Bmurray's 2008 350z Progress Thread
Thanks man!
lol. like $800 for those... no thanks. $55 shipped for an axle off ebay from an 08 with 39k miles
lol yeah that's my buddy's 96 cobra with exhaust. he was running ~9.3s. he needs a new clutch bad. and i have oem brembo brakes. 25mm spacer needed to clear brakes.
lol. like $800 for those... no thanks. $55 shipped for an axle off ebay from an 08 with 39k miles
lol yeah that's my buddy's 96 cobra with exhaust. he was running ~9.3s. he needs a new clutch bad. and i have oem brembo brakes. 25mm spacer needed to clear brakes.
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So this happened today...
Me and my buddy were leaving work (he drives a big jacked up truck with the huge mud tires and all that) and i got in my car and had the door open for just a second and he took off and his wide *** tires snagged my door
Got quoted $861 to repair & repaint the door. But i found a door locally for about $100 so going to just grab that and have it repainted. Went ahead and bit the bullet on a new kit as well. been wanting to change it up for a while now and finally am. should be back looking better than ever in a few weeks.
Glad to have a fairly local buddy that gives me a great deal on painting and does better jobs than most nice body shops around here.
Me and my buddy were leaving work (he drives a big jacked up truck with the huge mud tires and all that) and i got in my car and had the door open for just a second and he took off and his wide *** tires snagged my door
Got quoted $861 to repair & repaint the door. But i found a door locally for about $100 so going to just grab that and have it repainted. Went ahead and bit the bullet on a new kit as well. been wanting to change it up for a while now and finally am. should be back looking better than ever in a few weeks.
Glad to have a fairly local buddy that gives me a great deal on painting and does better jobs than most nice body shops around here.
Last edited by Bmurray350z; Nov 11, 2014 at 02:24 PM.
i want a poster of your z on my wall!
but on the note of you getting a new kit...you can send me that front bumper and side skirts, ill even pay shipping! :0
But actually since we have the same color, if youre letting it go for a decent price i might buy it.
That sucks that youre door got messed up, but atleast you got a replacement for cheap!
but on the note of you getting a new kit...you can send me that front bumper and side skirts, ill even pay shipping! :0
But actually since we have the same color, if youre letting it go for a decent price i might buy it.
That sucks that youre door got messed up, but atleast you got a replacement for cheap!
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VIS Amuse kit came in. Picked up a used door locally for $130. I am so excited to see how this looks when painted. I absolutely love this kit with the nismo v2 front bumper:
Bmurray, when my sides were installed they used some black chrome bolts that have longer heads on them; I think that they just got them at the local ACE hardware. It turns out that I like them and recommend them; they look a lot better than these pics show but here are some examples (using the flash on camera):
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Thanks guys.
I test fitted them today. And while they weren't horrible, I would have spent the extra $100 for Shine if I were to do it over. I'd say the sides are 7/10 and the rear is 9.5/10. But it's going to still look great. I had to shave a few areas. Just anyone that's in the same boat as me, get the shine parts. But these are wayyyyyy better than some duraflex pieces I have seen.
My Nismo VIS sides did fit a lot better than these out of the box.
I test fitted them today. And while they weren't horrible, I would have spent the extra $100 for Shine if I were to do it over. I'd say the sides are 7/10 and the rear is 9.5/10. But it's going to still look great. I had to shave a few areas. Just anyone that's in the same boat as me, get the shine parts. But these are wayyyyyy better than some duraflex pieces I have seen.
My Nismo VIS sides did fit a lot better than these out of the box.
Thanks guys.
I test fitted them today. And while they weren't horrible, I would have spent the extra $100 for Shine if I were to do it over. I'd say the sides are 7/10 and the rear is 9.5/10. But it's going to still look great. I had to shave a few areas. Just anyone that's in the same boat as me, get the shine parts. But these are wayyyyyy better than some duraflex pieces I have seen.
My Nismo VIS sides did fit a lot better than these out of the box.
I test fitted them today. And while they weren't horrible, I would have spent the extra $100 for Shine if I were to do it over. I'd say the sides are 7/10 and the rear is 9.5/10. But it's going to still look great. I had to shave a few areas. Just anyone that's in the same boat as me, get the shine parts. But these are wayyyyyy better than some duraflex pieces I have seen.
My Nismo VIS sides did fit a lot better than these out of the box.
Duraflex sides are all spot on after they test fitted every part on my car to make sure all the molds are correct and fixed any issues!Can't wait to see how it turns out. Are you going to do two tone or all silver?
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Should have the car back in the next week or so.