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Hi guys! Plasti Dipped my 2011 G37-S Sedan! (New to MYg37.com)

Old Jun 11, 2012 | 02:41 PM
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Hi guys! Plasti Dipped my 2011 G37-S Sedan! (New to MYg37.com)

Hi guys, I'm fairly new to Myg37.com and purchased my 2011 G37-S Sedan (fully loaded) about 2 weeks ago and the ''mod'' bug already bit me! lol...
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Before this car I had an 05 STI, after that was totaled due to someone hitting me my brother let me drive around his GTR for a month or so... I'm loving the G37 so far!
So far I've installed some Eibach springs, purchased and waiting on an Autokitsx rear diffuser, installed an oem front lip/chin, light tint, just did some plasti dip on front lip, grill, and rear emblems... just received my HID H8 fog light kit, and ordered a Megan Racing y pipe with Berk HFC's... I also have some Miro 111 wheels on order (Flat black 19x9.5 all around) Wheels look like this...
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Here's my car!

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Old Jun 11, 2012 | 02:52 PM
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Nice work there!
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Old Jun 11, 2012 | 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by G37Sam
Nice work there!
Thank you sir!
Looks like I'm slowly catching up to your mod list.... NOT! haha.. -__-
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Old Jun 11, 2012 | 04:13 PM
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I'm not really a fan of the plastidip on the lip, but the grille and back look good. Nice work. I always like the white/black contrast color scheme.
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Old Jun 11, 2012 | 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by BLamb
I'm not really a fan of the plastidip on the lip, but the grille and back look good. Nice work. I always like the white/black contrast color scheme.
I feel ya! I wanted to do something different.. Although it looks really dark in the picture.. In person it looks pretty clean and a little lighter..there was like a shadow or something lol.. But yeah.. Thanks! When I'm tired of it I can peel it right off! lol *thumbs up*
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Old Jun 11, 2012 | 07:55 PM
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Liking what you've done thus far. If you continue liking the front grill & lip, and rear trunk trim, you may want to consider removing the plastidip & going w/ a matte or gloss vinyl wrap, it'll hold up better & be much easier to clean, but still easily removable. Damn you've been busy BTW
I've got a DIY if you want to black out your window trim
https://www.myg37.com/forums/d-i-y-i...-g-sedans.html
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Old Jun 11, 2012 | 08:46 PM
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Looks great. Not sure about the black on the lip though.

How hard is it to remove the grille?

Where did you get the lip...and how much?
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Old Jun 11, 2012 | 09:41 PM
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black on white looks good man, Happy modding
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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 01:32 AM
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Originally Posted by blnewt
Liking what you've done thus far. If you continue liking the front grill & lip, and rear trunk trim, you may want to consider removing the plastidip & going w/ a matte or gloss vinyl wrap, it'll hold up better & be much easier to clean, but still easily removable. Damn you've been busy BTW
I've got a DIY if you want to black out your window trim
https://www.myg37.com/forums/d-i-y-i...-g-sedans.html
Thanks man! Well I went with plasti dip for now because it's cheap and doesnt look bad at all.. I was quoted a lot to paint the window trims, grill, emblems gloss black (but i plan on doing it in the future but rather spend the money on wheels/tires)... I'm thinking of painting the rear diffuser gloss black... it just came in today!

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Looks great. Not sure about the black on the lip though.

How hard is it to remove the grille?

Where did you get the lip...and how much?
Thanks! The lip was me being creative lol, it looks better in person and I wanna see how it will look once I put those wheels on.. It's different! I didnt remove the grill... I popped open the hood, covered the car really well, and sprayed.. It's fairly easy to remove, most comes off with the initial peel, but the rest peels off with your finger nails. The lip I got for approximately $410 shipped off InfinitiPartsUSA.com...

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black on white looks good man, Happy modding
Thanks! So much $$$, so little time.. lol
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Originally Posted by King_Stee
Thanks man! Well I went with plasti dip for now because it's cheap and doesnt look bad at all.. I was quoted a lot to paint the window trims, grill, emblems gloss black (but i plan on doing it in the future but rather spend the money on wheels/tires)
Hope you didn't think I was knocking your work, I think what you did looks great and the black down to the lip is a nice & unique look. I've still got plastidip on my grill too I was just stating if you want to have the same look w/ a similar ease of removal, but also available in a gloss or matte smoother finish than plasidip, vinyl is a good & very affordable option. My window trim DIY will set you back about 20 bucks
Keep up the mods coming, great job!
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Originally Posted by blnewt
Hope you didn't think I was knocking your work, I think what you did looks great and the black down to the lip is a nice & unique look. I've still got plastidip on my grill too I was just stating if you want to have the same look w/ a similar ease of removal, but also available in a gloss or matte smoother finish than plasidip, vinyl is a good & very affordable option. My window trim DIY will set you back about 20 bucks
Keep up the mods coming, great job!
No not at all! Yeah I like the look.. Looks aggressive I just think it needs wheels and it'll look better.. Originally I was going to vinyl wrap gloss black, but have a shop do it ...and I always got quoted high for everything..I'm going to look into the DIY vinyl wrap (I already saw your thread) .. Seems kinda tricky! The rear diffuser is going to be painted gloss black or plasti dip.. I'm still
debating...
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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by King_Stee
Originally I was going to vinyl wrap gloss black, but have a shop do it ...and I always got quoted high for everything..I'm going to look into the DIY vinyl wrap (I already saw your thread) .. Seems kinda tricky! The rear diffuser is going to be painted gloss black or plasti dip.. I'm still
debating...
If you want a good place for vinyl wrapping in L.A. area, PM me for details. A lot of members go there and you will NOT find better pricing anywhere for top quality work. As for the diffuser, paint it gloss black. Don't ruin it with plastidip. You can check out my car in person if you want. I have the gloss black diffuser and wrapped grill and window trim.
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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by sniper27
If you want a good place for vinyl wrapping in L.A. area, PM me for details. A lot of members go there and you will NOT find better pricing anywhere for top quality work. As for the diffuser, paint it gloss black. Don't ruin it with plastidip. You can check out my car in person if you want. I have the gloss black diffuser and wrapped grill and window trim.
I will pm you..true I think the diffuser would look clean in gloss black I've seen a red sedan on the forums with one..
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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 02:57 PM
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This thread reminded me of a thread on the kia forum.

Plasti Dip'd my whole car - flat black

Wrong on so many levels I don't even know where to begin... Funny read.
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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Jsolo
This thread reminded me of a thread on the kia forum.

Plasti Dip'd my whole car - flat black

Wrong on so many levels I don't even know where to begin... Funny read.
lolol, ewww, that looks hideous.. makes me wanna rip off my plasti dip haha... I didn't spray straight from the can, I used the trigger gun attachment which gives it a lighter/cleaner coat...I've seen some decent full car plasti dips though.. check this one out!
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