BigBoss8

So, I managed to mess up my front and rear bumper, and since I'm planning to sell the car in the near future (though not sure if it will be next week or next year), I'm looking at replacing the bumpers. I want them to stay stock, but no more road rash, dents, dings, etc. I found the parts through Nissan and it's a staggering $850 + shipping and paint. So.. that leaves me to trying to get them elsewhere. There isn't much for sale here on the forum, so I've resorted to eBay. In my area the Z isn't a common car so there isn't anything within 150 miles on craigslist.

Anyway, I'm wondering what your thoughts are on eBay parts. I searched the Nissan part number and it linked me to an eBay seller who has a very good feedback, but I am still worried they will be of sub-par quality.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Bumper-Cover-Facial-Rear-Primered-for-Nissan-350Z-03-09-NI1100266-HEM22CF42H-/370892737787?_trksid=p2054897.l4275
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Bumper-C...-/371021096792

That saves me roughly $400 which should pretty much pay for paint. I'm mainly worried it's not going to fit right. I want to just have the body shop paint it and I'll install it myself and save a little bit of cash. But if it's a knockoff I'm worried I will just be out the cash.

The other option a previously used kit which would have to be prepped, primed, and painted. But it's for sure OEM.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nissan-350Z-Convertible-03-09-Rear-Bumper-Face-Cover-Silver-HEM22-CF41H-A348/360882035497?_trksid=p2046732.m2060&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D27%26meid%3D6976174547322637256%26pid%3D100040%26prg%3D1011%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D351070659313%26

Thoughts? (and thanks to what happened to my car recently there is no repairing my bumpers, just need to be replaced.)

Edit: if it means anything, car is a 2004 Enthusiast in SilverStone.

BigBoss8

Minutes after posting this I discovered that I can also get the rear bumper from CarID.com, but I'm still looking at eBay for the front at this time.

BigBoss8

Bump - no one out there knows if these are any good...?

DrummerGirl

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I'm curious, if you're looking to stay with the same style of bumper then why not just repair the one you have?

BigBoss8

The back has a chunk missing, the front may be repairable, but it has a massive dent in it. Basically, don't know if it's possible to even fix it. Since I know I'm not keeping the car, it's just a matter of when I am getting rid of it, I don't want to put a Nismo kit on it. If I was at a different stage in my life and didn't need something with 4 doors and a trunk I would love to keep the Z, but not an option right now. So I would rather repair what is damaged in order to keep my resale value as high as possible when I trade/sell it.