fellsteruk Posted July 24, 2013 Posted July 24, 2013 Well, at least thats what the wife keeps telling me... I have a Nismo trapped inside the body of a GT i am sure of it...lol I am sure i am not the only one "Please tell me i am not" who likes to add Nismo badges to their car, dont get me wrong i dont think i have gone over the top (One in grilll, one on rear bumper, nismo valve caps and nismo car mats) Anyway I attempted to sneak a small purchase past the wife, got a chrome nismo badge for the rear of the zed had it fitted for all of an hour before i got: "Whats that red spot on your car..." no matter how much i tried she knew it was new... Then proceed to tell me how other zed owners would laugh at me because i am trying to make my zed look like a nismo version... To be honest i was actually impressed she knew such a thing existed however you are all laughing at me apparently... Tell me i am not alone Quote
theheff Posted July 24, 2013 Posted July 24, 2013 You know those people who put M badges onto beemers that aren't M cars............. 2 Quote
Pete87 Posted July 24, 2013 Posted July 24, 2013 (edited) You know what your going to have to do now, go and buy a full nismo kit and nismo wheels then people won't laugh at you. You should get a Type R badge for the other side Edited July 24, 2013 by Pete87 1 Quote
Wasso Posted July 24, 2013 Posted July 24, 2013 You know what your going to have to do now, go and buy a full nismo kit and nismo wheels then people won't laugh at you. You should get a Type R badge for the other side ^^^^^^ THIS!! 1 Quote
fellsteruk Posted July 24, 2013 Author Posted July 24, 2013 You know what your going to have to do now, go and buy a full nismo kit and nismo wheels then people won't laugh at you. You should get a Type R badge for the other side Dont take the pi@@ "Type R" To be honest i am actually in the process of trying to source a nismo body kit so it will come in time Out of interest what is the difference between a normal GT zed and a Nismo zed, is it just body kit and tunned slightly different? Quote
Wasso Posted July 24, 2013 Posted July 24, 2013 You know what your going to have to do now, go and buy a full nismo kit and nismo wheels then people won't laugh at you. You should get a Type R badge for the other side Dont take the pi@@ "Type R" To be honest i am actually in the process of trying to source a nismo body kit so it will come in time Out of interest what is the difference between a normal GT zed and a Nismo zed, is it just body kit and tunned slightly different? It also has Nismo decals unlike the GT. I have a Nismo V2 front and skirts. I have 1 Nismo badge and that sits on the bumper. The rest of the car is currently de-badged till I get my Tommy K put back on the boot hatch. Quote
jumping350 Posted July 24, 2013 Posted July 24, 2013 and i think nismo suspension and exhaust so got a way to go to make those stickers valid Quote
rtbiscuit Posted July 24, 2013 Posted July 24, 2013 Nismo tuning isn't much to write home about. As tuning companies go they one of the laziest. Quote
Wasso Posted July 24, 2013 Posted July 24, 2013 Nismo tuning isn't much to write home about. As tuning companies go they one of the laziest. The RS380 was the one to have for upgrades. But Nissan knew that and whacked a hefty price tag on it. Quote
rtbiscuit Posted July 24, 2013 Posted July 24, 2013 Nismo intakes were rebranded arm intakes, just extra money on top for the badge. Quote
Mopedmark Posted July 24, 2013 Posted July 24, 2013 I hate everything about it Nismo stupid word, I don't like the most of the kits but that's just my styling but one Nisfart badge is enough I think the bloody trouble is they badge it all up so the car has got 10 or even more Nis.. Emblems on but hey if someone likes it like that then who are we to question Quote
Stutopia Posted July 24, 2013 Posted July 24, 2013 One of my first jobs was to remove a Nismo badge from the previous owner. I have no Nismo, so I can't have a badge. If they float your boat though, go for it and take the gentle ribbing on the chin. It's your beast, so it's your call... Oh, and get some proper Nismo to go with them! 1 Quote
ddcboyle Posted July 24, 2013 Posted July 24, 2013 If you have the nismo bodykit, stick that badge on with pride! Who cares about suspension, engine, wheels etc. But if your running oem body, just get the red o from nismo and stick it on cus your half way there Quote
14N Posted July 24, 2013 Posted July 24, 2013 (edited) Could be worse. Nismo is the branding for NISsan MOtorsport. What about HOnda MOtorsport... Edited July 24, 2013 by 14N Quote
ddcboyle Posted July 24, 2013 Posted July 24, 2013 Could be worse. Nismo is the branding for NISsan MOtorsport. What about HOnda MOtorsport... Could be worwe if you tattood that. My mates names Thomo and got uv ink put on, but they didnt do the T haha Quote
fellsteruk Posted July 24, 2013 Author Posted July 24, 2013 Guess she was right then Well the badge was cheaper than body kit, so badge first kit 2nd. I actually like the nismo badges but appreciate its a taste thing. Most likely will gain the body kit in stages as I source the kit in bits and bobs. Have some gratis body shop time in September Quote
The Chubby Ninja Posted July 24, 2013 Posted July 24, 2013 Personally i dont mind it. Same with ralliart badges on evos. I wouldnt put a nismo badge on mine but you do whatever you like and think is nice and dont worry what anyone else thinks Quote
JetSet Posted July 24, 2013 Posted July 24, 2013 (edited) Out of interest what is the difference between a normal GT zed and a Nismo zed, is it just body kit and tunned slightly different? There were several Nismo editions of the 350Z but they were never sold in The U.K. Back in 2005 The S-Tune Nismo was announced for The U.K market at £50,000, Nissan brought one over for the journalists to test drive but nothing was ever heard of it again although it was sold in Japan and The U.S and I don't know of any that were imported. They were nothing special really, 296 engine and lots of tweaks here and there but difficult to justify a 20k premium over a GT. The 380RS (around 340 bhp)was a very limited production model, only 300 made and only sold in Japan and I believe that for some reason they couldn't be imported due to U.K regulations (although I did hear that at least one did find it's way over here). Pete Edited July 24, 2013 by JetSet Quote
WhackyWill Posted July 24, 2013 Posted July 24, 2013 Nismo tuning isn't much to write home about. As tuning companies go they one of the laziest. The RS380 was the one to have for upgrades. But Nissan knew that and whacked a hefty price tag on it. You obviously dont know about Nismo's involvement in current racing, and the amount of investment that goes into it..!! :scare: Quote
Photman Posted July 24, 2013 Posted July 24, 2013 I am thinking of getting the Stillen Supercharger and the works to go with it Quote
Ricey Posted July 24, 2013 Posted July 24, 2013 Nismo tuning isn't much to write home about. As tuning companies go they one of the laziest. The RS380 was the one to have for upgrades. But Nissan knew that and whacked a hefty price tag on it. You obviously dont know about Nismo's involvement in current racing, and the amount of investment that goes into it..!! :scare: I think he meant as a tuning house for production cars. Quote
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