Notices
Exterior & Interior 350Z Body modification, interior styling and lighting
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by:

Question??? 06 350z Front Reflector vs 03-05 reflector

Old 05-03-2011, 10:56 AM
  #1  
riteonjon
New Member
Thread Starter
 
riteonjon's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Sin City
Posts: 194
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default Question??? 06 350z Front Reflector vs 03-05 reflector

Hello fellow 350z-er's. This is my first post and my first mod to the car was getting the black housing for the reflector. I purchased it from http://www.360tuners.com/

Here's the link: http://www.360tuners.com/03-05nissan...pairblack.aspx

My question is whether or not the 03-05 reflector will fit on an 06. The 06 looks a bit larger. Can I still just try to install it or return it and just Tint the stock ones?

Thanks in advance!
Old 05-03-2011, 11:18 AM
  #2  
raycs7
Registered User
iTrader: (42)
 
raycs7's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: so fla , tnt
Posts: 447
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

06 i different
Old 05-03-2011, 01:36 PM
  #3  
davidv
Registered User
iTrader: (2)
 
davidv's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Tucson, AZ
Posts: 42,754
Likes: 0
Received 10 Likes on 10 Posts
Default

Suggestion: If you needs parts for a 2006 Z then order parts for a 2006 Z. Save yourself a headache.
Old 05-03-2011, 01:46 PM
  #4  
VO...
Administrator
iTrader: (25)
 
VO...'s Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Down Under & Dirty
Posts: 58,609
Received 2,747 Likes on 1,836 Posts
Default

Moved...
Old 05-03-2011, 03:30 PM
  #5  
riteonjon
New Member
Thread Starter
 
riteonjon's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Sin City
Posts: 194
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default

Originally Posted by davidv
Suggestion: If you needs parts for a 2006 Z then order parts for a 2006 Z. Save yourself a headache.
Yep, big mistake. I'm returning it now.
Old 05-04-2011, 09:11 AM
  #6  
sry110
New Member
iTrader: (17)
 
sry110's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Malvern, PA
Posts: 6,650
Received 35 Likes on 26 Posts
Default

You've probably discovered this based on your last reply, but for everyone's edification the 03-05 reflectors have a relatively thin rectangular cross-section, while the 06+ reflectors have a relatively thicker and trapezoidal cross-section (or triangular x-section if you treat the thin side as a point instead of an edge).

I think the net effect of installing a 2006+ reflector into a 2003-2005 bumper would be that the reflector sticks out of the bumper as opposed to sitting within the indentation, but I've never tried it so I can't say for sure.
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Vigman
Maintenance & Repair
17
11-17-2015 04:34 AM
davidm350
2003-2009 Nissan 350Z
37
10-31-2015 02:28 PM
Mw870
Exterior & Interior
10
10-02-2015 08:23 AM
3oh5z
Exterior
5
09-22-2015 10:09 AM


Thread Tools
Search this Thread
Quick Reply: Question??? 06 350z Front Reflector vs 03-05 reflector



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 05:03 PM.