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Old Dec 31, 2012 | 05:39 PM
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sup everyone, pretty new here
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got my 05 Anniversay Edition Z mid Nov. Wanted to do some stuff w the body first and some basic bolt on. the car has been in the shop the last 3 weeks and i checked out my car today. pretty much all done...only thing left is the final detailing/clean up inside the car...thats why i didnt pick her up today.....she'll be coming home wednesday...but heres how she looks completed:
Color; Porsche Beige Cognac
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when i get her home wednesday, i still have the following to throw on her real quick:
-VIS CF Hood
-Tein S-Type Springs
-Z1 Cross Drilled and Slotted Rotors
-HKS Replica Cat-Back exhaust and Test Pipes
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Old Dec 31, 2012 | 05:45 PM
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Welcome to the site. Headlight tint should go..
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Old Dec 31, 2012 | 05:56 PM
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Welcome to the site. Headlight tint should go..
theyre not tinted
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Old Dec 31, 2012 | 06:58 PM
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oh are they painted black on the inside? the pics look like they're tinted.
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Old Dec 31, 2012 | 07:05 PM
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oh are they painted black on the inside? the pics look like they're tinted.
They're the "Spyder Auto" black housing headlamps
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Old Dec 31, 2012 | 07:11 PM
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Nothing flows IMHO

Welcome and keep us posted
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Old Dec 31, 2012 | 09:23 PM
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have to agree with kingbaby.. spoiler looks really cheap for some reason.. idk i dont like the color that much either. oh well we'll see where it goes
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Old Dec 31, 2012 | 09:23 PM
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I liked it more before the surgery. Congrats nonetheless.
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Old Dec 31, 2012 | 09:56 PM
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Everyone's a sharp shooter on these forums aren't they? lol it's all good, everyone has their own taste and opinions
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Old Dec 31, 2012 | 10:09 PM
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That's correct!


Color match the front V2 lip

Some really aggressive wheels to pull everything together!

Just like that

Thin line between clutter and epic awesomer Z ?
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Old Dec 31, 2012 | 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by KingBaby
That's correct!


Color match the front V2 lip

Some really aggressive wheels to pull everything together!

Just like that

Thin line between clutter and epic awesomer Z ?
Yeah, in th market for wheels now...but I like the lip te way it is, hense, why I went that route. I totally understand, everyone has their 2cents on everything on these forums, and that fine and I respect that. But I don't think anyone changing their taste/style, to have everyone else happy and impressed isn't right....but I do like hearing feedback, regardless what thy are
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Old Dec 31, 2012 | 10:27 PM
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Thn paint the sides and rear lip to match the front?
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Old Dec 31, 2012 | 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by KingBaby
Thn paint the sides and rear lip to match the front?
No intension w painting the sides, but the rear, I did w the inner part, near the exhaust
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Old Jan 1, 2013 | 03:49 AM
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Car looks good!
Props on your comment about,its your taste/not everyone is gonna like it/
you do etc.For sure,there are always the guys,when a owner posts
pics of his car,the feedback is:
lower it
wheels black
go to 06+headlights
Volk is the ONLY wheel to have.Of course,TE-37's.

Good that you have a vision on how you want your car to look.
My car is loaded with CF.Not everyone's taste.But,I like it.

I would spring for a wheel upgrade,though.The stockers just don't
do justice to all the work&expense you have done.Are those the OEM wheels?Thought the ANNIV.ED came with different wheels?
But,its all about money,right?

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Old Jan 1, 2013 | 06:13 AM
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My condolences on the wing... Fugly.. just saying..
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Are you certain that is a 35th Anniversary model? I can't tell if the brakes are Brembo. The wheels are not correct for the Anniversary model but they are easily changed. Just wondering?
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Old Jan 1, 2013 | 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by KornerCarver
Are you certain that is a 35th Anniversary model? I can't tell if the brakes are Brembo. The wheels are not correct for the Anniversary model but they are easily changed. Just wondering?
In the first pics, looks like just red painted non brembo caliper.
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Old Jan 1, 2013 | 09:43 AM
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car looks much better in the "before" pic
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Old Jan 1, 2013 | 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by KornerCarver
Are you certain that is a 35th Anniversary model? I can't tell if the brakes are Brembo. The wheels are not correct for the Anniversary model but they are easily changed. Just wondering?
The brembo brakes were my concerns too. But when I was at Nissan, I asked tht, and they told me not ALL 35th anniversary's came w brembo. Even when pulling up my vin, it comes up as a 35th edition
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Old Jan 1, 2013 | 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by JCITY
Car looks good!
Props on your comment about,its your taste/not everyone is gonna like it/
you do etc.For sure,there are always the guys,when a owner posts
pics of his car,the feedback is:
lower it
wheels black
go to 06+headlights
Volk is the ONLY wheel to have.Of course,TE-37's.

Good that you have a vision on how you want your car to look.
My car is loaded with CF.Not everyone's taste.But,I like it.

I would spring for a wheel upgrade,though.The stockers just don't
do justice to all the work&expense you have done.Are those the OEM wheels?Thought the ANNIV.ED came with different wheels?
But,its all about money,right?
Thanks bro. It's whatever's. I know I'm new to this forum and 350z' but I'm no stranger to message boards. They're full of the same type of people, w different taste. It's all good,it's no one else's car but mine. No one else paid for it or the things I'm doing to it, so to me, it's all just opinions. I don't get offended easily, which may upset most, lol. Some like basic looking cars, others like more. It's all personal taste, and it's all good.

As for the wheels, yeah, definitely in the market for some now. Stocks have to go
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