Buying Aero - You've Been Summoned

[mattblancarte]

Hey, everyone.

My car is now at the point that if I don't add extremely aggressive aero it will just look incomplete.

I am in need of your help to explore the best aero options for my car. I've obviously seen enough S13's with body kits to make my head explode, but I'd love to get some discussion going on my car's looks and where you'd go from this upgrade juncture.

If you aren't familiar with my 240, it's a White 1989 Coupe with an S13 Silvia front end. I'm already set on getting an APR GT-II Aluminum Wing for performance purposes, and will be building a custom front-splitter after I've chosen the new front bumper.

What I need your help in choosing:

- Front Bumper- Side Skirts- Rear Bumper- CF Hood Style

I'll start with and leave the voting list open as long as you folks keep it on topic .

If this was your car, what would you do?




Modified by mattblancarte at 3:07 PM 7/14/2009

[Nali]

I voted option 1

[mattblancarte]

Nope!

As much as I love the rocket bunny look, I'm gonna pass.

[KeeperoftheDead]

I made the third one hehe

[lonely_coupe]

do whatever you want to do.

[Nali]

Ohh Hey i got another vote.

Come one people option one is where its at.I need new fenders.

VOTE NALi 2009

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Wanna buy my carbon fiber hood? It's VIS and has been professional sprayed with a REAL clear coat so it won't ever fade/oxidize.

You know you want it!!!

[Flicktitty]

imo those flares are ugly i would get rid of them, and go with a widebody....

[Nali]

imo those flares are ugly i would get rid of them, and go with a widebody....

^-----this man is a genius<-----this man is happyv-----this man better vote NALi 2009.

[BrianHarte]

Do exactly what I say.

1. get rid of those goofy fenders you have now.2. get some basic 30mm wide fenders. A single vent in front is the best. Multiple vents are dumb.3. Get a very simple kit. "aggressive" kits suck. Origin Stylish or Stream would be ideal. Very simple. Not expensive. Fits fine.4. A hood... M sports hood or DMAX hood.

thanks.

post pics when done.

[ChampaignSilviaS14]

Do exactly what I say.

1. get rid of those goofy fenders you have now.2. get some basic 30mm wide fenders. A single vent in front is the best. Multiple vents are dumb.3. Get a very simple kit. "aggressive" kits suck. Origin Stylish or Stream would be ideal. Very simple. Not expensive. Fits fine.4. A hood... M sports hood or DMAX hood.

thanks.

post pics when done.

This is good advise.

[ViolentRunning13]

Lower it.

[Coolwhip]

Matt, hit me up with your decisions

IMO, I say modest kit with 30mm wide fenders. It'll complete it against the proposed wing.

[Bumnah]

Underbody aero.splitterswings

like your originally planned.

paint flares.

race it until it blows up into a million pieces.

i'd do a nice dry carbon hood, if you're serious. Or else just buy a fiberglass hood, vented would be be nice. whatever you get, paint it to match the body. unpainted carbon is for 16 year olds.

[SR24DET]

You could go with a basic kit like BH said, but that has been done time and time again. If you do it your car will look sick, but I am all about you trying something different. I am not much help because I dont have any recomendations, but I back you up on doing something different.

[SolaraOnBronze]

unpainted carbon is for 16 year olds.

And Damons.

I think the car is really clean. Tough call... I'd love to see something really clean, simple, and subtle on it. This is a track car, right? A clean front bumper or lip with a splitter and some oem sides would look perfect IMO. It's almost too clean to put a kit on... I will get hated on for saying that, but that's what I think.

[RMerritts]

i would personally leave it as it sits, but if anything i would go with this one, its probably one of the cleanest IMO.

http://enjukuracing.com/versio...2_215

[BrianHarte]

You could go with a basic kit like BH said, but that has been done time and time again. If you do it your car will look sick, but I am all about you trying something different. I am not much help because I dont have any recomendations, but I back you up on doing something different.

I don't think there is much chance of "doing it different" these days. There are only so many options out there. All of them have been done. Most are done s***ty. Some are done nice.

[TroubleBound]

I don't think there is much chance of "doing it different" these days. There are only so many options out there. All of them have been done. Most are done s***ty. Some are done nice.

well put

[j-z]

i would leave the car exactly how it is. i wouldnt change a thing except lower it just a little bit. car looks good man.

[visser003]

Just bondo the flares so they look clean and dont stick out like a sore thumb. They make your car look like a hotwheels car for children.

[ViolentRunning13]

Bondo what? The fender to the car? So the car can flex and crack the bondo and ruin the paint? Sounds smart.

Lower it.

[mattblancarte]

Thanks for all the feedback everyone! I wasn't expecting a consensus on the issue, but now I've got a lot of thinking to do. Keep the feedback coming!

