Lights are smoked! Sickness.

[m3dic8d]

So I took the Z by VQ35_Star's shop and he did a kick ass job smoking them! And clearing my headlights, and taking the badge off, and gave me the different antenna and reflectors. LOL he hooked me up major... much thanks!

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x277/boostplz/iPhoneUpload.jpg

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x277/boostplz/iPhoneUpload-1.jpg




And to pay homage...the inspiration
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x277/boostplz/iPhoneUpload-3.jpg

[Evil Goat]

you can't call your own car "sick"....

looks good though

[m3dic8d]

I was referring to VQ_35's Z and work with the sickness and the homage :P




Although I do think my car is sick. If I didn't why would I buy it? Just as I'm sure you think yours is. So... you can call your own car sick

edit: And thanks :)

[ItsBlack]

awesome, whats the going rate for having someone smoke your lights. i would try myself but i'd have a hard ass time looking for replacements

[m3dic8d]

awesome, whats the going rate for having someone smoke your lights. i would try myself but i'd have a hard ass time looking for replacements

Thanks! $75, and much worth it...he went way out of his way on these lights. :goodjob:

[Dville nismo]

looks good.

[m3dic8d]

looks good.
Thanks bro :)

[Black4DrEK]

:no:

[EJ_Allmota]

:(

[m3dic8d]

:no:

http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/black4drek/JDMMIKESHOP.jpg

:no:


:(

http://i43.tinypic.com/2w6bhc3.jpg

:(





Why is it that Civic owners can never say anything positive about a Z on this forum? :taun:

[Humphrizzle]

who cares? you post your pictures and react immaturely when not everyone posts positively about it.

get over it.

the white civic is so much nicer than your stock z with lame 5 spoke wheels.

COOKIE CUTTER!!!

[Dirty Octopus™]

uhhhh... okay.


hmm... :thinking:

[m3dic8d]

who cares? you post your pictures and react immaturely when not everyone posts positively about it.

get over it.

the white civic is so much nicer than your stock z with lame 5 spoke wheels.

COOKIE CUTTER!!!

How'd I react immaturely? I responded to their car the same way they responded to mine. You only get defensive because you fit into the category of people I called out Civic owners. I have nothing against them or their car, but I share their opinion on my car, about theirs.

Since when is that immature?



And for the record, their car isn't "nicer" than my Z. You may like it more, but that's like saying my Z is "nicer" than a new 3 series BMW which it is not regardless of whether I like it more or not

edit: And for the record, I like your civic. :tongue1:

[Humphrizzle]

edit: And for the record, I like your civic. :tongue1:

aww thanks.

[m3dic8d]

aww thanks.
I understand that, and I didn't say anything negative about their car other than posting what they posted about mine :)

I didn't mean for it to come off offensive

[WTF?]

looks good but imo i think the lower clear lights will look good smoked too

[m3dic8d]

looks good but imo i think the lower clear lights will look good smoked too

lol, we were actually talking about that today too. The only problem with that is that you have to take the whole bumper off to do it...but it'll get done eventually :)

Thanks

[94accordkid]

looks good man
i wish mine were that dark
is it legal to smoke headlights as well?

[m3dic8d]

looks good man
i wish mine were that dark
is it legal to smoke headlights as well?

thanks man! I dunno tbh. I think I heard something about if you can see the lights from 300ft away you're find but who knows lol

They aren't gonna pull you over for it ... but might tag on a ticket for it if you're doing something stupid

[pr8yr]

Thumbs up on the white Z, n your car is clean too man.

[WTF?]

lol, we were actually talking about that today too. The only problem with that is that you have to take the whole bumper off to do it...but it'll get done eventually :)

Thanks

that sucks but who knows it might be well worth it :boobies:

[slow_hatch]

Never understood this. Looks like crap on a car that is any color other than black, and seems like you are asking to get rear ended IMO. To each their own though :goodjob:

[quickdodge®]

Never understood this. Looks like crap on a car that is any color other than black, and seems like you are asking to get rear ended IMO. To each their own though :goodjob:

I kind of agree with this comment. The contrast is so great that it isn't pleasing to look at. But, like SH said, it's all you, so do you. Later, QD.

[BKgen®]

Never understood this. Looks like crap on a car that is any color other than black, and seems like you are asking to get rear ended IMO. To each their own though :goodjob:

Took the words right out of my mouth, brad..

