I have a chrome silver z. Recently i was hit and insurance is payingfor a brand new bumper and repainting of the hood. Heres what i thought i would do:

Have the hood painted black, have the center piece of the new bumper painted black, and pitch in a bit of cash to have the roof and some eyelids painted black. Anyone think that sounds good, or maybe too tacky?

Any answers and comments are appreciated. Im using my phone so bear with the lower case i's

Thx in advance

Leon

 

Have same setup, love my hood & it looks the tit$.....paint it and dont ever look back...of course, I do own the stock, and a cf hood as well....for different purposes, but the black remains constant

 

There's a quick shot for ya

 

Paint it silver, it will look terrible otherwise

 

Like on an 80 y/o.

Stick with just silver.

 

Leon, no. Just try and paint match. We have enough fanboyz without you adding to it.

 

As mentioned, I do have the stock, and CF...but it went black, and never has really gone back, lol....minus track days. Hence, having 2 bumpers&3 hoods helps.

As for the haters, I dont particularly care. People like what they like, and do what they do.

 

I was also thing of keeping the silver hood for resale value, tinting the lights, and still painting the middle of the bUmper and roof. Cant decide between the two

 

That silver and black don't match very well, bad choice in my opinion. If you REALLY want to do it just vinyl wrap it that way if you don't like it you can take it off if you regret it.

 

I heard vinyl is a PITA, and painting later will cost a lot. The only reason im asking is because im really split between these two and they plan to paint in a few days. This isnt just a "build my car for me" im just hoping someone can push me one way or another

 

Why don't you try photoshopping your car that way it can give you a better idea. It's your car decide what you like.

 

Possibly the oddest thing I have ever heard....black and silver, yellow and black, etc...BLACK,it goes with everything?!?!?

And I do not recommend tinting tail lights, but I am generally against things that take away from the initial point of the equipment.

 

There are some really nice LED tail lights out there and i was looking for someone to paint the housing on my headlights. Idk if a black roof would look goofy without a Black hood. Keep in mind windows would be tinted With 20% tint.

 

Silver please

 

please just stick to the silver. black roof is acceptable though.

 

Paint it silver, you will regret doing anything otherwise later.

 

Keep it silver.

It's not hard at all. You just need some practice. Stick with 3M vinyl if you do. Also, having a second set of hands for the hood would help a lot.

If you're so undecided about it, vinyl is the cheaper way to go. Plus, if you don't like it, just rip it off and you have a clean slate. No big $ for paint either.

This. There is a separate section on this forum. Just ask for someone to chime in on your idea.

This. Again, go with the vinyl.

 

IMO,when you do big contrasts in color on large parts of your car,it looks "chopped up".
You ruin the lines of one of the best designs in cars in recent years,the Z.

Keep it silver.

 

Go with the rusted hooded look. It hasn't been done on a Z.

 

I'd suggest silver. I'm considering a vented CF hood for my chrome silver coupe, but it will be paint matched if I go that direction. I think that black or CF is just too dark against the light grey personally.

And around here, the only cars with mismatched hoods are either:

Highly modified with FI, full body kit, wheels, etc. to compliment
-or-
Wanna-be street racers "living a quarter mile at a time"

Not sure how it is where you live... and not sure if you care what impression the car may give others. I only bring this up because you seem on the fence about what to do. If you were saying "eff yeah, I'm so excited about doing a black hood... check it out guys", I'd give you a completely different answer - because I'm not a follow the pack kind of guy when it comes to modding my Z.

Since you're unsure, the safe bet is silver. The next best bet is black vinyl so that you can change back easily if you don't like. The highest risk is to paint it black before you are confident that you're going to like it long term - or if a future buyer of the car is going to like it when you eventually try to sell it.