Apply NISMO decals / stickers PLZ HELP!
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Apply NISMO decals / stickers PLZ HELP!
Apply NISMO decals / stickers PLZ HELP!
GreetZ all,
My dealership recently botched the install of my nismo stickers. I have purchased the set that doesn’t have the huge lines running across the sides or on the hood. They accepted responsibility and will be removing and re-applying them for free.
Can somebody please tell me EXACTLY where these things should be installed? Please provide as detailed pictures as possible. Somebody who has the full nismo decal set, please tell me how to do the sides?! (see below).
Here is my car so you can look/point/laugh at what my dealer did to me. 3/4 are off, the passenger side sticker is too low, the rear is too high and to the left, and the front is too far to the left.
Please help me fix this heinous crime.
-LamaZ
GreetZ all,
My dealership recently botched the install of my nismo stickers. I have purchased the set that doesn’t have the huge lines running across the sides or on the hood. They accepted responsibility and will be removing and re-applying them for free.
Can somebody please tell me EXACTLY where these things should be installed? Please provide as detailed pictures as possible. Somebody who has the full nismo decal set, please tell me how to do the sides?! (see below).
- Front Sticker: How far from the right edge of the hood?
- Rear Sticker: How for from the bottom edge of the trunk, and how far from the right side of the trunk?
- Side Sticker: How far bellow the mirror? Do they line up exactly with the beginning of the mirror?
Part 99992-RN041 (these are the white ones because my car is black)
http://performancenissanparts.com/ca...roducts_id=288
or
http://www.courtesyparts.com/Merchan...&Category_Code=
http://performancenissanparts.com/ca...roducts_id=288
or
http://www.courtesyparts.com/Merchan...&Category_Code=
Here is my car so you can look/point/laugh at what my dealer did to me. 3/4 are off, the passenger side sticker is too low, the rear is too high and to the left, and the front is too far to the left.
Please help me fix this heinous crime.
-LamaZ
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(cont.) Apply NISMO decals / stickers PLZ HELP!
I even gave my dealer these pictures as guides:
BTW: The first and last pictures are from users of this forum, thankZ ZBoater for all your help. I can't remember whom I stole the Silver front picture from... but thanks to you too for posting on a similar thread.
I just need EXACT dimensions please; my dealer apparently doesn't understand pictures.
Gracias,
-LamaZ
BTW: The first and last pictures are from users of this forum, thankZ ZBoater for all your help. I can't remember whom I stole the Silver front picture from... but thanks to you too for posting on a similar thread.
I just need EXACT dimensions please; my dealer apparently doesn't understand pictures.
Gracias,
-LamaZ
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the silver one is mine.
i have the full graphics kit. i didnt use the side decals but i can get you the measurements based on my side stripes.
i did the hood decal myself. the new style nismo logo i got is slightly smaller than the decal that came with my graphics kit so i had to adjust the height. ill measure and tell you exactly what the spacing is on my car. i did them myself and didnt use the templates but im sure they are accurate
ill post them tonight
also ill post a link to a hi-res S-tune shot so you can see how nismo placed them. i based my placements off of it aswell.
i have the full graphics kit. i didnt use the side decals but i can get you the measurements based on my side stripes.
i did the hood decal myself. the new style nismo logo i got is slightly smaller than the decal that came with my graphics kit so i had to adjust the height. ill measure and tell you exactly what the spacing is on my car. i did them myself and didnt use the templates but im sure they are accurate
ill post them tonight
also ill post a link to a hi-res S-tune shot so you can see how nismo placed them. i based my placements off of it aswell.
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Originally Posted by mc350z
the silver one is mine.
i have the full graphics kit. i didnt use the side decals but i can get you the measurements based on my side stripes.
i did the hood decal myself. the new style nismo logo i got is slightly smaller than the decal that came with my graphics kit so i had to adjust the height. ill measure and tell you exactly what the spacing is on my car. i did them myself and didnt use the templates but im sure they are accurate
ill post them tonight
also ill post a link to a hi-res S-tune shot so you can see how nismo placed them. i based my placements off of it aswell.
i have the full graphics kit. i didnt use the side decals but i can get you the measurements based on my side stripes.
i did the hood decal myself. the new style nismo logo i got is slightly smaller than the decal that came with my graphics kit so i had to adjust the height. ill measure and tell you exactly what the spacing is on my car. i did them myself and didnt use the templates but im sure they are accurate
ill post them tonight
also ill post a link to a hi-res S-tune shot so you can see how nismo placed them. i based my placements off of it aswell.
