Cosmetic Surgery Complete

[Nismo32R]

nice color.......love the new paint thumb up

by the way...how much does it cost for the respray???

[ABuSD]

Thanks Al, cant wait to see this thing in the flesh!!

I asked for the rims, as im thinking of buying a set of them bu i thought my rears had to be 8.5 as the set im buying are from an S15

[Al]

Would prefer not to mention price publically, as i was looked after (mate's friend) and still under quoted, as it must of been their first R33 they painted .

If anyone is interested in a quote just call Marcus on 0421169969.

[R31Nismoid]

in the western suburbs i find that very hard to beleive

lol

[_IrIsH_]

damn that looks well nice.

congrats dude.

and i dont think anyone else will have such a paint job

[Roy]

Where is a good place to look for colours and codes?

[mikymouse]

What location is the panel beater?

[ylwgtr2]

http://www.colorrite.com/index.php?osCsid=...37f59947ede5ea3

[Daz]

Car looks insane Al, cant wait to see it in the flesh

[Roy]

http://www.colorrite.com/index.php?osCsid=...37f59947ede5ea3

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Cool..thanks. Now just have to do a lot of searching for cars with those actual colours as its too hard to tell just by looking at the colour on the screen.

[ctjet]

top car luv the paint, for some odd reason i dont like the rims... dont no why

[Al]

Didn't realize that the thread had been re-opened, as i didn't get my usual e-mail notifications.

Well thanks for all the +ve feedback, it is really appreciated. All up, i am extremely happy with the cosmetic results and also my mechanical upgrades too .

I fully understand and appreciate that we all have different tastes. What looks awesome to me may not suit someone else and vis-versa, but at the end of the day only the owner needs to be satisfied with his/her work .

I have decided to continue work on my "SKYLINE" backlight project. Should be ready and installed by this weekend.

Here are a few progress pics, with a progress report .

After the spare "SKYLINE" facia was colour matched, i first used my Dremal tool to cut out the rear of the facia. In hin-sight it may have been better to complete the unit first, before painting, but time was an issue.

Then i used a sharp blade, off a Stanly knife, to gently cut off the paint from each letter. (Not as hard/long as i thought it would be ).

Using a Jaycar "bread board" and my electronic experience, i positioned two hi-intensity LEDs in between each letter. This was done to try and minimize the focus of the LEDs. YES, it is damn bright ; i may disconnect one wire and only use one LED between each letter.

It is now ready to be secured into position, then i will coat it with sicaflex to ensure it is as water resistant as the original.

Only one question left...

Do i hook it up to my parkers, so when i turn the h/lights on it will remain on, or do i hook it to my brake lights, so it turns off and on with my brake?

[Al]

What location is the panel beater?

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Sorry for the belated reply, North Coburg.

[Al]

Where is a good place to look for colours and codes?

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I used various paint sample books, Troy (ylwgtr2) was a GREAT help. Also kept a look out, on the road, at all red/burgundy cars that i passed. And asked friends for advise, thanks Pete .

[dezz]

id hook it up to parkers, not brake lights...but thats me.

[Kaz200]

that looks awesome al

You have to bring the car over dammit!

I saw a 32 the other week with red lettering but I dont think it was LEDs or anything, perhaps just painted.