defconskylude

Here it is. I bought 10' M3 hood vents and the honeycomb grills.

It should look good after it's all done. At least to me.

I had a vision, got balls the size of a grapefruit, confidence to do it and I'm going to make it work.

Following videos are the passenger side vent. I still need to clean up the edges so its more flushed. I bought aluminum sheet metal and will create brackets underneath to hold up the M3 vents. I have to use etch primer on the edges to prevent the metal from rusting and then touch up paint. I also plan to cut out clear plexiglass covers for the M3 vents for when it rains.

Working on the drive side vent tomorrow.

Also installed type s front lip and side skirts. I cut up the side skirts so I plan to mold the mud guards to the side skirts. Also did 35% window tint all around and blue tinted mirrors. Will post pics later on.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9guPCX_0n0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y7SCnSW064
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZdJhhs0Bpo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F9_m2S3LTE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx38n9YadRI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfv-G9BZQ8s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZeChH2sxNs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SNKjaGSLLk

24boosted

Nice, s2000 guys cut holes in their oe hoods as well. Not so sure I'd do this to my car though. Take some final pics of the car once it's totally done.

defconskylude

i know majority wont do this mod.

im focusing on executing this properly

yes ill take final pics when its done.

ttk5

Alright, good stuff man, but I have to ask whats up with the fitment of your front lip!!! If thats how your leaving it I highly suggest you get a professional to look at it cause there's massive gaps on the edges....hopefully its not a straight up problem with the fitment cause Rawesome's looked alright and he got the same one?

ed_423

yesss man, why the gap??

CLtotheTL32

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I applaud you for being different man! Every time I look at one of your threads, you're doing something that no one else has attempted or sometimes even thought of.

You get two thumbs up from me

Aman

IIRC, he made that lip from scratch

defconskylude

oh yea the drive side has a huge gap. i ran out of double sided tape. my type s kit is different from rawesome. yea i saw rawesome's kit and his fit fine.

no worries. i can fix it. its a minor issue.

i need to get my kit repainted by a professional. the spray cans i got doesnt even match. so im saving up for a better paint job.

defconskylude

this lip is a type s replica. the one i made from scratch is the RSX lip that still needs to be sanded and replicated. im rolling with the type s front lip as a daily driver until i can complete my full lip kit.

defconskylude

thanks man i really hope this hood turns out good

03tLsNBP

iTrader: (9)

damn you got balls for cutting into the hood like that

cant wait to see the finished product!

crazyasiantl

iTrader: (7)

defconskylude

Finished driver side M3 vent today. I didn't have much time afterwards so I have to do it next weekend to clean up.

M3 vents are not done yet. I have to sand down the sides, etch primer and touch up paint. Then work on the brackets.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQbdqXYUZdU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vakhhOrjpWY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb1iP_MW4Fc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqV6SD9hhGI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh1WYSxPn_8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlLMOGe-gqk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GD9hgsVj-0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Waowl0FV8DQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnbqDwJHcl4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQjFiocEVJY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ESkrtRrE4g

24boosted

Final product looks good.

pbhak002

man they look very nice. great work man can wait to see it in a future meet

defconskylude

i have pics from when i was doing the installation. i can post those later on but the videos should suffice.

blue tinted side mirrors!!
35% tint all around
type s front and sides painted and installed. going to repaint it by a professional later on

again hood vents are not done yet! just have to clean it up


white templates to make sure both sides were even



















blue tinted mirrors

jrodtsx

looks sick great job man!

03tLsNBP

iTrader: (9)

came out great!

justnspace

iTrader: (1)

Thank you for always innovating and being creative.
off topic, but it sucks that the 3g guys (the noobies) cant innovate and think for themselves.

I enjoy following your work, and you should be nominated for car of the month.

ttk5

Honestly man, I think once you get your car cleaned up and finish up your vents, grille, lipkit etc., your car is gonna look GREAT! Side skirts look sick and they work well with your rear mud guarts.

defconskylude

im installing my type s rear this weekend. im really excited for that piece alone

i also have a two week xmas vacation. this will give me time to get back to my other lip kit and sand it down

switchfootvz

iTrader: (6)

Wow, that's some good stuff man... i think this one is my favorite... i like this mod because it can be functional... if, you need the stuff painted let me know... i work at body shop...

ASASN21

Umm, not trying to hate on the OP or anything because I admire the time and effort he puts into everything, but these projects aren't innovative at all. Innovation = Originality. These projects aren't original. He's just taking parts and "looks" from other cars and somehow putting it on his. I mean look at his car, it's part Acura, part Infiniti, part Mazda, and now part BMW. It's a mutt.

IMO, the only really innovative car on this forum is jptl04. No one will EVER surpass his car in terms of originality, creativity, and customization.

justnspace

iTrader: (1)

inovate has two meanings; to come up with something new(this is your usage), and to make changes in something thats already established.
so you see, Defcon is definately innovating and being creative. I also mentioned the nubs and I dont think jltp is a nub, dont you agree?

CLtotheTL32

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defconskylude

ASASN21, no worries man. i talked to jptl04 in person. i like his customizations too.

i made foglight housings and a full body kit from scratch. does that count?

dave_ramkumar

iTrader: (5)

nice work, i love those vents, i got them oon my car too

rondog

iTrader: (1)

Nice work, but those wheels look awkward coming from an infiniti onto an acura, you need some nice 19' wheels to fit your car and continue the flow.

justnspace

iTrader: (1)

^hint hint

defconskylude

yo man!! yea i want to paint my lip kit, grill and hood vents. what shop do you work at? are you going to spray it? ive been driving around here getting quotes. how well can you paint match?

defconskylude

thanks ron. its awkward to the tuner community because they know where all my bits and pieces came from. to the general masses, they dont know what we know.
also i got a hella good deal for these @ $350.

eventually ill get 19's. something silver with 7 spokes

defconskylude

thanks

defconskylude

my to do list:

1) getting my lip kit, grill and hood vents professionally paint matched. the rattle cans arent working for me.
2) install my type s rear lip
3) work with plexiglass. i plan to cut them out as covers over the vents for when it rains.
4) also cut out plexiglass covers for my foglight housing
5) fiberglass the gap inbetween the mudguards and sideskirts.
6) remake some eye lids since i lost one.
7) re-wrap grill with CF vinyl
8) sand down my other lip kit
9) change the shape of the mouth (making it interchangeable add on. fiberglass work)
10) add beveled edges around foglight housing (fiberglass work)

dadon

LIKES!!! Great job man

and ummm some ppl on here need to jump off jptl04's D&*(. his car is nice but really dude (ASASN21) really???

kowloonsniperhk

hey defcon, very nice job. its coming along nicely. i was wondering where you ordered those blue tints for the side view mirrors from? was it precut? or did you have to do it yourself?

defconskylude

thanks
went i had my windows tinted, i told the guy to install the blue tint so he had to cut them to size. just FYI, after the install the mirrors are grainy. it looks good and all but its barely functional.

$17

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/CPF-RTB246/

Aman

Honestly didn't think this would come out nice at all, but it looks great and IMO compliments the rest of the car nicely There are plenty of mods on your car that I've never seen done before. Props for being original.

kowloonsniperhk

oh ok. thanks for the info.

defconskylude

type s rear fitting. i have to push my ls460 tips outward since the rear lip is bulkier than the oem bumper. also im able to fit the rear mud guards. getting paint match this week. gaps will be solved by using double sided tape

defconskylude

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