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Old 07-23-2017, 01:58 PM
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Need Design Advice

Would like to know everyone's thoughts on the following.

(I already vinyl wrapped the cpillar gloss black)

1. Go all black on door handles and chrome window trim.
2. Go black on the chrome trim but leave the handles chrome.
3 stay stock with chrome.
4. (not pictured) tint with vinyl or tinted clear coat ALL chrome on the maxima.




Chrome handles?



Black handles?



Stay stock.
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Old 07-23-2017, 02:09 PM
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I'd say go all black on the chrome around the Windows, but tint All the other chrome trim
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all black, especially gloss, looks nice and clean.

have you thought about using light smoke vinyls on the handles, and maybe the trunk trim as well?
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Do door handles white to match the car. Would look gd imo
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Originally Posted by BlakMaxiJoey
all black, especially gloss, looks nice and clean.

have you thought about using light smoke vinyls on the handles, and maybe the trunk trim as well?
I am thinking about the smoke vinyl. I have some on hand. Right now what I did on the trim and handle is plastidip for a test look. I had my 11 max all smoked out on the chrome and it looked good. Def recommend doing the cpiller on all lighter colored 8th gens. Should have come like that from the factory on the platinum trim IMO.
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Originally Posted by mikeymax17
Do door handles white to match the car. Would look gd imo
I have tried and can't get them to match the tri color paint. Wrap not plastidip matches close enough.
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Max is in the shop now getting permanent! I also found some pearl vinyl wrap that is a dead on match to the QAB color. The trunk and door chrome will get that when it is done being painted.



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Looks good. White door handles would have looked good too.
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White door handles are coming.
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Originally Posted by mikeymax17
do door handles white to match the car. Would look gd imo
yes!
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Old 07-08-2019, 08:05 PM
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White would look better to match the car...Black looks like those not too long ago entry level trims on some cars where door handles were unpainted....
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Old 07-10-2019, 10:29 PM
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Old 07-10-2019, 10:31 PM
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Front splitter is a problem though... hopefully the painter can figure it out.



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roof pillars and front splitter now painted.


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Getting done.
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I choose #!, but if you do this, go with black rims. The silver will detract! If you want the wheels the way they are, then keep the trim and handles the way they are.
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Can you give us details on that white pearl vinyl? My car is the same color.
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Nice!
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Originally Posted by SMOKESCREEN
Can you give us details on that white pearl vinyl? My car is the same color.
Vvivid Space Pearl White Gloss. I tried about 6 different colors, and this one matches the best... almost perfect, just a touch shade of blue pearl, bt hardly noticeable.

https://vvividshop.com/products/****...nt=16601889924
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Another pic.
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Originally Posted by Jon Alexander
Vvivid Space Pearl White Gloss. I tried about 6 different colors, and this one matches the best... almost perfect, just a touch shade of blue pearl, bt hardly noticeable.

https://vvividshop.com/products/****...nt=16601889924

Awesome, thanks 🙏
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trunk and tail lights.


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Originally Posted by Jon Alexander
trunk and tail lights.


What did you use on the tail lights?
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Hex tint. Light smoke.

https://vvividshop.com/products/2019...14390635298869

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Thank you! Was it easy to apply?
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