That looks great. Did you just use it on the leather, or the dash/door panels as well?

 

[QUOTE=STownSaint;4339414]Funny thing about this light grey (stone) interior, I never really loved it. But after driving a car that has an entirely black interior (headliner included), I’ve got newfound appreciation for the lighter interior. Nice and airy. Let’s light bounce all around the cabin. Compared with an all-black interior, which feels very cave-like. /QUOTE]

I like both colors, but would not want to go back to a light colored interior as I never felt comfortable in the Willow/beige colored interior of my 2004 G35. Perhaps that is because it reflected so much light?

It did look nice against the Twilight Blue exterior, whereas I don't think black would have even matched well: https://www.autospeedla.com/pre-owne...5-Sedan/815010 (example)

I'm not sure I would refer to black as cave like, but one does assimilate into to black more effortlessly, and the heavily contrasted look of black against the brushed aluminum trim is timeless to me.

 

Also used LVP on side panels, steering wheel, and center console, with a microfiber towel.

On the seats, I use a “Nanometer Scratch Free Car Interior Cleaning Brush” which works like a charm.

 

Big factor for the cave feeling is black headliner, which I don’t believe was an option for the G37. Felt very different IMO

 

Doing a basic wire tuck on our cars isn't very difficult but it is fairly time consuming, so you will probably need to dedicate a half day or so of your weekend to complete the work. And you really only need basic tools to do it. There isn't any wire splicing required, since the OEM wire harnesses already have sufficient slack to be able to tuck them behind the rubber fender divider. So, you really just need to remove the covers for the battery and master cylinder, along with all the surrounding trim, and then pull all of the connections loose for those harnesses (there are a lot of them so this is the most time consuming part). Once you have the harnesses loose, you can just reroute them them behind the rubber fender divider and then reconnect everything. I did it while I was doing some work on my headlights, which made it a lot easier. I thought I posted a thread on here years ago when I did this, but that may have been before MyG37 started which means it would have been over on the G35Driver forum. Here are a few photos of the work. I partially removed the bumper, due to the headlight work, but that is not necessary to do the wire tuck.

 

Good point. I suspect that's the reason the OEM black interior leverages a light gray headliner. Would likely feel like a tomb with a black headliner.

 

Thanks, man. You've inspired me.

 

I got my hands on an OEM rear spoiler from @HMG37 for a decent price so thank you for that! They're becoming harder to find. It's black, unsure if it's Malbec or Obsidian? It's not in great condition with some scuffs and scratches throughout so my plan is to wrap it soon in gloss black. I may be able to get that done this weekend. Never wrapped anything before (unless window trim counts) so it'll be an experience. I've just Youtubed examples of how to do it and will see how it goes. If I mess up, it's just a cheap cost to buy another sheet of wrap and try again.

I have never liked the OEM chrome trunk piece and have put this off way too long to cover that up. In fact I haven't done a mod to the G37 in like 3 years now, besides a diff brace. I'm hoping the gloss black wrap will contrast well with Graphite Shadow to give the car a bit more of a sportier look without going overboard. I do have gloss black along the straight portion of my window trim as well. I'll post pictures once it's done.

 

Took my car to a shop today for a no-crank issue. Turned out to be a blow aftermarket relay that was tapped into the clutch switch for some reason, rewired and replaced the relay now it fires up everytime. Feels nice to have my car back, and I'll be throwing on my new exhaust next week.

 

Did you find it in a salvage yard attached to a trunk? I'm not sure why the aftermarket is not building knockoff OEM spoilers. Note that it may be tricky to fully vinyl wrap due to the edges. What would it cost to paint match?

 

I bought it off a forum member. Paint match I'm guessing is $200+ so I'm going the cheaper $15 wrap route to see how it turns out.

 

is this the right LVP product for all surfaces within the interior?
https://a.co/d/0GJUVWa

I have honestly never used interior cleaning products on any of my cars, only a damp microfiber towel. Curious to see how well it works on the wife’s car as she has a light brown interior that could use some freshening up.

 

The one and the same.

Works well on my ("stone") seats and door/ quarter panels. In my case, because the (black) dash is next to shot (and needs to be replaced, eventually) LVP can only do but so much at this point.

I'm sure you'll get some good results.

 

Did my bi-annual smog inspection today. Guess my car looks modified, so the tech spent 10 minutes crawling around with a high powered light examining things from the top and bottom. He said the state is cracking down on small shops that fail to spot modifications to emissions. Seems they have it out for PCV catch cans in 2025. He also told me that the latest software update can also flag ECU tunes. Strange how these emissions tests make me just as nervous as standing in a smock at the doctors office.

 

Car was down last week with some electrical gremlins. Took it to the store and on some other errands today, with some rain dancing in between.