^ You can't choose the people that drive the same car that you do. It's a car that'll give you a lotta bang for the buck, it just makes sense that anyone who wants to look like a baller that can afford one would own it too.

 

btw drivesolo, is your 07 stock but has dark tinted windows?

 

Yep, that's how my car looks. But I've seen at least one other black '07 w/ tint in the few weeks I've driven around. I've also got a shorty antenna, a Nismo lic plate frame and my temp plate on the front windshield.

 

hmmm mightve seen ya around cuz ive seen a black 07 w tint at least three times. whered u get your tint? im getting mine done soon and looking for a good shop

 

Whatever you do... DO NOT got to Accutint in Bellevue. For the $ they charge you can get the same quailty work done at half the price. They claim "complete customer saisfaction" but their manager is conveniently out of the office anytime you try to contact them. I've been trying for over a week now and the manager is never around when I call. They stake their claim on doing high end cars but their quality of work is no better than any other shop.

Afterwards I found out that Jim's Detail Shop is one of the preffered tiniting locations of a lot of the local auto-Xers. They come highly recommended.

 

what went wrong with your tint?

 

There is a bubble aroud what looks like a fiber (clothing) on the passenger side. Also the 3M clear bar could have been put on better, looks like there is a finger print in 2 areas. Probably wouldn't show on a lighter color car but it's noticable on a black car.

What really bugged me when I got the car back is that they didn't do anything to clean up the inside of the car. They dripped dishwashing fluid (or whatever they used) all over the interior while tinting the rear hatch. I know that should be expected, but put something down to keep the drippings off the interior or clean it up afterwards. Ghetto tinting install FTL.

Bottom line: Accutint in Bellevue are over priced hacks.

 

 

I had the same "dripping" all over the carpet experience at a different shop. How hard is it really to put some sheets down so you dont drip the liquids inside the car?

 

really apreciate that actually.ive got accutint's busness card in my wallet because nissan of the eastside referred me to them, i thought 300$ was pricey when i called

 

So the sun comes up and goes down for everybody. Days turn into months then turn into years. I am the "old man" you have referenced. 55 years and counting. I have alway been into rodding and have had my share of hot cars:
50 Chev Coupe, 375 hp 327, 4 speed, 911 gear. My very first car
57 Chev Injected Corvette 327, 4speed, 456 gear
65 Buick GS 400 bone stock
39 Chev coupe 350/350 4speed, 456 gears (fast)
69 SS396/350 Camaro, number matching and is in the garage today. Owned it for 26 years
Then my wife and I have had two Honda Preludes and two Acura Integras. Just traded in the 2001 Type SH 4 speed Prelude for an 07 350Z GT. Man I love the Z. Years do not change a persons love for rodding. It is in the BLOOD!
Let me tell another small story. One year we took our 69 SS to a vintage Chev car show sponsored by the Vintage Chevrolet Car Club. Nobody would even look at our car. They even treated us like crap. To them Vintage was the only thing, anything newer than 62 didn’t matter. Even though our Camaro has won numerous car shows and a first place best of show at Super Chevy Sunday, they could not care less.
So I have friends in a local Camaro club who make fun of import cars and “tuners” like in this forum. Even though my wife and I have had numerous "rice burners" Hate that terminology, they still ridicule. I just say to them, "it is this generations version of rodding" and I love it and respect it. Rodding is rodding is tuning. There are many cars here that would smoke my 396 and I respect that.
Back to the intent of this thread. Age has no factor to rodding unless your biased and closed minded. Most women are probably driving automatic Z cars so more power to them. Where I live there are not many Z cars so I am glad to see any of them.

 

Oh and have to thank my dad for letting a 16 year old punk have a car like that

 

special edition?

 

Michael I sent u a PM back.

We should do lunch sometime.

 

to redlude97, yes it was. We tried selling our Prelude for 1 month, Craigslist, Autotrader, paper. It was a 2001 low mile car in near perfect condition. We got one phone call in the month we tried so we traded it in. The Prelude was nice. I like VTEC but the Z would kick butt on the Honda in all aspects. The bone stock 07 Z is almost as fast as my 396 Camaro. (straight line). Z corners like a slot car, old Camaros DON"T

 

how'd you have an AT type SH? they only came in manual...

 

It was JDM yo! and had vtec!

 

It was a 5 speed Prelude. Nice car for it's time but a 200 hp motor just wasn't enough. I like the statement I read somewhere here at 350Z.com
VTEC, turbo lag without the boost. Funny. At about 4000 rpm a different engine takes over. Like opening up the secondaries on a dual feed Holley. Opps, probably some of you guys never seen a carburator

 

Makes more sense. The prelude was never a fast car because of its weight, but it was arguably one of the best handling fwd cars of its times, especially the type SH. I still miss it sometimes, it sits way lower than my G, its like I was inches off the ground, and it never felt like it was going to roll

 

micheal, totally respect the classics. im not gunna lie my first car was a 69 chevelle ss 396 so i KNOW the feeling and its gooooddddd. my old man's got the bug in him too. cars we've had in the garage are
57 chevy bel-air conv.
32 rolls royce silver wraith
62 pontiac chieftain
69 ss 396 chevelle
theyre fun cars. still got the rolls just not enough garage space