Official Cheap Mod Thread

happytheman · 06-02-2012, 10:49 AM

That PWJDM piece is nice. I went through a couple of different shifters before I settled on that one.

Good luck getting it, and when you do..post up pics!

sfearl1 · 06-02-2012, 11:10 AM

^^

best shift knob evar

b1adesofcha0s · 06-07-2012, 01:41 PM

Here's another great cheap DIY mod, painting your brake calipers. I painted mine this past weekend and it cost only like $30-40 in materials. Did take like all day to do, but definitely worth it.

I used VHT caliper paint which is good for temps up to 900* and I used their brake caliper cleaner as well to do the prep. Here's a cost breakdown:

VHT Caliper Paint = $7.50 x 2 = $15.00
VHT Caliper Cleaner (or any other brake parts cleaner) = $5.00 x 2 = $10
Sanding Sponge (or use whatever you want for sanding) = $2.50 x 2 = $5
Total cost = $30

Here are the results:

Before

After

b1adesofcha0s · 06-07-2012, 01:44 PM

Also I don't remember if it's been mentioned already, but plasti dip is another awesome cheap mod. It costs like $5-10 per can depending on what kind you get, but it's very easy to use, requires minimum prep work, and is removable! You can see the plasti dip on my wheels in the last post and it looks great.

RoshDawg · 06-07-2012, 04:26 PM

Great job on the calipers! I'm guessing you took them off to paint them?

happytheman · 06-07-2012, 04:32 PM

Looks great man! I will say that when I painted a previous vehicle's calipers I just masked the sh!t outta everything and went to town!

b1adesofcha0s · 06-07-2012, 04:37 PM

Thanks guys! Yeah I took them off. I was installing new brake pads and fluid so I had to take them off anyway. I wanted to paint the calipers at some point and this just happened to be the perfect time to do it.

The red really stands out from far away especially with my dark colored wheels. I love it!

SurfDog · 06-23-2012, 02:51 AM

i just stuck an IRadar on my dash and I have to say im digging the phone mount and the radar is pretty slick.

http://www.the370z.com/members/surfd...0-img-0294.jpg

Sorry the photo is so crappy and dark, and of course my phone is also my camera, soooooo... Mount is empty. lol

370zmn · 06-23-2012, 07:19 AM

I put 3M clear vinyl on both rocker panels for about $200. My black paint needs all the protection it can get.

happytheman · 06-23-2012, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SurfDog

i just stuck an IRadar on my dash and I have to say im digging the phone mount and the radar is pretty slick.

http://www.the370z.com/members/surfd...0-img-0294.jpg

Sorry the photo is so crappy and dark, and of course my phone is also my camera, soooooo... Mount is empty. lol

Can you provide a link for the phone mount? What is it for? Droid or iPhone?

SurfDog · 06-25-2012, 02:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by happytheman

Can you provide a link for the phone mount? What is it for? Droid or iPhone?

Here is a link with a review.

I think it is only for iPhone but really do not know for sure.

the dash mount is a suction cup type with weird gummy stuff on it so it sticks super well on our rough plastic dash. That sucker does not budge!

I've had a few detectors and so far this one works pretty well, but as I use my phone for turn by turn directions (WAZE app is AWESOME BTW) the detector goes into background mode when i have WAZE running and I'm not sure I get all my warnings. I'm still playing with it and trying to figure out how to make it work best for my setup.

apple store has 14 day return policy so I've got a few more days to goof around with it.