-LamaZ
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ok save and zoom in on this big *** picture you can get a good idea of where they go
here are my EXACT measurements:
for the hood try putting the "O" in nismo 1 3/4 inches away from the end of the hood so it rests right at that sharp body line. the pic has the logo resting on the bottom part of the hood. my logo was a tad smaller so i moved it up about 3/4of an inch
for the rear try putting the "O" about 2 /3/4 inches away from the side of the hatch next to the taillight and about 3/4 of an inch up from the bottom of the hatch. this will put you even with the "350z" on the other side
as for the sides i didnt use those logos but it looks like they go roughly 2 3/4 inches down from the top of the door and almost 4 3/4 inches back from the front of the door. so the "N" should start right about where the black plastic for the side mirrors starts
best thing to do is take some painters tape and tape off those measurements. that way you can get an idea of where they go. after that just make sure your tape is straight and line the decal up.
like i said i changed the placement of mine slightly but over all those measurements should work with your car
hope this works for you
here are my EXACT measurements:
for the hood try putting the "O" in nismo 1 3/4 inches away from the end of the hood so it rests right at that sharp body line. the pic has the logo resting on the bottom part of the hood. my logo was a tad smaller so i moved it up about 3/4of an inch
for the rear try putting the "O" about 2 /3/4 inches away from the side of the hatch next to the taillight and about 3/4 of an inch up from the bottom of the hatch. this will put you even with the "350z" on the other side
as for the sides i didnt use those logos but it looks like they go roughly 2 3/4 inches down from the top of the door and almost 4 3/4 inches back from the front of the door. so the "N" should start right about where the black plastic for the side mirrors starts
best thing to do is take some painters tape and tape off those measurements. that way you can get an idea of where they go. after that just make sure your tape is straight and line the decal up.
like i said i changed the placement of mine slightly but over all those measurements should work with your car
hope this works for you
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Does anybody else see the MAJOR difference between the red nismo and the blue nismo front stickers? Both of these cars where supposedly done by Nissan themselves so, which one is better is the question now? I can see where my dealer thought he should put the front sticker, based on the red picture.
yet the blue one has it like mc350z, right up against the body line of the hood.
Am I going crazy?
-LamaZ
yet the blue one has it like mc350z, right up against the body line of the hood.
Am I going crazy?
-LamaZ
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the red Z has a custom graphic job nismo did since they currently dont make a white black and grey color scheme and a all white nismo logo for public sale.so that might account for the differences. i would just go with the one you like best. personally i like it off the hood maybe 3/4 of an inch and right on the body line
this should answer your question here is a brand new pic from the tokyo auto salon with the correct placement
i say do it like the pic below maybe even right on that body line. if you follow the bottom of the hood it will looked slanted
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1. Front logo: I just might keep it where it is, this would be correct for the pictures of all the 2006 shown (see the red and the Nismo V2 bumper). If I change, it should rest against the sharp body line and point slightly south following the curve of the hood.
2. Passenger Side: Can somebody who has the complete kit please measure how far south from the mirror to place the sticker. The "o" should line up with the beginning of the plastic of the mirror.
3. Driver Side: Ditto, as 2, just the "n" instead of the "o".
4. The Rear: I just measured the distance from the side of the trunk to the "3" as 3 inches. And from the bottom of the trunk to the bottom of the "3" as .78 inches. Can somebody PLEASE double check this for me.
I have been known to be crossed or dyslexic.
-LamaZ
2. Passenger Side: Can somebody who has the complete kit please measure how far south from the mirror to place the sticker. The "o" should line up with the beginning of the plastic of the mirror.
3. Driver Side: Ditto, as 2, just the "n" instead of the "o".
4. The Rear: I just measured the distance from the side of the trunk to the "3" as 3 inches. And from the bottom of the trunk to the bottom of the "3" as .78 inches. Can somebody PLEASE double check this for me.
I have been known to be crossed or dyslexic.
-LamaZ
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Just put my Nismo logos on front and rear.
Front: "O" is 1/4" from driver-side hoodline, decal is 3/4" up from hoodline on each end (more in the middle because of the curvature of the hood)
Rear: Matching with the driver-side logo, the "O" is 2.75" from the passenger-side hatch lid edge, and the decal is 3/4" up from the bottom hatch lid edge on each end
I'll take pics later. When you install something yourself it never feels right. But I think these went on ok. Just taking forever to smooth out the last few remaining bubbles.
Cheers,
-Smoky
Front: "O" is 1/4" from driver-side hoodline, decal is 3/4" up from hoodline on each end (more in the middle because of the curvature of the hood)
Rear: Matching with the driver-side logo, the "O" is 2.75" from the passenger-side hatch lid edge, and the decal is 3/4" up from the bottom hatch lid edge on each end
I'll take pics later. When you install something yourself it never feels right. But I think these went on ok. Just taking forever to smooth out the last few remaining bubbles.
Cheers,
-Smoky
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Ok, finally got the pics off the cam.
Still waiting for a couple air bubbles to work themselves out, but otherwise I think they came out quite well.
Of course, you never feel like anything you put on is straight, or aligned correctly.
Even still I am having trouble finding any mistakes. I measured a gajillion and two times.
Lemme know what y'all think:
Cheers,
-Smoky
Still waiting for a couple air bubbles to work themselves out, but otherwise I think they came out quite well.
