Finally got this done, it's 3m Scotchprint 1080 carbon fiber auto wrap. I've done several vinyl projects so this one wasn't too bad. Snipers' grill pic helped quite a bit, took a couple hours. Glad to finally get rid of my plastidipped grill, stuff was just too tough to clean and easy to peel when rocks hit it. Next up is carbon mirror cover, rear valence and then painted headlights w/ STi-R lenses, so I'll be removing those light overlays

Car looks really good. Love the carbon wrapped grille. Keep up the good work!

Thanks for the kind words, check back in about a month, should have my headlights painted w/ new lenses and mirrors & rear valence carbon wrapped.

i like the headlights with vinyl since it's not permanent and you still get the chrome contrast. Never liked them painted inside because once the pitting and scratches start it doesn't look as good.

I am a little concerned about that exact thing, and I'm sure my lenses are a bit pitted since my entire bumper is pretty battle-worn. I can always put another set of overlays after I paint them if they get too bad, it would really have a stealth look then, lol. I'm hoping it turns out fine, but we'll see

Well I pulled the headlight overlays and painted the lights~matte black bezels, gloss black shrouds, and RustOLeum Lens tint on the side markers. I also switched the OEM lens to a TRS STi-R Lens. Much better look for just about 70 bucks in parts, and my dirt cheap labor Those new lenses are crystal clear and are very bold w/ the cutoff and have a bit of blue around the halo. For those that have done this my hats off to you, it's a very labor-intensive DIY. For those that are thinking about it, just be sure to have an extra day free, I thought I could wrap it up in one day but it overflowed a few hours the next day. Pulling the light cover apart is a PITA, once you realize just how much of a pain it is the next one is quite simple . Glad I did it but I really hope to never do this again.
These pics are horrendous, hopefully I can take some decent ones later, but you get the idea~

Maybe some better pics Painting the tails next....................

Loving the headlights now... Question, does painting the insides black reduce the overall brightness of the headlight? They come with that chrome mirror finish to reflect the light back on to the road. I was thinking about doing this but dont want to compromise vision at night.

Can't wait to see how the taillights turn out

Thanks Jax, I'm much happier w/ the lights now too
The only light that really gets affected are the fog lights, they are pretty much just running lights now
I'm planning on putting fogs in my bumper so I wasn't too concerned w/ that, they also make brighter turn signal bulbs so that may also be on my list, they're bright enough to still be safely seen but are less intense now. The HIDs are projectors so not much effect w/ the black housing, still extremely bright, especially w/ the STiR lenses.

just got them done, just need to do a final buffing, much happier w/ those too. I'll post pics soon.

