engine dress up advice?

edub370 · 09-17-2012, 11:02 AM

so i hate popping the hood on my car and having it look pretty much like every other 370 with intakes. however, with my car being silver i feel somewhat handcuffed on things i can do to my engine cover/strut tower brace. anyone have any ideas on how i could get a little more flash under the hood?

theDreamer · 09-17-2012, 11:05 AM

Password JDM piececs are nice.
Strut bar you can do a polished black.
Accent colors through your nuts & bolts create a simple look but a little color.
Better hoses, blue, red, etc.

Romulus1 · 09-17-2012, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theDreamer

Password JDM piececs are nice.
Strut bar you can do a polished black.
Accent colors through your nuts & bolts create a simple look but a little color.
Better hoses, blue, red, etc.

+1 for this stuff.

My car is red so the cover was easy to make red for an accent, i left the bar black because i added a few other red items such as the hoses a red and black oil cap, red and black rad cap, black dress up bolts. Red and black theme under my hood.

You could always do some subtle accents here and there even though your silver. Or repaint the Injens a different color to make them stand out more. Red looks good on the Silver Z's

muzik212 · 09-17-2012, 12:27 PM

Some blue bolt caps, blue silicon hoses, carbon fiber work, paint for the engine cover and some other odds and ends and viola...

BEFORE:

AFTER DRESS UP:

coltrain · 09-17-2012, 12:41 PM

On a neutral color car ... color accents work better IMO. Color matching accents to the color of the car can look tacky. Like a woman that matches her make-up and jewelry to the same color as her dress lol.

+1 for Password JDM pieces.

Here's a Silver Nismo with PWJDM carbon fiber covers :

coltrain · 09-17-2012, 12:43 PM

Color accenting works extremely well when you have a secondary color like a leather interior ... 40th Anniversary Red or the Persimmon Leather. That way you can tie in those colors into the engine bay as well.

jcosta79 · 09-17-2012, 12:53 PM

Twin turbos.

/thread

edub370 · 09-17-2012, 03:46 PM

^^ haha i wish. but as much as i've tried, i still cant seem to sh!t money. i was thinking of maybe accenting with a gunmetal gray under the hood. thought that might look cool with the light silver

Carbon_z · 09-17-2012, 04:02 PM

I'm always one for carbon fiber

You could always get a silver color weave

edub370 · 09-17-2012, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by billet370

I'm always one for carbon fiber

You could always get a silver color weave

any pics of silver cf on the z?

Carbon_z · 09-17-2012, 05:49 PM

We have a gallery on our site Carbon Fiber Element

I do not believe we have done anything silver for a Z but if you check out our site you will see the gallery and also we have a section giving you pictures of the several different types of carbon fiber that is offered

edub370 · 09-17-2012, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by billet370

We have a gallery on our site Carbon Fiber Element

I do not believe we have done anything silver for a Z but if you check out our site you will see the gallery and also we have a section giving you pictures of the several different types of carbon fiber that is offered

actually while you are here (thread jacking my own thread), do u guys have any cf solutions for guys with the stock nav system?

Carbon_z · 09-18-2012, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by edub370

actually while you are here (thread jacking my own thread), do u guys have any cf solutions for guys with the stock nav system?

lol..

Yea we do. You want to keep the stock nav right? just carbon fiber around it? CHECK THE SITE lol you will find pics of SOME and NOT of the things we've done

but incase you want me to work for you lol Ill post some pics below

G37 dash pic NAV

oh and the Red interior pics are from Simota "member on here with our parts" I have to give credit for the pics he took

simota1 · 09-19-2012, 10:11 PM

glad you guys like my pics....

delusional · 09-19-2012, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by coltrain

definitely do this with accent bolts throughout your engine bay.

