Anyone know how to remove the chrome trim for painting. Im planning on painting it a gunsmoke or a black metallic color. Does anyone know if its just glued and I just need to use a heat gun or are there screws somewhere?

Any help would be great

 

ya i wanna know that too!!! i seen that stillen was able to remove that on there maxima and it looks tight black instead of chrome!! you should start by asking them cuzz there they ones who knows!

 

I believe all of it was not screwed on. The paint shop we used did it, so i didn't watch it, but my understanding is that it simply came off, was painted, then reinstalled, being very careful as the stainless material is very thin..

 

what chrome trim are you talking about ? trunk piece?

 

I was responding in reference to the trim around the side windows.. we blacked them out on our project car

More photos here: STILLEN Maxima

 

A little of topic has anyone tinted their 09 max taillight i have and they look tight, if you are in the metro atlanta area and are interested let me know lawrenceville, snellville,duluth norcross, and interested let me know!

 

Just an FYI.. we had these tails painted, which I would highly recommend. A little more expensive than getting them tinted, and probably double what you'd pay Bat™ for some overlays, but they turned out a LOT nicer than the tinted ones we did for our G37..

 

No , i mean painted and yes they look very nice especially on 09 taillights i had mine painted and i thought the price was very fair my car is black and it change completely cuz it matches my 22.s wheels.

 

how much did it cost u guys to get them painted?
and did u get my email josh? was wondering if u guys had wind deflectors?

 

I paid $170 which i thought was a good price, i still yet to see other 7th gen max out there with painted tailights in my area.

 

So, any auto paint shop would do that? Definitely want to get that done.

 

Not sure about dat, i went to my local rim ship dat i trust so my advice go to a rim shop u trust, where i did mine they were great, it takes about 2 days to do them

 

What color is the project car? Is that performance grey or brilliant silver? Or was it changed all together?

 

Can you post a pic of the blacked out tail light?

 

Josh, what is up with a good sound clip for the cat back exhaust?

 

 

Great look, mr305.

In the third photo (far right), you are parked just to the left of a big black SUV with a flat Dunlop Rover Touring LT left rear tire. I would move my car away from there before anyone showed up with jacks and tools and began banging around right next to my baby.

 

lol, well they dont move that suv so i try to park next to it,bcuz some people around dont know how to park they park too closely.

 

sick how much did u pay to get it tinted...how did u remove the tail light?

 

I paid $170 and i had them painted not tinted it will cost u a little more but de end result is nice. i took it to a high end shop that does custumize wheels ect..

 

305 I'm in your area and I might do that too, looks really good, ill hit you up and let you know, whats the name of the body shop?

 

Hey michaelle8885? i have pm u the info requested and for those how are interested and are in GA area Gwinnett, duluth, norcross, alpharetta, Tototal Appearance in lawrenceville is painting 7th generation tail lights, www.totalappearance.com thanks.

 

Back from the dead I'm sorry...

I'm wondering if there is something aftermarket now to replace the chrome trim? For some reason i thought one of the other models had black trim but all seem to have chrome on the 2010's.

If all else fails I'll remove them and have them painted... but I was really hoping to save my stock pieces. I want something that looks factory so overlays are out. For now I'm only worried about the trim but the grill, door handles, and the piece on the trunk would be next.