MattG Posted March 16, 2010 Posted March 16, 2010 Hi all, I'm currently having a Nismo V1 kit fitted to my car and I quite like the look of blended rear spats. I've spoken to the body shop about it and whilst they can do it they are concerned about how long it will last without cracking due to the flex in the OEM rear bumper. I know a few people on here have had it done, so can anyone comment on how well it has lasted for them? For the moment they have just fitted them normally with a bead of sealant sealing to the bumper. I'm going to go and take a look tomorrow to see how it looks and then I'll give them a decision so they can get it painted. All input gratefully received! Quote
nrenz123 Posted March 16, 2010 Posted March 16, 2010 Mine have been on for 5 months with no problems Quote
MattG Posted March 17, 2010 Author Posted March 17, 2010 Mine have been on for 5 months with no problems Thanks for the info! I know where the bodyshop are coming from with this and if this was the front wings I'd agree with them but I really can't see the rear bumper having any issues. Quote
Sarnie Posted March 17, 2010 Posted March 17, 2010 I can't see there being much flexion in the bumper at those points...... Quote
rtbiscuit Posted March 17, 2010 Posted March 17, 2010 only be an issue if you reverse into something that flexes the rear bumper. its an unlikely scenario, best bet is just make sure you don't let the missus drive Quote
MattG Posted March 17, 2010 Author Posted March 17, 2010 only be an issue if you reverse into something that flexes the rear bumper. its an unlikely scenario, best bet is just make sure you don't let the missus drive Then I guess I shouldn't admit to the fact that part of the reason it's in the bodyshop is because I reversed it into something! Still not to worry, reversing sensors are being fitted at the same time! Quote
Ian Posted March 17, 2010 Posted March 17, 2010 They look much better smoothed in Jables has had his done for a while & I dont think he has had any problems with them Quote
MattG Posted March 17, 2010 Author Posted March 17, 2010 They look much better smoothed in Jables has had his done for a while & I dont think he has had any problems with them Nice one! Decision made! Quote
sketch Posted March 17, 2010 Posted March 17, 2010 you should be fine with it, a decent bodyshop will be able to blend fibreglass into plastic without any issues, but if you were blending fibreglass onto metal it almost always cracks eventually Quote
dcash5 Posted March 17, 2010 Posted March 17, 2010 I have two bumpers blended into one another (custom ftw) and it has been issue free for 7/8 months now. I think it really depends on the quality of the bodyshops work Quote
Glennc91 Posted March 18, 2010 Posted March 18, 2010 Mine has had the rear spats blended for 2 years+ and looks as fresh today as ever, i think they look pretty poor if they arent blended, at the risk of offending some people you'll be very happy when its finished! Quote
MattG Posted March 18, 2010 Author Posted March 18, 2010 Mine has had the rear spats blended for 2 years+ and looks as fresh today as ever, i think they look pretty poor if they arent blended, at the risk of offending some people you'll be very happy when its finished! 2+ years! Well that's about the best endorsement I'm going to get I think! I went and had a word with them last night and the main concern they have is the amount of bog that has to be used. They don't really like to have to do that if they can help it as there's always the risk of cracking or warping due to temperature changes. The work they do is extremely good though so I'm sure it will be fine. I went and had a look at the car last night and it's starting to look really good. There's still a fair few bits to be bolted on but it's starting to look like a Z again now. The colour scheme will be Audi Ibis white with gloss black highlights (door handles, headlights, wing mirror brackets, etc). I did have my doubts about not going for a metallic or pearl but now I've seen it I'm 100% happy. Can't wait! Quote
nrenz123 Posted March 18, 2010 Posted March 18, 2010 I'd really like to paint the inside of my headlights too, but that involves removing the bumper and with my N2 copy it will be a mare! Quote
MattG Posted March 18, 2010 Author Posted March 18, 2010 I'd really like to paint the inside of my headlights too, but that involves removing the bumper and with my N2 copy it will be a mare! Compared to splitting the headlights I reckon taking the bumper off will be easy! Quote
nrenz123 Posted March 18, 2010 Posted March 18, 2010 Hehe i painted the headlights on my last car, one headlight took me literally hours to take apart. for the second i got a heat gun and it came apart in about a minute lol. Quote
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