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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 07:41 PM
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Well it finally came in. It was an impulse buy... when i first saw it, it looked amazing and i coudlnt resist. If any of you have seen my Z, you'll know that im a pretty big CF addict.

Fitment isnt bad, but the top left portion of the lower half is raised a bit. Im gonna put a little weight on it overnight and see if it could flex it to sit lower. (see the second pic) But the weave is fantastic. The clear coat is flawless as well.

This is a full replacement, not overlay.





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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 07:53 PM
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imho looks out of place. all that high gloss shiny area, then u have the regular intake tubes, and all the matte oem plastics and plain radiator hose (with white residue)...

basically what i'm saying is just one shiny show piece in the middle of an oem engine compartment doesn't fit in, but the rest of the stuff polished up also...

but thats just me, different strokes for different folks
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 07:53 PM
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looks good! Now you need to get the battery cover and brake fluid cover to finish it off imo.
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 07:56 PM
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Yeah like i said, it was an impulse buy.

Maybe i'll man up and invest in a nice set of intakes.
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 09:16 PM
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 09:44 PM
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...there are pics.
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by aloh
...there are pics.
Lol.

TBH I like it.
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 10:16 PM
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Nice alex looks sick. Get those battery covers to keep you carbon theme going
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 05:49 AM
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^ +1
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 12:53 PM
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I like that piece. Time for a CF hood!!! by the way how much did that cover cost?
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by rkemp1
I like that piece. Time for a CF hood!!! by the way how much did that cover cost?
they were doing a group buy on it a while back that you could get it for 250. its regular msrp is 350 i think..

OP.. it looks great! get the 2 other covers and you'll be set!
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 02:31 PM
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Yeah it was $250 shipped on the group buy.

https://my350z.com/forum/engine/3704...ine-cover.html
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 06:23 PM
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that's alot of carbon in one spot. it kinda takes away from the accent on the oem. i guess it would just look a bit better if there wasn't soo much black plastic consuming the whole engine bay, unless you were going for a stealth look.
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Looks cool... it needs a platinum nissan emblem on it or something ;x
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