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Persona
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Glad to see you got that exhaust replaced, still cant believe someone took it.

And I said the exact same thing, not saying youll do the same, but once you get rid of wheel gap, you just want more lol!Also once you go low, it makes you pay attention and drive so much better. The only way you will screw anything up or mess up your car is if you are careless or dont pay attention to the road for the most part.

Excluding cheap aero thats super super low, thats destined for failure lol.


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Dazzla
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bigs wrote:
That's exactly why I don't want to slam the car. It took me forever to get an OEM lip, and they're expensive as hell. I just don't see the point of going super low. It destroys your car for the most part. I Just want to get rid of my wheel gap.
Truth: Coilovers destroy car lol My car used to be noise free and drove like a Lexus. It drives good but since I got my coilovers the whole car just makes squeeks and random noises all the time lol. Little screws and bolts are backing themselves off in the door panels. I even get some noises under my dash Lol

+1 for going loww sooner or later lol

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Persona
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Sounds to me like your car just isn't put together that well, or someone before you messed with stuff and doesn't know how to tighten screws. No pun intended.

More noise is to be expected due to being stiffer in most cases.

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bigs
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My car already has a few creaks and rattles in the interior plastic. I just installed a sub that was laying around from my brother's old car, so just turn the music up and they're gone Then again...it did add a few new rattles. Hahaha.

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Dazzla
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Yeah I'm pretty sure its just because of the stiffness. Drive with the windows down and the exhuast drones out any rattles lol

Karmacoma619
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dropped it some more, tinted windows, and added hid's.

one of my bulbs were d.o.a, but that is fixed now

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turbo2nr
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sexy sexy!

slam the rear now and it will be set!

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Persona
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Thats it I want a JDM front and rear now.

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bigs
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Persona wrote:Thats it I want a JDM front and rear now.
Add rear valences, turn signals, fog lights, and paint to that. Pretty damn expensive. Haha

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turbo2nr wrote:sexy sexy!

slam the rear now and it will be set!
yea i know, the top ring on both of my rear coilovers will not budge, tried to break it a few ways but they still wont budge...

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bigs wrote:
Add rear valences, turn signals, fog lights, and paint to that. Pretty damn expensive. Haha
yeah you could easily spend a grand.. I think I added all my aero to 1500 with the greddy lip(which broke of course ) plus paint which is a good 150 if you do it yourself

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Frank E Bones
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Persona wrote:More noise is to be expected due to being stiffer
Thats what she said,
bigs wrote:Add rear valences, turn signals, fog lights, and paint to that. Pretty damn expensive. Haha
Tell me about it. Which is why i only have the front end for now. The JDM rear bumper and valences cost the same amount (about $250 each)

300sx
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bigs wrote:
Add rear valences, turn signals, fog lights, and paint to that. Pretty damn expensive. Haha
Yep..I've been wanting to go JDM aero for a while now..money is settin me back. I might be heading down to so cal in a couple weeks.. I might pick up front rear and valences while down there to save on shipping

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spooled240 wrote:
yeah you could easily spend a grand.. I think I added all my aero to 1500 with the greddy lip(which broke of course ) plus paint which is a good 150 if you do it yourself
thanks for reminding me what i spent the last month except mine will be c-west lip

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haha, least you didn't plunker down the cash on a s***ty fg kit that fits like crap and shatters over the first dip

i broke my greddy so i have the cwest now which is frp

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S14Kouki10
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is the jdm front bumper a bolt on, or do you gotta do some modifactions.?

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bigs
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la_kouki_10 wrote:is the jdm front bumper a bolt on, or do you gotta do some modifactions.?
If i'm not mistaken, you have to cut up the bumper foam. Otherwise, it's a direct fit. I don't personally own one, i've just read up on it.

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yea i read that too. and also about the turn signals and you gotta do some custom wiring and stuff. only thing holding me back from jdm front bumper.

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I just ditched the foam..and the wiring is 4 wires..not hard AT ALL

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S14Kouki10
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did you use the wires already on car or got some from another car?

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spooled240
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already on the car, you just cut the plug off your sidemarker that aren't even used on the jdm bumper and you wire them on the turn signal harness. It's literally cutting and soldering 2 wires on each side-cakewalk.

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bigs
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spooled240 wrote:I just ditched the foam..and the wiring is 4 wires..not hard AT ALL
Your bumper is going to get completely destroyed when you hit something, won't it?

bonestocks14
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spooled240 wrote:haha, least you didn't plunker down the cash on a s***ty fg kit that fits like crap and shatters over the first dip

i broke my greddy so i have the cwest now which is frp
hahaha, never crossed my mind to use fg aero at all, id rather wait and save the money and get the nissan oem product. ill take a pic when i get the lip painted from the shop. we'll be twins in white and red.

heres how it look when i first got her 9/07

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Frank E Bones wrote:
Trust me it will be a worthy investment. Also if you go too low, be prepared to kiss that lip goodbye.
yea, pretty sure I've revived my lip at least 3 times. the latest one was when I hit a squirrel doing 80 needless to say, the squirrel definitely died

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bigs
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Try hitting an opossum. My whole lip got owned. Haha.

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S14Kouki10
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where did you get your jdm foglights?

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Frank E Bones
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la_kouki_10 wrote:where did you get your jdm foglights?
I know you didnt ask me, but you can get em here:

http://www.thenismoshop.com/ik...=1242

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S14Kouki10
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thanks manis the nismo shop legit with their parts?

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Frank E Bones
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la_kouki_10 wrote:thanks manis the nismo shop legit with their parts?
No problem. Yeah their legit, its actually a Nissan dealership. Their up on Ebay as well. Their cool guys.

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bigs wrote:
Your bumper is going to get completely destroyed when you hit something, won't it?
probably
la_kouki_10 wrote:where did you get your jdm foglights?
they are USDM, they are identical to the JDM fogs except they have different brackets so I just made my own.


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