Okay so this week I will be doing some paint work on my car, well not I but my cousins body shop. I wanted to get some thoughts about what I'm about to do and what to use.

I have a stock IP 08 and I'm going to paint the Roof,Tail lights(Was wondering If I should paint the taillights?? I've heard its easier than using overlays and perhaps is more durable due to bubbles and such), Diffuser, Chrome trunk lip, Window trim, and maybe just maybe if he's feeling generous enough he can do my headlights(the brackets) and the grill.
I'm getting a sick deal as it is because he's only charging me 500$ for everything.

I'll put up pictures when it's done.

 

Nice, can't wait to see!

 

Sounds pretty awesome! Post a before and after pix. Can't wait to see the finish product.

 

you could do all that and save 400+ bucks. i say just do it yourself and save the money. its pretty simple

 

^ how do you expect him to paint his own roof, spoiler, diffuser?!?!

Don't tell me you want him to rattle can those parts. That would be so much FAIL.

 

Sounds cool, get pics up if you can.

 

Okay so I went to the shop today before going to work to get a solid quote and told him what exactly I wanted painted and all that jazz. So I'm getting the Grill Glossy black with flat black on the emblem so it stands out. As for the headlights sadly he said he rather not do them because he of the risk of the headlights not closing back together tightly. He suggested I find an aftermarket set? I'm not even sure if they are sold that way O.o

The window trim he said would peel overtime so at that point I was like "t.t"
Will vinyl work better??

The diffuser he asked for a picture because he wanted to know how exactly it would look when painted. He was a little skeptical it would look good because of the gap for the license plate. So I was searching around for a good picture but spent 30ish minutes trying to find a good one but no luck.

Also going to look for some picture of the tail lights so I can give an accurate shade of black I want on them. He told me here in FL they ticket you regardless of the tint so that sucks.

 

he gave you good suggestions on the trim and headlights. I would just do the diffuser and grill,i wanna do mine to,i wanna c pics 2 c how it comes out

 

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I had tinted tail lights, but got tired of them and got the JDM tails instead. Tinted tail lights were cool 3 years ago, but now they just look silly when every other piece of **** on the road has tinted tail lights. Just go for the roof, grill, and diffuser. I did my headlights myself though.

 

Where did you get the JDM tails?

 

Ebay via Riverside Infiniti. They dont get them often. When they do they usually get scooped up quick.

 

Very nice!!! Ah, I wish my G was white!

 

Okay I rescheduled the paint job for wednesday because I'm now having second thoughts about all this black I'm putting on. I'm concerned that it will look too tacky and take away from the luxurious look of the G and make it more ricey and since I'm not going to get the window trim painted anymore I'm worried it might throw off the whole white/black concept so then Im starting to think I should tone down the black and do something just like EnviedG35. I was thinking about it a lot at work today and came how to realize that EnviedG35 has a really clean look on his G and I'm wondering if I should go for the same look. It looks clean but aggressive which I really like.
But still I feel as if white/black/chrome is a little too much ? I don't know hmm... I'm sure I'd be happy with that style but my main concern would be what type of rims would I get.

 

how terribly frustrating lol

 

pics pics pics!