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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 11:34 AM
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lol yeah i hope so, i know the photos above are Photoshoped so i checked out how it looked like on a GT3 and it still looked sick

I liked how the red looked, well at least on the door jams because that's the only place the clear stayed....it was nice and bright. but i wanted to go with a color that doesn't come stock on a 350z, even though its a different shade of red its still red... hope that made sense lol
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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 02:38 PM
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i always passed by your house and see it parked im like geesh does this guy drive his car anywhere lol, but Im kidding digging the flat red. how was the fitment on the hatch?
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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 03:03 PM
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lol i know i kinda loss interest in driving it like that, sometimes i kinda liked it but at times i wished it had clear!! it wasnt too bad. ive read stories on here where some guys had the worst luck. I would have to say it was about 90%. I had to modify the latch with spacers so that i can grip better.
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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 03:26 PM
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Sorry if I break your stride here, but what was your original front bumper from your first two pics?
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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by CleanFairladyZ
Sorry if I break your stride here, but what was your original front bumper from your first two pics?
it was an Ings N+1 front bumper.
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Old Jul 27, 2011 | 01:36 PM
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Update:

Went to the shop over the weekend for to see how things were going, took a few pics.......





Im hoping my car will be done this weekend...
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Old Jul 27, 2011 | 03:35 PM
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Can't wait to see it with the new paint. GL hopfully you'll have better results with this shop
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Old Jul 27, 2011 | 04:12 PM
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so what custom color did you decide on? the green would look sickkk.

in for pics and progress.
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Old Jul 27, 2011 | 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by DaeHan
Can't wait to see it with the new paint. GL hopfully you'll have better results with this shop
Thanks man, this time i did my research on the shop, everything looks good so far......

Originally Posted by BoomerZ33
so what custom color did you decide on? the green would look sickkk.

in for pics and progress.
I decided on the GT3 RS Signal Green, something different, i love how the color looks in person.
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Old Jul 27, 2011 | 08:24 PM
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good luck bro.. hope things goes well with you this time

i know how does it feel when a workshop disappoint you with their job.

cant wait to see your green nismo
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Old Jul 28, 2011 | 10:04 AM
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cant wait to see this badboy on the street!,you painting the CF hatch too?

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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 12:07 AM
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any update on this, would love to see the GREENNNNNN
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 11:21 PM
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please paint your door pillars this time. 2 tone is for impalla's with tacky owners. that last painter you used sucked so much ***. i painted a car red before i started auto school and my clear coat was uniform all the way around and better than your red paintjob all together. my bondo shrunk on the roof tho and has some pits so it will be redone when i get out of school. but atleast im going to school to learn how to paint correctly.
hope you didnt pay that hack more than a couple g's. make sure to pay twice as much this time around, goin from green to red aint gonna be easy. paint all the jams or its gonna be christmass all year everywhere you go.
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 07:12 PM
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^^^whats wrong with christmas colors!!
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 08:56 AM
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Thanks for the support guys, i got the car last week and i am loving the new color! This guy actually took his time and took off all the doors, bumpers, ext. How a real paint job should be done. He did all the door jams and did a really good job, unfortunately with this done we could see what sloppy work the other guy did. There was red paint under my car, exhaust, inner liners, radiator, windshield washer fluid reservoir and other smaller pieces. I took a weekend and did a few detailing to make sure the red was fully gone! I dont have a decent camera to take nice pictures of the car. i took a few with my iphone. Its really hard to really capture the color. You have to be up and close to the car to see how magnificent the color really is. If you guys have seen a green GT3 you guys know what i am talking about. Here is a few pictures i took with my phone and Photoshop them a lil Will post better pictures soon!



After i de-greased the engine. Had a lot of dust due to the car not been driven







No really liking the soft focus but ehh lol



Hard to see the MG diffuser on this picture. I didnt install the vortex generators.
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 08:58 AM
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The last pictures is probably the closest the color looks like.
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 12:46 PM
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very nice! love the GT3 green you need some better quality pics asap.
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 01:45 PM
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+1 on that hopefully this weekend.
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 01:54 PM
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Looks good. In for better pics! If you don't mind, can you PM me the cost of the paint job. Thanks!
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 10:32 PM
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looks like it came it out real good, glad your happy with it
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