Simota1 need some opinions...
 

so in about a week my car will roll into the booth.... and ive been going crazy lol trying to think about the accents on the car.... ok so i will be painting my z gold.... similar to top secret gold but a lil darker... lol it was suppose to be a secret but i need everyones advice... lol im going nuts... first thing is first should i color match my handles to gold or leave them satin black? the rear diffuser will be black and also will my fangs.... thats the only thing thats gonna be black.. i will color match the side spats from evor to gold... and now... im thinking of swapping my black out headlights with a fellow z owner so i can color match the whole housing to gold and do some black accents inside the headlight... or just do the whole thing gold including the bezels.... ? im going nuts lmao... im thinking wayyy tooo hard... im even considering buying the jdm tail lights and doing something crazy with them.... any inputs guys?

http://www.the370z.com/members/simot...ght-zz-005.jpg

help me vizualize it lol

First thing is definitely color match the handles...

Ahh crazy guy :D

Keep the accents as is and just paint all the red to gold. Photoshop it!

gloss black fangs, gloss black rear valence, and gloss black roof. color matched handles. i think that would be a nice twist

Awesome idea, I think it's gonna look really good.

Color match the handles. I think your headlights would be fine, but that's just me.

Btw, wanna just ship me your red tow hook? You'll prob be wanting a gold one. :tup:

I'd colour match everything except the front and rear diffusor/fangs and shave off the badges!

Remember the ole adage "less is more"

simz if it helps i'm color matching my handles eventually. i've got only light front and back matte black accents.

wanna photochop it for me nogood :D

so you think i should do gloss instead of semi gloss clear?

LMAO i would man... but imma have it powdercoated by my guy to a different color....

indeed badges are gonna be shaved.... :tup:

you think i should do semi or gloss black phelan?

OH YAH i almost forgot thanks for the input guys :D

Need a better picture so people could photoshop this.

http://www.the370z.com/members/simot...pacers-017.jpg

:tup: better?

o and btw... there is a guy selling his sport wheels here on guam.... im tryna get it for 800 should i get it guys or just keep my 18''s? and remove the red time attack stripe...

whatever the black you're using right now for the accents, use it for the handles imo. can't go wrong with the 19s either, but why not go aftermarket?

I say paint everything gold then gloss black the fangs and rear diffuser, keep the headlights black, then slap on some Gold Volk wheels...
Hey Jon lol... :hello:

http://www.topsecretjpn.com/products/z33wide3.jpg

because aftermarket costs more =( lol ok ill just save the cash.. i will end up buying aftermarket rims anyways ur right :tup:

lol hi ray!!!

i suggested gloss black for the roof because it gives it a tinted glass roof effect

Damn, worth a shot, haha.

Also agree on the aftermarket rims, gold GT-30's. Would look awesome.

Is this a joke? You've got one of the best looking red Z's. Why change the color.... and for god's sake, why gold? Meh, I guess to each his own.

yah, i think you should just keep it red and get some 20" black wheels to finish. not that your current wheels are lacking. :D

gold? really? are you like some geisha warrier? (not sure wat that means either).

If it was my money, I'd forgo the paint job and get a supercharger to be honest.

But, I still think the Top Secret gold color would look pretty good.

not really, I need a high resolution image to mess with. Every time I go to change the hue/saturation of these posted images it ends up fudging things up due to the low res.

or just get a wet kit or something. you dont need all that power on street, but at the track maybe... something to give you that nice 150 shot boost be fore you hit a tree? ;)

Keep it red, but do it in the Lexus red :drool:

i'm fluent in japanese and even i don't know where you're going with that :icon14: lol

simz, br0 i gotta say...if ur gonna go nuts with a color, do it in the gt-r midnight purple :tup:

All gold would be too much gold.
-Black headlights with gold acc. or just al black
-Gold body
-Gold wheels with polished lip
-Carbon fiber acc.

I think you would have the first 370 with gold paint. I could be wrong though.

I agree with phelan if I had to chose a color that gtr midnight purple is killer. Here is the thing about gold... Depending on the tint of gold it can come off as ghetto pimp or classic. I would stick as close to the top secret gold and accent with darker gold like they do. Also with any black do it in satin!!! That way it hides the lines and makes the car look more menacing! You can ask any of the Atlanta guys it gives the car a more aggressive look! Color match the handles and another idea to throw around is matte gold with small chip size gold metallic flake in the paint. That way when the sun hits it it glistens like the guy from twilight and you will be beating the hoes off left and right but under normal and low light conditions it will look matte gold. Just some food for thought. Also if you go matte gold the black has to be matte black as well the semi gloss would stick out too much!


Then again you could always pink ;)

http://www.japanesesportcars.com/gal...pink-s2000.jpg

good look for ya? ;) hahahaha

bullitt the gold flakes idea is nice in small increments only. go overboard and u go from cool to 370Z DUB edition instsantaneously. lol.

Midnight Purple Pearl FTMFW! I painted my 240SX two tone midnight purple pearl and black, it was freaking sexy. Put it into a tree 4 days after painting it. Nothing ever good happens when you paint a car :P The bad thing about midnight purple pearl is that there are 3 versions of it, one for each GTR generation and each one is NOT cheap. Midnight Purple Pearl III on the R34 GTR runs anywhere from $1,500 to $3,000 a quart, and it has to be imported from austrailia. Now you could do it the way I did and know someone that can mix colors and was able to match it quite perfectly.

yah, but you're a faux japanese. a japanese-style character. :icon17:

i hate you.

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you're welcome. :tup:

I sort of agree on the gold thing, it can be nice, but I think another color would just be so much more unique (awesome).

naw man its not... reason why im changing it... i got like triplets on guam.... they look exactly like me... and i hate having look alikes...

:roflpuke2: geisha warrior?

i was thinking of sticking with a diff red... but i dont wanna spend alota money just to switch to a diff shade of red....



now... about the purple... as much as i love the color.... :tup: i cant picture it on the z.... itll look beautiful probably but i know after maybe a year or so its gonna be a lil to wild for me.... just my 2cents... :tup: the reason why i want gold is because i know that as the car gets older i want a color thatll stay timeless with the car you know? i remember when cars where painted like super bright colors and then a few years later it looks wack lol... i aint saying the purple will look wack... but i think its just not my style... :tup: bullits comment made me laugh.... the thing about the pimp color or something like that hahahaha dont worry man i aint gonna slam big glitters on the car hahaha.. the matte gold is kool too... but i havent seen any matte paint job last in guams weather... always messes up in a year..... and another reason why i want gold... i havent seen a gold 370z yet :tup:

naw man, midnight purple is timeless br0 :tup:

What about the European "rat style"? Just remove the paint, pour salt water on it and let sit to rust the hell out of the surface. It's all the rage in the volkswagen universe. :rofl2:

YouTube - RATSTYLE "EL CARNAL"

ill think about it lol

ive heard about that.... lol i think its as retarded as cambering the crap outa ur ride to fit really wide rims.... lol

i'm going to post this until you like it

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...tPurpleIII.jpg

:rofl2:

Haha, just gives me another reason to hate volkswagen.


Still think the Top Secret color would look better. But, far be it from me to complain about you constantly posting R34 pics.

:roflpuke2::roflpuke2::roflpuke2:

idk man lol its a nice color......... but idk if it would be a nice color for me to put on my z.... haha