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Old Mar 25, 2008 | 05:15 PM
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Opinions On My Plans

I just wanted to get some opionions on the little few ideas/plans I have for my Platinum Graphite:

-Powder coat OEM 19s Gunmetal or Black
-Bat's overlay's all around(headlights, tail's, trunk lip, roof, valance)
-35% tint
-Lowering Springs(undecided on which kit)
-Black front Grille

I didn't wanna do too much to this car since I pretty much did everything to my G35 except for FI.

I really like the oem wheels so that's why I just wanted to powder coat them instead of getting a new set. I really like the look of my buddy's lotus and evo that oth have black oem wheels. I've seen a few porsche's with the same look as well. I'm really starting to get into just enhancing the oem styline instead of getting after market parts.

Let me know what you guys think.

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Old Mar 25, 2008 | 05:29 PM
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sounds good man. if uyour not going buck wild this is a good setup/start
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Old Mar 25, 2008 | 05:43 PM
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Thanks solo. Can I ask where you got your grille pianted and how much it was?
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Old Mar 25, 2008 | 06:59 PM
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I'd save the money on the wheels though. Wait till you can get some, let's Volks.
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Old Mar 25, 2008 | 07:16 PM
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do everything minus the black grill and overlays
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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 02:49 AM
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id go with darker tints... other than that sounds good
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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by TerribleONE453
id go with darker tints... other than that sounds good
You don't get any hassle with your tints?
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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 01:08 PM
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go for it. would look nice..
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Old Apr 1, 2008 | 12:53 AM
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sounds similar to what im doing
go for it!
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Old Apr 1, 2008 | 12:59 AM
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I'm going for it, just deciding now what color to do the wheels. How's your G coming along? Are you powder coating as well or just getting new wheels?
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Old Apr 1, 2008 | 08:12 AM
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^^ Good decision.
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Old Apr 1, 2008 | 10:29 AM
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I would only do that if I were starting with a black car. It may clash if you black it out with the Platinum Graphite. Try to photoshop something up so you get a good idea what it would look like with your intentions before you start buying stuff.,
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Old Apr 1, 2008 | 02:02 PM
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I've seen this done on many different cars in possibly every color. It won't clash since it's black, which pretty much goes with everything. It would only clash if i'm using a similar color, which is why i'm still stuck on the decision between powder coating the wheels black or dark gunmetal.
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Old Apr 1, 2008 | 02:09 PM
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Go for it. Most of the cars I see around where I live look awful, but that is primarily because most are awful cars to begin with that are old and ruff looking. Post some pics of others doing a similar thing with platinum graphite. I'm interested in seeing how it looks.
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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 01:22 AM
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i say go for it. you have a nice idea going.... but i would say go gunmetal on the wheels not black... it would be too dark
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