Well, I am taking my grille, Headlight housings, and front bumper for painting tomorrow. I am going to pull the stuff off tonight. that includes prying the headlight covers from the backing/housing.
I was just throwing this up to see if anyone had any last minute advice for me before i attempt it. Any help is greatly appreciated. thanks!

 

why r u taking off the front bumper for painting? got many chips in it?

 

make sure to leave the front plate off if its not already

 

yea chips galore. plus wifey caught a curb when it was only weeks old. time to get them fixed up.

i am about to cook the headlights now....

 

you need to fill your washer fluid =)

black grill with IP emblem?

view this thread as a guest and scroll down the pics to see it on a G37

http://g35nyc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8202

 

^^^^ i see ur avatar everywhere...whats up with the pink? i know ur blurring something out but why?

 

yea i noticed the fluid also lol.

man that colormatched emblem looks good.

i searched and found i need to bake the headlights at 200degrees for 10min. then pry them apart.

wish me luck

 

+1 lets see the full pic

 

success x2

 

Pry out the orange stripe.

 

this is going to look so good. i can't wait for the pictures!!!!!

 

The orange reflector simply pops out. the paint guy is going to do a candy black that acts like a tint rather than full fledged paint. so it will have a shiny tint to it.

the rest of the headlight bezel is getting fully prepped and painted-gloss black. The grille, thanks to horrible chipping, is getting sanded down, primered, sanded again, then 2 stage paint-gloss black.

 

OMFG! it turned out so great that i am going back to the same painter to have my tails painted with the "black candy" transluscent color in the same fashion as the overlays.


these are just teasers with my cell phone until an actual photo shoot(or i get my butt out there with my cybershot). it sends chills down my spine because it looks so good in person.

 

Shoulda painted the turning signal... but looks good otherwise.

 

yea that looks good to, but i couldn't go with an absolute patch of black on the front corner of the car

the M sport headlights were my inspiration