OEM BUMPER PROTECTOR NOW AVAILABLE

[bluev]

NISSAN RELEASED A BUMPER PROTECTOR FOR THE HATCHBACK VERSA. THIS WILL AVOID THE SCUFF MARKS EVERYONE HAS.

[jfanaselle]

This has been available for a few months now. Check out this thread:

zerothread?id=283086

And this one:

zerothread?id=284721

[Versa Madness]

Got it! Love it! My first MOD....

[KimberKenobi]

do the key-ed models not have a keyhole for the hatch? I don't see one in your pic, Versa Madness...

[Versa Madness]

No key hole on the hatch. The hatch lift lock is activated by the driver's door lock. Once you unlock the driver's door, you can open the hatch. If the driver's door is locked, then the hatch is locked as well deactivating the latch pad on the hatch door. I hope this makes sense.....

[KimberKenobi]

Yes, that makes sense. I'm not sure if I would find it annoying if I didn't have a keyless remote, but I think I like that idea...

[matt_a]

I really need to order one of these for my wife's Versa. She's always lifting stuff in and out of her hatch. It's just a matter of time before she puts a scratch in that area. Does anyone have a pic of this protector installed on a white V? It looks great on the darker colored cars I've seen pics of (like E.V.'s) but I'd like to see how it looks on a light or white car.

[Ever Victorious]

If nothing else, just have Bulldog take my V's bumper pic and chop it so the body is white instead of blue.

Besides, what's cheaper.. the bumper protector, or repainting your bumper?

[yunwoo]

It is cool man.But I prefer the metal one with the word "Versa".

[Ever Victorious]

It is cool man.But I prefer the metal one with the word "Versa".

A METAL bumper protector?

What are you talking about?

[Andrews Chalmers]

Besides, what's cheaper.. the bumper protector, or repainting your bumper?

ditto! My wife and I helped a friend move in our Versa - buddy and I lifted a pretty heavy table base & accidentally left a small gash on the top of the bumper.

Good thing we were able to cover up the gash by purchasing a bumper protector.

[jfanaselle]

Hey Matt_a, you could always just paint it white if you don't like it. Then you'll barely notice it's there. I'm sure the white paint would scratch, but you could always touch it up even after it's been installed.

After you buy it, you can just set it on the bumper before you stick it down to see if you like the color or if you should paint it.

[matt_a]

Hey Matt_a, you could always just paint it white if you don't like it. Then you'll barely notice it's there. I'm sure the white paint would scratch, but you could always touch it up even after it's been installed.

After you buy it, you can just set it on the bumper before you stick it down to see if you like the color or if you should paint it.

Hmmm...that's a good idea! I might have to look into that. Who knows; I might like the black on white look. If not, painting it might be the way to go. Can the exact color for our cars be bought in "spray paint" aerosol cans? If not, I guess I could try to match it with something else. I've not had great luck with painting plastic in the past, but I hear that there are better paints out now.

[Ever Victorious]

Some body shops have the capability of putting an exact color in a spray can. Check with your local shops.

[yunwoo]

A METAL bumper protector?

What are you talking about?

that is the boot entry protector. only I can find with the word "tiida" .

I cannot find the Versa one

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Nissan-Tiid...wItem

somewhat like this

By the way, if I put this on, with the "tidda"kick plates and the emblem"tiida".My car will not be Versa anymore


Modified by yunwoo at 7:17 AM 1/3/2008

[matt_a]

that is the boot entry protector. only I can find with the word "tiida" .

I cannot find the Versa one

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Nissan-Tiid...wItem

I like that one. I think the stainless "silver" might look better on our white Versa. The fact that it says Tiida is pretty cool (makes it more unique). I might have to consider that one.

[Ever Victorious]

I cannot find the Versa one

That would be because there is no version that says Versa. That is an OEM boot lip protector from overseas.. probably Japan or Australia. The versions for North America are all, as far as I know, dark gray plastic with no emblems.

[yunwoo]

. That is an OEM boot lip protector from overseas.. probably Japan or Australia. .

Actually that is an aftermarket stuff, from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, not an OEM from the dealer.

Hope that there is an aftermarket for Versa version

[iluvmyVersa08]

do the key-ed models not have a keyhole for the hatch? I don't see one in your pic, Versa Madness...

do the versa's come with key holes on the hatch? i don't have one ...

[VersaMG08]

do the versa's come with key holes on the hatch? i don't have one ...

Negative

[They Call Me Whatshisname]

If I'm not mistaken my car doesn't have a lever to open up the trunk. I have to use a key lol. It's the sedan though.

[KimberKenobi]

which is why you don't. A sedan has a trunk which is locked out separately from the car (some sedans go so far as to need your key in order to fold down the seats)...

Whereas a hatch is still considered the interior of the car and therefore not secure-able from the inside. (I can't recall any hatch right now that has anything other than a toneau cover but I'm sure there has to be 1 hatch made as some point that has a rigid, locking toneau but I have no idea what it would be or when it was made... but people offer odd things in cars that don't take off... or, as in the case of the Tucker, that need to sit and cook for another 20 years...)

Above it says that if the driver's door is unlocked the hatch is too... that doesn't work with the convenience package (just FYI since this thread has been resurrected... it's alive!) ... with the convenience package, the hatch either unlocks with all the doors or when just the hatch request switch is pressed.

A Nissan sedan with the convenience package also has 4 buttons on the fob... adding a truck unlock button. The sedan I drove did not have a trunk request switch, keyhole for the trunk, or a button to open the trunk from inside the vehicle. (Which seems stupid because if the battery to your fob dies or you lose your fob... you're sentenced to entering your trunk from the backseat until you can afford the $150 for a new I-Key... This was either a sentra or an altima) I don't remember if it required the key to fold down the seats, but I have been in several sedans that were that way.

My only sedan I ever had had the lever to open the trunk so meh. If it had been more secure, then when my car got broken into, I'd still have my nice tailored trail coat, leather jacket, camera tripod... *cry*