im looking to buy a new grille. im not sure whether i should go for the authentic $360 Gialla Corsa grille or the $180 look-alike on Silviaparts.com. Suggestions

Authentic:
http://www.intensepower.com/gicog35cofrg.html

SliviaParts.com(look-alike):
http://silviaparts.com/store/index.php?product=0002

 

well if this helps i tried the lookalike and they refunded my money cuz they are out of stock.

 

well if this helps i tried the lookalike and they refunded my money cuz they are out of stock.

 

It's kinda hit and miss with replicas. Some times they have good fitment and other times, they're s.hit. But i think more often then not, the silvia parts grille is pretty good fitment.
-GP-

 

im getting a Gialla. I dont want to risk having a grille with a bad fitment. i heard lots of negative comments about SP grille. Some pos comments

 

i thought the sp grille was discontinued anyways?

 

what about those you can see on ebay ?

P.S. search -> g35 grill

 

have you looked at this? from grubbs?

http://www.grubbsperformance.com/Mer..._Code=G35Coupe

 

get the gialla, alot of people have the sp.

 

hows the fitment of utr? ive only seen one member with the utr grille and i forgot who

 

I bought a Gialla from Bulletproof - it cost me about $335.00 delivered.

 

I got the Gialla from OHCmotoring.. contact:

OHC-motoring@aol.com .. email Chris, and he'll help you out, with a surprising price. Tell him Andrew sent you!!

 

do you guys think this kind of grill "cheapens" the luxury look of the G. Now obviously, for those of you that have one you will say no, but i was considering one and putting the Mt. Fuji symbol back in the middle, but i dont want to take away from the luxury aspect of the stock grill and start making it look racer/ricey.. hmm

 

Personally, I wanted to downplay the 'Infiniti aspect' of the car just a bit, at a casual glance, which meant getting rid of the Infiniti emblems on the outside and that oh-so-blingy chromed-plastic grill.

I like the car. I don't care for it being marketed as an Infiniti here and, frankly, find it a bit snobby to play it up as more than a Nissan. But then, I've changed the bumper and grill and have added an aftermarket spoiler and the NISMO/KarumaZ diffuser. I'm more interested in a sporty look than a luxury look. The OEM style was just a good starting point for me.

Also, after owning a '55 Chevy Bel Air 2-door Hardtop, I've lived with my share of big, chrome grills (etc.) I don't have a lot of attraction to the predominant, look-at-me chromed-plastic grills being used to make a lot of new cars look 'nicer'. The G's OEM grill, while looking nice, fits into this category. Take the grill off and suddenly there's not such a chrome/fancy look to it (unless you consider sexy lines on a great body fancy enough, which I do ). Being one of the only chrome items on the exterior of the car (aside from emblems on the trunk), it really fits under the 'tacked-on luxury' category.

All that said, a clean opening might not look as fancy (to some) as the chrome OEM grill. Just depends on the style you want.