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lflkajfj12123 · 07-27-2011, 05:02 PM

People wanted a cheap Hot Road or OEM. They got what they wanted, a cheap product.

I don't think it looks that bad... much better than no vent or plate at all. It may not be "Period Correct" but it will still sell and thats all TF wants.

kalypso123 · 07-27-2011, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by tougefactory

He's missing the triangle bracket that goes in the top of the bumper, that's why there's a gap. The bumper is just attached to the fenders.

the VS 6.5 bumper was a letdown.

YAJ fiber glass bumpers and G-Grow are killing the non-OEM game.

NHTKID · 07-27-2011, 10:26 PM

what kind of exhaust is that? i like it alot. beautiful car btw.

Bushido · 07-27-2011, 10:42 PM

^looks like reinhard...

also TF v6.5 looks like hotroad with downs syndrome

adam s · 07-27-2011, 10:48 PM

Treefish you should get 4x gold koenigs.

da_crew10 · 07-27-2011, 11:08 PM

Is it me or is that white hatch shopped lower then its actual height?

Treefish · 07-27-2011, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by 93kouking

what kind of exhaust is that? i like it alot. beautiful car btw.

Thanks, yes it is Rein Hard

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Originally Posted by adam s

Treefish you should get 4x gold koenigs.

I have 4x gold Koenigs, but they're all 18s and I run 17s on the front, so they're on drift-spare duty.

Also again, was rad to meet you Damon and Kyle. Wish we had got some shots. We jetted off Sunday morning so I guess there was no chance. My buddy's pink s14 broke his driveshaft and axle so my car wasn't even on the trailer that night. We were driving it around Murfreesboro haha

Cya next time!

Also, CrimsonRocket, looking forward to those new lips. This prototype fiberglass one I got from you got some heavy abuse at IA.

towlie · 07-27-2011, 11:34 PM

Sometimes I wish I live closer to the East so I could see these cars in person

Whatever happened to the national Kouki aero thread meet?

adam s · 07-27-2011, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Treefish

I have 4x gold Koenigs, but they're all 18s and I run 17s on the front, so they're on drift-spare duty.

This made me happy & sad at the same time.

*goes back to visualizerating Gold koenigs all around*

wh0aitznic0 · 07-28-2011, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by towlie

Sometimes I wish I live closer to the East so I could see these cars in person

Whatever happened to the national Kouki aero thread meet?

No "realistic" meet would happen. Most of the cars are too low to travel outside of their own cities.

Sarom_ps13 · 07-28-2011, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by da_crew10

Is it me or is that white hatch shopped lower then its actual height?

Looks like it to me too..

towlie · 07-28-2011, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by wh0aitznic0

No "realistic" meet would happen. Most of the cars are too low to travel outside of their own cities.

Plus the world would explode from so much hawt in one area lol

REVGASM · 07-28-2011, 01:57 AM

FusionR240sx · 07-28-2011, 02:07 AM

wowwwaaaweewaaaa

Tantwoforty · 07-28-2011, 04:39 AM

So where can i find one of these replica lips?
or just wait for crimsons

towlie · 07-28-2011, 05:34 AM

YAJ

I however am looking forward to mr.Rocketts reps, I need a few spares

ayuaddict · 07-28-2011, 05:35 AM

What happened to Josh's old v:S kouki + group A bumper? Make a mold out of that, touge factory! If it's gone, a friend owns my old one - still in good condition.

kalypso123 · 07-28-2011, 06:31 AM

and LOAR the lip.

tricky_ab · 07-28-2011, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by 93kouking

what kind of exhaust is that? i like it alot. beautiful car btw.

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Originally Posted by Bushido

^looks like reinhard...

Yeppers, it's a Reinhard (ti finish) exhaust.

CamryOnBronze · 07-28-2011, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Treefish

We jetted off Sunday morning so I guess there was no chance. My buddy's pink s14 broke his driveshaft and axle so my car wasn't even on the trailer that night. We were driving it around Murfreesboro haha.

MANNNNN that bums me out, lol. I told Kevin to invite you to dinner with us on Saturday night when we went to that Japanese steak house in Murfreesboro, but he said you were hitting up Cracker Barrel and heading home. I am so bummed! We were practically hanging out we were so close, lol.

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Originally Posted by wh0aitznic0

Most of the cars are too low to travel outside of their own cities.

Just tell your TYPE X to DEAL WITH IT. That's what Kyle and I did for the IA trip- it seemed to work out OK, haha.

A little more love from The Chronicles!

kyles1988 · 07-28-2011, 08:52 AM

That's also what I did from WASHINGTON TO ILLINOIS. In garbage 180SX seats. So I was also telling my back to deal with it. Now all is well because of BRIDE.

