Nismo Front Bumper
 

Anyone converted only the front bumper from regular to nismo? I got a chance to convert for dirt cheap, wondering if anyone's done it. I did search but couldnt find many results.

I'm not sure if someone did only the front bumper but I have seen full conversions... You could probably just check those out for some pointers.

There is a guy in Houston who has done it.
Just for the front bumper I would estimate the cost for all new is, $2,500
New bumper pieces & clips
Aftermarket undertray
Paint

In the process of doing it now, my coversion about $1,600 with paint. You have to shop around to get the best prices on the major parts. Also Nissan nickles and dimes you on the small parts, but if your are resourceful you can fabricate them your self and save like $500. Read some of the threads there is a ton of information.

if you would have taken literally 2 minutes to look down a few threads....

http://www.the370z.com/exterior-inte...high-wing.html

It was more like $2,000 all in for "the guy in Houston"! :hello:

Baker North did all the work and it was excellent.

http://www.the370z.com/members/gurne...o-rims-004.jpg

Looks damn good....uuuugh, seriously. I do NOT know wtf to do...wait and find a white Nismo, or pull the trigger on a 40th ann graphite and do the front end conversion on it....

Thoughts??????

I don't like the transition between the front "lip" and the side skirts but aside from that, it looks fantastic up there.

Yeah "that guy in Houston" is odd though...never know how he got that deal. :p

Just picked up my car from a bodyshop.
Although it does provide answer to your specific question, I have nismo front, amuse sides + rear.

I will post some pics later today.. before another 'potential' snow storm. (hopefully the last)

Maybe it's just me...but I think 2000 dollars for a front bumper is pretty expensive. Don't get me wrong the Nismo look is extremely sexy. But 2k for a bumper? My whole kit now from purchase to paint and installation cost me 1900.

Quality comes at a price.
Buying a Nismo OEM piece will pretty much guarantee fitment. Look at other full front bumpers such as Amuse, Zele, even the Stillen front bumper is 1,000+ and that is a multi-piece front bumper which has been known to have below par fitment.

I did almost the whole kit to my base + sport. Found someone on this forum who was selling front, rear and sides and bought it for $1600. If you want to see how it all turned out chek out my album

Had my local body shop do the work, grand total including the price i paid for the bodykit was around $3400.

If you buy it new from the dealer or Z1, you're talking close to that amount just for the kit, excluding the wing. Then tack on another $1000-$2000 for paint and labor.

If you can find someone selling their nismo kit, that is the way to go...but that is a rare occurance

I suppose man...

To many times do we see people post up they bought a bumper for 300-700 and then come back and say they spend another 600 for labor to just fit it before paint costs.

lol..that's still 700 less than 2000. And it's not going to cost 700 to paint a front bumper.

I mean maybe I'm looking at it wrong. I'm looking at it in terms of efficiency. If I can achieve the same look/performance for cheaper, that's the way I'm going to go.

My car doesn't have the OEM Nismo bumper..but it's damn close. And my whole kit fit perfect for 1900 including price of the entire kit, fitment and paint and installation. Maybe that extra money is just for piece of mind...

But you said it yourself, you do not have a front bumper that is equal to the Nismo OEM front so of course yours will be cheaper. I had my rear bumper replaced to the Nismo OEM, paint cost $600 but this was all done via insurance (lady hit me) so I did not care.

I will just say it again, quality comes at a cost. You did not get an exact OEM Nismo front so it is cheaper, I bet you had fitment issues so lower cost, did it bolt up to the coupe undertray?

That is one major cost for the Nismo front bumper. The OEM Nismo undertray is $1500 (this is just Nissan being stupid), but there is a good alternative at a higher quality for $500 but cost of front bumper plus this undertray needed adds up.

Right. But the quality from what you're saying comes from the fitment. Yes an OEM bumper will line up perfectly but if I can get my cheaper bumper to do the same then it levels out in terms of quality.

If you're talking about quality in terms of taking damage I'm pretty sure that the OEM bumper will be destroyed in any significant impact, just as mine would.

No, my bumper didn't line up with the undertray. However, it didn't cost 1500 to make it do so either. And I agree that prices add up.. but damn. It parts alone are costing almost $2000 and I can get a kit completely installed for $1900 I'm always going to go that route.

I guess I'm saying I prefer an experienced/user friendly shop over everything.

yeah, its not the "fitting" part, its the damn facia pieces. Nissan definitely made a point of not wanting everyone just to hop on the Nismo body pieces to upgrade their cars. This is a huge thing on the G37 side and adding the Aero/IPL kit to sport/base models with a direct swap.

Parts, paint and labor was under $2k. That does NOT include the Zspeed under tray added later. Even if I hadn't done the conversion, I would have gotten a the regular ZSpeed under tray.

I don't know if you take your bodywork to Abra or what, but I spent $700 for my G37 front to get stripped, and repainted and buffed out. My body guy knows how maticulat I am when I comes to the condition of my paint. Its been said in this thread before...but you PAY for what you GET.

yes, you purchased a knock off kit and you say "its almost like a Nismo", but really, its not even close to the Nismo front. Yours is most likely fiberglass, it is more bulky and different body lines.

Everyone is entitled to their own modding tastes, and all have their own opinions. If we weren't, all of our cars would look the exact same.

lol..you're right man. Mine looks absolutely nothing like the Nismo front... not even close.

It's not $2,000 for a bumper. It's more like $1,300 for all the parts plus paint/install.

See here for parts list and prices:
http://www.the370z.com/attachments/m...scia-parts.doc

That's wayyyyyyyyyyyyy more reasonable... I've seen your thread on the conversion and it made sense. When I saw this one and it said 2000-2500 I was like nahhh that's ridiculous.

BTW your thread alone had me fighting with myself about converting mine. I can thank your thread for many sleepless nights and countless hours in front of a computer. LOL

Excellent work and beautiful car.:tiphat:

Remember that it includes parts you don't HAVE to have in order to make the bumper fit (ie. undershroud + side seals + harness)

If you just want the bumper and the under facia, OEM would cost around $1200.

Again, quality comes at price. It might look the same but fit and finish is definitely different if you are comparing OEM vs. aftermarket. Even with high quality, over priced Japanese developed kits, OEM always feels better and fits better.

What wing is that?!?

CarbonSignal Type-N rear spoiler