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Old May 19, 2014 | 11:07 AM
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Hi, guys. I haven't posted anything on the forums for at least a couple years. Over the last few month there was some exterior refreshing done to my 2003 Touring (yes, it's been 11 years...). I thought I'd share some preview pics, and if anyone is interested, I will keep updating and share some details.
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Old May 19, 2014 | 11:12 AM
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sorry, double post. Had difficulties uploading.

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Old May 19, 2014 | 11:14 AM
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Welcome back. I also have an 03 Touring.
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Old May 19, 2014 | 11:26 AM
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Wow the rear ings lip molded into the bumper as a whole looks awesome.
You gonna run the whole kit? What are you doing with side skirt?
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Old May 19, 2014 | 11:37 AM
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What kind of lights? They look pretty nice.
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Old May 19, 2014 | 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by stogey420time
Wow the rear ings lip molded into the bumper as a whole looks awesome.
You gonna run the whole kit? What are you doing with side skirt?
It's actually not the original ings kit, it's a cheap-ish polyurethane replica. Since we were planning on doing all kinds of bodywork on it, the only 2 concerns were material compatibility and price. Fitment was not as important. BTW, the bumper is not mounted, its just resting in place on a couple of pins, when fully mounted, it will have a factory-like fitment.
The skirts, we decided to build something to fit the new bumpers best (at least to our taste). So we got another set of factory rockers, then the two pairs of rockers got cut up and welded together to follow the lines of the bumpers, retain that flair by the rear wheel and, once again, have factory-like fitment without getting permanently attached. Next time I am at my friend's shop, I will take some side pics and post them.

Originally Posted by KornerCarver
What kind of lights? They look pretty nice.
These are 2003 stock HID ones, with the projectors replaced by ones from Infinity FX. As far as the bezel, most of it was hacked out of the Infiniti housing, and missing areas were built up with epoxy and cut to shape that was needed. Also, the lenses are from Acura TSX.

BTW, has anyone noticed that the gray is not really Silversone?

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Old May 20, 2014 | 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Oleg
It's actually not the original ings kit, it's a cheap-ish polyurethane replica. Since we were planning on doing all kinds of bodywork on it, the only 2 concerns were material compatibility and price. Fitment was not as important. BTW, the bumper is not mounted, its just resting in place on a couple of pins, when fully mounted, it will have a factory-like fitment.
The skirts, we decided to build something to fit the new bumpers best (at least to our taste). So we got another set of factory rockers, then the two pairs of rockers got cut up and welded together to follow the lines of the bumpers, retain that flair by the rear wheel and, once again, have factory-like fitment without getting permanently attached. Next time I am at my friend's shop, I will take some side pics and post them.
I have the replica kit too but I'm running the full Ings LX kit except for the spoiler. I'm curious to see how your side skirt pan out, subscribing...
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Old May 20, 2014 | 03:28 PM
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They are already made, tomorrow I will try to get a pic and post it.
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 03:11 PM
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Nevermind... File too big, need to re-size.

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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 03:43 PM
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Nice!
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 04:32 PM
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Most tasteful body kit out there, looking forward to seeing this complete.
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 04:33 PM
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Old Aug 4, 2014 | 03:39 PM
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Attempt #2: still work-in-progress, but looks more like a real car now.
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