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Old 04-17-2008, 09:51 AM
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Default New shots of my 03 Redline w/ some bumper issues. Thoughts?

I have had an altogether great time with my 03 Redline, and
am finally becoming satisfied with the appearance of my
car. I am struggling to get proper fitment with my authentic
NISMO V2 front end. I am gapping disproportionately on the
drivers side, below the light and to the fender, visible in the
last 4 photos of the link below. Any suggestions for a fix
would be greatly appreciated. This is causing major stress
for me as I am officially OC about the car. In the last
few months I've swapped skirts to full carbon c-wests,
updated to '07 heads and tails, repainted the front
red top to bottom and added a few other tweaks.

Hope you enjoy, and looking forward to a happy gap!

Photos in link -

http://www.cullenrainey.com/LDouble/350Z_Redline.html

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Old 04-17-2008, 10:18 AM
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I see a little gap but with how SECKS your car is I wouldn't care... What did the body shop say when you painted/installed it?
Old 04-17-2008, 10:32 AM
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Hmm... The bodyshop was sourced through my insurance company
due to another issue. I had them repaint the front bumper as I decided
I wanted to go red from top to bottom. It seems like they bent the mounts(?)
as the drivers fender is in proper location in relation to the headlight. Thanks
for the compliment. The little issues become overwhelming when you're
close to perfection (in your own mind albeit).

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Old 04-17-2008, 11:48 AM
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man i know wat u mean about the little details, i cracked the molding that runs along the door sill, nobody can see it but being that i know its there, it is killing me lol but anyway, ur car looks frickin great, just leave it for now becuz usually when u try to fix sumthin so minute u end up messing sumthin else up.
Old 04-17-2008, 11:56 AM
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car looks great man. It is not that noticeable. Some one would have to be picking your car apart to see it.
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Great Words. The vortex of details is just so hard to escape.
I get lost in the concept of perfection all of the time.
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kinda a side note - is it okay to chop the lil boxx thats in the v2 bumpers off like you did? or does it cause the middle part to rattle?
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That scoop was trimmed out by a friend's bodyshop,
and then the bumper was shaved of all surface elements,
reinforced, and painted. My bumper makes no road noise
and fits firmly, just not 100% where it should be...
Are the '07 headlights dimensionally exact to the '03-'05?
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looks good. im oc with my z also so if it were me i would goto shop and fix the gap.
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can't even tell somethings wrong...
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