[Frög]

OMG SICK Iv'e never ever seen smoked tailights on a 350z!!

SICK SICK SICK SICK SICK SICK

[m3dic8d]

OMG SICK Iv'e never ever seen smoked tailights on a 350z!!

SICK SICK SICK SICK SICK SICK

:rolleyes: I don't know you well enough to know for sure but I'm assuming you're being sarcastic

Thanks for the comments guys :D

As far as the contrast goes, I think that the red clashed with the blue...and the black flows much better. I actually think blacked out lights on a black car is as played out as black rims on a black car. /shrug

Also, you'd be surprised how well you can see the lights through the spray...I'll post some pics tonight of my lights on

[quickdodge®]

I actually think blacked out lights on a black car is as played out as black rims on a black car.

Agreed completely. I never did like the whole "murder" thing. Later, QD.

[punkr6]

the white Z looks a Ga'Zillion times better then the riced out blue one, just my opinion though...

[Gutling]

It looks out of place, but if you like it. I do think it would look better with those bumper lights done as well

[Logan]

I liked stock better.

Smoked tails are so eh.

[m3dic8d]

the white Z looks a Ga'Zillion times better then the riced out blue one, just my opinion though...
I agree that his looks a ton better. Although, mine would only be rice had I kept the rattle can tint on the lights I had before... rice is the other Z that was at the shop rofl

HUGE wing, terrible aftermarket hood...bleh

[m3dic8d]

It looks out of place, but if you like it. I do think it would look better with those bumper lights done as well

That's what I'm going to do next... the black did make them stick out like a sore thumb :goodjob:

[AnthonyF]

Awesome, another person making it more difficult for the rest to stay safe.

-Ant.

[m3dic8d]

Awesome, another person making it more difficult for the rest to stay safe.

-Ant.

:taun:

Didn't your Mustang have smoked lights?

[punkr6]

I've never understood why people think "modified" lights look good, factory lights look so much cleaner...

[AnthonyF]

:taun:

Didn't your Mustang have smoked lights?

Nope. None of my vehicles have or ever will.
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u180/TRYMY40/MUSTANG2.jpg

-Ant.

[AnthonyF]

I've never understood why people think "modified" lights look good, factory lights look so much cleaner...

Fucking REPS! +32 My buddy had smoked covers on his Z, I ripped them bitches off. It look SO MUCH better with the factory red.

-Ant.

[punkr6]

Fucking REPS! +32 My buddy had smoked covers on his Z, I ripped them bitches off. It look SO MUCH better with the factory red.

-Ant.

:lmfao: Hell Yea !

[m3dic8d]

Fucking REPS! +32 My buddy had smoked covers on his Z, I ripped them bitches off. It look SO MUCH better with the factory red.

-Ant.

Red looks better on certain colors...but I think it didn't go well with the blue. Your Mustang looks great by the way for some reason I thought it was smoked :taun:

[punkr6]

factory FTW...
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m149/Landonz/350z/LandonNewWheels3.jpg

[m3dic8d]

factory FTW...

Your continuing to post after you've already stated your opinion is unnecessary. To each his own, leave it at that. I respect your opinion, stop trying to prove to me that factory looks better because to me it doesn't.



No one has said anything about the debadging? What do you guys think about that...I like it a lot, more symmetrical

[quickdodge®]

Yeah, let's calm down with the badgering folks. Nothing wrong with making your opinion known, but to keep on is antagonizing. Later, QD.

[AnthonyF]

teh debadging is always better. We all know what kinda car it is, no need to have a million emblems for it. lol

-Ant,

[dz N.U.T.Z.]

i smoked mine and didnt like it at first....but now it has grown on me.

and for the record all my lights are modified...headlights,side makers, and tail lights,:rolleyes::taun:

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j51/thomas1016/IMG_00942-1.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j51/thomas1016/IMG_0167.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j51/thomas1016/IMG_0197.jpg

[AnthonyF]

i smoked mine and didnt like it at first....but now it has grown on me.

and for the record all my lights are modified...headlights,side makers, and tail lights,:rolleyes::taun:

Well, lets see here:

1. Yours are smoked, not BLACKED out
2. You have LED's
3. Your headlights aren't blacked out. So I guess not ALL your lights are.

-Ant.

