splash guards or no splash guards?
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Originally Posted by Gralark
I talked to a guy at a nissan parts dept. and he said the reason i couldnt get them with my build was cause i had the aero package and the splash guards would just defeat the purpose by causing some drag, which makes sense.
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first thing i removed before driving out of the Nissan dealership two and a half years ago were the rear splash guards that came with the Z.....i immediately went next door to the Honda parts department and swapped the Z's oem antenna with a S2000 antenna. 
Splash guards.
My splash guards (which I got for free kinda) protect pretty well. I don't get mud from rainy days up very high on the side of my car. I don't have any sound deadening material, so when I roll over gravely roads, it hear lots of rocks kicking up, but nothing ever gets the paint. It all stays under.
My splash guards (which I got for free kinda) protect pretty well. I don't get mud from rainy days up very high on the side of my car. I don't have any sound deadening material, so when I roll over gravely roads, it hear lots of rocks kicking up, but nothing ever gets the paint. It all stays under.
Originally Posted by MustGoFastR
After three years of people complaining about the looks of the rear splash gaurds, I cannot imagine why Nissan has not redesigned them to make them better looking, like the G35c rears. That is what they should look like and paying over $300 for Top Secret ones is just too much.
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Front ones are okay, especially to balance out a front lip if you have one. The rear splash guards look like poop. If you have fat tires in the back, you want to be able to see them. If they are not molded, they stick out too much as well. I would never consider rear splash guards on my ride.
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The splash guards are + and -. They do give the lower body a classy, finished look...but they also obscure your view of the rear meats. I like them for the insurance they provide against debris/curb damage...after less than 12k the inside of my guards are covered with rock chips and crap that I would not want on my rear bumper or side skirts. That said the rear ones do ruin the lines a little bit when viewed from the rear..but IMO the front ones are gorgeous...and u need all 4 for it to look right.
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Originally Posted by Gralark
Thanks for all the feedback guys. I talked to a guy at a nissan parts dept. and he said the reason i couldnt get them with my build was cause i had the aero package and the splash guards would just defeat the purpose by causing some drag, which makes sense. But of course i can add them myself. But yes it just comes down to personal taste in the long run. Im still undecided, gonna think about it a little.
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Originally Posted by lunartick13
The guy at Nissan Parts Dep. is B S ing u dude... I got the Aero kit with the splash guards, that`s the way I ordered my Z and that was exactly what I got..
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