DirtDiver
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- Car
- FX35
Brand new here guys. Also new to Infiniti, but not new to Nissan. In any case, I recently traded my Maxima for an FX35 ('12) and I had a few questions about mods. To preface my questions, a search of the forum yielded little by way of pictures on this, so while I anticipate responses linking to older posts (and welcome them) I'm probably asking a question that's been asked 1000 times before.
First, so the driver side mirror of my FX clearly had some shoddy repair done to it. In fact, the previous owner clearly either covered some terrible bondo work with rattle-can or replaced the original mirror with something from the junk yard. In any case, the mirror frame (not the cover) shows damage, but it's tolerable. Everything works as it should. The cover, however, is in need of paint. Which brings me to my question: I'm curious if anyone has any pics of the carbon covers you see all over ebay and AliExpress. If they looked rather stock in application, I might consider slapping a set on instead of repainting the damaged mirror. While I am comfortable with my painting skills, I have no idea how to go about removing the damn thing.
Second, there is some moisture on the inside of one of my headlamps. Since I'd like to paint the housing black anyway, are there any how-to, step-by-spet posts on removing the headlamps and then disassembling them? My guess is that I'll probably need to add additional sealant when reassembling them since there's already moisture in there. Thoughts? Links?
Thanks!
First, so the driver side mirror of my FX clearly had some shoddy repair done to it. In fact, the previous owner clearly either covered some terrible bondo work with rattle-can or replaced the original mirror with something from the junk yard. In any case, the mirror frame (not the cover) shows damage, but it's tolerable. Everything works as it should. The cover, however, is in need of paint. Which brings me to my question: I'm curious if anyone has any pics of the carbon covers you see all over ebay and AliExpress. If they looked rather stock in application, I might consider slapping a set on instead of repainting the damaged mirror. While I am comfortable with my painting skills, I have no idea how to go about removing the damn thing.
Second, there is some moisture on the inside of one of my headlamps. Since I'd like to paint the housing black anyway, are there any how-to, step-by-spet posts on removing the headlamps and then disassembling them? My guess is that I'll probably need to add additional sealant when reassembling them since there's already moisture in there. Thoughts? Links?
Thanks!