zeebez Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 (edited) Hmm, not entirely sure how to start this post, but long of the sort of it I bought a 350z which was soso as far as value over quality. I probably should have viewed with less rose tinted glasses but hey that just hindsight now so now point In spilling milk over it, not to mention its a 14yr old car so its bound to have issues one way or another. So I bought a 350z all seemed good up front, good service history reasonable after market parts etc. So I decided to get the brake lines upgraded to goodridge lines (mechanic i had to swap the line over said one of the rubber hoses fell out of the fixing so I'm lucky i didn't end up in a bush or worse) and got some fresh trans and gearbox oil in all OEM. So far so good ... However the previous owner had done a rather shadey job (to be polite) of installing the rear wing (some cheapie fibreglass jobbie) which is now only held on with 2 fixings, what I found once removing the wing was rather disturbing Of the holes that were actually drilled 2 of the 3 were badly dented and the award on them was shocking. It was literally held on with a random selection of course thread fixings ..... Oh the joy of second hand "projects". I suppose my main issue is I'm quite OCD so these things bother me more than most. I mean when you spend good money on a car you don't expect to be doing boring expensive stuff when it was sold to be in a better state than it was, but as I said earlier it's just a live and learn thing. I just want to make it the beauty she deserves to be - Although my wallet hates me for it lol. So for now I've popped some rubber bungs in the holes to reduce any water issues while I consider options moving forward. Anyway my current issues my boot is shagged as it is and it needs repairing or replacing. My thoughts are to get a BGW and bolt that to the boot but my main issue is do I colour match the original silver or do I go gloss black and match the A pullers? I bashed out a quick Photoshop tweek and i reckon if i could match it with a carbon hood it should look the part. Has anyone had any experience with BGW wings, I was thinking of getting one of these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/57-Universal-Real-Carbon-Fiber-Rear-Roof-Spoiler-Wing-For-ACURA-3D-3DI-GT-JDM/152896077774?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&fbclid=IwAR3rzx64rpeKOl3LwYbe4XQWMdLQeTSSp2hs0RBye6EVro17ZCxmQcFGxSQ which i beleive is one of these https://www.tune-factory.co.uk/universal-items/carbon-spoiler/universal-carbon-fiber-big-gay-wing-spoiler-jdm-car-track-drift-bgw-tune-gt-144.html I'am I worng or is one worth more than the other? If anyone here has fitted a BGW im all ears for suggestions for a reasonable quality low cost option Edited January 21, 2019 by zeebez 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 You can get her sorted That install on the boot is terrible, what mess! Good luck getting it all fixed and looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeebez Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 (edited) The pet project is starting to make a bit of progress now I took the car down to the guys at Bodyworks in Camberley to get the damaged boot repaired and I decided to go for the 2 tone paint. I also got a cheapo fibreglass/ carbon mix ducktail and got that slapped on the car at the same time. End result is I'm much happier with how the car looks now and there are no more ugly holes or dents in my boot lid, while they were fixing the dents I also had the rear wiper hole welded and smoothed over. Next on the list is to get some fresh rotors and pads fitted upfront so when I stop I don't sound like I'm running over a pig lol Im also hoping to have a crack at skinning my wing mirrors in carbon to tie them in with the rear spoiler Before: After: Edited January 22, 2019 by zeebez 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony420z Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 They look much better without the rear wiper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Muxlow Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Starting to take shape now buddy. Looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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