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teh Nismo front is on!!! (on BLACK!)

Old Jan 27, 2005 | 02:21 PM
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teh Nismo front is on!!! (on BLACK!)

Well guys, here it is. Overall, I love the look of the car with the front bumper on. I'am kind of dissapointed about the fitment but what could you expect from a fiberglass replica?

~Enjoy





Also added the JDM battery cover piece:



Tein Basics going on the car very shortly also!
 
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 02:23 PM
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Looking Clean... can't really see too much of the details because the car is black... But from the pics... Bumper looks OEM...
 
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 02:41 PM
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the NISMO front make's me ***. yeah, black is hard to see the lines. a good rule of thumb is to never buy replica's. yes, there are exceptions (ex employee of a shop; sometime's illegal, but geez at most). however, the fitment looks good on your replica. get the side skirts too and finish the rear with the Stillen lip mang. HOTT!
 
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 03:00 PM
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I plan on doing the rear and sides with another setup. BTW, here is one more picture I wanted to add. This will be a good 'before-and-after' pic after the teins are put on.

 
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 03:02 PM
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Not to be of topic or anything... But dayam... you guys have some nice trash cans... You should see the ugly ones we have down here... well the color...
 
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 03:08 PM
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What exactly is wrong with the fitment?
 
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by afr0puff
What exactly is wrong with the fitment?
The bumper is about 1/3 inch short on both sides. Also, the fender on the passenger side kind of overlaps the bumper top support. I can show you some close-up pics if interested.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 03:49 PM
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Zack, the car looks nice. VERY NICE. Did the bumper come with any type of mesh grill?

Also show some of the pics where you say the fitment is not right. I wanna see wat your talking about.


But overall, the car is nice, very nice.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by wickedG35
The bumper is about 1/3 inch short on both sides. Also, the fender on the passenger side kind of overlaps the bumper top support. I can show you some close-up pics if interested.
Yes please. So far it looks good man! I'm thinking of going down this route also, just wondering if that would be a deal breaker for me.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 04:04 PM
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The bumper looks stock to me...Is it not? Maybe I missed something...
 
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 06:14 PM
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wicked, looks like your pocharger filter need to be cleaned...
 
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Sundeviljay
The bumper looks stock to me...Is it not? Maybe I missed something...
I'm with you...not enough of a change of look from stock to justify it for me.
But hey....different strokes. It looks good.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by OldVFRGuy
I'm with you...not enough of a change of look from stock to justify it for me.
But hey....different strokes. It looks good.
On this bumper, the front dams are different as well as an added lip. I think it's a big enough change. I'm not a fan of overly aggressive body kits and prefer to be subtle. Arash, the body shop supplied the black mesh for the dams.

Let me show you guys the fitting probs:

First, the replica bumper is short on both sides a little (not too noticeable)



Bumper fits nicely around the stock hood and fender on one side as shown:



But on the other side, fender overlaps the bumper a little bit as shown here:



I'm going to try and get this fixed or at least look better. Again, for a fiberglass replica this is considered a very good fit! If you are concerned with these minor things, it's better to spend another $500-600 and get the real thing.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 07:32 PM
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Is that a camera phone in your hand?

I'm with you on the looks of this bumper, being not overly agressive, but having a noticeable, classy change. Thanks for the pics!
 
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 07:40 PM
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Yeah, I love this front bumper. And yes, that is the i860 in my hand, to lazy to get out the real digi-cam LOL.
 
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