Rear Bumper Question
 

For a potential mod is it possible for the piece that has the cutouts for the exhaust pipes to be taken off of the stock bumper to be able to add a different carbon fiber diffuser when and if a company were to come up with one? Or is the only option going to be a whole different bumper. I added a pic just to show since I can't think of a better way of explaining this.

It's not separate from the bumper, it's one piece as far as I can tell, unless the paint is filling in the gap really good. I was going to have the guys next door make one for my car, until I checked it out. :mad:

Braden

I was thinking the same thing. Maybe a great mod for a company to do...

Copy the rear bumper exactly, but leave that part open and have a carbon fiber difuser to slot in. Should not be that tough to do.... OR, heck, a company could just do the bumper in carbon fiber. That way we can just paint the bumper body color and leave the exhaust area in carbon fiber. Should shave a little weight in the process...

Yea i agree with the whole bumper coming in carbon. But again I hope it would just be OEM with the diffuser different. I'm really not into the whole crazy bumper thing, I would just like a nice diffuser sitting over some burnt Ti pipes.

^^ I agree. The more I look at the 370Z, the more I think it really does not need body kits as it looks great as is. Carbon fiber OEM style with a simple but agressive diffuser is all it needs.

That and a better lip kit. Mines was close to a nice product, but got too crazy with it IMO.

That piece looks good also when overlay'ed...

this question have always been on my mind... that plastic piece on the rear bumper in the middle of the 2 exhaust tips... what exactly is that and what does it do

^^^ it is a tie down point for when they ship it over on the boat.

I think they might be referring to the red plastic piece in which I believe in all other markets besides the US it is used as a fog light or light of some sorts. Some one please correct me if I'm wrong.

^^^ if it was, it sure dont light up.... i dont know why that piece is there... been trying to figure it out for the longest

Like everyone said, that bottom piece is part of the bumper, but Nissan gave you a nice easy to follow line to cut :). I hope some FUNCTIONAL rear diffusers get made for these cars.

Since I don't plan on doing anything too drastic (besides CF lip and side skirts), I may take it to a shop and have that section (minus the fog light reflector) painted matte black.

Yea that's not a bad idea either. I agree with DDMotorsports, that is a cut along the dotted line. If nothing else find someone good with working with carbon fiber and have one made just for it.

that's what i'm taking about this whole time......painting it or overlaying it will make it look decent :tiphat:

IIRC, they do this with the Altima Coupe. Not sure why the Z wouldn't get the same treatment. :confused:

I was going to do the same with the front bumper by having the fangs and lip painted matte black. Since I'm getting Platinum Graphite, it doesn't look too bad even with a CF lip like Mine's. Therefore, I may leave the fangs alone.

^^ loads of G's have done it too...i can't b/c my G is OB to begin with...lol

black overlay on a black car........... hahahaha

CF would look good on PG...i agree.....CF has some grayish in it....lol

GT Motoring is working on a cap for the lower area in CF, we will also be able to supply the JDM rear fog shortly as well. :) we'll keep you posted on ETA etc

What is a cap??

cap, as in it will cover the existing suface, on top

here is an example of covers we have made for the s2000, both for a single exit conversion, or a cosmetic dual cover. They stick on with 3m tape.

http://www.gtmotoring.com/images/dual-1.jpg
http://www.gtmotoring.com/images/single-3.jpg

Got you. And you are doing that for the rear? Pretty cool...

All you need is a cool carbon front lip!

I was thinking the same thing about the cap, seams like a pretty easy fix without having to cut the existing one out of the rear bumper.
Definitely want to get the JDM fog light hooked up. It looks like all the parts are in the box, from what I could tell, maybe it just needs the switch hooked up in the cabin and a red lens cover. ???

Here is a pic I took of the back of my fog light.

Plastic Surgery
 

I hate that rear fog light so i am going to take my Z into body shop and have some pastic surgery done on the rear lower valance. I did a photo edit in MS paint to see the difference. The rear looks so much better without the fog lamp. I think a carbon fiber insert would be tight, but I dont want to wait for one to come out or replace the whole bumper.

BTW, the photos are of another members car on here. I just used them for the sake of illustration.

I like the idea of a carbon fiber overlay, or even just a cheaper nice black(matte or gloss) plastic model. I was already thinking of this. Glad to here a shop is working on it already.

Tell me more about the JDM rear fog light. Are there wires in place already on the US models making it plug and play? And how would you turn the light on?

That black cap on the fog light area really bugs me. Even a small carbon fiber cap, with a nice "Z" logo, just to cover that square would be nice.

Well, it does look pretty clean without the fog light. I'm on the fence as far as keeping it. The other side of me wants to get it working, so when it's on at night, from a distance it will be undeniably a 370z. People will know what there chasing down, since they wont be able to pass it. :tup:

I wonder if Bat's rear valence overlay may help minimize this??