Front End Chin Spolier: Why am I seeing two Different Ones?

Modshack · 01-21-2010, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Spartan 1771

well he said the factory. Maybe he was just using that as a generic term for whoever shipped the car to him? From the way he was talking, it sounded like he was supposed to receive the car with it installed.

Your dealer is an idiot. That part is installed at the DEALERSHIP as part of prepping the car for sale. As AK and Dreamer mentioned, it was in the hatch, wrapped in plastic with install instruction. You paid for it, it's part of the car. Your dealer needs to take care of this (and get his act together in the prep department).

vipor · 01-21-2010, 11:01 AM

think of it like the floormats, which also come boxed/wrapped and the dealer is supposed to install for you during Make Ready

yubman · 01-21-2010, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by vipor

Vipor, does the red Z have the tire "air dams" things installed (red arrow)? Just wondering as I tend to scrape those when pulling into my drive way (thing red arrow points to) and wondered if they were supposed to be there or not.

vipor · 01-21-2010, 01:10 PM

not that i saw. it's my feeling that they're there to be scratched. that's what i tell myself about the skid plate on the bottom of my Nismo bumper. that thing has burrs all over it

Modshack · 01-21-2010, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by yubman

wondered if they were supposed to be there or not.

They should be there on all cars.....May also be part of dealer preparation..

LaSeeno · 01-21-2010, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by g96818

i dont like the chin spoiler, it keeps scratching and i subconsciously think the bumper made contact with the asphalt and my car isn't dropped yet

Pretty easy clean-up.

Grab a razor blade and cut-off the excess plastic that's frayed. It actually cleans up pretty nice and you can't tell unless you're 2 feet away that it was ever scraped.

I don't park in the driveway anymore.

Spartan 1771 · 01-21-2010, 04:13 PM

I have yet to see one of these installed in person. Like I said, I drove through the local dealership a few days ago (which is not the dealership I purchased my Z from) and none of the Zs on the lot had it installed.

simota1 · 01-21-2010, 05:08 PM

maybe the dealership is holding them and not putting them on so they can sell it on ebay

lol im jus kidding....

Spartan 1771 · 04-09-2010, 04:56 PM

Well I still haven't gotten my front chin spoiler. I drove up to the dealership where I purchased the car yesterday. It's over an hour and a half away. I get there, wait an hour and then find myself in an argument with the BEIOTCH assistant service manager. She claimed there was no front chin spoiler for a non-Nismo Z. The chin spoiler they ordered was for a Nismo, and I don't own a Nismo, so this obviously caused an issue. We went round and round for an hour when I finally got the sales manager involved, who confirmed that there is a front chin spoiler for a non-nismo. He didn't have one in stock, but was nice enough to allow me to use his computer so I could access this thread and show them the part. She never even apologized for her mistake and piss poor attitude.

Apparently they are having a serious issue communicating with the factory about this part. They ordered something, but aren't sure if it's the right one, which doesn't give me any confidence in their ability to solve this issue. Does anyone in here have Nissan's part number for this damn thing?

370Z JT · 04-09-2010, 05:14 PM

Dealerships here do not install the front spoiler until the car is ready for delivery due to fear of it scraping during a test drive.

Spartan 1771 · 04-09-2010, 05:28 PM

it's the same everywhere. The sales manager stated it comes in the trunk of the car because it makes the car to low and they have issues getting them on and off the delivery trucks.

Modshack · 04-09-2010, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Spartan 1771

Apparently they are having a serious issue communicating with the factory about this part. They ordered something, but aren't sure if it's the right one, which doesn't give me any confidence in their ability to solve this issue. Does anyone in here have Nissan's part number for this damn thing?

Here's the order info from Courtesy Nissan:

Nissan Front Chin Aero Deflector (unpainted) - 2009-2010 370Z :: Nissan Parts, NISMO and Nissan Accessories - Courtesyparts.com

Spartan 1771 · 04-09-2010, 06:14 PM

Thanks! I'll print this out and fax it to the knuckle heads at the service dept.

Spartan 1771 · 04-20-2010, 08:53 AM

Once again I'm scheduled to go in for the installation of the front chin spoiler. 10am on Monday 4/26/2010. Hopefully this time they ordered the right part, and not a chin spoiler for a GT-R.

If I drive an hour and a half again through Washington DC rush hour traffic and they don't have it right this time, there will be hell to pay.

We shall see!

