# cut out "middle" line of bumper on the Z? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [April 5, 2007, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cut-out-middle-line-of-bumper-on-the-z/27172 "2007-04-05T18:16:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![neonglh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neonglh/32/4951_2.png) [@neonglh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonglh)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cut-out-middle-line-of-bumper-on-the-z/27172/41 "2007-04-06T09:27:46Z")
You should photoshop that big paint chip out of the bumper šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cut-out-middle-line-of-bumper-on-the-z/27172/42 "2007-04-06T09:29:34Z")
ok, so no mesh ā€¦ how about a billet grill ? ---
**Author:** ![dmoffitt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dmoffitt/32/7455_2.png) [@dmoffitt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dmoffitt)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cut-out-middle-line-of-bumper-on-the-z/27172/43 "2007-04-06T09:33:39Z")
[quote=ā€œHotRodKid,post:42,topic:27172"ā€] ok, so no mesh ā€¦ how about a billet grill ? [/quote] sure, if I drove an F(ucking) 350 SuperDuty. ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 9:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cut-out-middle-line-of-bumper-on-the-z/27172/44 "2007-04-06T09:34:07Z")
[quote=ā€œneonglh,post:41,topic:27172"ā€] You should photoshop that big paint chip out of the bumper šŸ˜› [/quote] Thatā€™s my paint chip thxkbye. :headbang: ---
**Author:** ![MaXiMuS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximus/32/4971_2.png) [@MaXiMuS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaXiMuS)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 9:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cut-out-middle-line-of-bumper-on-the-z/27172/45 "2007-04-06T09:47:00Z")
Why not just move the plate over to the side, JDM style, then its out of the way for the air dam and you still have it on to be legal ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cut-out-middle-line-of-bumper-on-the-z/27172/46 "2007-04-06T09:58:50Z")
![http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/mytightride/350Zevan1big.jpg](http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/mytightride/350Zevan1big.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![dmoffitt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dmoffitt/32/7455_2.png) [@dmoffitt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dmoffitt)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cut-out-middle-line-of-bumper-on-the-z/27172/47 "2007-04-06T10:01:06Z")
[quote=ā€œHotRodKid,post:46,topic:27172"ā€] (whee, I posted ricey bullshit) [/quote] Thatā€™s so fucking hideous, words canā€™t begin to describeā€¦ ![http://www.bunda.ca/funnies/bs8.jpg](http://www.bunda.ca/funnies/bs8.jpg) **Maybe if I wanted my car to look like Battlestar Galactica.** ā€¦ and did you miss the part about AIRFLOW to the INTERCOOLER? leave this thread immediately and go open a vein with a pair of diagonal cutters, kthxbye. ---
**Author:** ![fairgentleman\_Z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fairgentleman_z/32/7263_2.png) [@fairgentleman\_Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fairgentleman_Z)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cut-out-middle-line-of-bumper-on-the-z/27172/48 "2007-04-06T10:04:49Z")
Are you running a splitter? It really helps create lower pressure on the backside. ---
**Author:** ![dmoffitt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dmoffitt/32/7455_2.png) [@dmoffitt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dmoffitt)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cut-out-middle-line-of-bumper-on-the-z/27172/49 "2007-04-06T10:10:59Z")
[quote=ā€œfairgentleman Z,post:48,topic:27172"ā€] Are you running a splitter? It really helps create lower pressure on the backside. [/quote] nahā€¦ I havenā€™t really done much re: handling or aero over stockā€¦ I figured I should learn to drive more before I change things up šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cut-out-middle-line-of-bumper-on-the-z/27172/50 "2007-04-06T10:11:38Z")
Air flow wise I dont think it wont make that much of a difference. If you are looking for a different look, I would just paint the bar flat black. Use a chip resistant rocker paint. That way you dont have a gaping hole there (which is ugly unless completey filled by a intercooler). The bar is nice and rigid too so you have a mounting location if need be. ---
**Author:** ![dmoffitt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dmoffitt/32/7455_2.png) [@dmoffitt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dmoffitt)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cut-out-middle-line-of-bumper-on-the-z/27172/51 "2007-04-06T10:13:00Z")
itā€™s not rigid. there is an IC (and oil cooler and PS cooler). Iā€™ll probably leave it out of sheer lazy/cheap-ness, youā€™re right, I doubt itā€™d make a difference, I am just curious of opinions. ---
**Author:** ![Carless](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carless/32/5032_2.png) [@Carless](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carless)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cut-out-middle-line-of-bumper-on-the-z/27172/52 "2007-04-06T10:15:53Z")
:tup: ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cut-out-middle-line-of-bumper-on-the-z/27172/53 "2007-04-06T10:19:38Z")
[quote=ā€œHotRodKid,post:46,topic:27172"ā€] [/quote] that is a Major airflow restriction. ---
**Author:** ![Shockwave179](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shockwave179/32/7496_2.png) [@Shockwave179](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shockwave179)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cut-out-middle-line-of-bumper-on-the-z/27172/54 "2007-04-06T10:27:31Z")
I would cut it out, I think it looks better that way, and also a black IC would probably be pretty stealthy. ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 10:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cut-out-middle-line-of-bumper-on-the-z/27172/55 "2007-04-06T10:30:39Z")
[quote=ā€œShockwave179,post:54,topic:27172"ā€] and also a black IC would probably be pretty stealthy. [/quote] šŸ¤£ With a 4 X 1 foot hole in the front? are you serious? Maybe your grandparents wont notice it. Everyone else will. lol ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cut-out-middle-line-of-bumper-on-the-z/27172/56 "2007-04-06T10:34:37Z")
[quote=ā€œHotRodKid,post:46,topic:27172"ā€] [/quote] Agghh!!! ---
**Author:** ![pdubya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f07891/32.png) [@pdubya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pdubya)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cut-out-middle-line-of-bumper-on-the-z/27172/57 "2007-04-06T10:39:33Z")
you had to ask? You shoulda known itd look that good. DO IT!!! ---
**Author:** ![laymone](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/laymone/32/48908_2.png) [@laymone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/laymone)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cut-out-middle-line-of-bumper-on-the-z/27172/58 "2007-04-06T10:43:09Z")
wouldnā€™t remove the bar make the bumper less stable? it will wobble on high speed and the paint will start to crack? maybe im wrong. but it would look hot if the intercooler showed more. ---
**Author:** ![brent\_strong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brent_strong/32/7203_2.png) [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 11:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cut-out-middle-line-of-bumper-on-the-z/27172/59 "2007-04-06T11:07:56Z")
[quote=ā€œViolator,post:55,topic:27172"ā€] šŸ¤£ With a 4 X 1 foot hole in the front? are you serious? Maybe your grandparents wont notice it. Everyone else will. lol [/quote] Even if they donā€™t see that, the FUCKING HUGE GOLD WHEELS or the vented CF hood might tip them off. :eyebrow: ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cut-out-middle-line-of-bumper-on-the-z/27172/60 "2007-04-06T11:26:27Z")
I think it looks nicer, but in general when in doubt donā€™t cut. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cut-out-middle-line-of-bumper-on-the-z/27172.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cut-out-middle-line-of-bumper-on-the-z/27172.md?page=4)