***CrimsonRockett*** · 07-28-2011, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Treefish

Also, CrimsonRocket, looking forward to those new lips. This prototype fiberglass one I got from you got some heavy abuse at IA.

I was actually fairly disappointed I wasn't able to obtain any more of those lips. The quality was pretty on-point as far as fiberglass goes.

The company I'm having the new replicas made at is well known. They produce a lot of parts no one else does.

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Originally Posted by Tantwoforty

So where can i find one of these replica lips?
or just wait for crimsons

As towlie stated, YAJ, but good luck with that coming out anywhere below $400. You could try going through sir Jesse Streeter, but shipping just about ruins the deal(s). Emailed him once just to see his rates. An $100-$150 exhaust turned into $450+ after all of the shipping charges. His rates are low and more than fair. Shipping is the problem.

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Originally Posted by towlie

YAJ

I however am looking forward to mr.Rocketts reps, I need a few spares

I still have my two OEM lips (1 new, 1 used). I'll be running the used one on my car (it's mint anyway). Going to hold onto the new one as long as I possibly can.

To everyone else saying make the lip lower, I did want to have it made at .5-1" lower, but a lot of people run their cars fairly low. I had problems coming out of my own driveway with the factory lip and I plan on going lower. If the lip was made lower, they would destroy it within a few days. Besides, the factory one flows much better with the rest of Kouki aero. Running an aggressive front lip with stock sides and rear just looks out of place.

My POS I never get to work on anymore.

Should get started on it soon. Bleh.

Corbic · 07-28-2011, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by CrimsonRockett

The company I'm having the new replicas made at is well known. They produce a lot of parts no one else does.

Chaser? LOL

CamryOnBronze · 07-28-2011, 09:12 AM

^ You should for sure. I remember staring at that pic for forever before I bought the CR Kais, haha. So cool.

And yes, I agree. I rarely scrape the lip- it's usually the underside of the car that hits the ground. It's nice not having to worry about the lip much the way it is designed now. I only scrape the lip on really steep driveway entries.

kyles1988 · 07-28-2011, 09:25 AM

Yes Johnny.....commence work. And post more cool stuff in the for sale section. Like maybe a Do-Luck floor bar.

I scrape my lip going into and out of Toby's shop whenever I stop by there with the car. The bottom of it is getting trashed. Might have to look into Johnny's stuff.

FusionR240sx · 07-28-2011, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by ayuaddict

What happened to Josh's old v:S kouki + group A bumper? Make a mold out of that, touge factory! If it's gone, a friend owns my old one - still in good condition.

honestly that's what i thought they were going to do..

i have that bumper now.

***CrimsonRockett*** · 07-28-2011, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Corbic

Chaser? LOL

Hah, yeah right. It's definitely NOT Chaser. It's a shop in SoCal.

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Originally Posted by CamryOnBronze

^ You should for sure. I remember staring at that pic for forever before I bought the CR Kais, haha. So cool.

And yes, I agree. I rarely scrape the lip- it's usually the underside of the car that hits the ground. It's nice not having to worry about the lip much the way it is designed now. I only scrape the lip on really steep driveway entries.

Haha, yeah. I bought ClearCorners running lights and turn signals for my Kouki stuff the other week. Finally going to have Mike do the rest of my lighting. SPL V2 subframe bushings came in the other day (ordered through Corner3 Garage). Need to decide whether I want my subframe, crossmember, and all other stock arms powdercoated or just paint them myself. I know the paint would hold up, but I would hate having to pull them off again because of flaking paint. Powdercoating them would hold up much better in the long run.

Driving around with the lip on wasn't an issue at all. Even steep driveways weren't that bad. Making the lip lower would just be too much of a headache for people.

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Originally Posted by kyles1988

Yes Johnny.....commence work. And post more cool stuff in the for sale section. Like maybe a Do-Luck floor bar.

I scrape my lip going into and out of Toby's shop whenever I stop by there with the car. The bottom of it is getting trashed. Might have to look into Johnny's stuff.

Dude, I'm not going to post up stuff out of my own personal collection, lol. I have plenty of Do-Luck stuff, just don't feel like getting rid of it just yet. Might be overkill though with my fender braces, Safety 21 cage, strut bars, and stitch welding the entire chassis. Haha.

You should scuff up the underside of the lip and put a nice thick coat of SEM Trim black on it. Not sure if we put undercoat on my friends car as well, but it really held up for a few months.

