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Old 03-13-2008, 11:20 AM
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So I have an 03 z. I am thinking of taking my car to a body shop and painting it like in the photos below. They are photoshoped pics I did. Not too great but you get the idea. So I need suggestions. Should I do it, or just leave it all black. Also maybe should instead of doing the graphics in grey, I could do them in bronze to match the wheels? Any ideas? Suggestions.
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Old 03-13-2008, 11:36 AM
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Spend the extra money and get carbon. You'll thank me for it later.
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+1 on carbon or leave it all black.
Old 03-13-2008, 11:39 AM
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looks ghetto, carbon or all black.
Old 03-13-2008, 11:53 AM
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+1 Carbon all the way
Old 03-13-2008, 12:31 PM
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get the jigsaw.
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Originally Posted by Subrwho@CiNcity
Spend the extra money and get carbon. You'll thank me for it later.
How am I suppose to get carbon? Buy all new pieces in carbon and paint it? That would cost way too much.
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No way, just kit the Carbon ground effects kit, install, and walk away. Don't paint it!! If that's a kit you already have on there, paint it black or sell it for the carbon version. It'll give it that same sort of grayish look you're trying to get. PLEASE what ever you do, don't attempt what you're showing us in those pics! Black, carbon, or nothing.
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Originally Posted by Subrwho@CiNcity
No way, just kit the Carbon ground effects kit, install, and walk away. Don't paint it!! If that's a kit you already have on there, paint it black or sell it for the carbon version. It'll give it that same sort of grayish look you're trying to get. PLEASE what ever you do, don't attempt what you're showing us in those pics! Black, carbon, or nothing.
Ok. I was just taking the idea off the new nismo z. I thought it looks hot in that 2 tone, so I was trying to acomplish the same thing.
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take a look at the bottom part of my bumper


is this kind of your idea?

paint code is K11, its called smoke metallic
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Originally Posted by 007gt
take a look at the bottom part of my bumper


is this kind of your idea?

paint code is K11, its called smoke metallic
Very clean. love the paint scheme
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Originally Posted by 007gt
take a look at the bottom part of my bumper


is this kind of your idea?

paint code is K11, its called smoke metallic
Now just get your headlights painted a flat black, then it will be complete
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Originally Posted by haeshik
Very clean. love the paint scheme
Thats what I am talking about. Same paint scheme, but on a black car. I think it would be sick! I guess people think otherwise.
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looks unfinished or primered imo
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^ if you talking about the silver z, then you are just wrong.


that two tone looks great with the smoked metallic
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you bought the wrong color car to be two toning, but hey give it a shot, i'd like to see what it looks like.
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that idea would looks good on that silver Z but just doesnt on black
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Originally Posted by Nexx
looks ghetto, carbon or all black.
+1
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