Buying a 1997 Kouki SE, questions???

[MistraL]

Hi everyone! I am new here so figured I'd get that out of the way. I am in the process of buying a 1997 Nissan 240SX SE, factory five speed, with a few bent valves, no holes in the pistons thank god, and it has some body damage to the driver front fender and the clear corner. My question is I priced out getting the fender fixed, repainted, and re fitted, compared that to a brand new fender and painting and fitting, and then compared that to a set of carbon fiber fenders, not needing paint, so which one should I do?. The prices are all within $75 of each other, the carbon fenders I am looking at are from Ground Dynamics, are they a reputable company and also does anyone have first hand knowledge of how the weave looks and if the clear coat is a quality, UV protected finish? I am buying the car for $600, no joke, because it's from an old country boy who doesn't know what he has. I previously had a 1995 240, non-se, with a S15 conversion and a cammed ka, so I am not new to 240s and any work on them won't be brain surgery for me. Other than those questions I think I'm done now, lol, any and all feedback is greatly appreciated, and it's great to be a part of this forum, C yA.

[Ghast]

Welcome to the club.

CF front end will draw a butt load of attention.

That is the only thing i would be worried about.

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Anything carbon fiber on a stock car looks like poop. If you do go that route, get them painted definitely.

There's really no use AT ALL for something like that.

[MistraL]

Thanks! You guys are fast on here. I was afraid that having an all stock car with carbon fenders would look dumb and out of place. I think I'll just get the clear corner fixed and rock it how it is, it's not rubbing the tire or anything, looks like the previous owner bumped a car just right or something and pushed the fender in a little. I also came up with another question, I promise they'll stop eventually lol, does anyone know where to get either barely used or brand new interior panels? I am talking about the vent/climate control surround, shifter surround, door window controls, anything like that? I looked on ebay, naturally, but most of them are in the same condition as mine, sun baked faded gray awesomeness lol. Thanks again guys.

[sil80_chris]

check the classifieds on here once you reach 10 posts...or your local junkyard but i've never seen an s14 in a junkyard...

[Frank E Bones]

Theres only two places I would recommend,http://www.thenismoshop.com/ik...d=189h ... ..htmlGood luck and welcome to Nico.

[MistraL]

THANKS FRANK! I had looked for a site like courtesy nissan and couldn't find one, you just made my day man! I have OCD about interiors, to the point where if the color of the light on a button doesn't match I'll tear everything apart just to replace the led/bulb. The car I am buying only need those few plastic pieces and it'll be almost brand new. Thanks again for all your help everybody!