So a variety of people have been commenting on supposed fitment issues with the 180sx Type X 3-piece rear valances. There have been no issues with the middle pieces, but just with the rear corner valances.
I have done a couple returns on them and decided to test fit them on a hatch that was in the shop today.
Please keep in mind that these are photos of a few sets of valances that drew complaints from people because of ‘fitment’ who were subsequently refunded.
here are the pictures:
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In the following picture please keep in mind that the mounting points forward of the rear quarter for the mudflap are rusty and embossed for the mounting position of the mud flaps. you can clearly see that the amount by which the front of the valance sits forward of the quarter is equivalent to how far is sits forward of the rear bumper line. In other words, you simply have the flatten the front lower rusty quarter to make them line up… not rocket science and to be expected.
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Same piece, differnet angle. You can see how the top of the valance follows the bottom of the body line, just as it should… some people mount them higher for some reason.
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This is a different rear valance, also refund-accpeted by me. the purpose here is to show a pattern.
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there is nothing wrong with the fitment people. Note ideal:
Please do not tell me you were expecting to simply use 3 bolts and have this thing fit like it rolled off the factory line.
Yes, some people use 4 bolts to put on their side skirts, their front lip and maybe even their wing. But the sad truth is that in order to do it properly you need to use proper automotive adhesives to attach the product, to seal the body lines and to hold them in the proper position.
There is NOTHING wrong with the fitment of the valances at all. A competent body person who is aware of the wonderful new adhesion products (NOT WINDOW URETHANE THANK YOU) available through 3M, Akzo Nobel or BASF should have absolutely no issue making these things work.
the only issue i can see is some very minor trimming to make the transition of the valance, as it wraps around the rear lower bumper, to make it flow smoother depending on how you mount it.
However, clearly you can see that the valance follows the line of the bumper.
As an example… please see the following link to the Richard Tang’s JDM RICE V.1
http://www.clearcorners.com/products/nissan/240sx1/imgs/featcarA06.jpg
notice the black gasket between the fender flares and the body?
That piece doesnt come with the flares… your body shop is supposed to understand how to mount these pieces and use the appropriate methods to do so.
K? THX… BYE!