Brian · 07-28-2011, 09:44 AM

thats not overkill, Johnnie. It's perfect!

dat411kid · 07-28-2011, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Drama

The new V.6 bumper. (not my car)

Bumper isn't that bad, the vents are a bit bigger than I thought...But Isn't overly terrible...I just hope you don't have to sag the bumper for it to look low like before...

Any better fitment pics out there?

CamryOnBronze · 07-28-2011, 09:51 AM

Having lots of bars is pretty fun usually. Just not when you want to haul stuff, haha.

I wouldn't mind a Do-Luck floor bar myself. Kyle has me convinced, haha.

07-27-2011, 10:42 PM	#3454
Bushido Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: SFL Posts: 3,563 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	^looks like reinhard... also TF v6.5 looks like hotroad with downs syndrome __________________

07-28-2011, 01:57 AM	#3463
REVGASM Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Chicago Age: 40 Posts: 822 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	__________________ ProceeD:Final-Bout:RVGSM SPL

07-28-2011, 09:12 AM	#3474
CamryOnBronze Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: MI Age: 38 Posts: 3,916 Trader Rating: (131) Rides Gallery: CamryOnBronze Feedback Score: 131 reviews	^ You should for sure. I remember staring at that pic for forever before I bought the CR Kais, haha. So cool. And yes, I agree. I rarely scrape the lip- it's usually the underside of the car that hits the ground. It's nice not having to worry about the lip much the way it is designed now. I only scrape the lip on really steep driveway entries. __________________ CamryOnBronze.com

07-28-2011, 09:44 AM	#3478
Brian Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: usa Posts: 12,840 Trader Rating: (54) Rides Gallery: Brian Feedback Score: 54 reviews	thats not overkill, Johnnie. It's perfect! __________________ http://bhworld.wordpress.com/

07-28-2011, 09:51 AM	#3480
CamryOnBronze Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: MI Age: 38 Posts: 3,916 Trader Rating: (131) Rides Gallery: CamryOnBronze Feedback Score: 131 reviews	Having lots of bars is pretty fun usually. Just not when you want to haul stuff, haha. I wouldn't mind a Do-Luck floor bar myself. Kyle has me convinced, haha. __________________ CamryOnBronze.com

07-27-2011, 05:02 PM	#3451
lflkajfj12123 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: 　　　　　　　　 Posts: 8,483 Trader Rating: (20) Feedback Score: 20 reviews	People wanted a cheap Hot Road or OEM. They got what they wanted, a cheap product. I don't think it looks that bad... much better than no vent or plate at all. It may not be "Period Correct" but it will still sell and thats all TF wants.

07-27-2011, 10:26 PM	#3453
NHTKID Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: TX Posts: 380 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	what kind of exhaust is that? i like it alot. beautiful car btw.

07-27-2011, 11:08 PM	#3456
da_crew10 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Hell Posts: 2,461 Trader Rating: (14) Feedback Score: 14 reviews	Is it me or is that white hatch shopped lower then its actual height?

07-27-2011, 11:34 PM	#3458
towlie Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Pacific NorthWest Posts: 2,500 Trader Rating: (11) Feedback Score: 11 reviews	Sometimes I wish I live closer to the East so I could see these cars in person Whatever happened to the national Kouki aero thread meet?

07-28-2011, 04:39 AM	#3465
Tantwoforty Nissanaholic! Join Date: May 2009 Location: Riverside ca Age: 34 Posts: 1,890 Trader Rating: (20) Feedback Score: 20 reviews	So where can i find one of these replica lips? or just wait for crimsons

07-28-2011, 05:34 AM	#3466
towlie Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Pacific NorthWest Posts: 2,500 Trader Rating: (11) Feedback Score: 11 reviews	YAJ I however am looking forward to mr.Rocketts reps, I need a few spares

07-28-2011, 05:35 AM	#3467
ayuaddict Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Socal Age: 35 Posts: 4,017 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	What happened to Josh's old v:S kouki + group A bumper? Make a mold out of that, touge factory! If it's gone, a friend owns my old one - still in good condition.

07-28-2011, 06:31 AM	#3468
kalypso123 (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New York, NY Posts: 2,853 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	and LOAR the lip.

07-28-2011, 08:52 AM	#3471
kyles1988 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Normal, IL Posts: 1,026 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	That's also what I did from WASHINGTON TO ILLINOIS. In garbage 180SX seats. So I was also telling my back to deal with it. Now all is well because of BRIDE.

07-28-2011, 09:25 AM	#3475
kyles1988 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Normal, IL Posts: 1,026 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Yes Johnny.....commence work. And post more cool stuff in the for sale section. Like maybe a Do-Luck floor bar. I scrape my lip going into and out of Toby's shop whenever I stop by there with the car. The bottom of it is getting trashed. Might have to look into Johnny's stuff.