marzman Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Hey guys, well, i've been looking forward to today for a while! I had my parts sprayed on Thursday and have fitted them today! I was up at 7am on the dot, and did a couple of hours' work from home, and then got on with cutting my bumper! I ended up making a template myself, and then cutting the bumper with a stanley knife while still on the car. Was easy to do, and took about 25mins to cut the piece out. My bodyshop filled the rivet holes on the intake duct and recommended i glue it on... they gave me a tube of this stuff called sicaflex? Anyway, its nasty stuff - a lot like chewing gum! So i put LOADS of that all around it, and on the car too, and let it go off for 5mins before putting the duct on. Now this was the scary part - the curve of the bumper was too much, so the duct wouldn't stay down in all 4 corners, so i sat there for an hour leaning on it!!!! My arms were killing me!! It appears to have dried now, and stuck mostly - but its not flush. There's about a 1mm gap around the whole thing where the glue is holding it in place... The bodyshop gave me the remaining paint in a can, so depending on what it looks like when i've picked all the dry glue off - i may very carefully paint the white 1mm line around the edge...! As for the eyelids... i know most people wont like them but it is the kind of thing i like (cheap and tacky!)... the fit on them isnt particularly good - but i've used clear silicone sealant to stick them on... the supplied 3m double sided tape was useless! So hopefully that'll do the trick! My wheels are hopefully on the way the week after next, and then i'll be having a break from spending till the end of august! Pics coming shortly after i've picked the glue off...! EDIT - okay sorry for the delay... had to go sofa hunting before the shops shut! ...ordered a nice big leather 3-seater... but there's a 14 week wait Okay, here's the pics.... feel free to give me jip over the controversial eyelids! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Good on you for ding it yourself, I always bottle it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobD7 Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Will be interested to see the pics - I presume as they aren't on yet, you're still peeling off glue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted June 28, 2008 Author Share Posted June 28, 2008 updated with pics now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Nice job bud, I like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Why have you done the bumper mod? I assumed people did this when they had aftermarket induction kits to aid airflow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted June 28, 2008 Author Share Posted June 28, 2008 ... thats coming next month. But i got the intake duct with the eyelids from the states, and got them sprayed together ...and i wouldn't have been able to wait a month without fitting it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 ... thats coming next month. But i got the intake duct with the eyelids from the states, and got them sprayed together ...and i wouldn't have been able to wait a month without fitting it!! Fair enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 I think it looks better in carbon, looks a bit out of place painted Eyelids look ok though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted June 28, 2008 Author Share Posted June 28, 2008 I think it looks better in carbon, looks a bit out of place painted Eyelids look ok though Odd that - i really dislike it in carbon on the blade colour - just looks stuck on! Thats why i probably paid more for the frp version! each to their own...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ersen.o Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 looks wikid, i was a diy about this the other dya on my350z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilsheepshagga_turbo Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 full respect for u for doing it dude.... couldnt take a scalpel to my car...not personally a big fan of the air ducts...but i would agree it would have looked better in carbon but as uve coloured your lids so then it would of looked odd so i think uve got it right there... good work dude -ho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3FIDDYZ Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Nice one for doing the work yourself, but as Ian said, I prefer the carbon too. But am with lilsheep on matching it all up.... Eyelids are a weird one too, I like the way they change the lines of the bonnet but I dont like the extra gaps and lines they put on the car... Like the side markers BTW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 looks wikid, i was a diy about this the other dya on my350z In English? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev-the-Rev Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 looks wikid, i was a diy about this the other dya on my350z In English? +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 looks wikid, i was a diy about this the other dya on my350z In English? +1 +2 In English please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 i prefer the blended look of that intake to the cf one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobD7 Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Fair play for doing it yourself, I'm the same as the others in that I couldn't take a knife (or whatever) to my car plus more importantly I'm lazy Quite like the covers although didn't expect to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ersen.o Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 oopps lol i mean looks wikid, i saw a DIY about this the other day on my350z.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Looks quite good, certainly original from what I've seen most go for CF. I think if I were to have one colour coded though, I would get the front part of it shaved so its flush with the bumper, that way the duct would look OEM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmJak Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 I personally don't like the carbon fibre on blade, and much prefer the matching colour. Agree with Chris I tho, would look awesome blended. Probably cost a bit more tho. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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