Matte black Z at the track

tonythetiger · 05-16-2011, 11:26 PM

nice, looks awesome! any chance of painting door handle as well??

Elysium · 05-17-2011, 08:45 AM

I like some contrast on the car so I'll leave the door handle the way it is for now. I also took the vinyl off of my mirrors too which I think looks pretty good.

Isamu · 05-17-2011, 08:57 AM

moar pics? plz

bflosabre91 · 05-17-2011, 09:42 AM

i also really like the contrast of the door handles. i don't want to sound like an ***, but about how much did the vinyl cost you, if you don't mind??.... it really does look that incredible and i don't see any pricing on the Oracal website.

Elysium · 05-17-2011, 10:09 AM

The vinyl cost me around $400 for 25 yards and I did the install myself. I have many years of installing paint protection film so it was a fun project for me. Just had to figure out what the limits of the vinyl are.

D&G · 05-18-2011, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Elysium

The vinyl cost me around $400 for 25 yards and I did the install myself. I have many years of installing paint protection film so it was a fun project for me. Just had to figure out what the limits of the vinyl are.

Sweet $400. I wish you were in Vancouver so you can do this to my Z. I called a few places and it would cost around $2000 to vinyl our ride. Dam expensive as it would cost for painting.

I agree with previous post...more pics please!!

kdo2milger · 05-18-2011, 02:29 PM

what color is your z under the vinyl?

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Originally Posted by Elysium

It's a vinyl wrap that I did myself and I used Oracal 970RA.

Thanks for all the compliments!

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Originally Posted by Elysium

The vinyl cost me around $400 for 25 yards and I did the install myself. I have many years of installing paint protection film so it was a fun project for me. Just had to figure out what the limits of the vinyl are.

Elysium · 05-18-2011, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by D&G

Sweet $400. I wish you were in Vancouver so you can do this to my Z. I called a few places and it would cost around $2000 to vinyl our ride. Dam expensive as it would cost for painting.

I agree with previous post...more pics please!!

I think that's the price range for a full wrap, sometimes even higher. The labour involved is pretty extensive and specialized.

Elysium · 05-17-2011, 10:16 AM

98intrigue · 05-17-2011, 05:31 PM

flat black looks really good on the 370!

Isamu · 05-18-2011, 06:58 AM

would you do the install for someone else?

Jjaden · 05-18-2011, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Isamu

would you do the install for someone else?

I already called dibs..

It's a fantastic looking wrap isn't it....

bflosabre91 · 05-18-2011, 03:06 PM

if i see correctly, you didnt wrap the mirrors? did the wrap not go smooth enough around the curves? id imagine that would be real difficult. Also, how close were you able to get to the edges in the bumper and the separate panels? Looks to me like your car was black in the first place so you prob wouldn't notice if the edges weren't perfect unless u look real close. Just curious in case someone was flirting with the idea of going for a completely different color than their car

also, how much extra vinyl did you have when you were all done from the original 25 yards? sorry for all the questions. take it as a compliment cause i only ask cause ur car looks awesome

Jon@AAMComp · 05-18-2011, 03:48 PM

Sinister. Car looks really good mate!

Elysium · 05-19-2011, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by bflosabre91

if i see correctly, you didnt wrap the mirrors? did the wrap not go smooth enough around the curves? id imagine that would be real difficult. Also, how close were you able to get to the edges in the bumper and the separate panels? Looks to me like your car was black in the first place so you prob wouldn't notice if the edges weren't perfect unless u look real close. Just curious in case someone was flirting with the idea of going for a completely different color than their car

also, how much extra vinyl did you have when you were all done from the original 25 yards? sorry for all the questions. take it as a compliment cause i only ask cause ur car looks awesome

I did have the mirrors wrapped perfectly but they looked like the cheap plastic ones on low end cars so I decided to take them off and actually quite like the contrast.
All of the edges are wrapped perfectly and in my opinion is a high end professional grade install. I'll take close up pics of some edges this weekend.
I have many years experience installing paint protection film so this was just a fun project for me.
I had a few extra yards left over enough to do a couple of additional panels.

05-16-2011, 11:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
tonythetiger A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: SA, TX Posts: 1,035 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z PG MT Rep Power: 193	nice, looks awesome! any chance of painting door handle as well?? __________________ KWV3/Eibach/StillenG3/FI CBE+LTH+34Row/Uprev/SPL/SouthBendSS/QuaifeLSD/4.08/TommyKaira/Status/VolkZE40/AP Radical BBK/Seibon/Amuse/VIS/Sparco/WorksBellGTC/RJM/Nismo

05-17-2011, 09:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
bflosabre91 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: na Posts: 114 Drives: car Rep Power: 15	i also really like the contrast of the door handles. i don't want to sound like an ***, but about how much did the vinyl cost you, if you don't mind??.... it really does look that incredible and i don't see any pricing on the Oracal website. __________________ Zzzzzzzzz

05-17-2011, 10:16 AM	#9 (permalink)
Elysium Base Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Ontario Posts: 133 Drives: 2013 GT-R, 2008 Sti Rep Power: 15	carlitos_370z likes this.

05-17-2011, 05:31 PM	#10 (permalink)
98intrigue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Clearwater, FL Age: 40 Posts: 4,855 Drives: 2014 Viper Rep Power: 431	flat black looks really good on the 370! __________________ Ryan - 2014 Stryker Green Viper Gone - a few Vipers and a couple turbo VQs

05-18-2011, 03:06 PM	#13 (permalink)
bflosabre91 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: na Posts: 114 Drives: car Rep Power: 15	if i see correctly, you didnt wrap the mirrors? did the wrap not go smooth enough around the curves? id imagine that would be real difficult. Also, how close were you able to get to the edges in the bumper and the separate panels? Looks to me like your car was black in the first place so you prob wouldn't notice if the edges weren't perfect unless u look real close. Just curious in case someone was flirting with the idea of going for a completely different color than their car also, how much extra vinyl did you have when you were all done from the original 25 yards? sorry for all the questions. take it as a compliment cause i only ask cause ur car looks awesome __________________ Zzzzzzzzz Last edited by bflosabre91; 05-18-2011 at 03:11 PM.

05-17-2011, 08:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
Elysium Base Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Ontario Posts: 133 Drives: 2013 GT-R, 2008 Sti Rep Power: 15	I like some contrast on the car so I'll leave the door handle the way it is for now. I also took the vinyl off of my mirrors too which I think looks pretty good.

05-17-2011, 10:09 AM	#5 (permalink)
Elysium Base Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Ontario Posts: 133 Drives: 2013 GT-R, 2008 Sti Rep Power: 15	The vinyl cost me around $400 for 25 yards and I did the install myself. I have many years of installing paint protection film so it was a fun project for me. Just had to figure out what the limits of the vinyl are.

05-18-2011, 03:48 PM	#14 (permalink)
Jon@AAMComp Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Maryland Posts: 327 Drives: Nissan 370Z Rep Power: 16	Sinister. Car looks really good mate!

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