cov350z

next up the wings

bumper off again

headlights removed

side skirts aswel

finished up ( no during as was very time consuming and re wrapped it 3 or 4 times as i kept ripping it as nearing the end

so ive been away busy over the xmas break and been getting things done .

first up was to begin my full car wrap so what better way than to start at the front

bumper off

so i took it off into my nice warm house to do the work

then fitted back on to car minus the badge misplaced my double-sided tape so had to order some more

He was a visionary who would of thought that 10 years later everyman and his dog would be getting it done 😉

Although far from professional i have found the carbon look stuff some of the worst to use because it is so thick and seems to lift regardless, good luck with the rest, but i would remove the a pillar to get it looking right if i were you.

yeap the carbon stuff is really bad 3m don't make coloured textured vinyl because of this it has a tendency to rip along the pattern so is a nightmare to work with but i havent seen a whole car in it so wanted to be different

as for being professional im far from it loads of mistakes and marks on it but im going to be tracking the car so its going to probably need redoing various times also my first time wrapping one panel let alone a whole car so im getting better as i go along

Wow dude that looks awesome so far, can't wait to see the end product

thanks should be done in next week or two keep an eye on my build thread http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/102783-zena-the-warrior-princess/

That looks really good. How the hell do you took it around the panels?

What seats are those?

just by doing each panel on their own and removing some of the other panels like front bumper and side skirts

there omp tr-s got mine from here good seats for the money,

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/top-100/motorsport-top-100/omp-tr-s-steel-frame-seat

Hi guys thanks for all.this all . useful but have read done most of this. The question I'm after is do I need to remove the black rubber bits that sit over the roof so I can get a wrap around the plastic then put them back on or can I get away with just cutting up to edge I did a test run of the latta and it lifted after a day out in the rain. Guessing water got in edge and wind did the rest. I have managed to wrap the front bumper and front fenders bonnet roof and side skirts just this is my next section lol

 

Im guessing that you've answered your own question there.

i guess i have but as with anything new your always second guessing if your doing it right

that's were you guys come in to bounce ideas over

just a teaser of whats been going on the last week or so

a few pics so far

Hi guys thanks for all.this all . useful but have read done most of this. The question I'm after is do I need to remove the black rubber bits that sit over the roof so I can get a wrap around the plastic then put them back on or can I get away with just cutting up to edge I did a test run of the latta and it lifted after a day out in the rain. Guessing water got in edge and wind did the rest. I have managed to wrap the front bumper and front fenders bonnet roof and side skirts just this is my next section lol

anybody self wrapped there car(350z) ?

want some advise on how to wrap the bit above the doors

did you remove all the rubber trim seals? or just cut right up to them ?

i tried cutting right up to it and using a card to push the vinyl in but it just lifted?

was thinking of using a spray adhesive to give extra grip

any ideas welcome

all legit use of car park aswel guys organizers speak with owners and also let the local police know so no hassel as long as people dont d**k about

its in the new sainsburys car park in the little industrial park on loxley road CV35 9JY

Be good to catch up with you vlad done abit more to car since I got the seat rails off you lol

No problem dave would of put it up sooner but wasn't sure of my plans either.

Sorry don't know your name 312 but you should pop by there's always a good mix of ppl and cars at these meets

Sorry edited op as link didn't add. Static meet for local car club

going this with a few mates anybody fancy it from here ? just at industrial park at welsborne airfield cv35 9jy starts at 6pm https://m.facebook.com/events/1031837623534026?ref=bookmarks&_ft_=qid.6232900199786314271%3Amf_story_key.1042335325817589%3Atl_objid.1042335325817589

I've noticed a difference in light but my old bulbs were charred quite a bit so was dimming have the light. But I can now see I have headlights on driving down a lit road so I guess there about 10/15% brighter I'd say

just some ebay ones i seen someone used on here

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/D2R-6000K-White-HID-Xenon-Bulb-2-Replacement-Bulbs-Headlight-35w-Lamp-Light-UK/251069668408?_trksid=p3693.c100102.m2452&_trkparms=ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140212121249%26meid%3Db458cb77f8904a80b4018e3dc6a897bf%26pid%3D100102%26

only £10 for the pair cant complain not sure on if they'll last but at a 10a i can afford to change them 10 times before i meet the cost of so called high quality ones at £50 each

just seen this can i have an add please

coventry

james

so i upgraded my headlight bulb to 6000k as i couldnt tell if my lights were on or off with the bulbs that were in there driving around town

bulbs are great see my thread for pics

http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/102783-zena-the-warrior-princess/

but i had a right ball ache doing it. those arch liners really dont want to come off do they and not easy to get to bolts/pins. i was lazy and didn't fancy jacking the car up so just done it while on the floor next time i will defiantly be putting it up in the air.

bruised nuckles and cuts all over but please with the end result so its all good

this is why we do things are self isnt it. suffer the pain to get the reward of doing it ourselves

nice little addition today

upgraded my main lights from stock 4000k to 6000k bulbs much better light and look great

before (not very good as in day light)

after (new 6000k bulbs)

thats the lot b4 xmas lets hope santa has a few goodies for me

hey guys nice meeting up with you guys b4 the meet even if i did loose you in the fight with the scoobys. seemed a good turn out and a couple more zeds there aswel

heres some pics i took not alot and just off my phone so nothing special

We're you Zeds get to park in I'm in carpark opposite main one

so wrapped my bonnet and roof to go along with the mirrors in cf looks good with the red.

^^ you need a cordless drill and a couple of cable ties will.do the trick

ill be heading down from coventry with a few of my friends depending on times i may pop over to ur pre meet spot ill keep yous posted on this thread