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out of the ones you posted, the cleanest and most well respected is the Amuse Superleggera.
Id love to sell you one, but I don't have any way to get one to Romania, I only import to the USA.
out of the ones you posted, the cleanest and most well respected is the Amuse Superleggera.
Id love to sell you one, but I don't have any way to get one to Romania, I only import to the USA.
Thank you for your reply and opinion,who knows,maybe we can work something out in the near future.By the way, fac bine (I'm doing well)
That's personal opinion... not all body kits are rice, see example below.
They look sweet, theirs no denying that. But do any of them serve any real purpose? I'd put a kit on my car if I thought it would give any performance gains. Unless the parts are wind tunnel tested with proven aerodynamic gains, weigh less, or provide better airflow for cooling they don't have much of a purpose. Seems most of these kits are designed to look pretty instead. They may weigh more, be less durable, provide worse aerodynamics, have fitment issues etc. I completely support those who get body kits and make their car unique, but by definition of rice (to me rice is an add on part that serves no performance gain), it seems most body kits would fall under the rice category. Maybe you can point me in the direction of a Z body kit that is performance orientated?
EDIT: I believe the HR Nismo is aero dynamically proven too. The OEM package, not the replica kit floating around the market.
Originally Posted by BrookZee
They look sweet, theirs no denying that. But do any of them serve any real purpose?
Nope, other than making the car look better (subjective), there's nothing to it. Whether if it's for looks or performance... stock is boring would you agree? Even if it doesn't serve a purpose to any of the car's performance, we modify because stock is boring...
Originally Posted by BrookZee
Seems most of these kits are designed to look pretty instead.
Ding, ding... bingo. Again, looks are subjective. Some of the kits are hideous but not all are. Your comment above is saying all are rice and that's not true.
Originally Posted by BrookZee
They may weigh more, be less durable, provide worse aerodynamics, have fitment issues etc. I completely support those who get body kits and make their car unique, but by definition of rice (to me rice is an add on part that serves no performance gain), it seems most body kits would fall under the rice category. Maybe you can point me in the direction of a Z body kit that is performance orientated?
Had you state your full opinion in the quote above... I wouldn't have post my comment and I respect your opinion. You're all about performance but you gotta respect others with different mind set, not everyone is all about weight reduction and performance gain.
Last edited by stogey420time; 05-17-2017 at 10:27 AM.
Nope, other than making the car look better (subjective), there's nothing to it. Whether if it's for looks or performance... stock is boring would you agree? Even if it doesn't serve a purpose to any of the car's performance, we modify because stock is boring...
Ding, ding... bingo. Again, looks are subjective. Some of the kits are hideous but not all are. Your comment above is saying all are rice and that's not true.
Had you state your full opinion in the quote above... I wouldn't have post my comment and I respect your opinion. You're all about performance but you gotta respect others with different mind set, not everyone is all about weight reduction and performance gain.
All too true. I'm NOT into body kits but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate the time, labor and looks of many of them. I can think of several here on the forum that are, well, simply too awesome for me to describe or point to.
But, would I drive one with one of those kits? Heck no, I had enough trouble rationalizing the "out there bodywork" of both my Nismos - especially my 33's - in my mind.
Speaking of which.... ya wanted "performance oriented Z bodywork that WORKS"? I forgot and shoulda just posted this...
Empirically tested.... REAL downforce versus lift.
They look sweet, theirs no denying that. But do any of them serve any real purpose? I'd put a kit on my car if I thought it would give any performance gains. Unless the parts are wind tunnel tested with proven aerodynamic gains, weigh less, or provide better airflow for cooling they don't have much of a purpose. Seems most of these kits are designed to look pretty instead. They may weigh more, be less durable, provide worse aerodynamics, have fitment issues etc. I completely support those who get body kits and make their car unique, but by definition of rice (to me rice is an add on part that serves no performance gain), it seems most body kits would fall under the rice category. Maybe you can point me in the direction of a Z body kit that is performance orientated?
from what I know, strosek does wind tunnel testing on their kits... not sure if it is all of them, or just certain applications.
out of the links you provided, the do-luck is the one I like best..
the yellow Z posted above looks like rice to me... if the plate insert where painted rather than looking like add-on liner it would improve the look a lot. the bumper just doesn't look quality. has a cheap look to it
compare that to the strosek rear... which one looks cheap?:
Which one would you guys pick?What do you think are the pros and the cons of these kits?
Thank you!
Ken,
to order any of those body kits in your part of Europe, you can email my friend Sven Schuilenburg at "Showoff Imports" in Rotterdam , Netherlands. The email address is info@showoffimports.com
He imports items by boat / container not only from Japan but also from the united States, so you may be able to get some more inexpensive VIS replica versions, which are usually fairly nice as well, of course, never as good as authentic parts. Shipping to the EU etc makes everything extremely expensive as you know, so this way could help you greatly.
Please be sure to mention "Sven's American friend, Brian McCann" referred you so you get taken care of well.
We've been pals for a bit now and got to hang out and party for a night w friends at SEMA show last year in Las Vegas.
(admins, I am not sponsored or affiliated financially w the mentioned vendor, this is just a referral to a friend who can facilitate stuff for the OP who lives in Eastern Europe, don't flag this plz)
05-08-2017, 10:04 AM
Rice or Nice?Kits opinions
