# here's the skinny **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 6, 2005, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-the-skinny/85555 "2005-05-06T20:03:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MrSkinny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@MrSkinny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MrSkinny)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-the-skinny/85555/1 "2005-05-06T20:03:50Z")
It’s going in to the shop next weekend for another paint job and some more aero. So I figure I’d snap a few pics before it went in for some more cosmetic surgery. It’s 350z stone silver with east bear mirrors cf hood yada yada yada. ![http://ca.geocities.com/vincent.mak@rogers.com/IMG_0002.JPG](http://ca.geocities.com/vincent.mak@rogers.com/IMG_0002.JPG) ![http://ca.geocities.com/vincent.mak@rogers.com/IMG_0003.JPG](http://ca.geocities.com/vincent.mak@rogers.com/IMG_0003.JPG) ![http://ca.geocities.com/vincent.mak@rogers.com/IMG_0005.JPG](http://ca.geocities.com/vincent.mak@rogers.com/IMG_0005.JPG) some 5000k HIDs baby. so bright that it makes my fogs useless but i still leave em on cuz i like the yellow. heh. ![http://ca.geocities.com/vincent.mak@rogers.com/IMG_0009.JPG](http://ca.geocities.com/vincent.mak@rogers.com/IMG_0009.JPG) and here’s how it looks lighting up my garage ![http://ca.geocities.com/vincent.mak@rogers.com/IMG_0011.JPG](http://ca.geocities.com/vincent.mak@rogers.com/IMG_0011.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![Pavel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a4c791/32.png) [@Pavel](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pavel)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 9:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-the-skinny/85555/2 "2005-05-06T21:54:19Z")
none of the pics work… :? ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 11:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-the-skinny/85555/3 "2005-05-06T23:25:32Z")
looks good… how fast is it though? ---
**Author:** ![MrSkinny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@MrSkinny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MrSkinny)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 4:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-the-skinny/85555/4 "2005-05-07T04:02:51Z")
> [@bing](#): > > looks good… > > how fast is it though? right now it just looks good, hence the pics. when it goes fast i’ll post some vids. ---
**Author:** ![TorontoGT-R33](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/torontogt-r33/32/5500_2.png) [@TorontoGT-R33](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TorontoGT-R33)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 8:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-the-skinny/85555/5 "2005-05-07T08:33:21Z")
Looks nice and clean not overly done, I like it, nice car bro :thumright: . ---
**Author:** ![dnash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@dnash](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dnash)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-the-skinny/85555/6 "2005-05-07T14:59:51Z")
Why did you paint over the sidemarkers? ---
**Author:** ![MrSkinny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@MrSkinny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MrSkinny)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-the-skinny/85555/7 "2005-05-07T16:43:01Z")
> [@dnash](#): > > Why did you paint over the sidemarkers? i didnt like the orange. the clear ones stood out too much. I didnt wanna bother tinting the clears so i said fuckit and just painted them. ---
**Author:** ![Wiltzor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/aeb1de/32.png) [@Wiltzor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wiltzor)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2005, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-the-skinny/85555/8 "2005-05-17T14:21:01Z")
So what’s it going to look like when it’s out of the shop? ---
**Author:** ![boMex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@boMex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boMex)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 6:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-the-skinny/85555/9 "2005-05-18T06:38:31Z")
Thumbs UP = -300zx brakes -Nice rims with decent offset -Nice colour Overall a petty nice car…just a few things that bug me about it. Thumbs Down = -Painted over amber marker (Silly mod and potential HTA violation) -Spoiler (Huge pile of plastic stuck on the back end) -HIDs mounted in a non-projector housing (So when you blind oncoming traffic they can drive right into you!!! Yay!! :roll: also potential HTA violation) -Get rid of the Silvia badges (They make it look like you’re trying to hard) -5 lug would be nice (but really isn’t needed unless you drive the car hard) -Wind deflectors look like CT specials (They really are best left for minvans and SUVs) Anyhoo this is just nitpicking, post up more pics when you finish up 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MrSkinny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@MrSkinny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MrSkinny)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-the-skinny/85555/10 "2005-05-18T07:39:20Z")
