Irn Bru Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 As some of yous know I bought Hensh65's Zed. Im thinking of doing some further mods to the body and some engine dress up stuff before I start going for the performance mods............ so being a Zed newbie I dont want to mess up, what I regard as a well stunning job Kris done while he owned it. I was thinking of getting the bonnet wrapped black to tie in with the roof, window tints rear spoiler etc.........will this work ?? As far as engine dressing goes was looking at orange silicon coloured hoses, plenum, engine cover and maybe a few other bits of engine bay plastics removed and sprayed ( i will be taking them to spray shop to get done as I would make an ass of it). Who can supply the coloured hoses Im looking for and is a polished plenum better looking than sprayed ?. Anyone with any other ideas feel free to throw them into the pot, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny cobra Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Mopedmark for the plenum ... try a search for the hoses.. JC ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetpilot Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 (edited) Most of the traders will be able to supply hose kits, Tarmc etc Unless you want to keep maintaining a polished plenum, i.e tlc to keep it looking good, i wouldnt go down the polished route. I went oem style look of wrinkle finish, its in my build thread for photos Not as blingy as polished but the last thing i want to do is maintain a polished look under the bonnet. Personally i dont like the two tone look, but if you like it, go for it and wrap is probably the best answer as you mention as it can always be removed at some stage if you/next owner wants. Edited January 10, 2015 by Jetpilot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrt Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 IMHO. Zeds look better if mods are kept subtle.Two tone doesn,t work for me. A decent set of rims and lowered springs set the stance more aggressive. Beyond that,Polish it to death and you have a very classy,understated car. Add on body kits,gaudy stick on graphics,raspy exhaust etc. the car belongs on the local supermarket car park with the boy racers. But then,I,m an elderly geezer with this my fifth Zed. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 IMHO. Zeds look better if mods are kept subtle.Two tone doesn,t work for me. A decent set of rims and lowered springs set the stance more aggressive. Beyond that,Polish it to death and you have a very classy,understated car. Add on body kits,gaudy stick on graphics,raspy exhaust etc. the car belongs on the local supermarket car park with the boy racers. But then,I,m an elderly geezer with this my fifth Zed. Although your zed is stunning, it would look indefinitely better with even a simple Mines front lip and Tarmac side diffusers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irn Bru Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Have you got pics of cars with these mods on ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopedmark Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Polished plenum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilscorp Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Personally I would leave performance mods unless going FI, as for the car looks, just do what feels right, if you fancy a bonnet wrap go for it as like most things it can be removed if you don't like it. As for mrt comments, he obviously doesn't know the car =) lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irn Bru Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Polished plenum a man that's amazing, how many hours working on that or did you get it done at a shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grundy Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Tarmac side steps. Tarmac top secret diffuser and nismo front lip #teamtarmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irn Bru Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Tarmac side steps. Tarmac top secret diffuser and nismo front lip #teamtarmac I like that but the amuse front bumper thats on it i like and dont want to mess with any of the mods Kris done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irn Bru Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Personally I would leave performance mods unless going FI, as for the car looks, just do what feels right, if you fancy a bonnet wrap go for it as like most things it can be removed if you don't like it. As for mrt comments, he obviously doesn't know the car =) lol Was thinking nos but Kris and Neilp advised against it. I will get remap, plenum spacer, airbox 06 kit from flyboy, but will not look to go FI route too bloody expensive and i'll be happy at that as far as performance goes, unless some other members persuade me that nos will not give problems. I had looked at nos-ing my V8 hemi Jeep and spoke to a highly rated tuning shop in Edinburgh, so might go back and speak to him about nosing the Zed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy_Taj Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 That black 350z is really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zedd Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 That black 350z is really nice. Midnight Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRF4N Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Post some photos of your zed mate so people know what mods are currently on it Personally I would change the wheels. Never thought they did it justice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrt Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Add-ons are in my signature. Currently down at the NEC at the car show but I will post some more pics tomorrow night. Oh and its midnight blue with frost grey seats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilscorp Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Wow, that was an impressive thread steal from nowhere? =/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisday1990 Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Each to their own for example allot of the guys do tasteful jobs of lowering new alloys and the like but me personally All my money goes into taking the car back to factory condition, I.e bumper re-sprays and leather seat restoring. The car itself with the Rays alloys looks incredible and i feel aftermarket alloys look like they have come off a different car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrt Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Take your point Kyle R but the front lip add on looks just that..an add on. If I went down that route I would go for a new bumper. There,s also loads of speed bumps around here so a front lip would cause problems. Oh Iron Bru...wasn't, meaning to hijack your thread...just a reply in MHO. Re the NOS...I had a system fitted to my Mitsubishi 3000 GTO TT a few years ago. I was told to upgrade the Engine to forged Pistons ,crankshaft etc. I didn,t and all was fine until I sold it. The new owner blew the engine after a week !!! On a new note...saw the new BMW hybrid at the Autosport show last weekend... Most stunning car I,ve ever seen. Got to have one ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payco Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 (edited) In answer to Irn Bru's question. Here's mine with the Mines lip and Tarmac steps (wrapped) before the ARK Grip and chargespeed hack. Edited January 16, 2015 by Payco 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrt Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Nice rear end Payco ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A2Zed Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Payco - your Zed looks great. How much was the body kit? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby D Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Inspirational 350 Zed pic thread is a killer for me! One look through there and I'm buy, buy, buy haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payco Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 A2Zed.I customised my car to have it looking how it is today. I have the chargespeed rear bumper, ARK Grip exhaust, Tarmac side steps, mines copy lip and Rota GTR's rims (19s) along with lots of other stuff. That's the fun of modding, you can personalise your car with a bit of careful thought and planning, and of course lots of cash... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irn Bru Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 (edited) Looks mint Payco, mines has the same rear bumper and has the amuse 370 front end as modded by Hensh65. I'm really happy with the mods Kris done with bumpers and side skirts, nothing needing added there, but still mulling over the bonnet wrap to tie in with roof and rear spoiler. Tried loading some pics up but they are to big in megs ������ Edited February 2, 2015 by Irn Bru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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