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Here is mine for reference. Purchased new and currently at 14k miles.
Or you can Google image 350z and look for gaps on Zs with original parts.
Without a gap, the hood will sit lower than the fenders and the body lines/surface will not flow into the bumper when viewed from the side.
If you were in closer, I'd tell you to stop by the shop with the parts and I can adjust it for you. It takes 2 minutes.
A 2008 with 14K miles? Would you ever consider selling it? Asking for a friend
What a beauty man. I am officially jealous. You wouldnt happen to be in San Diego I suppose....
Found an old pic of my hood open, way before the crash.
Even the original hood did not have those bumpers, and did not have the rubber lining around the rim of the hood. WTF?? So all these years I was driving around with a completely bare hood underneath? Bizzarre.
I think the easiest course of actions like most said is just go to the dealer and get those damn bumpers and put in my self.....hoping not to make the gap even bigger
Pretty much. I got greedy as far as repainting the whole car, but even without the entire repaint, the hood/bumper and their paint was $1500, so only $1000 less than painting whole car.
I only got like $4k from insurance when they declared it salvage, the remaining $3K i paid out of pocket.
Its tough man. I mean I like how the new paint looks for sure, but already less than 2 weeks later I see the paint peeling and cracking off around the base of the rear windshield wiper.
Ok so just came back from Nissan dealership. Bought the two rubber bumps for the exorbitant cost of $31. Apparently they are made out of human flesh . After installing them , I guess it's better.
I just have to decide if I should keep pouring money into this 2004 car. I love it, but st this point I might have to accept it's good enough for what it is.
The rubber stripping that goes in the front under the hood is about $130. Also the entire engine bay is completely uncovered at the bottom . That cover and labor is probably another $300.
You are getting there.
Bring up the passenger side a little more by extending the bumper.
I dont think I can... the passegner side bumper sinks into the hood due to the weight of the hood, and just settles there. In fact I am worred over it will sink in more and I am back to where I started.
However, same side near the back there appears to be another hold the same side... maybe If I remove the bumper from the driver side and move to that hole, so the sagging passenger side has two bumpers to hold it up....
If it's the right part in the right hole, it will not sink in or come out without you twisting it. You can stand in that bumper and it won't go anywhere.
As mentioned, our hoods are really light. It's aluminum.
Yeah this isn't working out. I thought I was getting there until I actual got in the driver seat and noticed now with the bumpers in the driver side hood is visibly below the fender liner and my OCD kicks in as I drive. Its sunk below the rim of the driver side wheel fender liner and it looks bad when driving.
I'll have to bite the bullet and take it somwhere reputable. Maybe even the dealer collusion center.
That is dirt cheap, sorry for all the trouble you are going thru. To me it looks like the metal bracket on the driver side is off. The paint on my car IMO was worth it but everyone is different, mine isn't a factory Z color either so there is that. I just recently bought all that rubber to put on my CF hood, too expensive for a little rubber IMO but I didn't hesitate to buy it. Mind you I've spent way too much on this thing back out now lol.
