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Old 09-20-2018, 06:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Heel Til I Die
The lower splitter/lip is part of the bumper so you can't remove it.

Well, I guess you could if you like to do body work
OK, thanks for the answer. I thought it was maybe a separated piece because of the different color.

So still looking for a rounded, clean lines bumper cover with a larger air dam.
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Credit where credit's due. The subtlety of the body mods is what I like.... not over the top and still clean. Plus, a well kept car, no matter what mods or stock is always appreciated. I appreciate all the awesomeness here too, most just not what I'd probably drive; but great on the eyes.

Gotta remember, I'm the guy who had two semi-over-the-top Nismos and while I loved them, always felt a little, uh, obnoxious, driving them. Not denigrating anyone at all... I mean, just that I's old and people probably said, "Ehhhh, guy can't grow old gracefully.... should be driving a Mercedes not a boy racer." Laff....
Haha... yes, the nismo v3 kit is pretty loud but because race car conquers all

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The Amuse GT bumper could also work, if it didn't have the lower wings and very low lip. Just trying to show people what I'm looking for. Maybe it rings a bell. Thanks.
That front bumper is the Amuse kit for the 370z... not 350. The 350 Amuse kit looks like this fyi... Boomerz33's car




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Old 09-20-2018, 08:03 AM
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Oh ok thanks for the info. But it was fitted on a 350z. So was it a custom fit? Thanks again.
Old 09-20-2018, 08:12 AM
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The rear end of the 350Z is so round that it's difficult to believe nobody made a more rounded front bumper for it. It would go well with the round rear I would think. But I haven't lost hope yet. Still looking through google images like a mad man.
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Oh ok thanks for the info. But it was fitted on a 350z. So was it a custom fit? Thanks again.
Not custom. It was originally for the 370z but this kit gotten so popular among new 350z owners... they made a version for the 350. I just wanted to point out the original Amuse kit for the 350 is that blue Z I posted earlier.
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Old 09-21-2018, 02:26 AM
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OK. Thanks. That's interesting. Did anybody make a 370Z Nismo nose for the 350Z as well.

By the way, switching the talk to the rear end, most body kit rear bumpers seem to extend the rear. Like they go outwards a bit. Are there any rear bumpers which bring the rear in instead?

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Old 09-23-2018, 02:42 PM
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Is this car stock besides the wheels:



I know the HR cars have a hood bulge. But on this one it looks quite prominent. Which makes me wonder if it's an after market hood. But maybe it's just the lighting? With black it's always hard to say.


And is this a Nismo bumper or a Nismo style copy:





Thanks again

By the way, should I start this thread in the the exterior & interior sub forum ? Or could a moderator move it? Maybe I would be get more replies there?
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The black Z looks stock apart from the Volk wheels.

The bumper in the second pic of the white Z looks like the KBD N3-R bumper.

If you like how that one looks, you may like the MSA Type 7 front bumper. If you don't like the horizontal piece in the middle, then you could paint it black so it blends in better.

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Old 09-24-2018, 07:08 AM
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Thanks.

The MSA bumper is interesting. At first i thought it was just the stock bumper with an extra lip:



I think I actually like the stock bumper better over the MSA.

But the KBD N3-R bumper looks good. Is it inspired by the Nismo? It looks very similar to this:



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Old 09-24-2018, 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Zet3
Is this car stock besides the wheels:

I know the HR cars have a hood bulge. But on this one it looks quite prominent. Which makes me wonder if it's an after market hood. But maybe it's just the lighting? With black it's always hard to say.

And is this a Nismo bumper or a Nismo style copy:

Thanks again

By the way, should I start this thread in the the exterior & interior sub forum ? Or could a moderator move it? Maybe I would be get more replies there?
The black one is stock body + lowered on springs/coils. The white one has some kind of front/side lips and is also lowered.

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Old 09-24-2018, 09:33 AM
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I would guess the KBD N3-R's inspiration is the OEM 07-08 Nismo, but who knows

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Thanks guys.

So many Nismo versions. The silver one I posted is V2 then? Red one above V3?

I guess this is V1, which the MSA seems to be a copy of:




And it seems the KBD N3-R nose is a bit longer than the OEM 07-08 Nismo. From the side profile it seems to be a shorter nose on the Nismo:




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I think that's correct. The MSA type 7 is a copy of the Nismo V1. The Nismo V2 has the 'H' in the front opening and some have have the canards as an option.

I believe that the S-Tune incorporates the V1 body styling (front bumper, side skirts, rear end caps, rear spoiler). The V1 and V2 share the same side skirts, rears, and spoiler.
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Old 09-25-2018, 07:20 AM
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Thanks. That's good to know.

Are there any well integrated side skirts for the 350Z? Something which would replace the stock ones rather than go over them. Something streamlined and not bulky. Something that looks like it's part of the body. Something like this:




Or at least something like this:




Although not the same thing.



Or even something like this:




Although I would much prefer something like the first picture with the red car. Is there something similar?

Thanks again!

Old 09-25-2018, 11:41 PM
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I know I'm asking a lot of questions.

But what trunk spoiler is this?




And what size wheel you figure that is?

Thanks!
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Originally Posted by Zet3
I know I'm asking a lot of questions.

But what trunk spoiler is this?




And what size wheel you figure that is?

Thanks!
Most likely Stillen Type 1 (or one of the many ripoff copies of it).

18" copies of TE37.
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Old 09-26-2018, 06:08 AM
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Thanks.

Goolging I thought it looked like an INGS V2 spoiler. I will have to google the Stillen.

So the rim is only 18"? I thought it was larger because of how the whole wheel fills up the wheel well. But maybe it's because the tires are fatter than normal. They look to be what? 45?
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Originally Posted by Zet3
Thanks.

Goolging I thought it looked like an INGS V2 spoiler. I will have to google the Stillen.

So the rim is only 18"? I thought it was larger because of how the whole wheel fills up the wheel well. But maybe it's because the tires are fatter than normal. They look to be what? 45?
Hmmm, I suppose it could be an INGS or INGS rep.

S'far as the tire/wheel, car is lowered so it appears to be filling out the well. But as far as size, who's to say? The only reason I'm pretty sure its an 18 is the height of the sidewall. Could be a stock 245/45 on 8s with spacers, a 255/40 on 9s, or even a 275/40 on 10s...or any of these with lower offset or spacers, who knows. Point is, it's not difficult to achieve this look (from the plan view) using right combination of width, offset, no matter the diameter.
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Old 09-26-2018, 07:03 AM
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Ok thanks.

Any tips about the side skirts?
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Maybe these?

AMS-GT2


Made by Duraflex, so I hope you have a good body guy.

Or Ings?
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