Carbon fiber amuse install help needed

Riptide67 · 08-05-2014, 03:07 PM

My side splitters are made by a friend who owns Prosplitters. Look them up on FB and Instagram!

cooltoy · 08-05-2014, 03:19 PM

It would be great if someone put together a thread on what it takes to properly put an Amuse kit on. Kind of like tjlazer di for the Nismo conversion.

wheee! · 08-05-2014, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cooltoy

It would be great if someone put together a thread on what it takes to properly put an Amuse kit on. Kind of like tjlazer di for the Nismo conversion.

That could be depressing...

wheee! · 08-05-2014, 04:03 PM

From the looks of your bumper, it fit about the same as mine. The slight wave and gap at the fender edge in your picture tells me that a body shop would probably find a thing or two to tweak. It's one thing to eyeball it, it's another to run a blocker over it after priming...

That being said, I have heard nothing but good things overall about the Shine kit!

wheee! · 08-05-2014, 04:32 PM

An example of some of the work done to mine...

And most of that looked just fine to me until it was primed and blocked...

wheee! · 08-05-2014, 04:33 PM

And after....

Riptide67 · 08-05-2014, 04:43 PM

I wish I still had all the pictures of the custom brackets and molding that went into mine. The side skirts were the biggest PITA for the body shop. IOS 7.1 caused me to lose everything and that is one of the reasons I ditched Apple for Samsung.

wheee! · 08-05-2014, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Riptide67

I wish I still had all the pictures of the custom brackets and molding that went into mine. The side skirts were the biggest PITA for the body shop. IOS 7.1 caused me to lose everything and that is one of the reasons I ditched Apple for Samsung.

hence the reason you don't see my skirts in these pictures....

They are on now, but what a pain and mine were just covers!

wheee! · 08-05-2014, 04:47 PM

This one shows the area customized for the lights and hatch release.... most of which I fabbed myself.

cooltoy · 08-05-2014, 04:58 PM

Subbed.

PS. I should take the car up to Edmonton to get it done in the shop you used. I have no idea which place in Calgary to use. Maybe you shop knows of a place in Calgary they would recommend.

wheee! · 08-05-2014, 05:59 PM

My shop specializes in classic rods and restorations. After this kit, they said they were not going to do another FRP or CF body kit! lol

They lost some money on the deal in regards to the time it took, so I don't think they will be the best at recommending a shop. I would say check with the guys in the Alberta GZ Club down there...

cooltoy · 08-05-2014, 07:56 PM

Now I remember you saying that before.

cooltoy · 08-05-2014, 09:24 PM

If you can take pics of every step please.

pfdaxe · 08-05-2014, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cooltoy

If you can take pics of every step please.

Well, many of you know there's an issue with the hole in the skid plate being too small to change oil (unless you want to remove bumper every time). The hole is just large enough to get to the plug, but not the filter. I hadn't seen any pics of what it looked like so I decided to snap a few for reference. After I made the hole larger, I test fit the bumper and the hole was perfect size to drain oil and replace filter with my thermo plate. I forgot to snap a pic with it mounted, but I will when back from paint. I'm thinking about putting a nice piece of rubber trim around it to clean it up a bit.

Regular snips cut like butter

cooltoy · 08-05-2014, 10:37 PM

Nice. Repped.

This is going to be an epic thread. I am going to search all the Amuse install related threads and try to pull it al into this one.

08-05-2014, 03:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
Riptide67 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Oak Harbor, WA Age: 38 Posts: 1,610 Drives: 09 Nismo #0483 PW Rep Power: 70	My side splitters are made by a friend who owns Prosplitters. Look them up on FB and Instagram! 6MT-Z34 likes this. __________________ 2009 Nismo 370Z and 1975 Datsun 280Z 2+2 - PNW_INC - Legacy_Ohana Follow me on Instagam @s3zero_z3four

08-05-2014, 03:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 14,009 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243724	It would be great if someone put together a thread on what it takes to properly put an Amuse kit on. Kind of like tjlazer di for the Nismo conversion. 6MT-Z34 likes this. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang.

