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Old Oct 3, 2006 | 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by solidsnake
Whats the diff cover look like?
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Old Oct 3, 2006 | 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by wrxto350z
whoa, i folded the bumper tonight, and i love it! i ordered the diff cover from nissan just alittle while ago. i can't wait till it gets here! whats the big deal with the install?

Do you have a picture?
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Old Oct 3, 2006 | 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Jun
i didnt know they offered a cover for that. it does look nasty exposed like that.
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Old Oct 3, 2006 | 06:09 PM
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i think that diff cover is ugly. id just paint it black.
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Old Oct 3, 2006 | 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by solidsnake
i didnt know they offered a cover for that. it does look nasty exposed like that.
That IS the Nismo diff cover. It has cooling fins, as opposed to the plain stock one. It's more of a performance oriented "Ooo, cool" piece, as opposed to a showy gloss black painted "Ooo, cool". To each their own.
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Old Oct 3, 2006 | 08:00 PM
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I think it looks worse than stock....just my 2 cents.
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Old Oct 3, 2006 | 08:10 PM
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Look carefully; this car has the Nismo diff cover:

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Old Oct 3, 2006 | 09:11 PM
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I think the folded bumper looks pretty mean with a single-exit exhaust. I'm not sure how I'd like it with a dual exhaust or single canister, but I'd like to see it!
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Old Oct 3, 2006 | 09:48 PM
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I'm wanting to see this with a dual as well.
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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by mario60185
Do you have a picture?
as a matter of fact i do:

i used about 5 self tapping screws, and smal flat washers to hold the bumper to the aluminum support beam. the current exhaust is only temporary.
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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 08:02 AM
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Since that exhaust is only temporary then ill take it once your donw with it.

Remove the splash guards. It looks more aggressive without them from the rear.
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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by solidsnake
Since that exhaust is only temporary then ill take it once your donw with it.

Remove the splash guards. It looks more aggressive without them from the rear.
it's funny you should say that, i just came in from taking them off! i like it better w/out. i'm thinking of going with the 4 piece side skirt kit.
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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 09:17 AM
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That's hot.. i think i'm going to try this.. i got a lot of bling-bling hardware under the car in the rear.. probably an excellent way to reduce some drag on the car too if you don't have a muffler that quite fits perfectly in the OEM location..

what if I just take a dremel and cut it off?

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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by leemik
what if I just take a dremel and cut it off?

--mike
That's what I originally thought people were doing, but folding it is much easier and less risky, not leaving any rough or potentially crooked edges.
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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 09:57 AM
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hmm... wonder how this would look with a nismo exhaust?
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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 10:03 AM
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The nismo exh. covers everything already but it would be easier to clean it.
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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 10:07 AM
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BTW it is quite a pain in the **** to swap {even on a lift} because the pumpkin has to be lowered enough to remove the cover, but at least the axles don't have to be removed. All in all it's very worth it in the end.
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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by davidf
BTW it is quite a pain in the **** to swap {even on a lift} because the pumpkin has to be lowered enough to remove the cover, but at least the axles don't have to be removed. All in all it's very worth it in the end.
*referring to the diff cover*

Now if only SOMEONE had taken some pics that day instead of getting high on cleaner fumes...

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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by MustGoFastR
Look carefully; this car has the Nismo diff cover:

That's so hot. Is that the JIC single?
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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 01:31 PM
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For some reason, it makes the rear end look wider.

I was planning on doing this back when I had my Z... I was gonna go with a single exhaust. I learned this trick from the SRT 4 guys... they do it all the time, except they don't need screws, just zip ties.

Tony (now no one's gonna do it because the Skittles do it)
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