Long story short, I was driving back home through Virginia at about 3am and I ran over a piece of exploded tire from an 18-wheeler. Right in the middle of the road, almost missed it too. Anyway it smashed the first foot or so of my front bumper right off, the place directly in front of my driver side tire. So sad

So I'm about to call insurance and see what they say about it and whatever options they give me with my deductible and what not. Wondering if I find a good body shop to work with, I might be able to swap in an aftermarket bumper instead of them going to Nissan for a factory replacement. It seems there are quite a bit out there similiar in price to what the stock replacement costs anyway.

I'm not sure if this will even be possible because I havn't talked to insurance yet. But I'm new to my Z and not sure what options are out there for a front fascia. The rest of my car is stock so I am afraid a custom front bumper alone might look dumb? So something subtle but nice?

 

aerosync bumper.

 

poly nismo v2

 

Nismo v3 or Amuse

 

Shine Spec N2--subtle
Shine SPEC S---more aggressive

 

Its not probable that your insurance company will spring for a bumper other than a OEM replacement.But...I CAN IMAGINE WHAT NISSAN WOULD CHARGE
FOR THIS OEM PART!A aftermarket is sure to cost less.Just make sure you select a bumper that has a rep for a great fit.

 

Oh my that looks horrible!

 

Damn that sucks. It sucks having to dodge tires while driving.

 

Wow..this happened to me last night! Large piece of shredded tire in front of me and I tried to dodge it..car in front of me hit it and sent it right under my right front tire. I could hear it being projected back under the car. Fortuneatly,
it only left rubber streak on front bumper that should come off once I rub it off.

 

It's possible. Insurance just writes the check for what the body shop says it needs. Get with the body shop and have them come up with a price differnece (if there is one) and order what you want. I did the same thing with my previous car (It wasn't a Z). I got a different bumper and a hood with ram air induction for just a bit more money than insurance paid out.
My suggestion would be a NISMO 1 or 2. You don't want to get too wild considering you wont have matching sideskirts or rear bumper. Good luck!

 

OEM bumper is around $450
My replica Nismo V2 was $250
My replica V2 side $200
Insurance will give you $450, + paint and labor cost
You will need to come out of pocket a little to get the extra paintwork of side skirts done.
Simple and easy, I just woudn't claim it. Have a clean record for when something actually bad happens.

 

what insurance do you have? and what is your budget to spend on a new bumper?

 

I'd remove the bumper or bring it to the shop for them to tear it apart before the adjust comes just to make sure the bumper and possibly undertray were the only things damaged.

Go with whatever you want, but I can't say I'd recommend that V2 poly. They haven't gotten the materials/chemical mixture right yet.

 

I know that when I hit a deer my insurance would only pay for oem replacement parts only.

 

aerosync or nismo v2 pu

 

Aerosync. I just got mine from a forum vendor for $500 shipped.

 

I've always been a fan of the Nismo V2 but to each their own!