How'd this guy get his rims like this?
 

http://youtu.be/vx6hXVptV_E

Assuming those are stock rims for an older z, how'd he do that?

Also, is it easy tinting tail lights/head lights with tinting wrapper? I wanna attempt it but unsure if it'll work. Thank u

tinting wrapper is going to be a bitch cause theres a crevice on the tail lights.

How'd this guy get his rims like this?
 

That's what I was thinking. It'd be a huge pain in the ***. Just wondering if anyone has actually done it and can tell me how much of a pain in the *** it was. Cheaper and more time saving than doing it with plasti dip. I'm trying to do it myself and I'm not sure if I'll be able to dip it myself unless it's easier than I'm making it Sound.

Anyone have an idea?

just mask off those little sections of the wheels then plasti dip the rest. or if he paid good money its the same but powder coated.

Is that the stock rim color? U thought it might've been a decal or something

no the stock wheels have only came in regular silver or the slightly tinted version on the 40th edition.

That seems like it'd be a pain in the *** to dip, especially if I don't like how it ends up. Thank u for the response though :)

I read about this guy somewhere on here, he had the sport rays and sanded down each "Hump" of the spoke so it laid flat and flush with the edge and looks like a powder coat before the sanding

plasti-dip? it peels right off if you don't like it.

that's actually the best way to do it and see if you like it. then go spend the money to get them powder coated.

get painters tape, couple cans of plastidip, and somewhere to spray em.

tape off the sections you want bare and spray the rest. done lol

Yeah I paid 86$ for plasti dip and it should be coming in today and I plan on getting my rims done myself. Not trying to pay another 86$ for another kit if I mess up lol.

how many cans do you need? lol

i know i can get a 6 pack of cans for $50 on amazon if i ever would use plastidip.

4 or 6 I believe. I got the plus kit from dipyourcar.com

gotcha. probably got like the spray nozzle, cleaning sprays, etc too for that $86.

Yeah basically. Do u know if anyone has tinted their tal lights/head lights on here? I wanna give it a shot but I'm unsure how it'll end up and if it's worth the struggle since its been said it'll be a pain.

i'm sure someone has by now. i don't know any personally or just can't think of anyone i know who has right now.

Alright thanks my man. Will probably search the forums to find a thread as I only really looked on YouTube. Thanks again

google search will bring up things on the forum much easier than searching on the internal function. it sucks on here.

i'll get you started:

DIY:

http://www.the370z.com/exterior-inte...ight-tint.html

http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-d...aillights.html

http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-d...il-lights.html

or buy from Z1:

Xenon 370Z Smoked Tail Light Covers

Yeah was looking at the vht night shades thing. Is it easy to remove and put back the tail lights?

honestly i cannot answer that one. never had to remove my tail lights.

Tail lights are pretty easy to pop in and out, two nuts on the top under the plastic piece and a third one on the inside of the trunk. It's behind the plastic piece there so you have to remove a few of those panels to get to it. That's the last nut is the one most people miss. After you get those three off they slide straight out.

Use nightshades to tint your tail/headlights. Easier then wrapping and also you can remove it as well if you don't like the way it turns out.

:ugh2:

He ate a $HIT ton of rice

JAFAMAN did that to his wheels as well, " paint and diamond cut them " he states.
http://www.the370z.com/wheels-tires/...ew-wheels.html

I did it on my 370z using a very light tint (sorry no pics).. It was something I'd done on my 535i and had turned out really well. However, something about the curves and design of the Z headlight made it look like pure ****. It kills the sexiness of the lights, IMO. So I ripped it off and decided that at some point I would just bake them open and mod the insides instead.

However, if you wanna try it, It is not that hard. I would advise against doing the pre-cut kits. It is much easier to tint and then just cut off the edges. I used a precut kit for a friends car and it left a lot to be desired.

The tail lights are pretty easy to remove.... a bit worse than the 350z but still easy.
2x 10 mm bolts on top of the tail light housing after you pull the plastic cover off of them.

Pull interior plastic pieces and remove 8mm nut on the inside, and pull straight back towards you. There will be some resistance since it is held in there by a few clips.

Plastic interior is pretty easy to get out as well.

Tinting is easy, either pull the lights and VHT then do a light buff on them. Or go the easy route and buy the sheets of vinyl that will cover lights and put a heat gun on medium settings pull and stretch the sheet perfect over the lights. Then cut access off around the lights. The heat will make quick work of the crease in the rear tails and if you get a ticket you can pull it with ease. Plus it would be cheaper to buy the vinyls and heat gun plus if you don't own one you can add one to your tool arsenal for around $30, I bought one from harbor freight thinking cool a throw away tool. Ive had it for 3 years and used it a ton of times randomly, when I thought I was buying it for a one time use sort of thing.

No offense to anyone on the forum or OP, But I knew a dude who had his set of 370z Rays painted like that and he installed them on his fx35 after he bought them from CL. I just wasn't a fan and kinda feel that the car deserves better than painted stockers. Just screams "I'm Broke, but need to stand out". I would at first plasti-dip them like others are saying. You never know might spend the dough to get them painted and hate it.

I just have to say it. Those wheels look horrible like that.