one thread in the mix.

RHD, thanks for the great explanation! Did you take pics during the install? If so, that would be a great DIY.

[rhd]

Originally Posted by happytheman

Yeah thanks, but there haven't been any updates on that one in over eight months. Considering that I've actually subscribed to nearly 500 threads, it's easy to lose that one thread in the mix.

RHD, thanks for the great explanation! Did you take pics during the install? If so, that would be a great DIY.

Hi Happy,

No pics during install, followed the short vid, that's about it.

[ChipsWithDips]

Don't think it's been mentioned in here yet, but there are ebay y-pipes going for about $100-120 shipped right now. Apparently they were as low as $80 in the past.

Cheap Y pipe Quite a few people have installed them in that thread, haven't seen any complaints.