Spartan 1771 · 05-05-2010, 01:27 PM

And so the saga of the front end chin spoiler continues…………………….

Episode III: There’s No Hope

Once again, I drive 90 minutes through horrendous Washington DC beltway traffic to the dealership to get the front end chin spoiler installed, that was supposed to come with it upon delivery back in September. I arrive and EVERYONE kissed my ***. So much so that it was sorta scary. I guess the 45 minute conversation I had with the Service Manager last month had some effect.

I leave my car with them and then go outside and walk around their lot looking at all the cars for about 45 minutes. I got tired of that so I decided to go inside and wait in their waiting room. On the way in the Service Advisor grabs me and says “Well, this is really turning out to be a major science project”. I didn’t take that statement to mean anything good. She sat me down and VERY politely explained that according to the directions, the front bumper needs to be removed and holes need to be punched for the installation. I explained to her several people I speak to on this forum have installed it without removing the bumper and have had no issues. Of course she dismisses that as pure crazy talk and proceeds to tell me they want to have their body shop do the install.

So now I have to travel back up there on the 23rd and leave it with their body shop, who I have had major issues with in the past.

On further note, I pointed out to them 3 Z’s on their lot that are supposed to have the front end chin spoiler, but don’t.

……………………………..I need a drink!

01-21-2010, 11:01 AM	#17 (permalink)
vipor A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Euless, TX [ DFW ] Age: 42 Posts: 13,531 Drives: Nismo 09-0183 QAB Rep Power: 49	think of it like the floormats, which also come boxed/wrapped and the dealer is supposed to install for you during Make Ready __________________ 2009 NISMO # 0193 \| QAB \| Albums! \| 05.04.10 (Dynojet) 291.94hp/248.28tq Oil Cooler (DIY) \| Custom Headlights \| GTSPEC Braces \| F.I. Long Tube Headers

01-21-2010, 01:10 PM	#19 (permalink)
vipor A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Euless, TX [ DFW ] Age: 42 Posts: 13,531 Drives: Nismo 09-0183 QAB Rep Power: 49	not that i saw. it's my feeling that they're there to be scratched. that's what i tell myself about the skid plate on the bottom of my Nismo bumper. that thing has burrs all over it __________________ 2009 NISMO # 0193 \| QAB \| Albums! \| 05.04.10 (Dynojet) 291.94hp/248.28tq Oil Cooler (DIY) \| Custom Headlights \| GTSPEC Braces \| F.I. Long Tube Headers

01-21-2010, 04:13 PM	#22 (permalink)
Spartan 1771 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Western Maryland Posts: 1,280 Drives: Wife crazy & 09 370Z Rep Power: 105454	I have yet to see one of these installed in person. Like I said, I drove through the local dealership a few days ago (which is not the dealership I purchased my Z from) and none of the Zs on the lot had it installed. __________________ ~Rob -DD Air Guide, Stillen G3 CAIs, 63mm Throttle Bodies, Motordyne M370, Berk HFCs, FI TDX CBE (non-res, CF), Sprint booster v3, Ecutek Dyno Tuned, and the list goes on...

01-21-2010, 05:08 PM	#23 (permalink)
simota1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Dededo, Guam Posts: 6,642 Drives: solid red 370z 6mt Rep Power: 405	maybe the dealership is holding them and not putting them on so they can sell it on ebay lol im jus kidding.... __________________ *TOP SECRET/POWERHOUSE AMUSE/ARC/DAYTONA RACING/VARIS/MINES/GANADOR/J-LINE/WORK EMOTION CR KAI/GT SPEC/CARBON SIGNAL/ZOOM ENGINEERING/ CARBON FIBER ELEMENT/STILLEN/*

04-09-2010, 04:56 PM	#24 (permalink)
Spartan 1771 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Western Maryland Posts: 1,280 Drives: Wife crazy & 09 370Z Rep Power: 105454	Well I still haven't gotten my front chin spoiler. I drove up to the dealership where I purchased the car yesterday. It's over an hour and a half away. I get there, wait an hour and then find myself in an argument with the BEIOTCH assistant service manager. She claimed there was no front chin spoiler for a non-Nismo Z. The chin spoiler they ordered was for a Nismo, and I don't own a Nismo, so this obviously caused an issue. We went round and round for an hour when I finally got the sales manager involved, who confirmed that there is a front chin spoiler for a non-nismo. He didn't have one in stock, but was nice enough to allow me to use his computer so I could access this thread and show them the part. She never even apologized for her mistake and piss poor attitude. Apparently they are having a serious issue communicating with the factory about this part. They ordered something, but aren't sure if it's the right one, which doesn't give me any confidence in their ability to solve this issue. Does anyone in here have Nissan's part number for this damn thing? __________________ ~Rob -DD Air Guide, Stillen G3 CAIs, 63mm Throttle Bodies, Motordyne M370, Berk HFCs, FI TDX CBE (non-res, CF), Sprint booster v3, Ecutek Dyno Tuned, and the list goes on...

