p40ulw Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/07-08-Nissan- ... 564ad45504 Quote
martinmac Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 Just buy one of the forum panels, a lot cheaper and you get your name on it. Quote
Wasso Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 I was looking at making these but costings weren't great. Although that one looks perfect for my needs. Quote
p40ulw Posted July 4, 2012 Author Posted July 4, 2012 Just buy one of the forum panels, a lot cheaper and you get your name on it. does it fit 07+ and is it titanium? just to add as i found the threaqd for the forum ones and no they dont fit 07+ yet also i couldnt find any titanium ones? so it still stands as i want one of these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/07-08-Nissan- ... 564ad45504 Quote
leonk Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 Just a thought, but looking at the last picture, would in not restrict the air flow into the airbox intakes? Quote
Wasso Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 Air comes in via the bumper grill upwards, will hit the panel and divert into the intakes and rad area. Perfect design Quote
Wasso Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 They also do a wire harness in burnt titanium. Weapon R do a coolant reservoir in burnt titanium but not the power steering which is a shame Quote
HaydnH Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 I actually bought one of these recently and it's sitting in my flat waiting to be fitted. I'll let you know how it fits over the weekend although I expect a little alteration will be needed for NA cars as looking at the second image in the e-bay page you can see about half of the air vents are covered. So you'd either need to bend the ends upwards or cut the ends off although I don't know if that would actually cause a performance decrease. BTW, the slam panel is burnt TI unlike the second image which just appears to be polished/silver. Having said that, I'm planning on supercharging (probably next year) so my slam panel will stay flat as those air vents won't be used. The current plan is to get the GTM supercharger but get some custom burnt ti tubes made, along with this slam panel, weapon-r burnt titanium tanks and some gram lights 57s pro with titanium style lip... I reckon that would make a nice little project "kuro rainbow". Quote
HaydnH Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 Oh I forgot, don't forget the import tax, think mine came to £37 with an extra £12 for a Saturday delivery. Quote
Wasso Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 You shouldn't need to doctor the panel by the look of things? Nice project plan Haydn Quote
HaydnH Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 Nice project plan Haydn Shame about the price tag! Quote
HaydnH Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 You shouldn't need to doctor the panel by the look of things? Looking at this image: Half the air intake is covered, I'm not sure if that would have a major effect or not but it looks wrong. Quote
Wasso Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 It's not covered really, as the air flow comes from the mouth of the bumper, hits the flat underneath of the panel and into the air intake area. It's almost the same concept as the carbon ones except that's moulded. Don't forget there will be no or minimal air between the hood and bumper so all the air comes under and in via the panel. I sure it'd be fine. I may still go ahead with doing these panels as a flat sheet doesn't need any moulding. I have a supplier for the materials, just need to cut and get them finished in a burnt effect. Could run a quick taster of 10 and see how they go. Problem is titanium isn't cheap. Quote
HaydnH Posted July 5, 2012 Posted July 5, 2012 Could run a quick taster of 10 and see how they go. Problem is titanium isn't cheap. Well these are about £150 including import tax, so I guess it depends if you can do them cheaper or better quality. Oh, these e-bay ones come from Taiwan not the US as per the e-bay ad. Quote
Wasso Posted July 5, 2012 Posted July 5, 2012 That's naughty a bit of misrepresentation going on there I'd have to see on price leave it with me. Quote
HaydnH Posted July 5, 2012 Posted July 5, 2012 That's naughty a bit of misrepresentation going on there Yep, I'm not too bothered really but a few of the US e-bay users seem a bit miffed in the guys comments. Quote
HaydnH Posted August 25, 2012 Posted August 25, 2012 Well I just got around to trying to fit this, thought it would take a few minutes... unfortunately although the panel fits fine, the holes are a) slightly out of alignment and too small for the clips to fit through. Guess I'll have to butcher a few drill bits in an attempt to make the holes in titanium bigger. I finally fitted the tax disc holder that I bought about 2 years ago as well! Quote
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