Repaint silver plastics to matte black

[skiphunt]

Thanks buddy. I'm really in love with this machine now. No idea why Honda doesn't offer it like this.

The "new" hasn't worn off mine yet... So I'm still cool with silver. But dang! This bike looks awfully sweet in black. Congrats!

I too would have been apt to go for matte black, but after seeing the contrast with the matte parts, I think you made the best choice.

The wrapped option looks awesome too. Not sure if I'd have the patience to remove, wrap, & replace without exploding from frustration & ultimately smashing my own car's windshield in a fit of rage.

 

[FrankQC]

The "new" hasn't worn off mine yet...So I'm still cool with silver.

Think twice ..!

We have a looooooong winter here in Quebec (6 months) , so plenty of time to farkle the bike. Here are some pictures of my Black / Black / Black () NCX as of today.

I painted the upper parts of my Givi V35 side cases, and the belt around the V46 top case, that were originally grey:



...then the inside of the headlight reflector...



...then the metal bracket that holds the tall windscreen...





...then that ugly "don't match anything" grey lower cowl, which is now... hmmmm... black...



...then my home-made LEDs spotlights aluminium brackets, with a textured black to match the Givi bars...



Some extra views, the first one with the (black of course) Rox risers:



And that pretty butt with the added leds inside the Givi cases:



Another side view where you can see the (black) upper & lower OEM wind deflectors:



As you can see, I really like BLACK

I still have some red 6mm wheel trims I need to install, just waiting for chiller temps. I think that should look pretty cool on the bike:



Keep the mods goin' !

 

[lamlamz]

Frank!!!!

What a difference you made the already super cool black even SLEEKER!!!
What are the two LEDs on the top and FRUNK?

Where to get them so cool!

 

[JDE]

Frank!!!!

What a difference you made the already super cool black even SLEEKER!!!
What are the two LEDs on the top and FRUNK?

Where to get them so cool!

Yeah, what are those other LED displays?

 

[FrankQC]

The top meter is a coolant temp, exactly as the one originally installed by duk2n here : http://nc700-forum.com/forum/nc700-mods/927-coolant-temp-meter.html

The one above the frunk is a voltmeter / ammeter combo. I got it here : DC 4.5-30V 50A Red&Blue Led Dual Panel Volt Amp Combo Meter + 50A/75mV Shunt | eBay

You need to be technically inclined to install this one because you need to 1- waterproof the display unit and 2- install a shunt resistor on the (-) pole of the battery to get the ammeter readout.

I don't want to change the orientation of the thread so PM me if you need more infos about this.

 

[bamamate]

That is beautiful Frank! You need to move down south so you can ride black beauty all year

 

[ray]

The one above the frunk is a voltmeter / ammeter combo. I got it here : DC 4.5-30V 50A Red&Blue Led Dual Panel Volt Amp Combo Meter + 50A/75mV Shunt | eBay

It doesn't look like the thin yellow and black cables can take 50A from the picture.

 

[FrankQC]

It doesn't look like the thin yellow and black cables can take 50A from the picture.

That's why I specified you must have electrical knowledge to set this one up... The meter uses a shunt resistor to operate. The shunt resistor is a thick gauge metal plate that converts 0-50A to 0-75mV, that is then read by the meter. The yellow cable only feeds the 0-75mV to the hi impedance display input. There are two potentiometers behind the display to fine-tune the V and A readouts to compensate for the wire length between the display and the shunt. This works perfectly and is widely used in the industry for hi-amp readings.

Again, please feel free to PM me or start a new thread if you have questions about other subjects than this thread's subject: "repaint silver plastics". I'm sure Philipp will be glad we did not hijack his thread.

 

[lamlamz]

That's why I specified you must have electrical knowledge to set this one up... The meter uses a shunt resistor to operate. The shunt resistor is a thick gauge metal plate that converts 0-50A to 0-75mV, that is then read by the meter. The yellow cable only feeds the 0-75mV to the hi impedance display input. There are two potentiometers behind the display to fine-tune the V and A readouts to compensate for the wire length between the display and the shunt. This works perfectly and is widely used in the industry for hi-amp readings.

Again, please feel free to PM me or start a new thread if you have questions about other subjects than this thread's subject: "repaint silver plastics". I'm sure Philipp will be glad we did not hijack his thread.

Frank, I think this is very interesting subject. Are you able to start a new thread on how-to do this and share with us?

 

[wozza]

You've done an amazing job with the vinyl wrap, though I'm just glad we have a black option in Europe already.

 

[lamlamz]

I still have some red 6mm wheel trims I need to install, just waiting for chiller temps. I think that should look pretty cool on the bike:

May I know where did you buy this?

 

[FrankQC]

May I know where did you buy this?

It wasn't 6mm but 9mm... My mistake. I got it here : http://www.ebay.ca/itm/380320796309?var=650014579757&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_5768wt_1218

Still not installed so I can't comment on anything except the fast shipping !

 

[FrankQC]

Finally went ahead and installed the eBay wheel trims. Not really sure if I like the look, they makes my bike slipping away from my black/black theme... Here it is if you want to see what it looks like:

 

[ziggie]

Hate to tell you if you want a all black theam but that looks sweet very sweet.

 

[helix_rider]

I would buy the yellow over my silver 80% of the time...love that look.

 

[bamamate]

I like them but yes they do slightly move away from the all black look. Black and red are my favorite colors so I would keep them.

 

[lamlamz]

Try Burgundy. slightly darker red might work?

 

[FrankQC]

Try Burgundy. slightly darker red might work?

Might spend another $20 and give it a try. I'll keep this set on a couple weeks before deciding. The bike runs perfectly and is modified exactly as I wanted, so the strips are the last thing I'm concerned about right now (Wow, I have BIG problems ;-))

 

[lamlamz]

Might spend another $20 and give it a try. I'll keep this set on a couple weeks before deciding. The bike runs perfectly and is modified exactly as I wanted, so the strips are the last thing I'm concerned about right now (Wow, I have BIG problems ;-))

It's all about image and presentation! I bought Burgundy will post the pic as soon as I got them and installed.

 

[lamlamz]

Here is the Burgundy. I like the tri-color (white/black/burgundy). I think Brugundy will 'ease' in to your Black-centric bike.