acm25

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Finally got a chance to install Blue Batmobile's rear valence overlay on my 2010 sedan. Love the new look, much sportier. The G should've come like this from the factory. soundmike's DIY over on gshack.org was a big help with the install. Andy did a great job with the overlay. It fills the larger rear valence area of the '10 bumper very well.

Pics as promised:

evilpanda

that looks really good. i've been wanting to see it before i order from Andy. for now i plastidipped my valence.

how was the install?

acm25

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Install was not bad at all. Take your time, make sure the bumper is really clean and use a lot of soapy water. The trickiest part is the curved sections above the exhaust. Using a hairdryer to heat up the vinyl made it easier to conform to the curves.

Also it helped to trim parts of the overlay that went over some uneven parts of the bumper. There's a small depression behind the license plate and some plastic pop-rivets on the underside of the bumper. Trimming around those parts made it easier to smooth out the overlay.

evilpanda

cool thanks. i would definitely order from Andy. was the overlay split in two?

Blue_Batmobile

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Looks great Alan!

Bat™

acm25

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Yeah, the overlay comes in two pieces, right and left. It makes installation so much easier. I definitely couldn't imagine trying to install it myself it was just one piece. The two pieces overlap in the middle and you can see the seam if you look closely. I guess you could trim the ends of two pieces if you wanted to minimize the overlap.

carz

I dont like the way the overlay looks on the 2010 sedans......depending on the angle you look at it, it can easily be mistaken for just a black open empty space and makes the bumper look like its cut short........the exhausts hanging in mid air

hispeed-lowdrag

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from directly behind it looks awesome, from any other angle I'm not really sold. good job on the install though, looks like you got it on real nice and clean

da mayor

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great install job. i think the 2010 shouldnt be blacked out on the bottom.

acm25

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Thanks on the install compliemnts! Not for everyone I guess. I'm really happy with the look, though. I'm looking to black out the rest of the chrome trim to compliment this.

Maybe it would've helped if the pics weren't against the blacktop driveway to give better contrast. Some detail on the rear valence is lost in the pics since its kinda washed out against the asphalt.

Blue_Batmobile

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more pics then .

Bat™

Rochester

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Bumping this old thread for an on-topic question.

Can this overlay be had in smoke rather than black? Something less severe than black, so the bumper valence doesn't just disappear.

Like the OP, I have a moonlight white G37S sedan, and I'm thinking the rear valence would look better if it were a shade darker than the surrounding paint, instead of just going black. I was considering having someone air-brush the valence area, but should probably consider an overlay before committing to paint.

Blue_Batmobile

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I have a transparent Smoke Finish. Email me if interested.

B@t

Rochester

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eMailed for details. Thank you, sir.

BLamb

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would love to see pics of it smoked instead, please post up pics if you get it installed!