SILVER fuel gauge be gone!!!! by simota1

waaaasabi · 10-22-2010, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

wassaabi can you post up closeup shots? i want to see how the C is off.

TIA!

Yeah, no problem -

If I fiddled with it for a little and couldn't really make everything line up perfectly - could've been me or the sticker, maybe with more time/concentration on the task at hand, but I'm pretty satisfied. It's so difficult to see the slight imperfect on a quick glance that it doesn't really bother me; it got rid of the huge silver part clashing with the black and that's what I really wanted to fix.

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Originally Posted by ThoriumHotdog

Lol.

Restraining orders are like court ordered suggestions.

Just like how speed limits are like recommendations

kenchan · 10-22-2010, 02:23 PM

thanks wasssabi! +rep.

yah, it's a bit off... hummmm... wonder if stretching it a little bit would help?

waaaasabi · 10-22-2010, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

thanks wasssabi! +rep.

yah, it's a bit off... hummmm... wonder if stretching it a little bit would help?

I think that I might have put too much water on the back and that made it stretch too much out of its original form - when I was fiddling with the 'C' I thought it would never fit as if the font or size were just slightly off? When I have time I could peel it off and try it again I guess.

kenchan · 10-22-2010, 02:34 PM

yah if you're going to work on it do is soon so that the adhesive doesn't cure all the way. once it cures the vinyl will only stretch out of shape when you pull back and change shape permanently.

waaaasabi · 10-22-2010, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

yah if you're going to work on it do is soon so that the adhesive doesn't cure all the way. once it cures the vinyl will only stretch out of shape when you pull back and change shape permanently.

Ahhh F*ck it then - I'm happy with the way it is and I have to learn 80 new Chinese characters by Monday so I can't be mucking around with the car anymore.

kenchan · 10-22-2010, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by waaaasabi

Ahhh F*ck it then - I'm happy with the way it is and I have to learn 80 new Chinese characters by Monday so I can't be mucking around with the car anymore.

80 new chinese characters? they're all english.

tiki tiki tenbo no sa rem bo sari bari rucchi pepperi pembo or something...

simota1 · 10-22-2010, 06:15 PM

hey waaaasabi... sorry man that was the same problem i had.... i guess that was the problem with the original overlay and didnt catch it until i mass produced it

simota1 · 10-22-2010, 06:15 PM

but im happy im seeing the ovelays arrive... i agree with kaien LOL one in cali and one in new york?!? wtf LOL

simota1 · 10-22-2010, 06:17 PM

1) Guard Dad PAID!!!
2) Dembflyr PAID!!!
3) Z IT GO PAID
4)CHUCKD05 PAID!!!
5)3SeventyZPAID!!!

last slot gone...

Dwight Frye · 10-22-2010, 07:55 PM

Simota, thanks for all of your hard work, but what is the possibility now of a V2.0 overlay with that "C" fixed ? I'd be happy to send you $15 or so for a better one and not bother with the one that I already ordered. The money is not a big deal, I'd like it to look as "factory" as possible.

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Originally Posted by simota1

hey waaaasabi... sorry man that was the same problem i had.... i guess that was the problem with the original overlay and didnt catch it until i mass produced it

ZPirate · 10-22-2010, 08:12 PM

I received my overlay today too.

Just got through putting it on. All the letters show through except for the F. The vertical part shows up, but not the horizontal. Regardless it looks much better than OEM. Thanks again Simota1.

rico magic · 10-22-2010, 08:31 PM

Just got mine today and will put it on tomorrow... not enough light and my eyes are a bit tired. Even if it is off by a smidge, it is still better than a big silver thing in yo face! Thanks again for getting them out so quickly! I almost threw it out because I thought it was junk mail... the big "Do not bend FRAGILE!" was what threw me off... lol.

simota1 · 10-22-2010, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Dwight Frye

Simota, thanks for all of your hard work, but what is the possibility now of a V2.0 overlay with that "C" fixed ? I'd be happy to send you $15 or so for a better one and not bother with the one that I already ordered. The money is not a big deal, I'd like it to look as "factory" as possible.

let me talk to my sticker guy well see if we can work something out

simota1 · 10-22-2010, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ZPirate

I received my overlay today too.

Just got through putting it on. All the letters show through except for the F. The vertical part shows up, but not the horizontal. Regardless it looks much better than OEM. Thanks again Simota1.

