96'i30Man

ANYONE KNOW AN APPROXIMATE ESTIMATE ON HOW MUCH IT WILL COST ME TO HAVE THE 2 FRONT LIPS MOLDED TOGETHER FROM A STILLEN KIT, I HAVE PEOPLE THAT I KNOW IN THE BODY SHOP BUSINESS, BUT WANT TO KNOW FROM YOU GUYS A DECENT PRICE. I WILL PAINT THE WHOLE CAR WHEN I DO THIS, BUT WANT TO KNOW SIMPLY THE MOLDING OF THE LIPS, ANY ONE ELSE BESIDES THE GUY IN HAWAII DONE THIS?? iTS GONNA BE SWEET.
HERE IS A LINK TO HIS WEB PAGE WITH THE STILLEN KIT I BOUGHT

http://www.geocities.com/i30cefiro/

BBaker025

iTrader: (1)

I have no clue how much it will cost, but keep us updated on the exact price. Ive been thinking of doing this because I really like the stillen kit.

96'i30Man

Ill definitely let you guys know, I am going to have the install and paint job done between april and june, im in a ****ty climate here in NE ohio, so i will wait till it gets decent. ill have an estimate on the whole thing soon though, i like to plan ahead

I30tMikeD

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sounds good, but are you 100% positive that the rear will fit? It may need some custom work as well. Are you repainting it the factory color or something new? Keep us updated.

Asian_N02

the rear valence will need to be custom molded as the front will be. The rears of our I30s are different than the Maximas as well...

I might be getting an I30 body kit made for the I30...check the link...

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?threadid=181826



will keep you updated...!!!

96'i30Man

Dont tell me i neede to get 2 rears , i thought i needed 2 fronts and the rear was moldable

Asian_N02

you don't need to rears...I just meant to say that it will need to be custom molded as well...good luck with that!

96'i30Man

Ill let you know what i find out about the price, im calling a few local shops, and checking out all the options. do any of you guys know a rough estimate?? i bet the guy in Hawaii would know but he is never on here anymore

96'i30Man

Got a rough estimate,way too high in my opinion. There is a local shop who does a lot of body kits on imports (ive seen them outside the shop) i heard they do good work, they were talking 2000 just to paint and install the kit, w/o anything xtra. option 2-i have a friend who has worked on auto body for 5 years and does good work, he wants 800. the car I personally think needs a full paint job, but with these prices i feel like that may be down the road, or i will save up and get it all done in one shot

Asian_N02

i personally think you should just get an I30 body kit...I'm working on getting one right now...waiting to hear from my contact on the other side...

96'i30Man

i already purchased the stillen kit with 2 front lips brand new 900 shipped, group deal. that price is way less than half of what i would have spent for a kit designed for i30. i really like the way it looks too. all said and done the labor and kit will end up costing the same as what your doing, unless i go through a friend which is probably what im going to do. he does great work, but the molding of the 2 lips will be rough for him within his capacity of available tools. I will keep you all posted on how much i pay and ill take some digital pics when im done.

BBaker025

iTrader: (1)

If you could get a good price maybe we could get a group deal. They could mold 2 lips for like 5 people and maybe get a discount.

Asian_N02

yeah...have them make a mold for you when they make it...and then we can help you bring the price down by having a group deal...

96'i30Man

I WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT ONLY CATCH IS............ARE YOU ALL GOING TO COME TO CLEVELAND OHIO AREA FOR A GROUP DEAL ON A LIP MOLD???? i LIVE ABOUT 15 MINUTES FROM CLEVELAND ON THE EAST SIDE, AND I WOULD DEFINITELY BE ABLE TO HOOK SOMETHING UP WITH A SHOP, I WOULD NEED OTHERS TO BE IN FOR SURE THOUGH

96'i30Man

I WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT ONLY CATCH IS............ARE YOU ALL GOING TO COME TO CLEVELAND OHIO AREA FOR A GROUP DEAL ON A LIP MOLD???? i LIVE ABOUT 15 MINUTES FROM CLEVELAND ON THE EAST SIDE, AND I WOULD DEFINITELY BE ABLE TO HOOK SOMETHING UP WITH A SHOP, I WOULD NEED OTHERS TO BE IN FOR SURE THOUGH

Asian_N02

what the body shop will do...is make a mold of your front lip for your car...and then he will keep that mold to make other I30 specific lips for others. If you can guarantee him a certain #, we can help you bring the cost down of having it custom made if he makes a mold for us I30 owners...

96'i30Man

i WILL CALL HIM AS SOON AS I CAN GAUGE AN INTEREST. PM ME IF YOUR CERTAIN YOU WOULD WANT TO BE A PART OF THIS. THE SHOP IM GOING TO CALL IS A GREAT QUALITY BODY SHOP WHO DOES IMPORT KITS OFTEN AND WELL. I NEED T9O KNOW WHO WOULD DEFINITELY BE IN AND ILL BRING THE SUGGESTION TO HIM, I OF COURSE WILL BE THE TEST DUMMY FOR THE MOLD, SINCE IM GOING TO DO IT FOR SURE ANYWAYS

I30tMikeD

iTrader: (8)

Not being a d!ick, but turn off the caps please.

96'i30Man

does it really matter? (NOT BEING A ****)

I30tMikeD

iTrader: (8)

Yes.

PappisI30t

Ive been thinking about doing this for a while now. Though I really dont understand how you would mold the 2-lips together(on top of each-other, middle portion of one to other?).

96'i30Man

i havent a clue when i get the kit friday ill look at it and compare it to the front to see what needs to be done, i30cefiro is the only guy i know of that has done this. he is hard to get a hold of, he doesnt have any room in his mailbox, so if any one else knows how this molding will work feel free to fill us all in.

What i do know is that body shops use a type of weld on ureythane body parts which can give great results after its sanded down and painted. the weld is a weld that is heated and melted and works as an adhesive, ureythane cannot be melted together.

Asian_N02

what they will do is basically cut each front lip in half...and then they will mold the two together, probably using fiberglass. once they are put together, they can either mold it to your car, or just mount it like the Max owners do...using 3M and a few screws...

96'i30Man

i got the kit, but not the second front lip, i called sw autoworx about the issue and left message, to be honest i think i can fit the front lip w/o a second one. it looks like it will fit, the rear does too, ill take a lot closer look at fitment tommorrow and let you all know, the stillen kit i got is for 95-96 max, it is different from the 97-99 kit, which is the one on the i30 in hawaii i keep reffering to. i30cefiro. maybe i wont need to do anything special lets hope

PappisI30t

How does the 95-96max front lip differ from the 97-99. Is it wider?
does it look different?

InfinitiStyle

I talked to i30Cefiro about this...

The way its molded is that one lip gets cut in half (in 2 seperate EQUAL pieces) and the second lip gets cut NOT in half, but in 5/8's (So one lip is a bit longer than the other)

Then the longer lip gets molded to one of the lip's that was cut in EQUAL HALF, thus creating a wider lip (The I30's front fascia is wider than the Maxima)

The side skirts are a direct fit.

And the rear side valences require a custom mold into the rear bumper...

96'i30Man

I still dont see any fitment issue, since the lip is urethayne its flexable, and it completely covers the bottom front of the car, the sides meet around the area where the tire well equally. i know that the one side one the back needs to be cut to accomodate the exhaust area which is not a big deal.