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skirts look good, but dont look aftermarket enough to justify any cost, ya know? i really do love how they look, but paying for something that most people will just

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Old 04-03-2010, 07:07 PM   #1 (permalink)
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skirts look good, but dont look aftermarket enough to justify any cost, ya know? i really do love how they look, but paying for something that most people will just mistake as factory seems odd. im not advocating some crazy ricer look, but see what im getting at?

all the same, it looks good. cant wait for some finished pics of all 3 pieces on the Z!
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skirts look good, but dont look aftermarket enough to justify any cost, ya know? i really do love how they look, but paying for something that most people will just mistake as factory seems odd. im not advocating some crazy ricer look, but see what im getting at?

all the same, it looks good. cant wait for some finished pics of all 3 pieces on the Z!
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Old 03-16-2011, 10:45 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Well, I finally saved up and decided to go for the stillen 3 piece kit. I was skeptical at first because when I received the stillen front fascia and side skirts i noticed they were made of a very flexible rubber and are thicker/heavier then the stock pieces. In the past I was used to more rigid lighter material ie: fiberglass or even plastic. After speaking with the auto body shop they said rubber requires a little extra prep work to get the proper primer to adhere to the rubber because of the oil in the rubber, but it would not be a big deal. After installed and mounted the flexibility was no longer an issue as I thought it would be (but still not as hard as the factory plastic). The middle bottom area of the fascia was left as the original rubber. If you are considering this and are concerned either about the fitment or the rubber material all I can say is don't, because it goes together fine and the paint matching and quality are perfect. The only real modification is they have to replace the windshield washer reservoir with the one that comes with the kit.
The old stock reservoir has two connectors to it, one is a sensor to let you know when you're low and the other is for the pump. The new reservoir does not come with the "empty" sensor so you won't get the dummy light when you are low on fluid. Also the reservoir is about 1/4 smaller than the stock.
My body shop gave me a 6 year warranty on their work and offered to do touch ups for free if I get any small pits/dings in the front area from road gravel etc.... Something you may want to ask your body shop prior to having the work done. The body shop I went to is family owned and gave me a better price than the chain franchise and it was just a better experience over the corporate thing... If you are a DIY type then you could probably have all 3 pieces painted for around $450 bucks and do the install yourself, if you wanted to save a buck. My price out the door was $800 not including the cost of the parts themselves. If you have any questions feel free to PM me.
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Well, I finally saved up and decided to go for the stillen 3 piece kit. I was skeptical at first because when I received the stillen front fascia and side skirts i noticed they were made of a very flexible rubber and are thicker/heavier then the stock pieces. In the past I was used to more rigid lighter material ie: fiberglass or even plastic. After speaking with the auto body shop they said rubber requires a little extra prep work to get the proper primer to adhere to the rubber because of the oil in the rubber, but it would not be a big deal. After installed and mounted the flexibility was no longer an issue as I thought it would be (but still not as hard as the factory plastic). The middle bottom area of the fascia was left as the original rubber. If you are considering this and are concerned either about the fitment or the rubber material all I can say is don't, because it goes together fine and the paint matching and quality are perfect. The only real modification is they have to replace the windshield washer reservoir with the one that comes with the kit.
The old stock reservoir has two connectors to it, one is a sensor to let you know when you're low and the other is for the pump. The new reservoir does not come with the "empty" sensor so you won't get the dummy light when you are low on fluid. Also the reservoir is about 1/4 smaller than the stock.
My body shop gave me a 6 year warranty on their work and offered to do touch ups for free if I get any small pits/dings in the front area from road gravel etc.... Something you may want to ask your body shop prior to having the work done. The body shop I went to is family owned and gave me a better price than the chain franchise and it was just a better experience over the corporate thing... If you are a DIY type then you could probably have all 3 pieces painted for around $450 bucks and do the install yourself, if you wanted to save a buck. My price out the door was $800 not including the cost of the parts themselves. If you have any questions feel free to PM me.
Looks great - and nice review. Do you plan to change the spoiler? I love Stillen's fascia/skirts - but not the wing. If you're in Socal, PM me the shop info. Thx...
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Well, I finally saved up and decided to go for the stillen 3 piece kit. The middle bottom area of the fascia was left as the original rubber.
I think it looks fantastic. I love it! Personal Preference: I would have painted the lip also, so the entire fascia was body color.
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Where? All 1.5lb's of it? If that? lol

Or does the new plastic simply weigh more :-p
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Thanks guys for the comments, yeah even though the kit itself was more than i wanted to spend i am happy with the results, and it isn't actually that much heavier so no worries there :-)

Hi theflyest1. I will pm you the body shop info this weekend and to answer your question, I won’t be doing the spoiler but it does look good on Mikes ride.

Hey Mike,
Yours looks great and the red tow hook against the black is a nice contrast. How often to you take it to the track? I have the red tow hook as well but I installed the mesh grill so I would have to cut a hole to install it so I don’t think I will, however if I do hit the track I suspect I will need to. Just curious is that what you did or did you just leave the mesh off? If you have pics in the forum/album I will check them out but if you don’t pm me would like to see some close ups of your ride….

A bit off topic but I wish the super charger was more affordable, the cost and the labor and the issue of warranty are what have me concerned. I need to do some research on this one to get a better understanding. I would love to attempt the install myself but I don't think I am gonna go there just yet
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Yours looks great and the red tow hook against the black is a nice contrast. How often to you take it to the track? I have the red tow hook as well but I installed the mesh grill so I would have to cut a hole to install it so I don’t think I will, however if I do hit the track I suspect I will need to. Just curious is that what you did or did you just leave the mesh off? If you have pics in the forum/album I will check them out but if you don’t pm me would like to see some close ups of your ride…
I used my own mesh with it and we cut a hole in it. The car sees the track one or two weekends per month from March through October and sits in the garage the rest of the time. I'm probably going to take the mesh off altogether once I totally stop driving on the street.
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