09-17-2012, 11:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
edub370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: KCMO Posts: 3,458 Drives: 09 370z S/T 6MT Rep Power: 20	engine dress up advice? so i hate popping the hood on my car and having it look pretty much like every other 370 with intakes. however, with my car being silver i feel somewhat handcuffed on things i can do to my engine cover/strut tower brace. anyone have any ideas on how i could get a little more flash under the hood? __________________ 09 370Z ST 6MT//Injen CAI//Greddy CBE//TP//TSW's//Swifts//Stillen lip//Whiteline sways 326whp/268tq

09-17-2012, 11:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
theDreamer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 30,879 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 4210	Password JDM piececs are nice. Strut bar you can do a polished black. Accent colors through your nuts & bolts create a simple look but a little color. Better hoses, blue, red, etc. __________________ theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram

09-17-2012, 12:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
muzik212 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Northeastern NJ Posts: 103 Drives: 2009 Nissan 370z Rep Power: 13	Some blue bolt caps, blue silicon hoses, carbon fiber work, paint for the engine cover and some other odds and ends and viola... BEFORE: AFTER DRESS UP: __________________ 2009 370z Sport/Touring- GTM stage 1.5 SC/ Fast Intentions HFCs/ DC sport headers/ Motordyne M370/ Invidia CBE/ Carbon Fiber Element interior & engine bay accents/ Oil Cooler/ Eibach Springs & Swaybars/ UpRev/ Work Gnosis GS4's/ Z1Rotors/ ONEighty Custom Headlights

09-17-2012, 12:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
jcosta79 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: N/A Posts: 1,430 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 15	Twin turbos. /thread __________________ 2012 PW NISMO #0559 - GT Spec Brace Kit - Swift Springs - ARK TP & Invidia CBE K&N Intake - UpRev Tune - 15mm Z1 Spacers & Studs - StopTech Slotted Rotors & SS Lines - ZSpeed CMAK with Stage 2 Clutch and Lightweight Flywheel

09-17-2012, 03:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
edub370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: KCMO Posts: 3,458 Drives: 09 370z S/T 6MT Rep Power: 20	^^ haha i wish. but as much as i've tried, i still cant seem to sh!t money. i was thinking of maybe accenting with a gunmetal gray under the hood. thought that might look cool with the light silver __________________ 09 370Z ST 6MT//Injen CAI//Greddy CBE//TP//TSW's//Swifts//Stillen lip//Whiteline sways 326whp/268tq

09-17-2012, 12:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
coltrain Base Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 111 Drives: Prospective buyer Rep Power: 15	On a neutral color car ... color accents work better IMO. Color matching accents to the color of the car can look tacky. Like a woman that matches her make-up and jewelry to the same color as her dress lol. +1 for Password JDM pieces. Here's a Silver Nismo with PWJDM carbon fiber covers :

09-17-2012, 12:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
coltrain Base Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 111 Drives: Prospective buyer Rep Power: 15	Color accenting works extremely well when you have a secondary color like a leather interior ... 40th Anniversary Red or the Persimmon Leather. That way you can tie in those colors into the engine bay as well.

09-17-2012, 04:02 PM	#9 (permalink)
Carbon_z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,694 Drives: Carbon Fiber 370z Rep Power: 19	I'm always one for carbon fiber You could always get a silver color weave __________________ Full Carbon Fiber Nissan 370z "400zTT" Fully Built 4.0L Twin Turbo 1300hp, 1100whp. Follow me on Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/carbonz.

09-17-2012, 05:49 PM	#11 (permalink)
Carbon_z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,694 Drives: Carbon Fiber 370z Rep Power: 19	We have a gallery on our site Carbon Fiber Element I do not believe we have done anything silver for a Z but if you check out our site you will see the gallery and also we have a section giving you pictures of the several different types of carbon fiber that is offered __________________ Full Carbon Fiber Nissan 370z "400zTT" Fully Built 4.0L Twin Turbo 1300hp, 1100whp. Follow me on Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/carbonz.

09-19-2012, 10:11 PM	#14 (permalink)
simota1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Dededo, Guam Posts: 6,642 Drives: solid red 370z 6mt Rep Power: 405	glad you guys like my pics.... __________________ *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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