Thanks, nuts. I appreciate that.

 

Looks great! Have a chunk of that trim seal left you want to sell?

 

Sure, I could do that. Let's see... I have a 4 foot piece for the back that I decided not to use, and a 5 foot section that I did use. It came as a 25 foot length, so that means I've got 16 feet left, give or take a couple inches. So there should be enough for 3 other projects.

Anybody else?

 

count on me as one - or in this case the second...PM me the cost, ship to addy is 28025...and thanks for the offer!

 

That's two.

I'll go and measure things again to be sure about what I'm saying here.

I think the single piece of trim seal is a solid idea, regardless of the design for the back panel. I'm sure someone will come up with something better than what I did here with a storage container lid.

 

Let me know also, PM me and zip is 55316

 

I got out the remaining trim-seal, measured and cut. Here are three sections, each approximately 61.5 inches long. The piece in my car is slightly under 60 inches. So they should all work.

One important tip: the clamp is for a 1/16" substrate, but damn it's tight. So I had to loosen it up in order to work without being so tight that I'd damage things installing/uninstalling. So take that to heart, and spread open the trim seal a little bit with something strong, thin but heavy gauge. A butter knife is probably *not* the thing to use, LOL. (Don't tell my wife)

I'm thinking fair would be to split the cost, so... $10 + USPS shipping, which probably isn't more than a few dollars. Whoever wants this, PM me some mailing addresses and we'll get this going. So far:

1. MNfiniti
2. 13_G37x

First one to add comment here with a request gets it.

 

GdaddyNY PM'd me within minutes. Hahaha.

Ok, that makes three. When I get mailing addresses from all three, I'll swing by the Post Office and ship them out.

1. MNfiniti
2. 13_G37x
3. GdaddyNY

 

 

Don't believe I've opened my hood this year yet

Any tips on cutting the plastic is straight and clean lines? Which tool did you use? Technique?

Trying to prepare for an upcoming project...

 

Hacksaw, razor blade, grinding wheel. The top edge doesn't really have to be perfect, because of the trim-seal.

The grinding wheel is a surprisingly versatile tool.

 

I'm still waiting on MNfiniti to send me his mailing address info.

When that happens, I'll send all three 5-foot sections out.

 

Not sure if anyone mentioned, but that CF plate is for coupe only. Coupe is a bit different from the sedan in that area. Wont fit, so John doing all this is not a waste of time.

 

I could tell the area looked slightly different. My thinking was that this company could be hit up to start making panels for the sedan. Or maybe they could make a more simple design intended to screw/rivet into the sides (like I did) instead of all the way back and flat at an angle.

Now that I am where I am on this project, it all makes sense. Look at this from the perspective of connecting the two sides, instead of just trying to cover up the crude plastics in the area. And consider the option of drilling new holes at the sides, instead of forcing a design constraint that you co-opt the existing push-rivets. That approach, coupled with a single 5-foot section of trim seal... it just looks more clean, IMO.

 

I will be purchasing a sedan this weekend, and I would like to do something like this. I'm a former maxima.org member, and Rochester is definitely a cool dude.