NitrousZ34 · 06-23-2012, 07:29 AM

Awesome thread OP!! I have read every single page and sorry if i post some stuff that has already been said but... How about pullies, lowering springs, motor mounts, diff mounts, turbo timer, i have a blue apex'i in my 350z and its on nitrous only, it looks sick and people are always asking what it is and what it does... This is still a good mod even if your not forced induction, its always good to let your car cool down after a hard run. This mod is kind of bad lol but i have a kill switch for my windows because i have 5% tint on them so whenever i get pulled over, officer asks me to roll up the windows and i pull the "darn the motors went out again" card... works everytime haha. Im just throwing out ideas that i have done on my 350, torque damper? Not sure if there are any makers of this yet for the 370... nismo valve caps, front strut bar, gt spec under braces, race gas

lol. Muffler delete, painted door handles, cf wrapped A and B pillars... Im about out of ideas lol

happytheman · 06-23-2012, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NitrousZ34

Awesome thread OP!! I have read every single page and sorry if i post some stuff that has already been said but... How about pullies, lowering springs, motor mounts, diff mounts, turbo timer, i have a blue apex'i in my 350z and its on nitrous only, it looks sick and people are always asking what it is and what it does... This is still a good mod even if your not forced induction, its always good to let your car cool down after a hard run. This mod is kind of bad lol but i have a kill switch for my windows because i have 5% tint on them so whenever i get pulled over, officer asks me to roll up the windows and i pull the "darn the motors went out again" card... works everytime haha. Im just throwing out ideas that i have done on my 350, torque damper? Not sure if there are any makers of this yet for the 370... nismo valve caps, front strut bar, gt spec under braces, race gas

lol. Muffler delete, painted door handles, cf wrapped A and B pillars... Im about out of ideas lol

Hey thanks for posting man! Yeah some of these have been posting, but a few havent. I'm going to take a look into them.

if you happen to dig up any links that would be great.

Amuse370z · 06-23-2012, 02:38 PM

HPS Silicon Intake $108
K&N Air Filter $84
Fairlady Z Emblem $25
GT-R Start Button $38
Kick Plates $144.50
Rear Fog Lights $115
CF B-Pillars $135
LED Light Package $40
Show-N-Go License Plate $135

Thumbs up!

Huck · 06-25-2012, 02:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SurfDog

Here is a link with a review.

I think it is only for iPhone but really do not know for sure.

the dash mount is a suction cup type with weird gummy stuff on it so it sticks super well on our rough plastic dash. That sucker does not budge!

I've had a few detectors and so far this one works pretty well, but as I use my phone for turn by turn directions (WAZE app is AWESOME BTW) the detector goes into background mode when i have WAZE running and I'm not sure I get all my warnings. I'm still playing with it and trying to figure out how to make it work best for my setup.

apple store has 14 day return policy so I've got a few more days to goof around with it.

Umm... I think you forgot the link...

Sent from my iPhizzle using magic and new fangled science stuff

06-02-2012, 10:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
happytheman A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 10,737 Drives: MB 6M Tour/Sport Z34 Rep Power: 1823	That PWJDM piece is nice. I went through a couple of different shifters before I settled on that one. Good luck getting it, and when you do..post up pics! __________________ --Brantly-- *PowderCoating by Mike/Stillen/PWJDM/Shine Auto/NST* GTR/Michelin /Fast Intentions/Evo-R/Mobil 1/Motul/Z1 https://facebook.com/CentralFloridaZClub

06-02-2012, 11:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
sfearl1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: St. Louis Posts: 2,300 Drives: 2013 FBO E85 GTR Rep Power: 18	^^ best shift knob evar __________________ Scott

06-07-2012, 01:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 142	Here's another great cheap DIY mod, painting your brake calipers. I painted mine this past weekend and it cost only like $30-40 in materials. Did take like all day to do, but definitely worth it. I used VHT caliper paint which is good for temps up to 900* and I used their brake caliper cleaner as well to do the prep. Here's a cost breakdown: VHT Caliper Paint = $7.50 x 2 = $15.00 VHT Caliper Cleaner (or any other brake parts cleaner) = $5.00 x 2 = $10 Sanding Sponge (or use whatever you want for sanding) = $2.50 x 2 = $5 Total cost = $30 Here are the results: Before After SterlingDrive likes this. __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