Of course, you never feel like anything you put on is straight, or aligned correctly.
Even still I am having trouble finding any mistakes. I measured a gajillion and two times. Lemme know what y'all think:
Cheers,
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Thx!
I'm still staring at the one on the hood. One day I love it, the next I want to rip it off. Hard to tell. In this position I think they are all a little different.
If anything I think maybe my hood decal is a little too high. Gonna give it a few more days though before I start peelin.
Decals are where are the neurosis begin to surface. lol
Cheers,
-Smoky
I'm still staring at the one on the hood. One day I love it, the next I want to rip it off. Hard to tell. In this position I think they are all a little different.
If anything I think maybe my hood decal is a little too high. Gonna give it a few more days though before I start peelin.
Decals are where are the neurosis begin to surface. lol
Cheers,
-Smoky
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Originally Posted by SmokyTyrz
Thx!
I'm still staring at the one on the hood. One day I love it, the next I want to rip it off. Hard to tell. In this position I think they are all a little different.
If anything I think maybe my hood decal is a little too high. Gonna give it a few more days though before I start peelin.
Decals are where are the neurosis begin to surface. lol
Cheers,
-Smoky
I'm still staring at the one on the hood. One day I love it, the next I want to rip it off. Hard to tell. In this position I think they are all a little different.
If anything I think maybe my hood decal is a little too high. Gonna give it a few more days though before I start peelin.
Decals are where are the neurosis begin to surface. lol
Cheers,
-Smoky
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for my car the #'s are
A .75
B 2.75
C 2.75
D 1.75
E .75
F .75
let me say this ive seen pics of "official" nismo prepared cars and it varies.
smoky i wouldnt really change your its true some are a little lower on the hood than yours but it think its fine. ive found out the hard way on stuff like this the more you mess with it and obsess the worse off you end up making it.
my front nismo logo is a little smaller than yours. i found one that is 4" i did that because it matches exactly the nismo in my metal badge in the rear
see i dont have the decal in the rear i have the special metal badge i got from japan
oh and while we are talking about nismo decals. here is what i did to my LMgt's i took off thte big old style logo and put on these small ones on the top of one spoke on each wheel. i got them from japan as part of a a sticker set
A .75
B 2.75
C 2.75
D 1.75
E .75
F .75
let me say this ive seen pics of "official" nismo prepared cars and it varies.
smoky i wouldnt really change your its true some are a little lower on the hood than yours but it think its fine. ive found out the hard way on stuff like this the more you mess with it and obsess the worse off you end up making it.
my front nismo logo is a little smaller than yours. i found one that is 4" i did that because it matches exactly the nismo in my metal badge in the rear
see i dont have the decal in the rear i have the special metal badge i got from japan
oh and while we are talking about nismo decals. here is what i did to my LMgt's i took off thte big old style logo and put on these small ones on the top of one spoke on each wheel. i got them from japan as part of a a sticker set
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The wheel logos are neat. Nice touch!
I'm still gonna just keep staring at it for a few days. I've done the comparison that Lamaz did above.. And I did have that pic for reference... But the biggest issue I had with that pic specifically is that they use the "v2.0" Nismo nose. It changes the visuals a bit, especially because of the decorative convergeing hood creases that continue onto the v2.0 Nose, but not on the OEM nose.
So I did put it a little higher. 3/4" vs 10/16" or maybe 0.5" is what I'm guess the other pics use.
And ya there seem to be two flavors of hood decal position: flush bottom on the hood edge, or with that small gap.
I'm happy with the placement of the rear logo. Lamaz see my post above..I describe the measurements I used for each decal. 2.75" over and .75" up is what I think used for the rear.
I'll give the front another week. If it doesn't settle in my brain then I'll either just ditch it completely or try again. But I think I may like it. Kind of has an OEM look to it... any less of a gap on the bottom edge and I worry it may "look custom" rather than "look OEM", ya know?
Thx!
-Smoky
I'm still gonna just keep staring at it for a few days. I've done the comparison that Lamaz did above.. And I did have that pic for reference... But the biggest issue I had with that pic specifically is that they use the "v2.0" Nismo nose. It changes the visuals a bit, especially because of the decorative convergeing hood creases that continue onto the v2.0 Nose, but not on the OEM nose.
So I did put it a little higher. 3/4" vs 10/16" or maybe 0.5" is what I'm guess the other pics use.
And ya there seem to be two flavors of hood decal position: flush bottom on the hood edge, or with that small gap.
I'm happy with the placement of the rear logo. Lamaz see my post above..I describe the measurements I used for each decal. 2.75" over and .75" up is what I think used for the rear.
I'll give the front another week. If it doesn't settle in my brain then I'll either just ditch it completely or try again. But I think I may like it. Kind of has an OEM look to it... any less of a gap on the bottom edge and I worry it may "look custom" rather than "look OEM", ya know?
Thx!
-Smoky