How about gloss black on the calipers with copper lettering?(this would go good with the blue to IMO) ...I have done two iterations of gloss black with copper lettering so far (first with "Akebono" lettering, then with "infiniti" lettering) and havent gotten tired of it yet....given your history with discolouring the calipers I feel like yours will end up this colour anyways even if you go with white lettering:P

 

You know that's not a bad idea. Have you seen the Akebono stickers in that color? I thought about making them a different color, but they are rub-on stickers so that would be a real pain in the **** to do.

 

yeah, I had them with the "Akebono" lettering, I got them from a website called club G Z or something like that a while ago...(I cant find the website anymore), the "infiniti" ones I have now i just got off Ebay....may places will do them in any colour you want you just have to specify copper, with both sets I used the colour was the same despite being from different supplier and buying them a few years apart..I think I posted pictures of the old set up somewhere on here lemme see...

Edit: Found pics
heres a kinda fuzzy pic of the the akebono lettering in copper: https://www.myg37.com/forums/g37-sed...ml#post4029730
and here's a pic with the "infiniti" lettering in copper: https://www.myg37.com/forums/g37-sed...today-456.html

 

Thanks for the help. Is this the Akebono pic you were talking about?

 

not sure if you posted a pic (pictures posted in the last 24 hours are not loading for me right now for some reason)...either way it is the one in the first link I posted (post # 7317)...

btw looking back at my old pictures I just realized, before I had the copper Akebono lettering, I had white "infiniti" lettering on my black calipers...thinking about it, I remember I changed the colour cause the white was just too bland...I like an understated look on the car but it was just too bland in execution I think...

 

You cannot really see your brakes in that pic. Good to know about the white. I think it would pop more on my car since the car is white and the lettering on my Sparco seats is white too. Time will tell.

 

The other night I was gung ho about painting the hats and centers of my brake rotors black with high temp paint because the rust/discoloration was bothering me. I got the rear rotors off, probably the 1st time they had ever been off, and wow did they not want to move initially. I took off one of the front rotors and it dawned on me that I might as well just wait a little bit to get the 2pc. rear rotors and maybe eventually get a rebuild kit for my fronts instead of paint them. I put everything back together, but noticed a few things that needed my attention in the process.

If you ever try to take off your rear calipers be prepared for the bottom bolt to be a real pain. There is not enough room to get an impact wrench or even a socket on that bolt due to the proximity of the rear camber arm. The hub itself and the brake caliper are also in the way so you can only get about 1/8 of a turn at a time with a closed end wrench. Of course the largest ratcheting closed end wrench I had was one size too small. It is not impossible to get off, but it is quite difficult to break loose due to the close quarters.



I was having an issue with the bolts that connect the Z1 control arms to the chassis coming loose. I thought it was from the heim joints just transferring too much vibration to the bolts and working their way loose. Actually, I think I may have discovered the root of the problem in the picture below this one.



The nut on the driver's side end link connecting to the front sway bar was actually coming loose?!? Fortunately, I believe it may be a lock nut as it was not actually loose, but threads were showing on the wrong side of the nut. This was causing the clunking noise I was hearing and may be the root of the control arm bolts coming loose on the driver's side. Now that I fixed this the alignment is back in spec too. Crazy how much difference one little nut makes.



The other discovery I made was that my front tires are wearing much quicker on the inside than I thought. If you look closely you can actually see the next layer of rubber showing through. I was really hoping to make it through the rest of this year on these tires before it gets too cold in the end of October/early November and I switch over to snow tires. Now I am not so sure. The reason they are worn on the inside is that I had too much negative camber before I installed the camber arms. I put these tires on the rear and spun them a few times at the end of the last two seasons to get rid of the cupping, but clearly that has finally taken its toll.



So I have been researching new front tires and it looks like everything else that is under Tire Rack's Extreme Performance summer in 245/40/19 is going to be a significant drop in performance on track. I would be willing to give up a little track performance for some increased quiet/comfort on the street, but that doesn't look like an option. This forces me into a bit of a dilemma. Get more of the same tires or go down to some really nice Max performance tires and give up on track days... There is really only 1 other track I want to drive, but it seems dumb to give up on track days with my vented hood coming specifically for track days. The other side of the coin is that with my 10 month old daughter, time and money for track days is now harder to come by. Decisions, decisions.

The other reason I want to wait until the spring is that I want to see some reviews of these new Yokohama Advan Apex V601 tires. These look like they will be the new king of street tires.

 

Those tires are done. Always a shock when you know you have some tread depth, but the inside edge is trashed. I went through that same thing a few years ago just before winter. And I drove very casually that last month or two before swapping for snow. Drive safely, OP.

The tread on the Yokohama reminds me a lot of the Michelin PSS.

I have no advice about your priorities with money, family, car... there is no wrong answer.

 

I have been keeping an eye on them and knew the insides were more worn, but I did not realize how close they were to the next level of rubber that last time I checked. No cords yet, but they are on borrowed time now. Definitely no long trips in my future. Maybe you will catch back up to me in miles now.

The tread pattern on the Yokos is similar to the Michelin, but without all the extra siping and a softer compound it should provide more grip. Only time will tell once the reviews start coming in.

 

Something like this?

 

Thanks! That is exactly what I am looking for. My initial thought is that I like the one on the left with just the side vent slats left in carbon, but maybe it is too much carbon? Wow, this is going to be a tough decision. Anybody else have a preference?

 

Its subtle but I like the left. It helps display the line of the vents, as oppose to when the sides are carbon also everything just looks like a single dark shape.

 

I agree. I think it does look better than the picture on the right where everything is black for the side vents. I think I may even like the picture on the left better than the original where the vents are white. It is definitely more aggressive. Just trying to decide if it is too much. Thanks for your input.

 

Another option is instead of having the back of the center vent carbon, you could do the outline of the center vent in carbon and the rest in white. Also the side vents in carbon also.

 

That section is raised up. So you mean carbon on the front of the raised up section up to the top and the back half of the raised up section and the center section in white?