Ok so a few days ago I bought a Nismo V2 replica front and sideskirts. Today I decided to test fit the front bumper to see how the fitment is. Overall I'm pretty happy with the fitment, but there's a small gap by both headlights. It's looks like the kit is slightly off there, so I wanted to ask you guys who have experience with bodykit fitment if a good body shop can get that aligned nicely. I know replica kits don't have OEM fitment of course, but just how good of a fitment do you guys think this is?


That's the gap around the tip of the headlight





And same on the other side





Don't mind the gap around the fenders here, there are no screws holding it up there. The only thing holding the bumper in these pictures is those 6 plastic clips along the edge of the hood.








So can those gaps around the lights be fixed? I just want a few opinions before I take this bumper down to the body shop. Thanks guys!!

 

finallsllllyyyyyyyyy

 

ricer

 

I'm just trying to be like you

 

can they? yes
will it be an easy job? no

 

 

One solution is to get rubber hose and attach to the bumper. Somethin akin to the rubber sealing the rest of the interior. This will close the gap AND provide some protection from water getting into the gap.

 

^ cool, thanks

 

try tweaking the metal bracket by the headlight and see if it does it because i kinda had the same problem

 

Nice, I'll try to mess around with that..thanks!

 

All I can say is I have seen that same fitment issue with another V2 bumper, I say no big deal you can't really notice it once it's all painted/installed.

 

Ya I was thinking the same thing. Hopefully it will look a lot better once its painted and professionally installed.

 

double post

 

double post again, dont know what happeneed

 

You can only pray

 

are all the screws/bolts nice and tight?
edit: just read its being held on there very lightly. I would say tighten everything up and get it on there like your ready to drive with it. Its amazing when tightening a bolt at the bottom can do to the whole car. So dont under estimate tightening that sucker up.

Thats really not all that bad for replica, Iv seen a LOT worse.

Just get a body shop to use some body filler on it. It looks like it will need some work to cover up the canard screw holes anyways

Car is of course gonna look good when its all done

 

you can loosen up the two bolts on bottom of headlights (bumper off) then put spacers/washers to make bottom of light come out a bit, then adjust your headlight light projection down to make up the difference, that gap will be almost completely gone...not that i had to do this on mine but i replaced headlights plenty of times and i know they can be adjusted in that way. it will help alot with that gap with hood and headlight also (towards front near bumper)

 

^ Thanks for the advice guys!! I'm going to call a few body shops tomorrow to get some quotes for paint. Hopefully I won't have to drive too long with an unpainted bumper

 

Passenger side looks good. Drivers side does not. Not acceptable.

 

of course, its calin