08-05-2014, 04:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
wheee! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mod Capital of Canada Age: 59 Posts: 7,354 Drives: cars. lots of cars. Rep Power: 40183	From the looks of your bumper, it fit about the same as mine. The slight wave and gap at the fender edge in your picture tells me that a body shop would probably find a thing or two to tweak. It's one thing to eyeball it, it's another to run a blocker over it after priming... That being said, I have heard nothing but good things overall about the Shine kit! Riptide67 likes this. __________________ H&R / Stillen / Berk / HKS / Swift / Michelin / UpRev / SPC / Amuse Rep / Seibon / Fringe XVO / TWM / more... My Journal

08-05-2014, 04:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
wheee! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mod Capital of Canada Age: 59 Posts: 7,354 Drives: cars. lots of cars. Rep Power: 40183	An example of some of the work done to mine... And most of that looked just fine to me until it was primed and blocked... Riptide67 likes this. __________________ H&R / Stillen / Berk / HKS / Swift / Michelin / UpRev / SPC / Amuse Rep / Seibon / Fringe XVO / TWM / more... My Journal

08-05-2014, 04:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
wheee! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mod Capital of Canada Age: 59 Posts: 7,354 Drives: cars. lots of cars. Rep Power: 40183	And after.... pfdaxe and Riptide67 like this. __________________ H&R / Stillen / Berk / HKS / Swift / Michelin / UpRev / SPC / Amuse Rep / Seibon / Fringe XVO / TWM / more... My Journal

08-05-2014, 04:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
Riptide67 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Oak Harbor, WA Age: 38 Posts: 1,610 Drives: 09 Nismo #0483 PW Rep Power: 70	I wish I still had all the pictures of the custom brackets and molding that went into mine. The side skirts were the biggest PITA for the body shop. IOS 7.1 caused me to lose everything and that is one of the reasons I ditched Apple for Samsung. wheee! likes this. __________________ 2009 Nismo 370Z and 1975 Datsun 280Z 2+2 - PNW_INC - Legacy_Ohana Follow me on Instagam @s3zero_z3four

08-05-2014, 04:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
wheee! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mod Capital of Canada Age: 59 Posts: 7,354 Drives: cars. lots of cars. Rep Power: 40183	This one shows the area customized for the lights and hatch release.... most of which I fabbed myself. __________________ H&R / Stillen / Berk / HKS / Swift / Michelin / UpRev / SPC / Amuse Rep / Seibon / Fringe XVO / TWM / more... My Journal

08-05-2014, 04:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 14,009 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243724	Subbed. PS. I should take the car up to Edmonton to get it done in the shop you used. I have no idea which place in Calgary to use. Maybe you shop knows of a place in Calgary they would recommend. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang.

08-05-2014, 05:59 PM	#11 (permalink)
wheee! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mod Capital of Canada Age: 59 Posts: 7,354 Drives: cars. lots of cars. Rep Power: 40183	My shop specializes in classic rods and restorations. After this kit, they said they were not going to do another FRP or CF body kit! lol They lost some money on the deal in regards to the time it took, so I don't think they will be the best at recommending a shop. I would say check with the guys in the Alberta GZ Club down there... cooltoy and Riptide67 like this. __________________ H&R / Stillen / Berk / HKS / Swift / Michelin / UpRev / SPC / Amuse Rep / Seibon / Fringe XVO / TWM / more... My Journal

08-05-2014, 07:56 PM	#12 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 14,009 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243724	Now I remember you saying that before. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang.

08-05-2014, 09:24 PM	#13 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 14,009 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243724	If you can take pics of every step please. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang.

08-05-2014, 10:37 PM	#15 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 14,009 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243724	Nice. Repped. This is going to be an epic thread. I am going to search all the Amuse install related threads and try to pull it al into this one. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang.

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