Project Complete: Custom Headlight Paint DIY
#17
Ginger ninja
iTrader: (12)
yeah - the more i look at the red, the more 'tuner-y' it looks. kinda doesnt fit with the rest of the clean/black look i've got (dark tint, gt-r tails, dipped rear emblems). i'm gonna let it ride for a while and see how i feel when the dust settles.
tough to get the headlights in the same shot as the brakes but here goes:
is my emblem abnormally small? story of my life...
tough to get the headlights in the same shot as the brakes but here goes:
is my emblem abnormally small? story of my life...
Yes your infiniti symbol is a bit small looking. Pick one up on the classifieds and while your at it take the above mentioned advice and paint that bumper bar black so you can rock that mesh grill without it being seen. Your ride is way too clean with too much attention to detail for that bar to show. I Know I'm making a lot of pic requests, but can we see your GTR tails?
#18
Dude your calipers and your headlights accent each other perfectly. I like it. Give it some time I believe you'll come around. If not you could always crack EM back open in 6 months and paint the shroud black or silver and then paint he little accent pieces around the shrous the same color as your calipers. But me personally I think it's cool.
Yes your infiniti symbol is a bit small looking. Pick one up on the classifieds and while your at it take the above mentioned advice and paint that bumper bar black so you can rock that mesh grill without it being seen. Your ride is way too clean with too much attention to detail for that bar to show. I Know I'm making a lot of pic requests, but can we see your GTR tails?
Yes your infiniti symbol is a bit small looking. Pick one up on the classifieds and while your at it take the above mentioned advice and paint that bumper bar black so you can rock that mesh grill without it being seen. Your ride is way too clean with too much attention to detail for that bar to show. I Know I'm making a lot of pic requests, but can we see your GTR tails?
RE: emblem - YEAH! never noticed til this thread (car came with both this grill and the OE one) but now i cant stop focusing on it lol. definitely gonna hit the bumper bar per suggestions next time the bumper is off.
re: gt-r tail overlay pics request - see below. debadged rear yesterday except fuji (still dipped).
#19
Ginger ninja
iTrader: (12)
Man I want my headlights accented with a little moonlight white and some annodized red small accents (to match my calipers) and GTR tails sooo bad. It's one of those things that really brings the car together for such an aggressive yet clean look...along with a little debages lol
#22
Ginger ninja
iTrader: (12)
For the record I was just putting a feeler our there to see if a good paint guy was nearby so I could compare pricing
#26
holy thread revival lol.
redfire - i didnt add any additional components, i just painted some of the OE internals. kinda wish I woulda skipped the red and gone with some LEDs / iron man but i didnt have the confidence. probably better that i played it safe.
jomak123 - I used Rust-o-leum Automotive High Gloss. no priming or sanding, i just wiped everything down with rubbing alcohol to make sure no grease from my fingers stayed on by handling them. 3 months later, still looks good.
epenbecks - i just followed a bumper removal / headlight removal DIY from on here.
redfire - i didnt add any additional components, i just painted some of the OE internals. kinda wish I woulda skipped the red and gone with some LEDs / iron man but i didnt have the confidence. probably better that i played it safe.
jomak123 - I used Rust-o-leum Automotive High Gloss. no priming or sanding, i just wiped everything down with rubbing alcohol to make sure no grease from my fingers stayed on by handling them. 3 months later, still looks good.
epenbecks - i just followed a bumper removal / headlight removal DIY from on here.
#27
Got rid of the red the other weekend during my takeda intake install. all the paint has held up extremely well. turns out, i used red plastidip (not paint) on the chrome shroud, which made for quick and easy removal (imagine my surprise when i started sanding) lol.
also painted that bumper bar. some pics (sorry for mobile quality) - if anyone wants anything better i can dig out the ol' nikon:
much better IMO. looks like less of a "toy" and more aggressive (esp with the takeda chrome showing)
also painted that bumper bar. some pics (sorry for mobile quality) - if anyone wants anything better i can dig out the ol' nikon:
much better IMO. looks like less of a "toy" and more aggressive (esp with the takeda chrome showing)
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