Nismo Z factory paint defect

roplusbee

Damn. You guys are making me nervous. Hopefully, I won't have any paint problems.

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2007 350Z NISMO #0618: Zerolift | UPREV | F.I. | Greddy | Competition Clutch | Injector Dynamics | Aeromotive | Pioneer | JL

RedNismo

You should worry. Nissan has the worst paint. My G35 coupe had major chips in the front bumper after 2 years. None of my other cars have that with twice as many miles on the car. That's why I already had the clear bra installed on my Nismo. Clear Bra is on front bumper, mirrors, and rear side panel infront of the rear wheels.

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2003 Skyline 350GT--Tein Suspension, NRG Strut bar, Nismo CAI w/bypass, JDM emblems, Nismo Graphics...
2009 Nismo Z34 #389-- Clear Bra

simons

I was looking at the rear bumper on my 09 Nismo and saw a couple of minor cracks. At least they look like cracks but may just by paint defects like mentioned above. If lying under the rear bumper, you look up at it near the corners it looks like someone used a freaking saw zawl ( I know I spelled this crap wrong) to trim the bumper.

And the left tail light right at the corner, there is a spot where the paint is raised up slightly but conforms to the tail light.

I agree with a dude earlier. I expect to have better quality paint from the factory.

And looking up at the bumper, I noticed two black metal braces just hanging down from the frame that look like they were supposed to attach to the rear bumper but don't. There is only one pop rivet holding the center of the rear bumper, right behind the center of the muffler.

Can someone else chime in about the two black, metal braces and if theirs are attached and not just hanging like mine?