View Poll Results: Should I add the black rubber strip?
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Your advice on the Rubber Edge Strip on Body Kit ....
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I would like to get some advice if I should add the Rubber Edge Strip to the ings+1 front lip and Nismo rear unders spoilers.
My Z is white and the rubber edge strips are black, so I would like to get some input from forum members.
I believe the purpose of this rubber edge is to seal any gaps between the kit and the bumper, but since my ings and Nismo are all authentic, fitment should be perfect. Then should I still bother adding the rubber strip? Because the black rubber strip stands out against the white Z.
Here are picture of the ings+1 front lip on a white Z.


Here are pictures of the Nismo rear under spoiler with and without the rubber strip on a white Z.

My Z is white and the rubber edge strips are black, so I would like to get some input from forum members.
I believe the purpose of this rubber edge is to seal any gaps between the kit and the bumper, but since my ings and Nismo are all authentic, fitment should be perfect. Then should I still bother adding the rubber strip? Because the black rubber strip stands out against the white Z.
Here are picture of the ings+1 front lip on a white Z.


Here are pictures of the Nismo rear under spoiler with and without the rubber strip on a white Z.

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Originally Posted by mc350z
the rubber strip on the nismo under spoiler means it is the USDM
the one without is either the JDM or a replica of the JDM
the one without is either the JDM or a replica of the JDM
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Originally Posted by StraySheep
Then will the USDM Nismo under spoiler have a gap if I do not use the rubber strip?
well i had to get the USDM under skirts even though i have the authentic JDM sides. (the JDM under skirts just wernt availalbe at the time)
and to me it looks like the rubber strip isnt designed to come off so you way have a little gap. i cant tell for sure by looking at my car but it does look like that there would be some space between the bumper and the strip if it was removed. ill post a pic when i get a chance
perfect thread for us with white cars looking at this kind of stuff. I was just wondering this myself. Then again, I was thinking about painting the whole lower half of the kit black (so that would hide the strip right there).
I think if you have a white car, it looks horrible to leave the black strips. Any other color is okay. Yellow is pushing it, but still probably better w/o it. I have seen a red one w/o the strips front rear and I didn't notice any huge gaps myself. It looked really, really good.
I've got some photoshops that I've done recently using other members cars but my wheels. The very last car is a JDM kit.





I think if you have a white car, it looks horrible to leave the black strips. Any other color is okay. Yellow is pushing it, but still probably better w/o it. I have seen a red one w/o the strips front rear and I didn't notice any huge gaps myself. It looked really, really good.
I've got some photoshops that I've done recently using other members cars but my wheels. The very last car is a JDM kit.





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I was reading the installation instructions for the Nismo rear under spoilers and noticed that it requires drilling holes.
2 holes on the side and 2 holes on bottom of the rear bumper per spoiler. Total of 8 holes needed to be drilled to install both under spoilers.
I was wondering if the unders spoilers will hold if I do not drill holes on the side of the rear bumper and use only double sided tape and cut away the 2 locating posts on the inside of the under spoiler.
Anyone tried installing like this before?
It's just that when it comes time to sell the car, I can part the Nismo under spoiler to return the car to stock without having to fill any visible holes.
2 holes on the side and 2 holes on bottom of the rear bumper per spoiler. Total of 8 holes needed to be drilled to install both under spoilers.
I was wondering if the unders spoilers will hold if I do not drill holes on the side of the rear bumper and use only double sided tape and cut away the 2 locating posts on the inside of the under spoiler.
Anyone tried installing like this before?
It's just that when it comes time to sell the car, I can part the Nismo under spoiler to return the car to stock without having to fill any visible holes.
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