04-09-2010, 05:14 PM	#25 (permalink)
370Z JT A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: United States Posts: 2,905 Drives: 370Z PW 7AT Rep Power: 378	Dealerships here do not install the front spoiler until the car is ready for delivery due to fear of it scraping during a test drive.

04-09-2010, 05:28 PM	#26 (permalink)
Spartan 1771 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Western Maryland Posts: 1,280 Drives: Wife crazy & 09 370Z Rep Power: 105454	it's the same everywhere. The sales manager stated it comes in the trunk of the car because it makes the car to low and they have issues getting them on and off the delivery trucks. __________________ ~Rob -DD Air Guide, Stillen G3 CAIs, 63mm Throttle Bodies, Motordyne M370, Berk HFCs, FI TDX CBE (non-res, CF), Sprint booster v3, Ecutek Dyno Tuned, and the list goes on...

04-09-2010, 06:14 PM	#28 (permalink)
Spartan 1771 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Western Maryland Posts: 1,280 Drives: Wife crazy & 09 370Z Rep Power: 105454	Thanks! I'll print this out and fax it to the knuckle heads at the service dept. __________________ ~Rob -DD Air Guide, Stillen G3 CAIs, 63mm Throttle Bodies, Motordyne M370, Berk HFCs, FI TDX CBE (non-res, CF), Sprint booster v3, Ecutek Dyno Tuned, and the list goes on...

04-20-2010, 08:53 AM	#29 (permalink)
Spartan 1771 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Western Maryland Posts: 1,280 Drives: Wife crazy & 09 370Z Rep Power: 105454	Once again I'm scheduled to go in for the installation of the front chin spoiler. 10am on Monday 4/26/2010. Hopefully this time they ordered the right part, and not a chin spoiler for a GT-R. If I drive an hour and a half again through Washington DC rush hour traffic and they don't have it right this time, there will be hell to pay. We shall see! __________________ ~Rob -DD Air Guide, Stillen G3 CAIs, 63mm Throttle Bodies, Motordyne M370, Berk HFCs, FI TDX CBE (non-res, CF), Sprint booster v3, Ecutek Dyno Tuned, and the list goes on...

05-05-2010, 01:27 PM	#30 (permalink)
Spartan 1771 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Western Maryland Posts: 1,280 Drives: Wife crazy & 09 370Z Rep Power: 105454	And so the saga of the front end chin spoiler continues……………………. Episode III: There’s No Hope Once again, I drive 90 minutes through horrendous Washington DC beltway traffic to the dealership to get the front end chin spoiler installed, that was supposed to come with it upon delivery back in September. I arrive and EVERYONE kissed my **. So much so that it was sorta scary. I guess the 45 minute conversation I had with the Service Manager last month had some effect. I leave my car with them and then go outside and walk around their lot looking at all the cars for about 45 minutes. I got tired of that so I decided to go inside and wait in their waiting room. On the way in the Service Advisor grabs me and says “Well, this is really turning out to be a major science project”. I didn’t take that statement to mean anything good. She sat me down and VERY politely explained that according to the directions, the front bumper needs to be removed and holes need to be punched for the installation. I explained to her several people I speak to on this forum have installed it without removing the bumper and have had no issues. Of course she dismisses that as pure crazy talk and proceeds to tell me they want to have their body shop do the install. So now I have to travel back up there on the 23rd and leave it with their body shop, who I have had major issues with in the past. On further note, I pointed out to them 3 Z’s on their lot that are supposed to have the front end chin spoiler, but don’t. ……………………………..I need a drink! __________________ ~Rob -DD Air Guide, Stillen G3 CAIs, 63mm Throttle Bodies, Motordyne M370, Berk HFCs, FI TDX CBE (non-res, CF), Sprint booster v3, Ecutek Dyno Tuned, and the list goes on... Last edited by Spartan 1771; 05-05-2010 at 01:42 PM.*

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