25.75" is what I have raised my car up to for going around downtown Houston and not breaking my kit. Only issue I've ran into (over?) was when I went out to Hempstead and 290 over some train tracks.

 

i remember having this convo on facebook with you Tony

I think I might come down to 25 3/4" when spring comes

 

Plan on always going right John. I hope not for ya but....

Lol

That was supposed to be speedBumps and speedHumps. The bumps are okay now, even at speed. These damn humps though, brutal.

 

This week, I accidentally ordered the wrong parts from OrderInfinitiParts.com. I followed the diagram, but the diagram was mislabled. Long story short, I just had two fog trim-rings delivered to the house.

So, do I send them back for my $39 refund? Or do I keep them, and paint one pair gloss black metallic, to match the upper grille center-slats? Then I would have two pairs: OEM chrome, and gloss black. And I could switch them on-again/off-again whenever I'm in the mood to tweak the front appearance, if only a little bit.

Definitely a First World problem. I'm not proud.

Anyway, here are two pics. At risk of starting another stupid polling thread, I'll just ask you guys. This is how it looks now...



...and this is what it would look like (ish) if the rings were gloss black:

 

I say paint them

 

What other color options Rochester? How would white look? Too close to chrome? Are your calipers painted?

 

I think flat black would better match the honeycomb surrounds and lower grille.

The bodyshop was kind enough to remove the plastidip from mine and spray them flat back after my fender bender

 

Raised the car a quarter of an inch to see if that improves my drive-ability. I know this sounds silly but it's amazing what a quarter of an inch does to your stance. I miss it already.

 

He's going to get those items painted gloss black (perhaps with metal flake) to better match the upper grille.

 

Yep, that's the new plan.

I asked for apples, but got sent oranges. So now I'm making orange juice.

 

I just wanted to point out that the photoshop of the black rings shows the chrome reflection of the chrome rings on your amber gels (unless that's the bumper reflecting). I think to fully appreciate the effect, some electrical tape and about 5 minutes per ring is in order.

 

My wallet is $40 lighter after getting my annual inspection over lunch. Not surprisingly, my 2.5 year old car with 24k passed.

And of course the tech stalled it pulling it into the bay. I offered to pull it in for him, but instead he just rode the clutch and revved it to 4k

And I called motion lab tuning, a local STI, Evo andv Z/G shop. $40 + fluid to bleed the clutch. Seems reasonable for preventative CSC maintenance

 

I drive by those guys 3 times a week during my lunch break. I should stop in and get to know them. Do they have a "lobby" or "showroom" at all?

 

I have no idea. They are a site sponsor over on the370z.com

They have Saturday hours, which logistically is helpful for me.

 

Perhaps some recon is in order. We'll see how this week shapes up.