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08-20-2009, 06:27 PM
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Installed: Stillen V2 front bumper, brake ducts, and side skirts
Hey all. I haven't posted for a long time and thought I'd post some pics of the Stillen front bumper, splitter, brake ducts, side skirts, and rear window spoiler I had painted and installed a few months ago by Richie Bhawan at Discovery Auto Collision in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Richie did an amazing job with all the prep, fitment, and paint work, and as some of you may know matching a pearl paint isn't easy even when it's an OE color.
Anyway, enjoy the pics. I think they more or less speak for themselves, but what I will say is that the urethane construction of the Stillen pieces have proven to be extremely durable. I hit a big trailer tire on the highway (wasn't able to dodge it since I had cars on either side of me at the time) and I thought for sure the front bumper and passenger side skirt would have been destroyed because it sounded like a bomb going off when I hit the tire (which probably weighs a good 50+ lbs) going 120 km/h. I pulled over immediately, and to my amazement the front bumper just had a scuff on it (that buffed out thanks to the thick clear coat Richie sprayed it with) and the side skirt just had some paint damage in a small area behind the wheel. This really impressed me, because I know from experience how easily fiberglass body kits shatter. Other than that, I will say that the fit on all the Stillen pieces were very good, but Richie did have to do some massaging around the headlights to get them to fit absolutely perfectly. Nothing out of the ordinary though, and the kit has certainly changed the look of the car quite a bit. People either seem to love or hate the front bumper, but I personally quite like it because of its functional brake ducts and splitter combo. Gives it a track-oriented look, and I do take this car to the track regularly, both for testing purposes and for my own poops and chuckles.               
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Dave Pratte, Contributing Editor, Modified Mag -- 2006 'Ivory Pearl' 6MT Coupe w/ Sports Package & RAS | Stillen I/H/E, HFC, engine damper & control arms | MotorDyne MREV2 and 5/16'' spacer | KW Variant 3 coilovers | GTSpec braces | AP Racing BBK | Volk GT-F (street) and Advan RS (track) Last edited by Modified Dave; 08-20-2009 at 06:32 PM. 
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08-21-2009, 01:12 AM
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Nice! very clean
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08-22-2009, 08:50 AM
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much love for not getting a bumper that EVERYONE else has on their car.
I dont really like it, but i like that it's different, so I guess I really do like it! 
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| 350z, braces, brake, bumper, bumpers, diy, duct, ducts, front, my350zcom, side, skirts, splitter, spoilers, stillen, v2 |
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