Member Profile - Zaccy182 05 GT 09/07/14 update

[Zaccy182]

The day goods arrived :)



Crap pads off the car:

Front - y u have no groove!?


Rear


Finished product (also added a instant 15kw at the brakes painting them red)

[AB501UT!0N]

The day goods arrived :)

Crap pads off the car:

Very nice mate and how are the Stop Tech pads?

[Zaccy182]

The day goods arrived :)

Crap pads off the car:

Very nice mate and how are the Stop Tech pads?

Awesome so far mate. Gave them a bit of a work out before and they definitely have a nice bite on them even when cold. The last test will be lasting a week without colouring my wheels charcoal, gave them a nice clean today

[AB501UT!0N]

The day goods arrived :)

Crap pads off the car:

Very nice mate and how are the Stop Tech pads?

Awesome so far mate. Gave them a bit of a work out before and they definitely have a nice bite on them even when cold. The last test will be lasting a week without colouring my wheels charcoal, gave them a nice clean today

Glad to hear it and thats the problem I have with my Bendix pads is that my wheels are caked in about a week and I shall be interested to see if these are better and so do I lol

[Zaccy182]

Yeah I was having that problem with the old ones in the pictures - not sure on brand though.

This weekend I'll be taking out the pads on one side to check how they are going and making sure I put them in right. I'll take a couple of pix of the actual pads and post them up!

[jacks-GTB]

Hey Zac,

looking good hope the install went well....

I did washed my wheels the other weeks to see how they held up with dust...quite happy with it..

ps thanks for the feedback

[Zaccy182]

Had a go at tinting the mars tail lights I got cheap off ebay. A couple of hours down and I finished one....
Not something I would recommend to everyone it is a pain in the butt to get right, I have this one almost perfect (sorry about the crap iphone quality) but there are a few air bubbles around and some small left over water bubbles which Im hoping will clear after a couple of days... I plan on doing the passenger side one tomorrow which Im hoping wont take as long and I decided on using the spray tint to do the blinker area... The film was cheap as off ebay and of pretty decent quality, took like 3 weeks to get here from china though .
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After

[AB501UT!0N]

Had a go at tinting the mars tail lights I got cheap off ebay. A couple of hours down and I finished one....
Not something I would recommend to everyone it is a pain in the butt to get right, I have this one almost perfect (sorry about the crap iphone quality) but there are a few air bubbles around and some small left over water bubbles which Im hoping will clear after a couple of days... I plan on doing the passenger side one tomorrow which Im hoping wont take as long and I decided on using the spray tint to do the blinker area... The film was cheap as off ebay and of pretty decent quality, took like 3 weeks to get here from china though .
before



After

Nice job with the tint and did u have to use the hair dryer much?

[Zaccy182]

Yeah a fair bit, you do need it or a heat gun for sure, it did the job though

[AB501UT!0N]

Yeah a fair bit, you do need it or a heat gun for sure, it did the job though

Thanks Zac and I shall try my fog lights again with a hair dryer! It might look half decent this time

[Zaccy182]

I used a spray bottle with water and a small amount of soap and I sprayed both the tint and the surface so you can move it around/remove if you need to. You then heat it enough so it distorts and you move it around to get bubbles/creases out. I found using my fingers worked better then a card. Such a pain of a job

[AB501UT!0N]

I used a spray bottle with water and a small amount of soap and I sprayed both the tint and the surface so you can move it around/remove if you need to. You then heat it enough so it distorts and you move it around to get bubbles/creases out. I found using my fingers worked better then a card. Such a pain of a job

It sure is a fiddly job to do and I am going to try and do it tonight or tomorrow night weather willing and I think I shall get a spray bottle and give that I shot!
Thanks again for all the info Zac

[Zaccy182]

I used a spray bottle with water and a small amount of soap and I sprayed both the tint and the surface so you can move it around/remove if you need to. You then heat it enough so it distorts and you move it around to get bubbles/creases out. I found using my fingers worked better then a card. Such a pain of a job

It sure is a fiddly job to do and I am going to try and do it tonight or tomorrow night weather willing and I think I shall get a spray bottle and give that I shot!
Thanks again for all the info Zac

No problems, mine turned out okay - Im kinda happy with them, the tint still has a few bubbles and creases that I couldn't get out. But like the rest of some other parts of my car - it looks good from a distance

[Zaccy182]

I ordered a AnyCar link 1080D today too, so sick of canberra radio and the urge to buy CDs

RE: brake dust, I couldnt really tell if my rims got dirty from the pads cause of the crap weather canberra has had the last week and my car gets so dirty when its parked under the carport, but they are noticeably quiet and have really good bite cold or hot.... here are some brake pads picks:

[paggaz]

Tail lights turned out awesome mate