Anybody know what these are for?

Spoiler · 06-04-2016, 04:25 PM

So I'm looking through the trunk today and I find this pair of rubber parts in a plastic bag.

Anybody know what these are for and if they're supposed to be attached to the car somewhere?

Zamfield · 06-04-2016, 04:30 PM

Read this...

Spare parts? - 370Z General Discussion - nissansportz

It has the answers you need!

Spoiler · 06-05-2016, 12:41 AM

Bingo. That is it.... Thanks...

NISMO IX · 06-05-2016, 02:46 AM

Lucky your dealer at least left them in the hatch, mine were nowhere to be found and had to order them. They are supposed to help with guiding the air away from the wheels and lessen the turbulent air going underneath the car.

OldGuyFla · 06-05-2016, 09:27 AM

I had those in my trunk also. I put them on & took them back off after about a week. Every time I turned into a parking lot or driveway with any up angle they would drag & made a terrible scrapping noise. They are now laying in my garage.

NISMO IX · 06-05-2016, 10:50 AM

Yeah I am guilty of scraping mine a few times too. It happens.

WI_Hedgehog · 06-05-2016, 03:47 PM

The dealer installed the air dam without my asking, so now I too have that wonderful scraping sound over most any imperfection in the road. If you do not want to hear the scraping sound for some unknown reason, approach from a rather large angle, and all should be well in many cases.

Spoiler · 06-05-2016, 04:51 PM

Well I did install them this morning. And I saw that it left about 2-1/2" of clearance right there in front of tne tires. So I will see what happens and they may be coming off as well.

Driving the car down to The Villages this next weekend and we will see how many times they scrape on the whole trip

Tick64 · 06-05-2016, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by WI_Hedgehog

The dealer installed the air dam without my asking, so now I too have that wonderful scraping sound over most any imperfection in the road. If you do not want to hear the scraping sound for some unknown reason, approach from a rather large angle, and all should be well in many cases.

Thanks for the clear pic. The other ones suck.

WI_Hedgehog · 06-06-2016, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Spoiler

Well I did install them this morning. And I saw that it left about 2-1/2" of clearance right there in front of tne tires. So I will see what happens and they may be coming off as well.

Driving the car down to The Villages this next weekend and we will see how many times they scrape on the whole trip

Consider it the destruction warning indicator, that'll alert right before you shred the underbody panels.

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Originally Posted by Tick64

Thanks for the clear pic. The other ones suck.

No problem, I love the car and it was good lighting, thanks for the feedback! In the future you can also reward people with a Like and/or add to their reputation with the scale icon under their name at the bottom of the post in the middle. Personally I like your comment, that's kind of a hard shot to get as the air dam is usually in the shadows.

The inclusion of the little air dam shows Nissan's attention to detail, imagine the cost that went into creating a mold for that part, the research and development, and everything else. It probably cost them $30,000 up front to stick that on the Z (or at least throw it in your trunk).

The first time I heard the scraping sound from under the Z I just about flipped out realizing I had damaged my new car, and could not believe I could not find damage anywhere on the vehicle. Turns out it was that little plastic resonator, that makes a horribly loud complaint anytime it gets near an obstruction. Maybe they should be called "bump naggers," because anytime the front end gets near a protrusion they remind us we're not driving a 4 x 4.

Dirk McGurck · 06-06-2016, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by OldGuyFla

I had those in my trunk also. I put them on & took them back off after about a week. Every time I turned into a parking lot or driveway with any up angle they would drag & made a terrible scrapping noise. They are now laying in my garage.

I will take them from you.

gonzales25 · 06-06-2016, 10:48 AM

I just removed mine, I got tired of them constantly scraping on my drive way.

OldGuyFla · 06-06-2016, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Dirk McGurck

I will take them from you.

PM me with your address.

Trek · 05-30-2018, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by OldGuyFla

I had those in my trunk also. I put them on & took them back off after about a week. Every time I turned into a parking lot or driveway with any up angle they would drag & made a terrible scrapping noise. They are now laying in my garage.

Same here. Gutters way too low. I cut 1/2” off the two air dams. Helps some, still have to be careful.

We could do what this guy did

sx moneypit · 05-30-2018, 01:32 PM

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NISMO IX Track Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Southern Maine Age: 47 Posts: 742 Drives: 2014 370Z MB M6 Rep Power: 584	Lucky your dealer at least left them in the hatch, mine were nowhere to be found and had to order them. They are supposed to help with guiding the air away from the wheels and lessen the turbulent air going underneath the car. __________________ 2017 Ford Focus RS Nitrous Blue "KB43VER" 2014 370z Mag Blk 6M "KOKURYU" (Black Dragon)

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OldGuyFla A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Indian Lake Estates Fl Posts: 1,049 Drives: 14 370Z TS Roadster Rep Power: 19127	I had those in my trunk also. I put them on & took them back off after about a week. Every time I turned into a parking lot or driveway with any up angle they would drag & made a terrible scrapping noise. They are now laying in my garage. NISMO IX likes this. __________________ Last edited by OldGuyFla; 06-05-2016 at 12:43 PM.

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