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Originally Posted by rico magic

Just got mine today and will put it on tomorrow... not enough light and my eyes are a bit tired. Even if it is off by a smidge, it is still better than a big silver thing in yo face! Thanks again for getting them out so quickly! I almost threw it out because I thought it was junk mail... the big "Do not bend FRAGILE!" was what threw me off... lol.

simota1 · 10-22-2010, 10:29 PM

im happy that all you are happy with the overlays...

thats what were all here for... to help each other out

10-22-2010, 06:15 PM	#367 (permalink)
simota1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Dededo, Guam Posts: 6,642 Drives: solid red 370z 6mt Rep Power: 405	hey waaaasabi... sorry man that was the same problem i had.... i guess that was the problem with the original overlay and didnt catch it until i mass produced it __________________ *TOP SECRET/POWERHOUSE AMUSE/ARC/DAYTONA RACING/VARIS/MINES/GANADOR/J-LINE/WORK EMOTION CR KAI/GT SPEC/CARBON SIGNAL/ZOOM ENGINEERING/ CARBON FIBER ELEMENT/STILLEN/*

10-22-2010, 06:15 PM	#368 (permalink)
simota1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Dededo, Guam Posts: 6,642 Drives: solid red 370z 6mt Rep Power: 405	but im happy im seeing the ovelays arrive... i agree with kaien LOL one in cali and one in new york?!? wtf LOL __________________ *TOP SECRET/POWERHOUSE AMUSE/ARC/DAYTONA RACING/VARIS/MINES/GANADOR/J-LINE/WORK EMOTION CR KAI/GT SPEC/CARBON SIGNAL/ZOOM ENGINEERING/ CARBON FIBER ELEMENT/STILLEN/*

10-22-2010, 06:17 PM	#369 (permalink)
simota1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Dededo, Guam Posts: 6,642 Drives: solid red 370z 6mt Rep Power: 405	1) Guard Dad PAID!!! 2) Dembflyr PAID!!! 3) Z IT GO PAID 4)CHUCKD05 PAID!!! 5)3SeventyZPAID!!! last slot gone... __________________ *TOP SECRET/POWERHOUSE AMUSE/ARC/DAYTONA RACING/VARIS/MINES/GANADOR/J-LINE/WORK EMOTION CR KAI/GT SPEC/CARBON SIGNAL/ZOOM ENGINEERING/ CARBON FIBER ELEMENT/STILLEN/* Last edited by simota1; 10-22-2010 at 06:19 PM.

10-22-2010, 08:12 PM	#371 (permalink)
ZPirate Track Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 792 Drives: 09' 370Z & 03' 350Z Rep Power: 17	I received my overlay today too. Just got through putting it on. All the letters show through except for the F. The vertical part shows up, but not the horizontal. Regardless it looks much better than OEM. Thanks again Simota1. __________________ 2003 Daytona Blue 350Z Touring/Nismo 2009 Platinum Graphite 370Z Touring/Sport (Sold) 2009 BMW 135i/Dinan Stage 2 software upgrade/M3 suspension piecies/Koni Sports/ETS FMIC/Alufelgen SF-71 wheels

10-22-2010, 08:31 PM	#372 (permalink)
rico magic Base Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Jax, FL Posts: 131 Drives: '09 Nissan 370Z \| PW Rep Power: 16	Just got mine today and will put it on tomorrow... not enough light and my eyes are a bit tired. Even if it is off by a smidge, it is still better than a big silver thing in yo face! Thanks again for getting them out so quickly! I almost threw it out because I thought it was junk mail... the big "Do not bend FRAGILE!" was what threw me off... lol. __________________ 2009 Pearl White 7AT : Sport \| Fairlady Z Deck Emblem \| Illuminated Kickplates \| Cargo Area Cover \| LED License Plate & Cargo Area Lights \| JDM Fog Light \| Black Fuel Gauge Overlay \| GT-R Start Button \|

10-22-2010, 02:23 PM	#362 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	thanks wasssabi! +rep. yah, it's a bit off... hummmm... wonder if stretching it a little bit would help?

10-22-2010, 02:34 PM	#364 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	yah if you're going to work on it do is soon so that the adhesive doesn't cure all the way. once it cures the vinyl will only stretch out of shape when you pull back and change shape permanently.

10-22-2010, 10:29 PM	#375 (permalink)
simota1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Dededo, Guam Posts: 6,642 Drives: solid red 370z 6mt Rep Power: 405	im happy that all you are happy with the overlays... thats what were all here for... to help each other out __________________ *TOP SECRET/POWERHOUSE AMUSE/ARC/DAYTONA RACING/VARIS/MINES/GANADOR/J-LINE/WORK EMOTION CR KAI/GT SPEC/CARBON SIGNAL/ZOOM ENGINEERING/ CARBON FIBER ELEMENT/STILLEN/*

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