Randy_Baton

Not a lot of speed bumps in America.

If you need to ask the question you've got the wrong car. 20mpg in town 30mpg on the motorway.

Lack of orange in that last pic.

It looked like it had a slightly golden tinge to it, but it doesn't show in the photo. Was it straight carbon dip on black? Looking to get other things dipped soon so trying to understand the in's and out's of it.

I like mine ghetto..

Got it installed today. Cheers Rick More pictures here: http://s1310.photobu..._Baton/library/ from this: to this:

I got round to trying the Gtechniq trim restorer today, simple to use goes an amazingly long way. Could have done both wing mirrors with 3 or 4 drops if I was quick. From this: To this:

Some new additions. I tried carbon wrapping my kick plates whit some spare vinyl. I couldn't get the curved corner to stick properly though. So i got some aluminium ones, but to be honest I'm not that impressed with them. I'm planning on getting some bits carbon dipped by a local guy, so was going to use my old kick plates as a a tester and then sell them on. If they look okay I might keep them and sell the aluminium ones. Next I used some Gtechniq trim restorer on my wing mirror posts. I brought them second hand to paint up and they were in much worse condition than the ones I has on my car. From this: To this: I've also purchased Rickdon's prototype carbon dipped Slam panel/Cooling plate. from this: to this:

Yep, was just going to suggest the same guy, might be a bit of trek for you though! Mine was £80 to +£80 for window tints

Question is, what are you doing with them???

see post 2 above

It could be pure economics, if someone wants something urgently they are likely to pay more for it? Or it could be a demographic thing, the kind of person who doesn't plan in advance could be seen as a risk taker? (that wasn't meant to be taken personally though)

Just stick a couple of ice cubes in it. IPA on the rocks.

Should have 3 pairs left by my reckoning, they normally go quickly. http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/56317-nissan-z-logo-aluminium-kick-plates/page__st__40

I started a thread about it a few weeks ago, 2 pages of suggestions for you to go with!!! http://www.350z-uk.c...lastic-revival/ I went with GTechniq as I've used their stuff before on other things and its never let me down. I've not applied it yet though.

must be cold

Mine arrived today, will fit it at the weekend. Thanks!

Give him a shot???? I don't think booze will help!!!

They have got legs you just can't see them because of the baggy pants. (URBAN JOKE)

That's why I was thinking of starting with the door sills as I actually have the aluminium ones on the way from Steve, so I'm doing my spare set as a tester (they'll probably be on here in a few weeks!). Also going to be doing the rear strut bar as thats kind of out the way. Based on the results of that I'll then go for the centre console. Its also why I'm more concerned on how easy it is to correct it if it goes horribly wrong! Any idea how much it would cost to send the centre console in the post/courier to another company?

cheers guys

Check out this you tube channel. Some guy in America build replicas of famous movie/gaming swords. https://www.youtube.com/user/AweMeChannel If you could come up with a 350 styled version you may sell a few on here! a small pocket knife its always handy to have in a tool kit.

And also give me fairy soft hands!

Okay now I know you've all come here to rubber neck pictures of a bad job but it hasn't happened yet! I'm getting some interior parts done (door sills/rear strut brace/centre console) but my local place just looks to be a guy doing it in his shed. His examples look fine and its fairly cheap (no VAT ). Can't be bothered to ship my parts off to places would rather drive to the place which is only 15 minutes away. My question is how thick is the coating process and can you just lightly sand back and redo if it looks pony. I'd have thought its a couple of base layers + a tint layer then the dipping layer and a few layers of clearcoat. So easily fixable by a reputable source. I'm probably going to get the sills and rear strut done first to check out the workmanship.

I'm going to touch up some chipped paintwork so need to make sure the paint is as clean as possible. What do I use to remove the layers of sealant and wax? ​Would undiluted APC do the trick? I've got the auto finesse stuff. I'm not looking to strip the whole car just the localised area where the chips are.