Does anyone regret altering their 40th's 1 of 1000 look?
 

I don't know what it is, but everytime I get excited about doing a new mod, I get nervous about how it will impact the resale value or uniqueness of the car. Any other Z I know I wouldn't care, but because this is a 40th and "there were only 1000 made", I drop the idea.

Just looking for some advice/points of view on the topic...

And it's not that I plan on selling it anytime soon, but I know my habits and I've swapped cars out 3 times in 4 years. This one feels different, but I can't be sure.

Well...being an owner of one of the 16XX nismos...I know what you're going through.

Mod in a tastefull manner and you won't have any problems with resale value or uniqueness.

If you replace anything...keep the stock parts...

What are you looking to do?

I'd like to do a stillen front lip install a new cat back exhaust. I also live in the city and don't have space (or a private garage) to keep the stock parts, so that makes it difficult too. Buying a house next year, but just can't wait that long.

Some smaller mods I'm considering are a small roof spoiler, stereo headunit swap, and a mounted iPad mini in the cubby hole (when it comes out).

BTW, checked out your car. Looks sick man. Looks better than the new nismos. Almost looks like the old skyline.

If I had a 40th I would probably feel the same way. I wouldn't do anything that isn't easily reversible and like kingbaby said I would make sure to keep all the original parts.

Sounds like simple mods...do it...

Seems you've researched enough and know what is quality and what is a waste of time....

stick to that and you'd be fine :tup:

Anyone else wanna throw their opinion in here?

I hear you there too, you want to keep it almost as is.

I kept the stock wheels until just a few weeks ago, had a hard time deciding.

I don't want to touch any badging (no shaving) and I'm not "replacing" any body parts (new bumper)...the side skirts and rear add on's I have just add to it...

At the end of the day, the colour and the interior will always stand out :)

Do you have any pictures of the side skirts and add on's you've done? I'm curious...

Being a 40th owner as well, I know what you're talking about. But as stated, do tasteful mods that can be reversed if needed. Ex. Cat back exhaust can easily be taken off... Use plastidip instead of paint if you want to do blacking out, don't cut things.

If you plan to alter the interior, save the parts you remove such as the storage hatch if u mount an iPad. You can always buy a replacement cubby.

My anni 370z has completely redone seats, roll bar, wheels, and a multitude of different things. Make sure you keep the exterior color the same, interior has to be red, brakes have to be red. I have exaust, drop springs, turbos and so on and so fourth. It's the color scheme your paying for. Stick with that and you'll be fine. No one looks at my car any different now.

I added a carbon fiber hood to my 40th, the color is similar so it's a subtle mod. But I also kept the oem hood so I can swap out when needing to sell the car. I feel that exhaust/intake wouldn't matter too much cause you can't see it. The paint and the red seats are the strong point IMO.

Evo R Side Blades and Shine Auto Rear Spats. Hoping to get the authentic INGS+1 CF Lip

Link to my journal

http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...y-journal.html

I say do what you want. With your own mods the car is one of a kind. It's already been said, but if you're worried about resale keep the stock parts and keep the exterior and interior color the same. Even body work is easy to replace.

http://www.z1motorsports.com/g37_370...098&imageNum=3

I was thinking about doing the window scoops in the 40th color I think it would look pretty badass and a semicheap mod. cant see out those little bastard windows anyway.

from here http://www.z1motorsports.com/g37_370...oducts_id=6098

on second thought, i feel that the fender scoops/slits? might be necessary to make it look like they belong.

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Please don't

If your worried about resale value, then do lip kits and other tasteful mods that gives that premium look. I'd do lip kits, stillen gen 2, stillen catback, spacers, any quality coilovers and then whatever audio system you like. This way, the mods (most of it) can go to stock easily or you can have the buyer purchase the car along with the tasty mods.

If you do not care about resale like me, go all out and change s**t so often, swapping rims, body kits, etc to whatever I feel like. I changed my body kit twice, wheels 3 times, cbe twice, springs to coils to springs (lol dont ask), changed the steering wheel, vinyl'd the roof, slapped cf pillars and door handles, changed to 6k hid, led map lights, license plate, gtr start button, gen3, spacers and no spacers back and forth, changed rotors and pads, oil cooler, badged to fairladyz with 40th below it, I mean I could go more and more down the road and dont care what other folks say coz I'm damn happy to what I add to the car.

But, if you wanna go crazy but would like to go to stock later, why not rent a small storage to keep some stock parts around?

I would not do anything to a Nismo visually and only wheels on a 40th. As far as performance I would mod the piss out of them as with anything else.

Honestly I don't think 40ths will go for any more than sport packaged tourings. I'd say just mod it how you like.

There really isn't much more than color and I doubt people will give you thousands over the same car for color and badges

I would just do subtle mods that can be eventually taken off. The car looks great stock as it is.

I would think that if someone buys something as rare as the 40th, that they either wouldn't want to alter it drastically. Or buy 2 and go nuts...:ugh2:

IMO, I would modify the parts that are not specific to the 40th anniversary edition like the headlights/tail lights, engine mods, exhaust. It is easier to obtain those parts from a retailer if you decide to go back to stock vice going on a treasure hunt for 40th anniversary replacement parts.

I don't have a 40th but a limited edition chicane yellow and I mod the sh!t out of it. But I also keep the stock bumpers and stuff just in case i want to reverse.


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