Fairlady badge looks crooked
06-01-2007, 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by b00stedjustin
didn't it come with a template? My badges did. all you had to do was match it up to the line no the car.
06-01-2007, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by dmroberson
Yeah, I used the template. Even had someone else check it, before I pressed the letters on. I used some scotch tape, and taped the template to the car, once I had it lined up. When they said it was straight, I pressed the letters on.
06-01-2007, 10:54 AM
#44
Originally Posted by b00stedjustin
so it sounds like then that Nissan has a screwed up template lol. That sux man. If it makes you feel better my "skyline" lettering is off just a smidgen, barely noticable if you are staring at it.
Honestly in my history of cars, ive never seen on good template. (Just recenty, the template for the varis intake duct)
I worked at Acura for a while before I got into school, and the templates were off for everything like spoiler holes, side mouldings, etc.
Every install I did I pretty much threw out the template. Always got better results measuring.
06-19-2007, 07:12 AM
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i've heard that in order to take off the existing 350Z emblem you use floss and work it behind the emblem. I am sure some residue is going to be left behind though. Whats the best thing to use to remove this residue?
06-19-2007, 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by sumfknguy
i've heard that in order to take off the existing 350Z emblem you use floss and work it behind the emblem. I am sure some residue is going to be left behind though. Whats the best thing to use to remove this residue?
Moderate pre-heating with a heatgun/hairdryer,
then, fingers and your patience.
06-27-2007, 05:10 PM
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courtesy's fairlady Z emblems are pos's..... mine faded to an ugly goldish tint within a week... i contacted them about it... still no answer... i'm not happy... don't buy one from there unless you want to buy another one that is real
06-28-2007, 06:53 AM
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Where I live all you need to do is leave the car in the afternoon sun for 10 minutes to heat it up. Actually you can leave it in the shade to heat it up. It's going to be 111 degrees today.
06-28-2007, 06:53 AM
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Originally Posted by 6SPD Z33
courtesy's fairlady Z emblems are pos's..... mine faded to an ugly goldish tint within a week... i contacted them about it... still no answer... i'm not happy... don't buy one from there unless you want to buy another one that is real
08-21-2007, 10:01 PM
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sry, but that looks a bit f up man. suggest u to redo it else it looks fake.
Originally Posted by dmroberson
Ok, here are the pics. Sorry if they look crappy... camera-phone... 
08-21-2007, 11:49 PM
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Here's what you do . . .
I'm assuming that the letters are all individual, right?
1) Take them off the car
2) take the old 3M adhesive off, and put new on, but keep the protective backing on it for now so that they don't stick to anything
3) get a ruler
4) Line up all the letters correctly against the ruler, using it to check the spacing between letters
5) Once it looks right, get a strip of masking tape, Put it across all the letters to hold them in place in respect to each other. Do a whole bunch of strips, but make sure you can see the bottom 1/4 inch of the letters
6) Get 1" wide masking tape - run it along the bottom edge of the hatch. This is now your guide
7) take the protection off the 3M adhesive, line those letters along the bottom of that masking tape. Press, remove all masking tape . . . now it should be all aligned.
I'm assuming that the letters are all individual, right?
1) Take them off the car
2) take the old 3M adhesive off, and put new on, but keep the protective backing on it for now so that they don't stick to anything
3) get a ruler
4) Line up all the letters correctly against the ruler, using it to check the spacing between letters
5) Once it looks right, get a strip of masking tape, Put it across all the letters to hold them in place in respect to each other. Do a whole bunch of strips, but make sure you can see the bottom 1/4 inch of the letters
6) Get 1" wide masking tape - run it along the bottom edge of the hatch. This is now your guide
7) take the protection off the 3M adhesive, line those letters along the bottom of that masking tape. Press, remove all masking tape . . . now it should be all aligned.
