^IMO tint looks like crap.

 

Im probably going to run without tint for a while, Ill see how I like it

Pros - looks better than stock when done right
- adds a bit of uniqueness to the car (Compared to most G's on the road, not on this forum lol)

Cons - Prone to fade
- looks ****ty when done badly
- can get a ticket for it (not too worried about that one)

Ideally I would want to get a pair of 05/06 tails and paint them GTR style, but thats not even close to in the budget right now

 

^^BTW I am planning on making my emblem IP like yours - any tips to keep the IP only on the emblem and keep it from getting on the outside/inside of the emblem (I want it to turn out like yours) Did you just use masking tape?

 

^I had a shop paint the entire emblem IP at the same time some other work was being done on the car, and then went back and carefully masked it off, sanded the outside parts, prepped and painted with the same matte black I did the grill in.
Masking all that is a pain in the butt though. I did it first with 1/4in pinstriping tape and then went over again with "frog" tape.

 

^Masking +Sanding the outside of the emblem would be relatively simple compared to the inside lol, how did you get the inside black?

 

^Masking... like I said, it was a pain.
The outside wasn't hard at all, the inside...

 

Oh...If you were to do it again, would you mask off the inside to start with so that you you didnt have to paint it after? I am thinking that might be easier since the inside is already black

 

^No, I'd do it the same way.
Sure it's a pain, but the final result is just better.

 

Alright, willdo, thanks

 

Hey so I finally finished exams So far I have done the red line removal from the reverse lights and have painted my grill. Should be hitting the paint shop some time next week hopefully

Also, car as it stands now

 

Looking good man, you are off to a good start


bryman

 

i want to do my 07 G35 rear lights like the Gtr look .... but i dont want to do paint i ordered tints already, did anybody do this yet.... with tints not paint???

 

Are you talking about the tint vinyls? I had a bad experience with them as I had no prior experience. They creased everywhere because are taillights are so curvy. Youd have to be really skilled with a heat gun and be able to shrink the vinyl perfectly to make vinyls work properly

 

Just dropped off the car at the paint shop. Should be done by friday. The work being done is

-Repairing the door because of when I backed up with the door open
-Repaiting dents in the fender
-Fitting the bumper
-Fixing the hood so it opens and sits properly (Bad hood hinges caused it to rub against the fender when opening, and it was crooked when closed)
-Painting bumper, fender, door and emblem IP
-Painting back emblem gloss black

While it is in the shop, I will be tinting the taillights as well as my clear sidemarkers. Guess I should start soon

 

My tails are Niteshaded they're like a miror. The trick is to not sand them at all