[punkr6]

Well, lets see here:

1. Yours are smoked, not BLACKED out
2. You have LED's
3. Your headlights aren't blacked out. So I guess not ALL your lights are.

-Ant.

I do like his bronze wheels though...

[dz N.U.T.Z.]

Well, lets see here:

1. Yours are smoked, not BLACKED out
2. You have LED's
3. Your headlights aren't blacked out. So I guess not ALL your lights are.

-Ant.

modded dont mean smoked/blacked out.:rolleyes: notice how my are not hazy/yellow like most are..;)

[SixSquared]

Yeah, let's calm down with the badgering folks. Nothing wrong with making your opinion known, but to keep on is antagonizing. Later, QD.

Well aren't you the little hypocrite?

OP - Not my thing on blue cars, but it looks like he did a nice job. Do what you do. :)

[quickdodge®]

Well aren't you the little hypocrite?

Actually no. I'm not.

How's your "shop" doing? Later, QD.

[AnthonyF]

modded dont mean smoked/blacked out.:rolleyes: notice how my are not hazy/yellow like most are..;)Then I guess you need to learn how to clarify what you did to your vehicle.

Seemed like the first few years for the G were not good years for the headlights. Some of the later models have gorgeous headlights.

-Ant.

[SixSquared]

Actually no. I'm not.

How's your "shop" doing? Later, QD.

Yes, you are, and the second part of that statement nailed my point home.

But we're doing quite well, thanks for asking.

[quickdodge®]

Yes, you are, and the second part of that statement nailed my point home.

Actually, I'm not. And the second part nailed nothing. I just asked how it was doing.


But we're doing quite well, thanks for asking.

And I've heard how "well" it's been doing, lolol. Later, QD.

[SixSquared]

^^I'm sure you have. :rolleyes: Please, inform me. Obviously I'm out of the loop?

[dz N.U.T.Z.]

well lets get back on topic...i damn sure dont need no advise or thoughts of what will or wont look good on my car from a Tacoma driver...:gay:

[punkr6]

I never thought smoked lights would generate so much action...

[dz N.U.T.Z.]

FUN TIMES!!!!!

[crxsiguy]

the white civic is so much nicer than your stock z with lame 5 spoke wheels.

COOKIE CUTTER!!!
thats pretty ignorant, no offense but im sure he could sell his wheels and buy a eg coupe..... chris' car is dope im not saying anything bad about that, but you gotta think before you post something, how can you even think to call someone cookie cutter when you have a EBP Si?!

[OTG Signs]

modded dont mean smoked/blacked out.:rolleyes: notice how my are not hazy/yellow like most are..;)

Blacked out ftw

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/andrewfrom1985/Orange%20GT/Oct12002sm.jpg

[PURP]

The only problem with that is that you have to take the whole bumper off to do it...

:thinking: ---why

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w167/madagain121/remoteImage-36.jpg

:goodjob:

[PURP]

It looks okay. May have went a tad to dark, but oh well. It's yours and that's all that matters... enjoy it man. :goodjob:

[aneel]

not really diggin the tails... but do what you do...


thats pretty ignorant, no offense but im sure he could sell his wheels and buy a eg coupe..... chris' car is dope im not saying anything bad about that, but you gotta think before you post something, how can you even think to call someone cookie cutter when you have a EBP Si?!

whats wrong with a EBP Si?? the best Si ever made imO

aneeL

[m3dic8d]

Thanks for the comments guys. :goodjob:



And idk about taping it off instead of just taking them out, seems like doing it halfway...just spend a little more time to take the bumper off isn't that bad. It'll get done :D

[VQ35 Star]

Taping it off would work. But then you wouldn't be able to get the little edges making little white lines to be seen at different angles. And to do those little ass rear lights youde have to tape off the whole car which is a big waste of materials which aren't cheap. It would be more economical to remove the bumper to remove the lights for a cleaner better job. And how is one suppose to wet sand and buff those lights once painted?

[m3dic8d]

Taping it off would work. But then you wouldn't be able to get the little edges making little white lines to be seen at different angles. And to do those little ass rear lights youde have to tape off the whole car which is a big waste of materials which aren't cheap. It would be more economical to remove the bumper to remove the lights for a cleaner better job. And how is one suppose to wet sand and buff those lights once painted?

Good point! And also wouldn't be able to wetsand the polish off...

