Mate Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Hello, so i recently purchased clear headlight covers for my 240z. Upon dry-fitting them i realized that i don't like how the black weatherstripping stands out so much from my red paint. I was thinking of painting the insides of the buckets black. This would somewhat conceal the weatherstrip and add a unique look. Anyone here done this before? If anyone has any pics to share please do. I actually lined my headlight buckets with black construction paper and placed the covers on top just to get an idea. It looks decent enough where I'd like to proceed with this idea, but any other input is always appreciated. Thanks Mate M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanceVance Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 It's been done, check out 'Mr.Vengeance's 71 S30-240Z Shakotan Obake'... Alternatively, if you go on MSA's website and look at their smoked covers they have a picture of an orangish/red Z which might be a better clue as to how yours would look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeeboost Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 (edited) I've actually always liked scoops that were painted black. Pictures: Silver one is of my current s130 project. Don't know if you can see it, but there's actually a headlight cover on it, with no weatherstipping, and headlight buckets are painted black. Try to ignore the body dust/gunk running down. Then the red one is from '07 (sorry, bad pictures) of a red s130 I had. Second picture shows more of a side profile of the painted scoop...which I think looks great. Edited May 30, 2012 by zeeboost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luseboy Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 It seems like another love it or hate it kind of thing. I personally don't care for it, but maybe it would look good on the right car. Try doing it with plasti-dip first so you can peel it off if you don't like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneStarS30Z Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 I think it looks cool on his car, gives it a zombie appearance. I think I may experiment with that until my car gets painted. As you can see in my sig, I'm rolling around halfway primered and sanded with black accents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.