phans2k

Thanks, and it was from Yosemite. You still captured milkyway without a solid tripod, gj.

39RN

14is350

mgall4250

She's A Beauty Alright ☺️

CobraGSF

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car looks sick bro!! how are you liking the joe z with ppe headers combo? was thinking of doing this myself, but i think my joe z drones enough lol.

14is350

It was definitely a significant change in cabin noise. It took a little bit to get used to it. With that being said I would probably do it all over again. Only problem I've had is with the O2 sensors. Still throwing CEL codes

Luisvm

Color-matched the rear reflectors, removed the gloss black f-sport trunk badge, and removed the gloss black vinyl wrap from the roof. I started feeling like I had too many black accents going on with the roof wrap. I'm trying to move towards a more sleek and simplified look with the car. Stillen diffuser and some other goodies should arrive this week... I'm playing around with different filters in the first two attached pictures.

E46CT

Shiva lookin clean. How did you get the mirrors black? Ordered pre painted black covers and wrapped the bases? or just had a body shop do it?

gpxluke

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Sphinx007

RocketG35

Luisvm - I've been meaning to ask you - how did you put gloss vinyl on your trunk badges? Sounds difficult to do...did you do it yourself or pay? If so, how much if you don't mind me asking. Thanks!

Luisvm

My trunk badges are actually painted gloss black. I think it would be really difficult to vinyl wrap the badges. Originally, I plasti-dipped them, but I wasn't happy with the finished product, so I ordered a spare set online. I prepped the surface prior to spraying them, followed by a thin coat of adhesion promoter, several coats of gloss black, and finished with roughly two coats of clear. It was a lot easier than I thought it would be. I have some experience with DIY paint projects, but nothing too involved.

MasonGrey

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When you say prepped, did you sand them to dull the chrome? I've been looking to do this myself, but I'm too lazy to sand and want to skip straight to primer and painting.

Luisvm

I'm sure you could do that, but I wouldn't recommend it. The paint will adhere much better if you at least scuff it up a bit. It doesn't take much effort. I started with 400 grit and then smoothed it out with 600 grit and some light wet sanding before applying paint. Based on my limited experience painting a few different sets of emblems, if I was going to skip a step, it would be primer and not sanding. I painted my friend's G35 emblems without using primer, but I did sand the surface first. For his emblems, I used Krylon Dual Bond and it worked really well. He's had them on for nearly a year without any issues. Krylon advertises it as paint + primer in one: https://www.amazon.com/Krylon-8801-P...nd+gloss+black.

Zeusis250

Here is my IS