Pixie-R

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As Sarnie said, the Nismo was only sold in Japan and The U.S.A. Back in 2005 Nissan brought one over to The U.K for the car mags to test out. The intention was to sell The Nismo in The U.K as well but the price was to be an eye watering £50k . BTW, The factory fitted Nismo body kit was £2495 back in 2005. Pete £50k for the Nismo edition?! Just goes to show its not just Honda that's got a sense of humour! As stealer prices go, £2.5k doesn't sound unreasonable for the kit as an optional extra. Not so sure I'd be willing to cough up that amount though...... I think I'm with the majority when I say an aftermarket well fitted/finished kit is just as good if not better than the genuine article?

He'll be my first port of call when the time comes Cheers for the tip off mate!

Sorry, fake does seem a but harsh, I meant replica. Just killing a bit of time and managed to find a price for a genuine Nismo V2 spoiler, £1320! http://www.nengun.com/nismo/rear-wing-spoiler-350z Rep it will be then.......! Cheers for all the help and advice chaps.

Yes but the Nismo Editions were JDM/USDM only and rare as rocking horse poop. Original kits like I had were Fibreglass which means they were prone to cracking. Mine has spiderweb-like cracking even when it was only six weeks old. Belive it or not but a good fitting plastic kit is more durable than the original kits so don't discount them. Ah right ok, I can pretty much rule out finding a full on Nismo edition then. From what I've read/heard the genuine kits certainly don't sound worth the £2k+ ?!Will definitely be investigating the aftermarket route when I get mine

Thanks for the pic Doogy, gives me an idea what to look for

Cheers for the fast replies guys! Am I correct in thinking that there were 350z Nismo editions and 350's with just the kit bolted on from the factory as an optional extra?

Apologies if this question has been asked before but I have had a search and couldn't find anything relating to the subject. During my quest to find my Zed, I may be presented with '350z with Nismo bodykit'. My question is, are there any ways to differ between a real and fake kit? How would I be able to tell between a very well fitted/finished replica and the genuine article? My reason for asking is that I don't want to be paying over the odds believing I've found something rare only to only find out later that its made up of aftermarket parts - well fitting or not. Just after as much info as possible really guys, may prove to be useful when bartering Cheers Pixie-R

Ah right ok, good stuff! Does look a tidy clean example. I've had a few ground clearance issues with my lowered civic so will have to really do my research before hand.

Lovely stuff cheers mate. Not sure if this belongs to someone on here but found this on google images - this is the look I'm hoping to achieve. I believe it's the ex Evo mag car?

Oh right, good stuff! When the time comes mate you'll be my first call for the Rota's

Thanks for the info mate, I could've been chasing my tail looking for something that doesn't exist?! Good idea on the trim change, I'm not totally against the black interior I just think the Alezan and Azure go nice. I do like all the colours that the 350's come in but the two which attract me the most is Azure and Solar Orange, although I know Solar was only available from 2007 onwards. Plus the missus prefers the Azure Regarding mods, I don't think I'll be fettling with the performance, however I would like to bolt on some Nismo exterior bits - V2 spoiler, skirts, lip and fins. Possibly some Rota GTR's too. Out of interest, is there a market for second hand Rays?

Don't worry, you won't be the only one there not in a Zed! Haha good stuff! I'm not chavvy in anyway so won't be trying to prove anything in the civic, especially now I know what the Zeds are capable of!

Cheers Dragon, I have had a nose around for sale section. Ideally i'd prefer to buy from the forum as there's a greater chance it would've been looked after better/properly

Cheers heff, i'll PM you my number so you'll know who it is calling if I need to. What time does the meet usually go on til mate? I may not be there for 12 as i'm working nights friday so probably won't be rising til about 12 ish?