Pimm Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 I ordered and paid for one of these on 19th December from ESR but nothing ever arrived and i am still £42 out of pocket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Spent today fitting mine, its an absolute bitch of a job. I think it took the 3 of us about 3hours, the majority of which was getting the bumper on & off. Also if your car is lowered it will be soooo much easier if you take the rear wheels off to get at the bolts by the wheels, with the wheels in place its really hard to get a socket in there to undo/tighten them. I used this guide http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13807 and went the route of removing the rear bumper completley. Ill get some better pics with it lit up tomorrow, the one above has the hazards flashing aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3FIDDYZ Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Nice one Ian.... Major improvement! Looking forward to the howto! Where did you get the rear brake lights from? Are they the ultra rare retro Mk1 models? GO OLD SKOOL!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Nice one Ian.... Major improvement! Looking forward to the howto! Where did you get the rear brake lights from? Are they the ultra rare retro Mk1 models? GO OLD SKOOL!! Old skool FTW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathys Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Took me 20 min to get the bumper off, another 15 to put it back on. Thought it was fairly easy . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Looks good Ian, glad you got round to it eventually Unfortuantely, I may be going through that all over again. Some numbnutt old lady reveresed into my drivers side rear bumper the other day Maily just a scuff to the corner, but its snapped the left hand connector of the bumper/fog light. I'm hoping its just the bumper as they admitted liability so getting a new one, but think it will be a sod to find a new clear fog light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Took me 20 min to get the bumper off, another 15 to put it back on. Thought it was fairly easy . Things are much more difficult when theres hardly any gap between wheel and arch The 2 little white clips took ages to get out aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R800NER Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Got mine from ESR I've got the clear fog light unit & also bought the clear indicator bulbs & the led foglight bulb How much is this unit and where can I get it from? Also, where can I get the rear clear indicator bulbs? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Mine came from ESR & was £30 then another £25 for the bulbs. You can get the units now from JDM performance, Indicator bulbs came from jdm performance ^ fog light bulb from ebay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M350ZB Posted January 28, 2009 Author Share Posted January 28, 2009 Mine came from ESR & was £30 then another £25 for the bulbs. You can get the units now from JDM performance, Indicator bulbs came from jdm performance ^ fog light bulb from ebay Cheers Bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M350ZB Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 Got some clear units, anyone done a guide without removing the rear bumper ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Got some clear units, anyone done a guide without removing the rear bumper ? Ask this dude.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M350ZB Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 Got some clear units, anyone done a guide without removing the rear bumper ? Ask this dude.... PMSL Anyone apart from Stew, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I still need to do mine too Mark. I think I'll remove the bumper. I'll see if it's possible with the wheels removed first though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M350ZB Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 I still need to do mine too Mark. I think I'll remove the bumper. I'll see if it's possible with the wheels removed first though. Thats what i was thinking, removing the wheels and coming in from that angle, tried by removing the rear brake lights, but no luck, just to tight of a gap . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Depends how thin your hands are. You may get at it from the wheel arch if you remove the arch liner. Its soo much easier to remove the bumper though, the only hard bit is getting those white clips out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Bumper will come off! Need to do a bumper tuck too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Bumper will come off! Need to do a bumper tuck too! Take the wheels off aswell, much easier to get at the screws on a lowered car without the wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Bumper will come off! Need to do a bumper tuck too! Take the wheels off aswell, much easier to get at the screws on a lowered car without the wheels Will do Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 The white clips are the devils work! I could it off, but not back on again (I only removed the drivers side of the bumoper). Fortunately, because that old biddy hit me and I got a new bumper, the repair place had to put it back properly. They told me it was the worst type of fitment they'd ever seen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breay Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 The white clips are the devils work! I could it off, but not back on again (I only removed the drivers side of the bumoper). Fortunately, because that old biddy hit me and I got a new bumper, the repair place had to put it back properly. They told me it was the worst type of fitment they'd ever seen I have the crystal clear rear bumper lights on mine (from JDM) and L.E.D. fog light and reversing bulbs (from ESR) i fitted them originally to my standard bumper myself by taking it off completely. I didnt find the white clips difficult at all (i must have been lucky!), i used long nose pliers to get in there and twist them loose. Just a word of warning to those that are considering fitting the L.E.D. reversing bulbs when i reverse at night a cant see bugger all! i have to brake and let my L.E.D. rear lights light up the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M350ZB Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 Depends how thin your hands are. You may get at it from the wheel arch if you remove the arch liner. Its soo much easier to remove the bumper though, the only hard bit is getting those white clips out did you manage to remove you arch liners or ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Depends how thin your hands are. You may get at it from the wheel arch if you remove the arch liner. Its soo much easier to remove the bumper though, the only hard bit is getting those white clips out did you manage to remove you arch liners or ? Or what? I removed the bumper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M350ZB Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 , ohh o.k, wonder if you can get to them threw the arch lining, would make it a million and one times easier to remove them and get me others fitted . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 The white clips are the devils work! I could it off, but not back on again (I only removed the drivers side of the bumoper). Fortunately, because that old biddy hit me and I got a new bumper, the repair place had to put it back properly. They told me it was the worst type of fitment they'd ever seen I have the crystal clear rear bumper lights on mine (from JDM) and L.E.D. fog light and reversing bulbs (from ESR) i fitted them originally to my standard bumper myself by taking it off completely. I didnt find the white clips difficult at all (i must have been lucky!), i used long nose pliers to get in there and twist them loose. Just a word of warning to those that are considering fitting the L.E.D. reversing bulbs when i reverse at night a cant see bugger all! i have to brake and let my L.E.D. rear lights light up the way! Why did you go for LED reversing lights? The normal bulbs are clear so dont detract from the look. I wanted LEDs when I thought they might be brighter, but soon realised they werent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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