marzman

Hey guys, Finally finished painting my stock JDM's, and am very happy with the results...! See the progress thread here: http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=21148 Now, i know these are only 17's, and that i now REALLY need spacers and lowering, but im actually really happy with them! For those that dont know, i've taken my 19" Wolfrace rims off because they wobble quite badly when over 85mph, which was irritating the hell out of me. I'll be sticking them on eBay soon! So, although i've got smaller wheels, i can now enjoy driving again!! In terms of work, they took me about 30 hours to do, incl prep etc... and £42 in paint, masking tape, and wet/dry paper! Here's the pics... (i've not washed my car - just took it to the usual spot i take pics at!)

I had a camera mounted in my number plate but it got moisture in it after 12 months. Yours should fair better there, but i would have though putting any kind of cover infront of it will seriously limit the field of view... have you tested it? Looks cool though You got any way of recording its feed on your setup?

Thats a really cool story. Im jealous.

Man that was rubbish

Jesus thats ace! I love the colour.

They look MINT! Impressive!

Anyone watching it at Didsbury cinema tomorrow afternoon...??

And who said men can't multitask. Well i could watch DVD's on my laptop in the garage, but its warmer to bring my wheels into the lounge. ...and the missus has hardly complained once! That's probably because you fumed her out. ... correct

You must have an awesome set up, i really need to get chummy with someone with a garge Well i could watch DVD's on my laptop in the garage, but its warmer to bring my wheels into the lounge. ...and the missus has hardly complained once!

I like it. If they didnt have the retarded lights i'd seriously consider one.

lol, im watching F&F1 on dvd right now, while painting the lip on my wheels...!

Orange and black ftw...!

Interesting. Looking forward to the pics, and seeing how they made oval look oem

Drivers footwell, right hand side.

So how did it go...?

Hey - pic-fest is below! I ended up doing 7 coats of black, left them to dry a couple of days, and started on the red lip last night! I underestimated how difficult the red lip was going to be - for starters the paint is really thick and shiny, so its very difficullt to paint it on evenly. And getting a straight line by hand is impossible, so im using electrical tape to mark the inner line as its flexible enough to put a curve in it. I can see this taking me another week at least of an hour a night on these lips.. Still, at least i've moved in from my garage - have got them on a sheet in my lounge while i paint, while the missus (and me) watches Desperate Houswives boxset DVD's...

+1. If you get it the front bumper it will behave. Common problem.

Yep i personally would be a bit scared of wire wool - try it on an out of sight bit first...! I used brasso on my stock system and it worked a treat.

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Very nice.

Cool mate. Hope it goes well for ya...

Do you know, its impossible to take pics of headlight bulbs...!

What time you picking it up bud? I'll be in Macc for 6pm if you wanna hang around and get a pint or something...?

I have 8000k D2R's in mine and they look great. They are perfectly white - no blue in them though. I'd try the 10000k next time just to see how they look. IIRC the standards are only 4300k. I got mine - just a generic make off eBay for £27 delivered for the pair!! Nissan charge around £100ea!! I've had them in since January and no problems so far - but whether they'll last as long as the expensive ones i dont know.