06-07-2012, 01:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 142	Also I don't remember if it's been mentioned already, but plasti dip is another awesome cheap mod. It costs like $5-10 per can depending on what kind you get, but it's very easy to use, requires minimum prep work, and is removable! You can see the plasti dip on my wheels in the last post and it looks great. __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

06-07-2012, 04:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
RoshDawg Track Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: NM / CA Posts: 981 Drives: '13 911 C2S Rep Power: 16	Great job on the calipers! I'm guessing you took them off to paint them? __________________ \| EVO X MR \| '11 WRX STI \| 370Z SPRT \| 911 (991) C2S \|

06-07-2012, 04:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
happytheman A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 10,737 Drives: MB 6M Tour/Sport Z34 Rep Power: 1823	Looks great man! I will say that when I painted a previous vehicle's calipers I just masked the sh!t outta everything and went to town! __________________ --Brantly-- *PowderCoating by Mike/Stillen/PWJDM/Shine Auto/NST* GTR/Michelin /Fast Intentions/Evo-R/Mobil 1/Motul/Z1 https://facebook.com/CentralFloridaZClub

06-07-2012, 04:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 142	Thanks guys! Yeah I took them off. I was installing new brake pads and fluid so I had to take them off anyway. I wanted to paint the calipers at some point and this just happened to be the perfect time to do it. The red really stands out from far away especially with my dark colored wheels. I love it! __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

06-23-2012, 02:51 AM	#8 (permalink)
SurfDog A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2012 Location: Colorado (9000 feet) Age: 57 Posts: 1,796 Drives: 09 6mt, 13 Sequoia, Rep Power: 15750	i just stuck an IRadar on my dash and I have to say im digging the phone mount and the radar is pretty slick. http://www.the370z.com/members/surfd...0-img-0294.jpg Sorry the photo is so crappy and dark, and of course my phone is also my camera, soooooo... Mount is empty. lol __________________ 09 6spd Berk CBE, JWT cams, ZSpeed CSC, Stillen (25 row oil, brake cooling, sways, gen3 CAI), Passport (9500ci), Quaife LSD, Z1 400 hp kit, ss lines, pads, rotors, clutch etc, Phunk's pan and fuel starve fix Last edited by SurfDog; 06-23-2012 at 02:54 AM.

06-23-2012, 07:19 AM	#9 (permalink)
370zmn Base Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 6 Drives: 370Z Black Touring Rep Power: 14	I put 3M clear vinyl on both rocker panels for about $200. My black paint needs all the protection it can get.

06-23-2012, 07:29 AM	#12 (permalink)
NitrousZ34 Banned Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Canoga Posts: 505 Drives: Myself crazy Rep Power: 0	Awesome thread OP!! I have read every single page and sorry if i post some stuff that has already been said but... How about pullies, lowering springs, motor mounts, diff mounts, turbo timer, i have a blue apex'i in my 350z and its on nitrous only, it looks sick and people are always asking what it is and what it does... This is still a good mod even if your not forced induction, its always good to let your car cool down after a hard run. This mod is kind of bad lol but i have a kill switch for my windows because i have 5% tint on them so whenever i get pulled over, officer asks me to roll up the windows and i pull the "darn the motors went out again" card... works everytime haha. Im just throwing out ideas that i have done on my 350, torque damper? Not sure if there are any makers of this yet for the 370... nismo valve caps, front strut bar, gt spec under braces, race gas lol. Muffler delete, painted door handles, cf wrapped A and B pillars... Im about out of ideas lol

06-23-2012, 02:38 PM	#14 (permalink)
Amuse370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,170 Drives: '13 PW Fairlady Z Rep Power: 17	HPS Silicon Intake $108 K&N Air Filter $84 Fairlady Z Emblem $25 GT-R Start Button $38 Kick Plates $144.50 Rear Fog Lights $115 CF B-Pillars $135 LED Light Package $40 Show-N-Go License Plate $135 Thumbs up!

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