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10-25-2006, 08:50 AM
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Dont yell at me!
Ok im waiting for my NISMO V2 spoiler to come and when i go to get it painted i want to do some othr things to the car while its in the shop.
#1 - Paint the spoiler the same color as the car BUT paint the bar across black.
#2 - Paint the roof of the car(just the center part) Black
#3 - Paint the slits on the hood black.
#4 - Send off my NISMO wheels and get them in Black Chrome
#5 - Change my NISMO Stickers from red/white/Silver to Red/Black/White
if you are really confused i have a HORRIBLE PAINTSHOP PRO pic i did of my car! But i was wondering what everyone thinks of this idea and maybe if someone could do a decent photoshop of it and what it would look like?!
Thanks
better view of the roof
and one of the back for people with any ideas
PLEASE DONT MAKE FUN I KNOW I SUCK AT PAINTSHOP!!
#1 - Paint the spoiler the same color as the car BUT paint the bar across black.
#2 - Paint the roof of the car(just the center part) Black
#3 - Paint the slits on the hood black.
#4 - Send off my NISMO wheels and get them in Black Chrome
#5 - Change my NISMO Stickers from red/white/Silver to Red/Black/White
if you are really confused i have a HORRIBLE PAINTSHOP PRO pic i did of my car! But i was wondering what everyone thinks of this idea and maybe if someone could do a decent photoshop of it and what it would look like?!
Thanks
better view of the roof
and one of the back for people with any ideas
PLEASE DONT MAKE FUN I KNOW I SUCK AT PAINTSHOP!!
10-25-2006, 09:18 AM
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Wing- yes
decal change- yes
hood- NO
roof- NO
wheels- NO
go for the spoiler and the way you want it painted, swap the decals, leave the hood and roof alone and powdercoat the wheels black, but leave the lips. Then take the money you'll save on paint and put it toward the rest of the Nismo body kit (the wing will look silly by itself) and two-tone it red/black. THAT'll be really clean. What you propose.. not so much. The roof is too large a panel to just do black without doing the whole upper part of the car two-tone and the black slits on the hood clash aethetically with the hood decal; just too much going on there. Black chrome??? come on, now.
decal change- yes
hood- NO
roof- NO
wheels- NO
go for the spoiler and the way you want it painted, swap the decals, leave the hood and roof alone and powdercoat the wheels black, but leave the lips. Then take the money you'll save on paint and put it toward the rest of the Nismo body kit (the wing will look silly by itself) and two-tone it red/black. THAT'll be really clean. What you propose.. not so much. The roof is too large a panel to just do black without doing the whole upper part of the car two-tone and the black slits on the hood clash aethetically with the hood decal; just too much going on there. Black chrome??? come on, now.
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10-25-2006, 11:47 AM
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No to almost all of them.. Are you trying to rice out your car?
Why don't you spnd the money on buying the nismo front and paiting it instead of making it look extremely tacky? Sell those lambo doors too..
Why don't you spnd the money on buying the nismo front and paiting it instead of making it look extremely tacky? Sell those lambo doors too..
10-25-2006, 11:50 AM
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the more i think about it the more thoughts i get!
Im doing the decals for sure! i dont like the silver/red/white i want the BLACK/red/white
As for the rims......dunno! I can get them done for under $125 a wheel!
the hood slits im still debating and the roff is prolly a no! As for the wing.....up in the air!
Im doing the decals for sure! i dont like the silver/red/white i want the BLACK/red/white
As for the rims......dunno! I can get them done for under $125 a wheel!
the hood slits im still debating and the roff is prolly a no! As for the wing.....up in the air!
10-25-2006, 04:49 PM
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please dont paint the hood slits black. that would look very awkward and stand out from the rest of the car in my opinion.
your car looks clean as is. if anything just do the middle wing area black. im assuming you got the evo-r replica? doesnt that come with the carbon fiber center? if so leave it
as far as the nismo stripes. the 2006 US nismo show car was red and they used a custom black, white, silver graphic so you wouldnt have the red on red. if anything see if you can have that done, but i lke the white in the graphic on red.
your car looks clean as is. if anything just do the middle wing area black. im assuming you got the evo-r replica? doesnt that come with the carbon fiber center? if so leave it
as far as the nismo stripes. the 2006 US nismo show car was red and they used a custom black, white, silver graphic so you wouldnt have the red on red. if anything see if you can have that done, but i lke the white in the graphic on red.
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10-25-2006, 06:52 PM
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im always up for ideas!!
as far as the rims go...i bought them with the car i dont really care if it adds weight! Weight is not an issue to me!
The hood/roof is a no go and the Wing is the V2 from the group buy.
i really appreciate all the responses! it has definetly helped in my decision making! but keep them coming! NEW ideas welcome!
as far as the rims go...i bought them with the car i dont really care if it adds weight! Weight is not an issue to me!
The hood/roof is a no go and the Wing is the V2 from the group buy.
i really appreciate all the responses! it has definetly helped in my decision making! but keep them coming! NEW ideas welcome!
10-25-2006, 06:56 PM
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you do know you have nismo wheels right?
oh so you got punksterz V2 wing in all fiberglass? in that case i think painting the blade part would look ok if you wanted. especially if you did the wheels powdercoated black. but if i was gonna do it i would do a traditional gloss black instead of a chrome.
like this
oh so you got punksterz V2 wing in all fiberglass? in that case i think painting the blade part would look ok if you wanted. especially if you did the wheels powdercoated black. but if i was gonna do it i would do a traditional gloss black instead of a chrome.
like this
10-25-2006, 07:46 PM
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mc350Z used an excellent example. If I had a red Z and wanted to go the route you're going with, I'd do exactly that...plus blacked out headlights, black side mirrors and mirror bases, black door handles, and black tinted taillights/turn signals. I wouldn't mind the black roof as well...with all the windows tinted to 20% or less.
With 2 strong colors/shades it wouldn't be a bad idea to tie everything in with a bit of graphics a la Nismo, even though I'm an anti-graphics type of guy. Cut some slits into your hood or get a fiberglass vented hood, paint the actual hood red and the vent mesh black.
With 2 strong colors/shades it wouldn't be a bad idea to tie everything in with a bit of graphics a la Nismo, even though I'm an anti-graphics type of guy. Cut some slits into your hood or get a fiberglass vented hood, paint the actual hood red and the vent mesh black.
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FYI - Black chrome coating is a powder coat, not actual "chrome". While it will add a little weight, it will be nowhere near as heavy as chrome. I think it would look ugly on those LMGT-4's, but it could still be done. I'd personally just leave them as they are or go gloss black and put some replacement nismo stickers to make them look like the real black ones.
The nismo v2 wing is 10x nicer than the v1 wing. It's not that much bigger really, but flows better with the lines of the car.
Don't waste money painting anything already on the car. Spend that on a V1 or V2 body kit. No 2-tone black unless you've got a V2 kit and are going with the RS concept look.
Also, in my opinion going with a nismo theme is all about having a clean factory-like look that accentuates the stock lines of the Z. Doing anything over the top kills the theme.
The nismo v2 wing is 10x nicer than the v1 wing. It's not that much bigger really, but flows better with the lines of the car.
Don't waste money painting anything already on the car. Spend that on a V1 or V2 body kit. No 2-tone black unless you've got a V2 kit and are going with the RS concept look.
Also, in my opinion going with a nismo theme is all about having a clean factory-like look that accentuates the stock lines of the Z. Doing anything over the top kills the theme.