[crxsiguy]

not really diggin the tails... but do what you do...



whats wrong with a EBP Si?? the best Si ever made imO

aneeL

And thats pretty much how everyone thinks! EBP is the best to people thats why there is a million of em! nothing wrong with the car, i've had my fair share of Hondas and such, but he cant justify calling something cookie cutter is my point. sorry to get off topic :cheers:

Also op you should do you headlights too but really lightly, i did mine and i think it looks pretty good, but its your car so do what YOU like:goodjob:

heres mine
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v388/b18crxkid/my%20350z/IMG_0207.jpg

[m3dic8d]

Also op you should do you headlights too but really lightly, i did mine and i think it looks pretty good, but its your car so do what YOU like:goodjob:

heres mine
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v388/b18crxkid/my%20350z/IMG_0207.jpg

Your car is sick bro! I was actually thinking about that... I'll have to toy around with that idea for a while I'm not sure yet. I see you smoked the reflectors too, I plan on smoking mine when I do the reverse lights. Are your reverse lights smoked?

[crxsiguy]

thanks, nah i havent done my bumper lights yet, i am gonna do those when i repaint the rear bumper since i gotta take it off anyway

[Humphrizzle]

not really diggin the tails... but do what you do...



whats wrong with a EBP Si?? the best Si ever made imO

aneeL


thanks.

[Humphrizzle]

And thats pretty much how everyone thinks! EBP is the best to people thats why there is a million of em! nothing wrong with the car


honda only made 30,000 EBP Civic Si's.

[Dwisforme05]

im not sure how you tinted them vq35 star but im assuming you tinted the clear? they look great dont get me wrong but the way i do them at the shop that i work at we just use a thinned out black base coat and then put clear over it. that way if they get scratched or if for some reason you get trash in the clear you can wet sand and buff them out.
you can see them great during the day and at night you cant tell they are smoked.
with the running lights on
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa164/dwisforme05/IMG_1528.jpg
with the running lights off
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa164/dwisforme05/IMG_3672.jpg


personally i love smoked lights, but then again ive done probably 20 sets of them in the past month or two lol

[PreludeVTEC01]

honda only made 30,000 EBP Civic Si's.

Where did you get this from???

[nismo_92]

pure sex
i like

[EJ25RUN]

Smoking the tails makes a car look cheap to me.

[IndianStig]

If your car is dropped it needs to be dropped a little more....other then that...nice Z.

[VQ35 Star]

The process I use is taking clear coat and then mixing in reduced deep black. That wet sands and bufss out perfectly. If I'm working on a high dollar car I put a regular coat of untinted clear ontop of the tinted clear for that extra shine. Using the one and a half coat of clear for both coats.

That's just the way I've always done it and have always wet sanded and buffed those. your method sounds like a good way too, but from the pics of ur stang the black doesn't look uniform when the lights are on probably bc of the over reducing.

[wanggsticky]

it only costs 20 bucks for the can

[VQ35 Star]

The can looks like shit.

[m3dic8d]

The can looks like shit.
x2

[chris89hatch]

Hell yeah can looks like shit... I learned this the hard way.. It's looks good man.. If u like it. Thats what matters the most

[m3dic8d]

Hell yeah can looks like shit... I learned this the hard way.. It's looks good man.. If u like it. Thats what matters the most
Thanks bro!

[Dwisforme05]

The process I use is taking clear coat and then mixing in reduced deep black. That wet sands and bufss out perfectly. If I'm working on a high dollar car I put a regular coat of untinted clear ontop of the tinted clear for that extra shine. Using the one and a half coat of clear for both coats.

That's just the way I've always done it and have always wet sanded and buffed those. your method sounds like a good way too, but from the pics of ur stang the black doesn't look uniform when the lights are on probably bc of the over reducing.

nope its definatly uniform cuz i was worried about that too, but i think its giving that appearance because of the reflectors inside. but both i think are good methods, especially if another coat of clear is applied afterward. :goodjob:

[rbsilvia]

Nice!!!!

