Plasti-dipped A-Pillars

SeeyaBud86 · 07-31-2011, 01:06 PM

What do you guys think? I decided to try it out with plasti-dip before I went to go get it painted. I'm 100% sure I'm going to do it. It makes the car look sleeker and more like the GT-R roofline.

I kinda did a half-a$$ job on the plasti-dip. I just wanted to get the idea for it.

370Z JT · 07-31-2011, 01:30 PM

1st picture looks GTRish. But where the A pillar meets the hood makes it look off.

You should try blacking out the roof and the horizontal half of the A pillar. That'll look interesting.

kenchan · 07-31-2011, 01:42 PM

Yah, let's remove that.

DIGItonium · 07-31-2011, 01:50 PM

I wanted something like that, but with the Seibon CF part. You guys are right, the part the meets the hood doesn't flow well. I photoshopped some pictures, and the end result wasn't pretty. If the A pillar went underneath the hood, then it might look better.

SeeyaBud86 · 07-31-2011, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 370Z JT

1st picture looks GTRish. But where the A pillar meets the hood makes it look off.

You should try blacking out the roof and the horizontal half of the A pillar. That'll look interesting.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DIGItonium

I wanted something like that, but with the Seibon CF part. You guys are right, the part the meets the hood doesn't flow well. I photoshopped some pictures, and the end result wasn't pretty. If the A pillar went underneath the hood, then it might look better.

Yea I was thinking that as well. I think the A pillar looks great blacked out. I'm going to get it painted like this. I'll try making it flow with the hood but bringing it along with the windshield where it meets the hood. But honestly, I think it flows well how it is with the design of the whole car. It gives it an "edgy" look.

CBRich · 07-31-2011, 02:10 PM

And God entered the Z forum and said, "Let there be plasti-dip." This stuff is blowing up.

And I agree with the others. It looks fantastic but it's hard to make a good cut-off line due to how the A pillar meets the hood.

Boost_lee · 07-31-2011, 02:19 PM

if the hood was carbon, then it might work. I was thinking of trying this but taping off a line so the black doesn't flow down to the hood area.

christian370z · 07-31-2011, 03:13 PM

Here's my idea of a possible way to tie the A pillars into the hood:

m4a1mustang · 07-31-2011, 03:36 PM

With the way the A pillar hits the hood, it doesn't look right. You'd have to do what christian suggested for it to look decent. You should mask off the hood and fender and spray the plasti dip just like he photoshopped.

SeeyaBud86 · 07-31-2011, 03:49 PM

Thats a little too much for me. I'm just going to repsray it and just equal it off with the windshield.

ODEHBOY · 07-31-2011, 03:53 PM

black the roof.

b1adesofcha0s · 07-31-2011, 03:53 PM

In for pics. Good luck

m4a1mustang · 07-31-2011, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SeeyaBud86

Thats a little too much for me. I'm just going to repsray it and just equal it off with the windshield.

Do a plasti-dip mockup of that idea.

SeeyaBud86 · 07-31-2011, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ODEHBOY

black the roof.

I want to do something different. Everyone does the roof. Almost done with it a different way. I'm going to try another way after this one I think. But I will post pics regardless.

kenchan · 07-31-2011, 06:04 PM

maybe get a CF hood and have the a-pillars wrapped in glossy (real) CF?

although that hood striping does make it a lot more fluid.

07-31-2011, 01:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
SeeyaBud86 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 480 Drives: 09 PW 370z 6MT Rep Power: 16	Plasti-dipped A-Pillars What do you guys think? I decided to try it out with plasti-dip before I went to go get it painted. I'm 100% sure I'm going to do it. It makes the car look sleeker and more like the GT-R roofline. I kinda did a half-a$$ job on the plasti-dip. I just wanted to get the idea for it. __________________ My Z:http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...l-finally.html 1969 MGB for sale: http://www.the370z.com/other-vehicle...ml#post1238143

07-31-2011, 01:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
370Z JT A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: United States Posts: 2,905 Drives: 370Z PW 7AT Rep Power: 378	1st picture looks GTRish. But where the A pillar meets the hood makes it look off. You should try blacking out the roof and the horizontal half of the A pillar. That'll look interesting. __________________ Click for My Journal Top Secret \| EVO-R \| Fujimura Auto \| Shine Auto \| Seibon \| MRWorks \| Swift \| SPC \| SSR \| UpRev \| Project Kics \| NST \| Titek \| Eibach \| Nismo \| Whiteline \| Quaife \| Invidia \| Fly1 \| CF Element \| Carbon Signal

07-31-2011, 01:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
DIGItonium A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 3,800 Drives: 09 Z34-TT 6MT Rep Power: 42	I wanted something like that, but with the Seibon CF part. You guys are right, the part the meets the hood doesn't flow well. I photoshopped some pictures, and the end result wasn't pretty. If the A pillar went underneath the hood, then it might look better. __________________

07-31-2011, 02:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
Boost_lee A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SATX Posts: 2,813 Drives: 09 370Z TT 6MT Rep Power: 29	if the hood was carbon, then it might work. I was thinking of trying this but taping off a line so the black doesn't flow down to the hood area. __________________ My TT Z

07-31-2011, 03:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
christian370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Newport Beach Posts: 3,900 Drives: 2010 370Z/Saab 900se Rep Power: 432	Here's my idea of a possible way to tie the A pillars into the hood: __________________ -320whp / 259wftlbs- SP Rays -- RE-11s -- SpecialtyZ Tune -- Swift Springs -- Stillen 25R Oil Cooler -- Stillen G3 Intakes -- Berk HFCs -- F.I. 12" CBE -- Stillen Sway Bars -- Es14 Spring -- INGS+1 lip -- CF Spoiler -- GTR Start Button -- VLED Parking Lights -- PWJDM V2 shift knob

07-31-2011, 01:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	Yah, let's remove that.

07-31-2011, 02:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
CBRich A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: SC Posts: 2,464 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 544	And God entered the Z forum and said, "Let there be plasti-dip." This stuff is blowing up. And I agree with the others. It looks fantastic but it's hard to make a good cut-off line due to how the A pillar meets the hood.

07-31-2011, 03:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	With the way the A pillar hits the hood, it doesn't look right. You'd have to do what christian suggested for it to look decent. You should mask off the hood and fender and spray the plasti dip just like he photoshopped. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

07-31-2011, 03:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
SeeyaBud86 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 480 Drives: 09 PW 370z 6MT Rep Power: 16	Thats a little too much for me. I'm just going to repsray it and just equal it off with the windshield. __________________ My Z:http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...l-finally.html 1969 MGB for sale: http://www.the370z.com/other-vehicle...ml#post1238143

07-31-2011, 03:53 PM	#11 (permalink)
ODEHBOY Base Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Monroe, MI Posts: 45 Drives: 4th Z Rep Power: 14	black the roof. __________________ \| 2006 350Z \| 2007 350Z \| 2007 Nismo 350Z \| 09 Nismo 370Z \| http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/x...o/ramisig2.jpg

07-31-2011, 03:53 PM	#12 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 141	In for pics. Good luck __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

07-31-2011, 06:04 PM	#15 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	maybe get a CF hood and have the a-pillars wrapped in glossy (real) CF? although that hood striping does make it a lot more fluid.

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