OEM J30 splashguards/mudflaps

[Talamascan]

Hi all.

Anyone who has seen the badass white Canadian Leopard at "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A7l4Nbe ... re=related" might have noticed it has (among other things) very nice color-coded splashguards. When I asked my local dealer about ordering a set, they looked at me like an alien and said they had no such part, so I gave up on getting some until a week ago when I saw a local J sporting a full set of 4. After seeing that car, I re-visited this forum and -lo and behold - saw someone selling a set (since sold).

Long story short, I contacted InfinitiPartsUSA and, sight unseen, purchased the very last "OEM J30 splashguard kit" in their entire freekin American inventory for $183 plus shipping (part #F3820-10Y15). They had no picture to show me, so I really have no idea what's going to show up in the box for my hard-earned cash, which leads to my question: does anyone here have OEM USDM splash guards and do they look anything at all like the ones on the youtoube Leopard??

Thanks

RT

[yodawill2000]

The owner of that Leopard used to post here often. The engine is really cool.
Totally different intake than the US models.
I often wonder where he went !

[driverdriver]

US/Canadian and Japanese splash guards where all the same. You will probably have to get yours painted to match your body colour.

[Talamascan]

Thanks guys. Great news about the splash guards being the same. I figured I'd have to paint them since I'm willing to bet they are going to be white.

As for the youtube Leopard, last time I visited the video it noted that the car was for sale.

RT

[Talamascan]

Just a followup on this thread in case anyone cares, the OEM splash guards duly arrived and they indeed were: 1) the same as the JDM/Canadian style, and 2) painted white just as I predicted (to this date, I have never seen OEM splashguards on a J30 that were any color other than white--very odd). They also were easy to install and fit perfectly. Well worth the investment if you are running fat tires/wide wheels.

PS, Because my J is a very dark green ("Black Emerald" to be exact) I sprayed the splash guards a gloss plack and they look perfectly fine for now, but when I get around to ordering some paint and re-shooting my front and rear bumpers to get rid of a few "park-by-feel" boo boos, I'm definitely going to shoot the guards in emerald green as well.

[Mkiisupra]

Why havent you posted a picture?

[Talamascan]

Excellent question. Thought it would be a click and paste a gaggle of pics, but - not so much. Once I get around to setting up an a Photobucket or similar account I'll be doing just that. However, in the meantime, I will email some half decent pics I have taken already directly to anyone who would like t see them, along with full permission to post them here.

Richard

[Talamascan]

Correction: Thought it would be "easy" to cut and past a gaggle of pics.

BTW, nice looking J30. Like the wheels.

[Talamascan]

Email: [email protected]

Sorry for being so slow to get some pics up. I know how annoying discussions can be without freekin photographs and now I'm "that guy..."

Richard

[Mkiisupra]

Correction: Thought it would be "easy" to cut and past a gaggle of pics.

BTW, nice looking J30. Like the wheels.

Thanks, I just upgraded to the 19" forged Rays, just need to get a good pic. You can email them to me [email protected] and I will post them for you. How much did you end up paying for these?

[Talamascan]

Sent you 3 "OK" pics I snapped the other day. Honestly, they look far better in person and do an excellent job in protecting the fenders. I'll take some better ones after work. The set of 4 came to $183 plus shipping from InfinitipartsUSA, but they are out of stock now. They may be available via other means though. Look at my first post for the OEM part number.

[Mkiisupra]

I only received 2 of the 3 and they were almost the same shot. Are those the 35th anniversary wheels? They look like they fit very well.

[Talamascan]

I believe they are, the paint used on this wheel is a very, very nice shimmering silver and they are the best shaped of the various 5 spoke 350z stock wheels IMO. And yes, they fit just right as far as how far they protrude. Still want to lower the car though to get the fender gap a bit smaller (even though the wheel/tire combo is actually slightly taller than the stock 215 setup). BTW, I thought the wheels would look too aggressive on our car, but they looked WAY better installed than I figured they would.

Hard to see the splashguards in the picture as posted (typical :/, they are plainly visible on my original pic but lost resolution on transmission). Just sent two more which "might" be better. When I took them, I was too lazy to move the car and pose it well to fcus on the guards.

[Mkiisupra]

Here are the other 2. The forum here resizes photos when you post them and doesnt show the original size when clicked. I wish my paint was as clean looking as yours, I definitely need a respray along with some undamaged f/r bumper covers.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/ ... load2.jpeg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/ ... load1.jpeg

[Talamascan]

Original owner garaged it since new. Wonderfully colored tan interior looks almost new as well. Paid $2,500 for it with 88k one the odometer 8 months ago. Bragged to everyone that it was the best deal I ever made out of almost 50 cars I've purchased over the years -- then the #@%!! transmission started to slip in 3rd and 4th. Sigh.

$2,100 later and I'm still very fond of the car though. These cars are much underappreciated. Too bad hardly anyone knows they are RWD and thinks they are a type of Maxima.

Anyway, don't be alarmed by the huge hairy spider above my door in the photos. Just a Cain Spider. We grow 'em big here. Only dangerous if you are under 3 feet tall.

[jester4666]

looks good