[m3dic8d]

Nice!!!!
Thanks bro :D

[BexSican 408]

Looks good man, Like everyone else and yourself said, once the reverse lights are smoked, they won't stick out so much. I personally like the black on your car. I've seen it done on my car before and I hate it for some reason ha so that's why I went with all red which I like better and as long as you like what you've got, who cares what these people think. :goodjob:

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l140/davidbexley/IMG_4413-1.jpg

Oh, and I used to love the EBP Si growing up but I've seen SOO many of them and they just kinda blend in with the rest of the old school honda crowd. So, this Z = not soo cookie cutter to me.

[quickdodge®]

Oh, and I used to love the EBP Si growing up but I've seen SOO many of them and they just kinda blend in with the rest of the old school honda crowd.

What are you talking about? That made no sense at all. Later, QD.

[nismo_b14]

Z over a civic anyday, not even a comparison!

[dz N.U.T.Z.]

The process I use is taking clear coat and then mixing in reduced deep black. That wet sands and bufss out perfectly. If I'm working on a high dollar car I put a regular coat of untinted clear ontop of the tinted clear for that extra shine. Using the one and a half coat of clear for both coats.

That's just the way I've always done it and have always wet sanded and buffed those. your method sounds like a good way too, but from the pics of ur stang the black doesn't look uniform when the lights are on probably bc of the over reducing.

i did mine that way.. over reducing black base. it worked prefect. then you dont have to put so may coats of clear and risk running it.

also when i did mine a buffer was not needed.:rolleyes:
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j51/thomas1016/IMG_0194.jpg

[dz N.U.T.Z.]

it works either way obviously... it just how people want to do it....i have done both way. but over reducing base is the way to go so much easier.

[VQ35 Star]

buffing it wasnt bc of orange peel or any texture it was bc there was a few pieces of trash in the clear, and plus buffing always makes the clear shinier
and risk running the clear? lol proper flash times noob

[BexSican 408]

What are you talking about? That made no sense at all. Later, QD.

Oh, ha my bad. That wasn't very clear. I just meant that that body style and color was one of my favorite cars growing up, and I've just "out grown" them I guess. I don't know how to type it out ha. and I didn't mean old school like your car (which I would love to drive) but like the 90's body style. It was simply an age comparison between the 99 and mine (07)

Hope that cleared it up. :goodjob: I always think I'm typing ok and it usually gets F'ed up by the end of the paragraph or w/e. I need to do some editing next time ha.

[VQ35 Star]

I like the all red tails.

[quickdodge®]

Oh, ha my bad. That wasn't very clear. I just meant that that body style and color was one of my favorite cars growing up, and I've just "out grown" them I guess. I don't know how to type it out ha. and I didn't mean old school like your car (which I would love to drive) but like the 90's body style. It was simply an age comparison between the 99 and mine (07)

Hope that cleared it up. :goodjob: I always think I'm typing ok and it usually gets F'ed up by the end of the paragraph or w/e. I need to do some editing next time ha.


I got ya, man. It's all good, lolol. Later, QD.

[VQ35 Star]

nope its definatly uniform cuz i was worried about that too, but i think its giving that appearance because of the reflectors inside. but both i think are good methods, especially if another coat of clear is applied afterward. :goodjob:

Oh ok. Well then its all down to personal oppinion on which process works. aslong as it works its all good lol. and the extra coat of clear isn't really needed but i do that anyways just bc i like to make sure.

[dz N.U.T.Z.]

buffing it wasnt bc of orange peel or any texture it was bc there was a few pieces of trash in the clear, and plus buffing always makes the clear shinier
and risk running the clear? lol proper flash times noob


noob..lol

ok pro...you need to work on that color match on your front bumper...:rolleyes:

the best painter can run shit...:yes:

[LeGeNdaRyLeGeNd]

smoke the bumper lights also. it looks alot better with both. i smoked mine both out and painted my head lights to body color. i have a daytona blue 350 also.

[m3dic8d]

smoke the bumper lights also. it looks alot better with both. i smoked mine both out and painted my head lights to body color. i have a daytona blue 350 also.
Yeah dude I'm going to try and smoke those next Saturday. You got pics of your Z? I'd like to see it

[NickD70s]

I had a buddy of mine that works at a dealership smoke the lights on my blazer even though its a junker i just wanted to do something to it. I used the can at first and it turned out like dog shit. I accidentally quick waxed the lights and within weeks it started to crack off like hell. Then i had the guy at the dealership do it for me i believe its something like ten coats of clear and baked in the booth. Im not one hundred percent sure though.

[Brian*]

looks good man*