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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.
I could never figure out what look Infiniti was going for with that chrome beret on the trunk (and you know my connection to chrome). It does look so-so on the coupe, but on the sedan it detracts from the look of the car. I ran with it for a few years and contemplated painting or vinyl wrapping, but that would have made it more noticeable; carbon fiber was in its infancy back then, but maybe paired with CF in the diffuser area it would be presentable? I then added the OEM spoiler and paint matched roof spoiler from embay and it transformed the look of the car and that sent me into mod-mode. Still amazes that many aftermarket spoilers exist, but none that look like the OEM spoiler. Now the OEM part is discontinued.
OEM Front lip, Midnight Grill, OEM Rear Spoiler and eBay paint matched roof spoiler. Transformed.
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.
I'm wondering if it will deep clean the "pores" in the plastic and leather. Black has a tendency to show the dust and dry rot more than other colors, so when the sunlight shines on it, there is a whitish pattern deep in the pores. I've always resisted putting chemicals on either, but I am leaning towards trying a few spots. I can also use on my wife's car, which could use a deep cleaning.
I'm wondering if it will deep clean the "pores" in the plastic and leather. Black has a tendency to show the dust and dry rot more...
My dash is too far gone at this point. The passenger-side is a gummy mess. No cracks but feels like taffy. The amount of chemicals that are off-gassing- as evidenced by the residue on the windshield- is incredible and the glare is to the point it's becoming a safety issue. Oh well, that topic has been beaten to death already..
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IIRC, Aero/303 is more of a protectant along the lines of the old "Armor All" whereas the 3D/LVP is more of a deep cleaner.
I never used Aero/303 so I can't vouch for it though from what I gathered everyone who uses it loves it. Subjective but...
I've had great luck over the decades keeping protectant out of the interiors of my cars. I have always keep the surface clean with a damp cloth, and have had no cracking or delaminating. Tires are a different story as I'm a sucker for a shiny black tire. Adams tire shine is my personal favorite as it really creates the perfect matte-gloss look and is not at all greasy like Armor All. But I digress. Will try the LVP on the interior and report back.
If anyone is on the fence with regards to a catback, the Stillen setup is now the lowest price I've seen in a while with the 15% July 4th savings.
The Z1 Touring is also on sale right now for $200 off. Decided to take that opportunity to upgrade from my custom Vibrant catback to the full y-pipe back Z1, throwing it on tomorrow morning.
Got my new Z1 Touring exhaust installed this morning to replace the Vibrant stuff I had on before. Couldn't deal with the canister style look anymore, and wanted to get a nice resonated y-pipe. New exhaust looks/sounds much better and is also way more tucked so I can get plenty low when I toss on my coils. Definitely one of the best sounding exhausts you can get for these cars.
The Z1 Touring is also on sale right now for $200 off. Decided to take that opportunity to upgrade from my custom Vibrant catback to the full y-pipe back Z1, throwing it on tomorrow morning.
Concept Z and Z1 are both hosting sizeable holiday sales now.
Vibrant catback? Resonators only, or you had an axleback as well?
Share your thoughts on the Z1 exhaust. Not sure how they can almost double the HP claims of Stillen with roughly the same design. I wonder if they dyno'd with stock cats and no tune as Stillen did?
Concept Z and Z1 are both hosting sizeable holiday sales now.
Vibrant catback? Resonators only, or you had an axleback as well?
Share your thoughts on the Z1 exhaust. Not sure how they can almost double the HP claims of Stillen with roughly the same design. I wonder if they dyno'd with stock cats and no tune as Stillen did?
Old exhaust was completely custom from y-pipe back, all vibrant piping, resonators, and mufflers (had an ISR y-pipe). Replaced with the Z1 resonated y-pipe, and Touring cat-back. Not sure about the power difference since I'm not coming from stock, but AFAIK the z1 dyno sheet for this exhaust was from a completely stock 7AT car. Initial thoughts on the new exhaust; its really well made, tucks up super nice, and sounds nearly stock below 3k RPM, then it gets nice and throaty as you rev it out. I do have stock cats are well, so it'd likely get a fair bit rowdier with HFCs or test pipes.
Old exhaust was completely custom from y-pipe back, all vibrant piping, resonators, and mufflers (had an ISR y-pipe). Replaced with the Z1 resonated y-pipe, and Touring cat-back. Not sure about the power difference since I'm not coming from stock, but AFAIK the z1 dyno sheet for this exhaust was from a completely stock 7AT car. Initial thoughts on the new exhaust; its really well made, tucks up super nice, and sounds nearly stock below 3k RPM, then it gets nice and throaty as you rev it out. I do have stock cats are well, so it'd likely get a fair bit rowdier with HFCs or test pipes.
Wasn't aware that Vibrant provided more than just resonators. Thanks for the Z1 catback review. What's the deal with all the clamps I see in the photos of their exhaust?
I did the Stillen exhaust a few months back at a similar price along with the KN filters and no question that you can feel a hp difference from the combo. I would like to eventually do the cats as well - on my 04G35 the cats made a world of difference. I will say that there is a good bit of drone from the Stillen exhaust up to ~2000rpm. I had the Stillen exhaust on my 04 G coupe 6MT and I don’t recall it droning much if at all. This may be because it is easier to modulate the drone on a 6MT by just giving it a touch of throttle vs the auto on my G37 AWDS, but the drone is definitely there. The Stillen on the 37 also doesn’t sound as good as on the 35 for some reason IMO.
