is my 1991 240sx really 1989???

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Private_Joker
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How's it going fellas. I just bought a 1991 Nissan 240sx. I was browsing cardomain.com for people with this same car and noticed that basically all of their 240's had a better looking rounder front bumper than mine. I have the paper work and everything and the car is indeed 1991? Why did I get a different bumper? Is there an explanation for this or was I ripped off? Notice how my bumper looks like the 1989 240sx. What do u guys think?


mandoz85
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just look in the drivers door jamb, it has the vin # and when it was made. Does it have a dual overhead cam engine. maybe the previous owner just replaced it with the 89- 90 bumper.

Nathan
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Some people (sick freaks) prefer the pig nosed bumper :eek: It's possible it was just changed out, or it was in a very minor wreck and got changed for that reason. Or it was in a major wreck and they just did really good work. Shoot, who knows? Just check that Vin # and run a check to find out for sure ;)

HaveBlue
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having a sohc engine is also a dead give away that you have a 89-90.

the 89-90 also was a different white from the 91-94. it was more yellow or creamy in color. 91+ was 'hyper white' or something. the fenders on the 1991+ also had plastic extensions on them that yours doesn't have. so if someone DID change the bumper they did the fenders and front under-spoiler too. then they painted it.

Kiwi_S13
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Rims are post 89-90 as well.. not that theyre hard to come by though.

HaveBlue
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no, those rims are 91+

Kiwi_S13
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post means after = 91+

captain nismo
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Kiwi_S13 wrote:post means after = 91+


lol.:ylsuper

captain nismo
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Nathan wrote:Some people (sick freaks) prefer the pig nosed bumper :eek:


Pig nose>*;) :ylsuper

BulletToothTony
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Nathan wrote:Some people (sick freaks) prefer the pig nosed bumper


:withstup

Nathan
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I JUST watched Snatch :D BulletToothTony, I like your screenname there!

HaveBlue
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oops, miss-read it.

xxtrizz
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pig nose is way betterI cut through wind like a crazy man with my pig nose.


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