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Old Oct 13, 2011 | 07:34 PM
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What's up people? I have a question it might be a stupid one but I searched and could not find a answer. Ok, when you buy a aftermarket bumper or a nismo replica it doesnt matter which one it is. When it comes down to the splash guards and the shrouds on the bottom in the front of the engine do you have to get rid of them or if you dont is it worth rigging with the new bumper? I looking into getting a karuma Z front bumper or the a nismo v2 repilca. Any advice on whats a good company to go with?
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Old Oct 13, 2011 | 08:11 PM
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depends on the year of the z i think
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Old Oct 13, 2011 | 08:27 PM
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Old Oct 13, 2011 | 08:35 PM
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Shine Auto is the gold standard for aftermarket replicas.
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Old Oct 13, 2011 | 09:46 PM
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Try the marketplace bruh
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Old Oct 14, 2011 | 03:39 AM
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Originally Posted by R350Zz33
depends on the year of the z i think
2005, but as far as the fender liner and the plastic shrouds they have to go right?
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Old Oct 14, 2011 | 05:09 AM
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fender liners go with the bumper

a V2 takes the 06 + ones

no idea what a kuruma bumper is

lower splash guard/undertray is the same across years - some bumpers give you provisions for it to bolt up, others don't and you'll have to figure out a way to connect them
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Old Oct 14, 2011 | 11:32 AM
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Thanks for the info, So buying a v2 I will require 06 and up splash guards. As far as bumpers that have the provisional under tray bolt up which one would you recommend??


thanks once again
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Old Oct 14, 2011 | 11:56 AM
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the Shine V2 is the best version out there IMHO - we're not big on replica stuff, but their pieces have great quality overall, are made here in the US, and tons and tons of guys on the forums have them and love them. That was the reason we picked them as the replica firm we would deal with
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Old Oct 14, 2011 | 12:02 PM
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I've personally never seen a bad shine replica.
Good advice.
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Old Oct 14, 2011 | 12:28 PM
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My Nismo V2 replica bumper is from Shine Auto, and when it was installed I was still able to use my under tray, and splash guards.
Only thing is under highway speeds, the spash guards tend to slighly pop out, in which I just gently push them back in and its fine.

Any good body shop should be able to handle this.
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Old Oct 14, 2011 | 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by LunchBox20
My Nismo V2 replica bumper is from Shine Auto, and when it was installed I was still able to use my under tray, and splash guards.
Only thing is under highway speeds, the spash guards tend to slighly pop out, in which I just gently push them back in and its fine.

Any good body shop should be able to handle this.
because it needs 06 + front liners if being installed on an 03-05 car
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Old Oct 15, 2011 | 05:34 AM
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The shine auto bumper what material is it? Thank you
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Old Oct 15, 2011 | 05:53 AM
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Never mind hybrid frp, im going to email to find out about a price.
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See our thread in vendor classifieds or:

http://z1auto.com/prodmore.asp?model...or&prodid=5469
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