Well, I got a 350z a few months back. I am not entirely new but a few months ago seems like it was yesterday! I'm here to introduce me and my car a bit.

Very long story short, I wrecked it acting out (the same day I got it). It's ok, make fun of me. I thank this forum a good bit for the help with everything I've done to my car. I've learned a good bit since joining!

When I got her:

4 hours later:


Recent pictures:





Wreck is still a little apparent, but overall it is at a point where I can live with it

Engine Bay:


I realize that some may not like the red, but I personally do like it in person

What I have done so far:
Kinetix V+ Plenum
JWT Popcharger
Front lip
Tinted reflectors
Tinted taillights
Painted part of engine cover and battery / brake fluid covers
Debadged the rear
New tires
Rotors and brakes
Subwoofer, etc, many other small things
Obviously lots of suspension work cuz of wreck lol
Little body work (fender, side skirts)


What I plan on doing:
New mud guards
Tune
Window tint



Thanks for viewing.

 

4 hours - that might be a new record. Thanksgiving is coming up soon, too. Pick your light pole early, before all the good ones are taken.

 

Yeah it was totally my fault and I won't lie about it. Was being stupid when I shouldn't have been. The fact kills me. Learned my lesson real quick. + the repairs sucked

Hopefully no light pole lol

 

i remember when you first joined, glad to see you turned the car around and learned a lesson

 

How are you holding that front lip on?

I just picked one up and it's on. But if I press on the front of the lip the center section lifts up.


You using 3m double sided tape? That's the only option I can think of aside from screwing the lip to the bumper from the top since the bottom doesn't contact the bumper

 

if you look at my pictures you'll notice that in some the center of my lip is lower, and in one it is higher. It's funny you say this because my lip actually scraped (luckily low speed in parking lot) and somehow broke off due to this (I'll assume it had play in center like you're mentioning and it caused it to somehow flex when it scraped which caused it to break) I honestly didn't think something like that would happen so I ignored it.


I managed to recover the lip and fix it with some plastiweld, some sanding, and some black paint.

I have 2 screws on each side of the lip, and since I had issue with the lip coming off I lifted it up, held it in place and used 2 black screws in center to hold it up. I don't know how to explain this, so here is an image:




You can see the black screw (one in other side as well) and you can see the little area a bit where it broke off



Also, with it having play in center it was leaving scratches where it would move up on the bumper when you scrape something and make it move. Just a heads up.

I am the worst at explaining things so I apologize for that.