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Old 06-05-2012 | 11:02 AM
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Not my cup of tea...
Old 06-05-2012 | 01:26 PM
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Vinyl or gtfo...








Or fix bumper. And take care of that pin stripe, it looks like someone keyed your car hard. Also not a fan of the lip, never have been. Too snow plow-esque. But its your car so if you like it my two cents should be worthless!... Minus my vinyl suggestion, that stays.
Old 06-05-2012 | 03:45 PM
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The fit of the lip looks good from the photo.But,overall it looks cheap/flimsy.You'll find out
when you hit something .As others have said,whats with the slot?I'm curious,why did a previous owner cut this out?Was damaged?Had a foreign plate attached?
Strange...
Trying to think of something creative to fill this in.A black mesh insert would look better than what you have.I'd also put some smoke vinyl tint on your front reflectors.
Get rid of the pinstripes.
Old 06-05-2012 | 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Flo-ridaZ33
Not too bad on the lip but that other hole should be addressed.
Im pretty sure Ive said this same phrase to a woman at LEAST once while pulling down my pants at the end of a good match.com date..
Old 06-05-2012 | 04:43 PM
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Haters gonna hate, pin stripe is coming off, hitler stache is staying and the lip is rock solid on the bumper.

Thanks for the love from those who liked it and f the rest
Old 06-05-2012 | 05:09 PM
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what seller on ebay?
Old 06-05-2012 | 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by bmccann101
Im pretty sure Ive said this same phrase to a woman at LEAST once while pulling down my pants at the end of a good match.com date..
That's awesome lol.
Old 06-05-2012 | 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Marrocco350z
Haters gonna hate, pin stripe is coming off, hitler stache is staying and the lip is rock solid on the bumper.

Thanks for the love from those who liked it and f the rest
You still never answered me how a cut up bumper is unique?

I love how people say "Haters gonna hate" to something that clearly looks like crap.

But do carry on driving your car with a huge useless hole cut into the bumper while the rest of us laugh at you for being so oblivious to how bad it actually looks.
Old 06-05-2012 | 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by STL 350Z
You still never answered me how a cut up bumper is unique?

I love how people say "Haters gonna hate" to something that clearly looks like crap.

But do carry on driving your car with a huge useless hole cut into the bumper while the rest of us laugh at you for being so oblivious to how bad it actually looks.
The hole was there when I bought the car first off and was cut there to feed the intercooler as was mentioned earlier in the thread. So I did not cut the hole into the bumper and it would require me replacing the entire bumper to make you happy. People get the airducts for the intakes and cut them into the bumper to feed air, that's what it did for the intercooler. I was thinking of making it functional since it does reach up there and feed cooler air above the metal bumper into the intakes area. A lot of people have told me they liked it or don't even notice it half the time. I think it adds a nice look to the car and it's my car and I could give a **** less if you like it.

Old 06-05-2012 | 06:48 PM
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Still looks like crap...

A hole cut out of the stock bumper does not add a "nice look".

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Old 06-05-2012 | 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by STL 350Z
Still looks like crap...

A hole cut out of the stock bumper does not add a "nice look".
If you don't like it leave the thread, it's clear you don't so there's no point in you being here.
Old 06-05-2012 | 09:25 PM
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Why not extend the Hitler/ dirty sanchez to a full Magnum PI kinda stache, atleast so as to match up with the factory lower duct to possibly give it some flow. Get someone to photoshop what it would look like.... But at this point you might just end up having swastikas or sombreros photoshopped.
Old 06-06-2012 | 04:38 AM
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"It was there when i bought the car" is no excuse. You still bought the car didn't you? And I'm sure you looked at the bumper at some point while contemplating the purchase and you thought "hmm tacky *** hacked up front end rice mod? Cool with me brah."

Also, two thumbs down for eBay parts.
Old 06-06-2012 | 05:29 AM
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for those interested, here's the link to the lip:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/350543451785...84.m1439.l2649
Old 06-06-2012 | 06:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Phenom
"It was there when i bought the car" is no excuse. You still bought the car didn't you? And I'm sure you looked at the bumper at some point while contemplating the purchase and you thought "hmm tacky *** hacked up front end rice mod? Cool with me brah."

Also, two thumbs down for eBay parts.
Old 06-06-2012 | 07:08 AM
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LOL - wait, so the car was "modded" to feed an intercooler with more air? As if intercoolers weren't designed to get air from the massive opening in the front bumper that's already there. But that's not what I'm interested in. I'm wondering why the car is no longer turbo? You bought a vehicle that used to be boosted? And now it's not? Yeah, you definitely won't run into issues down the line.

Side note: Wanna sell your headlights? I've got a great set of faded 05 headlights you might really like. Straight up trade?
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I just wanna throw a Frisbee at it and see how many tries it takes to get it through the slot.
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Originally Posted by Phenom
I just wanna throw a Frisbee at it and see how many tries it takes to get it through the slot.


Might actually be a really good game.
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/06-07-08-09-...96833114860345

Again using an old pic of my Z with authentic Nismo lip as a selling point. 350Z's are indeed Civics nowadays. *sigh* tired of this crap. lol.

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Old 06-06-2012 | 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by rotchcrocket04
LOL - wait, so the car was "modded" to feed an intercooler with more air? As if intercoolers weren't designed to get air from the massive opening in the front bumper that's already there. But that's not what I'm interested in. I'm wondering why the car is no longer turbo? You bought a vehicle that used to be boosted? And now it's not? Yeah, you definitely won't run into issues down the line.

Side note: Wanna sell your headlights? I've got a great set of faded 05 headlights you might really like. Straight up trade?
I'm not a 16 y/o old kid who bought a 350z who knows nothing about cars. I bought the car from a forum member here who kept the car in the garage and took the z on a few road trips. The car is clearly not abused and drives like new. He explained to me that half of the intercooler wasn't exposed with the "huge opening" in the front bumper so he had cut that hole. A few others had done the mod before him and it helped. It sounds like you're just feeding off the other troll in this thread.

Eventually I will be replacing the front bumper for a nismo from end from my model year. For now I threw a cheap lip on it that looks good and I dont have to worry about chewing it up. Several forum members have PMd me asking me where I got the lip and have posted in this thread.


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