Black Is Back, GoodBye Chrome. NeW PiCs
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Joined: Mar 2009
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looks awesome. but i am against debagging personally.. i mean its a 09 let it be a 09 nissan atleast for a little while. before you turn it into an unknown modded car. lol
looks awesome though very clean max. im looking to paint my chrome grille gloss black 2 but no ones willing to do it for me hee in NYC or if they agree they try f'in me on pricing when i could do it for cheaper in otjher places if it were just a stock flat black grille
looks awesome though very clean max. im looking to paint my chrome grille gloss black 2 but no ones willing to do it for me hee in NYC or if they agree they try f'in me on pricing when i could do it for cheaper in otjher places if it were just a stock flat black grille
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Joined: Oct 2009
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From: Long Island NY
Ok so my project to get rid of chrome is coming along. So far the wheels have gone from stock 18's to sport 19's and painted k51 color code which is a very dark grey. Next on my list was pushing out the rear wheels just a little so installed H & R's 5mm spacers, no need to put in bigger studs. Then I replaced the chrome lug nuts with Nismo 34mm LugNuts, and replaced the Plastic air valve stem with Nismo Valve Stem. Next I wanted to get rid of the awful Chrome and give this car a sporty look. So we painted the door handles black and the push botton Silver Grey, the trimming on the front bumper grille recieved black replacing any chrome, the window lining recieved also a SilverGrey color, the rear and front emblems also recieved Silver Grey and as well as the chrome piece under the rear emblem. Next we installed Stillens front lip and rear upper wing. Last thing was getting the Rear taillights painted to give it that smoked look. Next thing on the list is Eibach springs, which hopefull will be in by the end of this week or early next week (Cmon Josh tell those people to get those springs rolling already). So thats it for now here are some pics, any compliments or negative remarks are welcomed. Not all of us have the same taste, so I don't expect all of you to like what I did. I know most of you are into the 22's and the chrome, just not my style.
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Joined: Oct 2009
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From: Long Island NY
Thanks bro. By the way i just had my taillights painted and it looks sick. How come you did all that blacking out but did not do the entire housing on the tailights? What made you leave the white part unpainted?
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very nice job. imagine all the lidar guns taking aim at your huge chrome grill !
you may want to think about painting the logo black as well.
makes you speculate manuafacturers are in on this sort of thing with govt and insurance companies. :-)
you may want to think about painting the logo black as well.
makes you speculate manuafacturers are in on this sort of thing with govt and insurance companies. :-)
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From: Miami
the logo is painted dark grey to match the color scheme on the car. There is no chrome left on the car itself.
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From: Queens, NY
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From: CT
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photoshop request
Hi there, i was thinking about getting the chrome around the window painted black, so i was wondering if someone could photoshop the side image picture of the car, with the window sill chrome in black and the door handles in chrome?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
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I realize this is a pretty lame question, but I'm coming over from www.thenewx.org having traded my Xterra for a Gen 7 Maxima and am curious how you chose to black-out your grille. Did you remove the chrome slats or simple paint over them with something? What was the process?
Thanks Bro!
Thanks Bro!