> [@boMex](#): > > Thumbs UP = > > -300zx brakes > > rears are coming soon > > -Nice rims with decent offset > > the wonderous things a set of spacers can do > > -Nice colour > > 350z stone silver > > Overall a petty nice car…just a few things that bug me about it. > > Thumbs Down = > > -Painted over amber marker (Silly mod and potential HTA violation) > > true but before i did it, i noticed most cars dont even have amber side markers. plus my new bumper wont have holes for them. ive been pulled over a handful of times since ive done it over a year ago and no cop has ever mentioend anything about them to me, so i wont bother with them for now. > -Spoiler (Huge pile of plastic stuck on the back end) > > authentic jdm Navan s14 spoiler. s14 owners know how to appreciate it. but i agree its not for everyone, so to each their own. i’ve actually contemplated taking it off/getting a diff one. but i already filled in the 3rd brake light on the trunk (the spoiler has its own) and new holes had to be drilled to have that installed so it would be too much hassle. > > -HIDs mounted in a non-projector housing (So when you blind oncoming traffic they can drive right into you!!! Yay!! :roll: also potential HTA violation) > > they’re pointed low and dont blind on coming traffic (i’ll drive towards you head on and u can see for yourself ). hardly any glare at all and the cut off is quite sharp surprisingly. one or two dudes on ziptied have a similiar set up and i had them send me pics before i committed to this. ive read all the hid planet BS and decided that it was too much trouble and costly for a proper retrofit. (approx 1000usd with FK lenses and bmw/s2k bulb/ballast etc. plus all the custom fab work/time involved and the risk of screwing up my only set of headlights.) for that kinda bling i wouldve just done an s15 conversion while i was upgrading stuff and getting my body work done. i got a great deal on the hid kit and the results really arent as bad as the hid planet hardcores make it out to be. so why not. plus s15s are overplayed and too many ppl want a kouki. i wanna show them a zenki can be pimp as well. > -Get rid of the Silvia badges (They make it look like you’re trying to hard) > > i likem. and i didnt over do it. i.e. GTR and Nismo all over the place. > > -5 lug would be nice (but really isn’t needed unless you drive the car hard) > > even if you drive it hard its not needed. Your wheel wont fall off cuz its only got 4 lugs instead of 5. if you spend the 3 grand for proper wheels, custom offsets and lug patterns are made to your own specs anyways. the 4/500 bucks for the 5 lug swap can be put towards a set of proper deep dish JLines. > -Wind deflectors look like CT specials (They really are best left for minvans and SUVs) > > theyre jdm tight (factory option jdm silvia styles) and not generic CT crap. nuff said. > > Anyhoo this is just nitpicking, post up more picks when you finish up 🙂 > > thanks for the feedback. still a work in process, updates will be posted. lets see what you got? 8) ---
**Author:** ![s14\_2Nv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s14_2nv/32/5476_2.png) [@s14\_2Nv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/s14_2Nv)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-the-skinny/85555/11 "2005-05-18T07:55:14Z")
Zenki love 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Pavel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a4c791/32.png) [@Pavel](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pavel)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 10:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-the-skinny/85555/12 "2005-05-18T22:56:59Z")
I can finally see the pics! love the car 🙂 too bad it’s not 5 lug, but the “lets see what you got” comment makes up for that 😉 Go work on your car bomex, damnit!! ---
**Author:** ![boMex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@boMex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boMex)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 6:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-the-skinny/85555/13 "2005-05-19T06:46:15Z")
I would post up my cars but I drive a stock Nissan and a stock Mercury. I have nothing done to my cars and no aero. They are slow POS’s. ---
**Author:** ![Solarian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solarian/32/5514_2.png) [@Solarian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Solarian)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-the-skinny/85555/14 "2005-05-19T14:37:01Z")
Looks nice, I can’t really talk shit about going fast since mine is slower than a stock 240 right now (clutch is bad, need tune-up badly), but crazy arabs drift the shit out of my mom’s car. Therefore Hyundai Sonata V6 \>\> You 😃 (j/k) ---
**Author:** ![jammin1911](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9a28c/32.png) [@jammin1911](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jammin1911)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 4:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-the-skinny/85555/15 "2005-05-19T16:29:03Z")
I think your car is damn sexy. Keep it up. Your camera sucks. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MrSkinny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@MrSkinny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MrSkinny)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-the-skinny/85555/16 "2005-05-19T19:51:33Z")
camera = nice photographer (aka me) = sucks. ---
**Author:** ![jammin1911](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9a28c/32.png) [@jammin1911](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jammin1911)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 9:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-the-skinny/85555/17 "2005-05-19T21:38:40Z")
haha fair enough ---
**Author:** ![prodigy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@prodigy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/prodigy)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2005, 7:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heres-the-skinny/85555/18 "2005-05-30T19:47:42Z")
Looks great man. I like it all except the painted side markers; otherwise, very tastefully done! Now just make it fast.