Wanna buy my carbon fiber hood?

No, sorry.

3. Get a very simple kit. "aggressive" kits suck. Origin Stylish or Stream would be ideal. Very simple. Not expensive. Fits fine.4. A hood... M sports hood or DMAX hood.

thanks.

post pics when done.

The Origin Stylish is definitely at the top of my list. Not getting rid of the flares, though hehe. As crazy as it sounds, I just really don't want the over-fender look.

Underbody aero.splitterswings

like your originally planned.

paint flares.

race it until it blows up into a million pieces.

i'd do a nice dry carbon hood, if you're serious. Or else just buy a fiberglass hood, vented would be be nice. whatever you get, paint it to match the body. unpainted carbon is for 16 year olds.

Haha well the underbody aero, splitter, and wings will be going on still. Flares shall be painted, too. Racing, too. Blowing up... I hope not... lol.

Maybe I'm just a newb, but I can't find a dry carbon hood for the s13 silvia. I was really going for a new hood because I need some venting action.

Tough call... I'd love to see something really clean, simple, and subtle on it. This is a track car, right? A clean front bumper or lip with a splitter and some oem sides would look perfect IMO. It's almost too clean to put a kit on... I will get hated on for saying that, but that's what I think.

I definitely see where you're coming from. That was my original intent, and still a possibility.

Matt, hit me up with your decisions

Will do.

i would personally leave it as it sits, but if anything i would go with this one, its probably one of the cleanest IMO

Not shabby, but I dunno if that one is what I'm looking for.

[ScrapMetal]

Matt, yours and Broadfield's are my favorite 240s on NICO. Why?, because they're clean and simple. Don't mess with a good thing.

[visser003]

Bondo what? The fender to the car? So the car can flex and crack the bondo and ruin the paint? Sounds smart.

Lower it.

You fail at reading.If you bondo the flares they look like part of the fender rather than a separate piece added. Its called molding them in.

zer...c.jpg(IMG tags were not working)Kind of a bad job, but you get the idea.
Modified by visser003 at 12:12 PM 7/14/2009

[BrianHarte]

You fail at reading.If you bondo the flares they look like part of the fender rather than a separate piece added. Its called molding them in.

zer...c.jpg(IMG tags were not working)Kind of a bad job, but you get the idea.

Modified by visser003 at 12:12 PM 7/14/2009

Yeah.... then the bondo might crack one day and you get a big fat crack in the bondo AND paint. get it?

[S13Joe]

You fail at reading.If you bondo the flares they look like part of the fender rather than a separate piece added. Its called molding them in.

zer...c.jpg(IMG tags were not working)Kind of a bad job, but you get the idea.

Modified by visser003 at 12:12 PM 7/14/2009

You can't bondo something like that. It will crack very easily, keep in mind this is a track car. Those flares are hideous either way, I vote over fenders, lip, skirts and valances. I would have just kept the body stock. OP, I don't know why you did that to your car but eh, whatever floats your boat.

[Lev_96_240sx]

I guess it depends what particular look you are going for. I searched around a bit and my favorite that I have found so far is a kit by G-Corporation (Japan). Here are some pics of it: (never mind the terrible paint, there are way better views in their shop section)

http://www.g-corporation.co.jp....html

Don't know if that's what you're looking for but it's a good looking kit. Plus it only costs about 1000 for the full kit (plus shipping which I'm sure will be a lot unless you know somebody that can hook you up)
Modified by Lev_96_240sx at 2:02 PM 7/14/2009

[mattblancarte]

Matt, yours and Broadfield's are my favorite 240s on NICO. Why?, because they're clean and simple. Don't mess with a good thing.

Thanks! My car is definitely not as clean as it was when I bought it... I've been beating the crap out of it for about a year now, and it shows.

You can't bondo something like that. It will crack very easily, keep in mind this is a track car. Those flares are hideous either way, I vote over fenders, lip, skirts and valances. I would have just kept the body stock. OP, I don't know why you did that to your car but eh, whatever floats your boat.

No worries. No molding will be done. lol

Well, you have to cut your fenders anyways when you do over-fenders... Either way, the cutting had to be done. The flares on there right now can be removed in 5 minutes, so it's not like it can't be undone if I don't like it.

Overfenders are just very "drifty" IMHO, which isn't a terribly bad thing, but I'm just not that into it .

[Lev_96_240sx]

I agree overfenders look like they belong on a drift car. And I think kits like the origin aggressive kit, you know the ones with the wide flaring at the bottom scream drifter as well. I don't know if you're a member of silviav8.com but there is a guy there from saudi arabia that did an amazing job with the aero on an s14.5 racecar, I think something like that would work by far the best. Here is a picture:

http://i162.photobucket.com/al...3.jpg