Oem Front Lower Lip Spoiler - Reproduction In Original Polyurethane

[gav240z]

Hi Folks,

As the subject says, I recently acquired this OEM front lip spoiler which I have grown more fond of over the years. These are getting more difficult to find and I was thinking about having them reproduced in the original polyurethane (as opposed to fiberglass).

 

I'm wondering if anyone here knows of a business / place that would be good to approach about remaking these?

 

I was thinking about asking Freddy at Top Stage. But is there anyone else that folks can suggest?

 

My gut feeling is that these would be popular? I'm pretty sure they are with the European S30Z owners.

 

[AndBir]

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My gut feeling is that these would be popular? I'm pretty sure they are with the European S30Z owners.../

 

 

I am interested if you find a fabricator/supplier in Aus.

[260DET]

Matt Ryeland may be able to help.

[gav240z]

I am interested if you find a fabricator/supplier in Aus.

 

Feedback from Freddy at TopStage is that you'd need to make 1000s to make it worthwhile...

[Rtiny]

Jeez so many. but +1 for me anyways.

[mossy]

I reckon they look great Gav but cant see myself drilling holes in my new valance.

[gav240z]

I reckon they look great Gav but cant see myself drilling holes in my new valance.

 

Yeah I kinda thought about same thing. Could use adhesive, but in fairness small holes can easily be welded back up again later.

[KatoKid]

I reckon they look great Gav but cant see myself drilling holes in my new valance.

 

Same here, would like but.......

[krizza]

I just fitted a fiberglass one in the last couple of weeks. I used nutserts in the valance, and with the spoiler removed the finish is still very neat

[gav240z]

Curious if you can share photos?

[krizza]

I didn't manage to get any pics of the nutserts in the valance before I bolted on the lip, but next time I have it off I will. I was surprised at how neat they came up, and with the low position they are fitted to the valance you can't really see them when looking from front on.

 

I left them in their natural zinc plated finish, but if they were colour coded to the valance they would be virtually invisible.

Edited October 12, 2017 by krizza

[gav240z]

I didn't manage to get any pics of the nutserts in the valance before I bolted on the lip, but next time I have it off I will. I was surprised at how neat they came up, and with the low position they are fitted to the valance you can't really see them when looking from front on.

 

I left them in their natural zinc plated finish, but if they were colour coded to the valance they would be virtually invisible.

 

I guess I was also interested in seeing how your lower lip looked fitted to the car.

[gilltech]

The centre valance panel on my ex-NZ-new 260 has factory-installed captive nuts across the rear edge, for just that purpose of attaching a lip.

Although I've never seen such a lip on a NZ Zed (but every other style imaginable) so whether such a thing was actually available as a Nissan Datsun option in NZ back in the day I have no idea.

I think the UK cars must have had the same model valance, judging by photos. And the JDM cars too? (Like on the blue car with California plates posted above).

But not the Aus-new cars from what I've seen since living here, heaven knows why they were different. Unless front lips weren't seen to be ADR-compliant perhaps.

Edited October 13, 2017 by gilltech

[krizza]

Hi Gav, here are a couple of pics