Hey buddy, do you have any pictures of you front bumper now? I want to do almost the exact same thing!! I do want to put something there for a little support, like an 'X' or some other sort of design that attaches the bottom and top. I also would kinda like to keep the fangs :)

By saying I want to do the exact same thing, I mean the Dremmel is plugged in and ready to go as soon as I have a plan haha

ChaseZ pics.


http://www.the370z.com/members/chase...8-img-4544.jpg



http://www.the370z.com/members/chase...output-98e.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/chase...4-img-4540.jpg

I saw those in his album and I think it looks pretty good like that:tup:! I was hoping for something a little more recent with grill material he planned to put in. I was also hoping to get some close-ups of how/where he cut so that I could maybe copy him a little :D

Like I said, I still wanna keep the fangs and maybe to portion of the matte section that does not cover the IC so it wouldn't be exactly like his and maybe maintain a little bit of the support for the bottom portion.

Haven't had a chance to pick up the mesh yet. Your grille is different than mine in regards to the fangs. The 2016 are molded as part of the grille not the bumper cover like yours, so there was no keeping the fangs in mine otherwise I would have done it. Even in my case wide open like that there is no additional support necessary. I did put the front lip on afterwards though and that more than took care of any concerns about stiffness and support. It would be just fine leaving it like this - though I'm going to do the mesh anyways.

Lousy pic but only one on my phone.
http://www.the370z.com/members/chase...5-img-2694.jpg

Something's missing here.....?

I completely forgot about the difference in the newer models and somehow overlooked that in you original post, I'm sorry... Do you think the Zspeed undertray provided the support needed with the absence of the grill? You mentioned something about filling the lip with foam perhaps to provide some rigidity but since I can keep the fangs, I'm thinking that those might be support enough. Phunk got me a little worried with his post, so I just want to fail on the conservative side haha. Thanks!

I bought chasez kit, and cut my bumper open like he did. Mines an 09, kept the fangs, it doesn't need any support it's still solid, but I do have a bottom lip installed. And I kept the upper trim where the license plate would mount kinda thing. I'd include pictures but I don't know how ��

Get tapatalk app & you can view forum & upload pics.

Also, choose "Go Advanced" on the reply area, choose "Manage Attachements," and you can upload photos. I believe that 2MB is the max for each. I would love to see yours! I going to Lowes today for some other things and I'm going to pick up the precision attachment for the Dremmel to make sure I don't mess anything up! I do want to cut the middle portion of the upper trim where it covers the IC and leave the rest. Now that I'm in SC, the front plate is not required :D

I'm also attaching a tygon hose to my BOV outlet to route the air away from the inside of my bumper/inner wheel well. It blows them apart when it relieves and the lining is beginning to rub on the tire :/

I'll post some pictures probably tomorrow of where I'm at with it. Did you do anything about repainting the cuts or anything like that?

I've still got the stock, riveted-in deflector on the front which I think will also provide some support/rigidity.

Here's where I'm at right now (picture with painter's tape). I think it looks a little weird only cut in the middle where the intercooler sits, but then again it may not actually look that bad after the mesh goes in. I was hoping you guys might have a few ideas on where to go from here.

My plan:
Cut the middle equal lengths from the intercooler so nothing looks off center (I think the picture angle makes it look worse than it is)
OR
Cut more, following the angle of the fangs up to the top
Get some mesh from Lowes
Paint the matte black portion and mesh gloss black (Or maybe a darker, metallic blue, similar to my BOV?)
Install mesh
Call it a day and enjoy some much lower temperatures!

Thanks for your ideas and inputs!!

How has this come out ?

I'm sticking with just the middle cut for now. Functionally it works great partly because I also have a vented hood, allowing a little more airflow out of the engine bay. I put some 1/4" x 1/4" mesh over the front to deflect rocks and catch bugs haha. No issues yet!

Kind of looks like this (in a good way):

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/...20150710073412

So you decided not to cut more and follow the angle of the fangs ? I believe that will improve the look.

I'm not sure yet, but I do agree with you on the improvement! Honestly, it's functional now with no issues and not too high on my priority list. I wanna get through hurricane season and get some house projects done before I'm back under the car, so to speak. Once Winter/Spring rolls around, I'll probably revisit it.