Thank you Red, I know I'll like the vents. I'm just hoping I like them in conjunction with the cowl. I'm pretty sure that I will.

At the same time I keep thinking about changing things up. Bought the steering wheel, might sell it... Should I recover the seats before I install them? What am I going to do with two sets of seats outside of the car??? My frigging head.

 

Chris I have a brother in-law who's been dying to get his hands on an Infiniti interior for months now. What are you thinking about selling the seats for?

Without refurbishing them I mean

 

Is he looking for sport seats or the journey seats? I'll have a set of each... Which would determine the price. They don't need to be refurbished, don't misunderstand. They're used but in very good shape.

 

What color are the sport seats you have? How hard are they to swap out? Is it plug n play?

 

They're the black though I think Infiniti calls it a different color. They're from an '07 or '08 so I don't think they're plug and play you would have to swap out the connector from what I see.

I could probably make more money parting them out but I'm not sure I feel like taking the time to do it. Once I get these next mods done I think I'll start selling off most the spare parts I have laying around.

 

Pictures of the car with the headlights already!!!


And who is JP??
thinking of doing something similar to you Rexhavoc, but in green on my white g37 09 sedan.

 

He's a wizard.

High on talent, but thin-skinned typical of artists. If you engage him, respect the skills. His work is amazing.

 

I just got the lights in last night. Had to pull out the old demon eye wiring, figure out the VLEDs then trouble shoot the LEDs in the panamera shrouds. Got it all working, installed the horns but I'm waiting on a mesh grille, diffuser is on... One seat is sort of in... New plugs are in, car is running like a raped ape. Time to datalog again and finish the tune.

I'll try and get some pics tomorrow. Need to return the rental, go to work, go to court (whoops) then have a "meeting" at the local brew pub.

Waiting on the next care package from Japan. The next two should be fun, custom made Tommykiara purple turtles are done need to figure out what I'm going to do with them...

JP is a magician with an air gun. He's done a lot of painting for me and worked with me on the custom blend of purple for my accents. He told me this set of lights is his favorite because of all the detail. They're sharp for sure.

 

Ohhh keep us on track! I can't wait until I start doing some work on my car, but first I need to see how my 6mt handles in a Canadian winter. Hopefully don't have to get an old awd beater for winter... Insure gets really expensive for people under 25 in here... And it's not helping me save lol!

 

Wow Chris you've got me all giddy about seeing your new lights!!! Drooling on the other side of the Mississippi over here.

Sounds like you had a very productive week/weekend. I'm a little jelly too lol. I was supposed to pick my car up today but the usually ultra reliable Stadium Auto Body let me down. I'm sure it will be ready Tom. I'll post pics immediately. Also got my brother in-law the mechanic coming over this weekend to install my springs or sway bars. Thanks to Rochester for suggesting that I install one mod at a time...so I can give an accurate review as well as enjoy the results of the money I spent longer. John's ideas are always on point.

So your car is "running like a raped ape" huh? Lmao I LOVE that. Gonna steal it no doubt.

I say we start planning our meet up soon Chris. We should start or finish with what you call a "meeting" at your fav bar lol. Then I'm down for whatever. Can't wait to lay eyes on your ride.

Oh and Mr. Claudiohv....JP is a legend in the engine bay painting world as far as I'm concerned. I tried to get him to paint my stuff but everytime I messaged him his inbox was FULL!!! He's the man.

 

Okay, here are a couple pics. They're not great, just cell phone shots. Once I get it washed up a bit I'll break out the SLR though I always say that...

Red - JP isn't doing any side work right now. He just switched jobs and had a daughter. If he lets me know any differently I'll get you two connected. I'm on the waiting list to get my engine cover tweaked. I'm hoping as I build my new one he'll take pity on me and get to spraying.

It's been a busy week. I finished getting the seats in yesterday before it was time for an adult beverage meeting at the Flying Saucer. Hoping to get the grille in and installed next week / weekend and then I can rest a bit and start clearing out the garage for the next batch of parts.

Turns out if you remove the passenger seat you can fit a lot more in the sedan. I was actually a little disappointed to put it back in.


Decided to swap out the horns while we had it torn down. Should work with a mesh grille.


A filter cause I'm fancy

 

Purple eyelids. Hmm, OK. Only on your car, buddy.

Purple reflectors?

 

It's a royal car John, what can I say?

There's a purple strip on top of the reflectors yes. Then just a little gunmetal mixed in along with the panamera shrouds. There's a lot of detail in these

 

Very nice job on those lights, those purple accents tie in well w/ your calipers and other accents, not over the top, just right. Love the panameras too!

 

Anytime I'm blnewt approved I figure I done good! Thank you sir, much appreciated.