Here’s a few (lousy) pics of my GTR style painted tails after an intial buffing, still have to do a final polish. And some DIY tips. Followed wakeboard & yogregb’s great DIY links
http://www.myg37.com/forums/d-i-y-in...se-cutout.html
http://www.myg37.com/forums/picture-...per-gloss.html
Those were both coupes so there’s a couple different things w/ the sedan. Removing the lights is simple, just remove the inner clips on the trunk lid to access the reverse lights, remove 3 nuts and then pull the lights from the trunk lid. When pulling the reverse lights you’ll separate the foam seal but it’s pretty pliable and just pushing the lights back onto the separated seal should still provide a good weather seal. The main taillights are even easier to remove since there’s no sticky seal tape to deal with, just 3 nuts and presto! I followed yogregbs DIY since I was going w/ the GTR look. I used extra vinyl that I had to make the cutouts for the ring lights and a small slot for the side marker LEDs and the reverse lights. I used VHT NiteShades, and Industry quality clearcoat (Dupont Acrylic Clear A-7480s). I started by wet sanding as per the above DIYs w/ 1000 grit, just enough to get rid of all the shine on the lens. You then tape up the hole over the reverse light and also around the rubber trim on the reverse light and the hard black plastic upper edge/flange on the main lights. I then wiped it down w/ Isopropyl Alcohol and applied the vinyl cutouts where needed. I then wiped the lenses down again w/ Alcohol to remove any finger oils/residue. I put all the parts to be painted at waist height so I’d be sure to get a good spray along all the edges, if you lay them on the ground to paint you’ll have a tough time getting good edge coverage. I sprayed them in my garage w/ a box fan venting outside (with all vehicles parked safely next door) to lessen the chance of dust & bugs landing on fresh paint. I put down 2 medium to heavy coats of the NiteShades w/ about 15 minutes wait between coats. Spray around the edges first then spray across the lights. After the first coat decide how much darker you want them ( I wanted dark to blend w/ my black G) and spray accordingly. I waited another 15 minutes after the second coat then removed the vinyl from the main lights (it’s better to remove it when the paint’s still drying so you won’t have a chance to peel any paint away when removing the vinyl after the paint’s fully dry). If you happen to get your fingers on the lens under any vinyl be sure to dab out any prints or residue w/ more alcohol prior to spraying again. The final Niteshades coat covering the entire lens is a bit lighter coat than the previous two coats, you don’t want the actual lights any darker, you may even decide to avoid a coat over the entire lens if you want the brightest (stock) taillight output. DO NOT remove the vinyl on the reverse cutouts, just do a third Niteshades coat over the reverse light w/ the vinyl still applied to keep your reverse lights bright & useful (but be sure to remove the vinyl from the reverse lights 10-15 minutes after spraying the third coat). I then let the Niteshades set for 12 hours and then very lightly wetsanded w/ 2000 grit (barely ANY downward pressure applied) just to haze over the paint and get rid of any slight dust debris or anything else that may have landed in the paint, it also gives the clearcoat a better surface to bond to. I STRONGLY suggest investing in industry quality clearcoat, it’s 10-15 dollars more than the Rustoleums or Krylons but it’s a better paint that will last longer, goes on thicker, w/ a better spray as well. Evercoat Cut-in-Clear, Spraymax 2k cut-in-clear, or the Dupont clear I listed above are all excellent clearcoats, usually can only be found online or at auto-paint/body shop supply stores. If you can’t find the premium clearcoats Duplicolor RV, Truck & Van clearcoats get good reviews.

Again, wipe the entire lens w/ alcohol to get rid of the sanding debris and skin oils and then shoot a medium-heavy coat of clear, wait 15 minutes then apply a 2nd coat and so on until you get 3 heavy coats of clear on your tails. The premium clearcoats go on thicker than the cheap stuff so only 3 coats is plenty, otherwise about 5-6 coats of the cheaper clear is about right. If you can’t locate the better clearcoats I’d recommend shooting Niteshades on a scrap plastic piece, let it dry then shoot the clearcoat on the scrap just to be sure it sprays clear, some cheaper clearcoats go bad or just don’t mix right w/ the Niteshades and it’s much better to find this out on a scrap rather than having to do a complete redo.Let the clear dry overnight and then it’s safe to install the lights back in your G. I’d wait another 48 hours before finish buffing. I used 2000 grit followed by 2500 grit then a final buffing w/ Macguires Ultimate Compound by hand w/ micro fiber pads ( I don’t have a power buffer ). If you have a power random action buffer I’d follow wakeboards or yogregs buffing info. If anyone out there wants to do this GTR tail style I can provide you w/ the precut vinyl pieces to save you time and insure an accurate fit. Just PM me & I’ll hook you up
Sorry for the horrible pics, I'll try to post some much better ones after the final polish session





The following two pics shows the reflective strip under the main tail lights, this only appears under a camera flash (the translucent nature of Niteshades), the last pic shows what the lights actually look like at night.

Here's the fresh pics as promised, hopefully they're better







This pic shows the side marker slot I made to show the side marker LED strip to keep me safe at night





Here's a few more out of the garage so you can see they're really not as dark as they may have appeared in the previous pics.

Here's some LED DRLs I added~
Next up~ a Nissan BBK

A few updates~Injen SRI in black

New wheels~Nutek Bavaria BC5 Matte Black 8.5x20 +40 & 10x20 +45
Toyo Proxes Plus 4 245/35/20 & 295/30/20 tires

looking good man what kinda exhaust u running