nah, not off topic.
I don't have CAI, the only thing I have so far is the RPi scoop. Doesn't really do much for sound. I've been back and forth about CAI for this car since I bought it. If I were going for sound, I'd have to get the Gruppe M, but that's almost hte same price as rims and tires. lol
We could meet up anytime, I didn't realize you were 'so close'. I thought Laughlin was way out there...
If you're looking to to paint the rear, check out crfine's thread, he did his, even did the same thing with deleting the fronts.
http://www.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=403119
It's a really awesome thread if you've never seen it. #15 is his post about painting his rear reflectors/lights.