Really thinking of doing new lenses and blacking out the headlights. I would keep the side markers amber to complete the OEM+ look. And the OEM Sport lip........

Someone please talk me out of it

 

LOL



The only downside would be introducing a leak in the seal for the lenses. If you end up with condensation on the inside of the lens, it might drive you insane.

 

This would look amazing. I have considered doing it myself, but I wouldn't trust myself taking the lights apart and reassembling.

 

I say go for it since the black housings will give the car a more modern look and also upgrade the lens to an STI lens. The OEM sport lip also gives the front end a more aggressive look. That was the first thing I did when I bought my car 8 years ago.

I'm thinking about getting this done with the headlights and install turbine shrouds from this company, but it's hard to swallow the $1,300 it costs to do this!

 

That is sweet!

 

Looks great! Funny, I was thinking of going with turbine shrouds when I re-do my headlights!

 

That was interesting how the technician from LightWerkz was commenting about the G37 no longer coming into their shop as a common project.

Every time I see comments about LightWerkz, it's overwhelmingly positive. Wish they weren't a 6 hour drive for me.

 

@Rochester 2024 - Year of the Duck

 

Oh yeah, that works Love it.

Are you happy? Are you rubber ducky happy?

And now your calipers are looking dull in silver behind chrome. Hmmmm.

 

I was thinking the same think about the calipers! They are screaming now to stand out from all the silver/chrome.

I knew you’d love the duck. Found that thing a
in a hotel bar of all places recently when I was traveling for work. Figured it was fitting for this post.

Not sure on the wheels as I love the look, but caring for them may be a lot more work that I had initially expected since the inside of the wheel is chromed as well. I can’t tell if it’s dirt back there or oxidation (see below).

the aftermarket TPMS sensors didn’t want to work, but we forced a reset and avoided the learning cycle as it kept failing. Now the TPMS light is off and they are working with @MotorvateDIY ’s tire pressure monitor hack as well.

 

This is what I learned about aftermarket parts for the G. They aren't that good, imho. Fit and quality is subpar most of the time. Just go oem unless the oem part is outrageously expensive, or you're going aftermarket for a different cosmetic look.

 

Agreed, but one more edge case: when OEM parts have a design flaw.

Like the engine firewall plugs for the sunroof drain tubes (there’s a good workaround) or heat hose connector (aftermarket metal one will last longer). I’m expecting that as these cars continue to age, some more examples will pop up.

 

I pretty much go OEM for everything, but until now, I never knew there was such a thing as an OEM TPMS sensors? That's a rigid standardized design which is spec'd by the automotive industry, similar to OBD.

The ones I purchased from the wheel shop were made in Germany. They said Nissan's relearn always give them fits, but the sensor works well on 95% of the other cars they install them on.

Looks like Z1 has the OEM one for $70ish, which probably means the dealer charges $100 each.

 

A metallic silver car, with chrome wheels... those calipers would look amazing powder coated a deep, metallic yellow.


Is there a clear-coat over the chrome, or is the chrome going commando? Can you even clear-coat over chrome? Some quick google... absolutely you can. If clear-coat, you can keep them waxed and sealed. If just chrome, then I'm guessing soap and water and occasional glass cleaner. But if you can have them sealed, maybe you ought to?

I'm fortunate (?) with my Vossens that they have this really deep lip behind the spokes, and a small inner lip on their backside. I question how fortunate that really is because getting my hands in there to properly clean the wheels is a knuckle-buster. Regardless, since the Vossens come off the car every Winter, I've been able to keep them as good as new. But I can't say that about my duckfeet & snows. The short outer lip, sure that looks good, but the deep inner lip is a nightmare of dirt and tar and whatnot.

My point being, you can keep 100% of your new duckfeet looking as they do now, but you're going to have to remove them for thorough cleaning, like once every 5000 miles or thereabout.

I just pulled that number out of thin air.

 

No clear coat. I’m a fan of glass cleaner for chrome. I have the Costco family pack of Sprayway (Amway) glass cleaner at home, so I have used it recently. On the corvette forum, I learned that this inner part of the wheel is called the “barrel”. Someone recommended isopropyl alcohol to clean the residue on the barrel, but that leaves a residue that I cleaned off with the glass cleaner. I’ll figure it out. If too much of a PITA, I’ll revert back to the factory wheels.