kouki type x aero

[alexchanman]

where can i find some brand new peices of this kit? i dont really care if its fiberglass or urathane but hopefully maybe OEM. i have been searching for new pieces but its getting annoying.


thanks

[mjjstang]

ill start off with a couple links
www.Phase2motortrend.com
www.ebay.com periodically of course. and why brand new when they make paint and bondo.

[<3MyRiceRocKet]

call up importoptions becuase there site seems to have stopped posting the kit..Last time I waited to purchase the complete front kit (brand new) and it ran a total of 800-850!! holy bejesus it was expensive... But I'm trying again now...Anyways, hit up intensemotorsports also...they have the kit. No one seems to have the side skirts though..?
Did you know G-grow makes an exact copy of the kouki kit too? But I don't know their price...I bet it is cheaper. Plus their kit is a complete mold of the front bumper without the annoying side pieces that extend to the fenders. Somebody has the kit on here...forgot his name though.

[alexchanman]

850 doesnt sound that bad. does g-grow kit have the license plate section on the bumper as well? cause finding the right place for my license plate is kinda hard and this kit actually gives you a place to put it without it looking weird.

holy shit, phase2motortrend sells their bumper for a whopping 400 bucks plus the side pieces for 150 and then the lip for 400 not to mention the side skirts for 550. im gonna go broke buyin this kit.

thanks for your help guys.

by the way, anyone ever try using their existing lock and keys instead of the new lock and keys for the kouki tails? is it possible to swap out the locks and replace with my old ones??

[crazyikimasho]

www.mynismo.com
the best pricing you are going to find on genuine OEM aero

[[email protected]]

our web site is down for updating now...

I have all the brand new Type-X bumper parts...

Urethane front bumper, all the lights, etc etc...

PM me what you need with shipping address...

$825 is like my list price without the front lip...

I can sell the full kit (bumper, bumper lamps, turn signal, side brackets) for around $695 shipped.

Add the front lip for an extra $325

[alexchanman]

i will probably shoot a pm to you sooner or later, i was planning ahead for when i get my taxes back (just filed them)

[enen11]

i have the g-grow front bumper (probably a knock-off) but still i got it cheap ($200) and yes it has the license plate mount area, just have to drill into the fiberglass

[ayuaddict]

close enough?

http://aeromaster.jp/photo/P6240212.JPG

http://aeromaster.jp/index.php?no=197&keyword=&page=&cg=5&w_cg=&mode=buy

that is what i am getting
$270~ish, maybe the guys are raretrick can get it for you?

[<3MyRiceRocKet]

825 for the front bumper only...thats cheap??? NOOOO....
Oh the G grow is fiberglass huh... Man 695 for the front bumper kit huh jason...thats a nice price... That add on lip is sooo expensive too!

The old key lock on the usdm cars won't work, from what I can remember, the mounting tabs are positioned on different ends..or something like that...It was annoying converting it...Didn't keep track of the postion of the rod inside the latch and took forever to figure it out...After the conversion I noticed my key hole is a lot harder to twist to open the hatch. Anyone have the similar problem? haha oh yeah especially on up hills, for some reason the angle of the key hole makes it harder to open the hatch if postioned diagonally.

[AWDtoyota]

Who makes the front that ayuaddict posted? Is it fiberglass or polyurathane?
I like that style, it eliminates the ugly front tag location.


Does anybody know who makes this one on Koguchi's car. It's similar to the one posted previous. But the side bumper extensions are separated...like OEM. Any info regarding this front is appreciated.
http://sportcompactcarweb.com/toc/0307scc_twodrift05_z.jpg

I love the urathane parts, but it looks like fiberglass is the route I will have to take. How well does the fiberglass hold up? Also how's the fitment with the fiberglass pieces?

[ScottMan]

Who makes the front that ayuaddict posted? Is it fiberglass or polyurathane?
I like that style, it eliminates the ugly front tag location.
Aeromaster I believe.
Does anybody know who makes this one on Koguchi's car. It's similar to the one posted previous. But the side bumper extensions are separated...like OEM. Any info regarding this front is appreciated.
http://sportcompactcarweb.com/toc/0307scc_twodrift05_z.jpg
It almost looks like that is a knock-off OEM bumper with a lip (oem or not) and side pieces attached. It looks like there's a seam between the lip and the bumper like on my OEM kouki aero.

He also has that fiberglass MKIII (?) Supra insert piece that is either copied and molded that way or actually just cut out and glued on.

Ninja edit: That insert is called the Supra Group A scoop. I think it's really nice. We don't have front tags in GA so I'm debating putting that on my bumper.
How well does the fiberglass hold up? Also how's the fitment with the fiberglass pieces?
Not good. Not good.

Seriously, fiberglass will always get raped when you hit anything with any force at all. It will either crack or totally explode and chunk based on how good the actual material is. Fiberglass pieces in general don't fit well, especially compared to urethane. Unfortunately that is the nature of making a huge semi-rigid piece out of fiberglass that has no support. Some original pieces fit really well, but most are copies of copies of copies and require a lot of heating/bending, extra fiberglass/bondo work, and new holes or just zipties. I got the urethane bumper because I didn't want to deal with the headaches. It will pay for itself if I hit a cone or a barrel in the road or...someone else.

Ask Lindsay about how the price of fiberglass kits ends up adding up in the end.

[AWDtoyota]

Yeah I noticed the seam between the bumper and the lip. Also if you look close you can see the indentation for the nissan emblem on the top of the bumper.

Thanks for the info on the supra scoop. You have the kouki bumper so you could probably tell me, do you think that the supra scoop will completely eliminate any trace of the front tag? How big is the space alloted for the tag on the OEM kouki bumper....could you measure it for me....pleeeeeease.

Here's what a quick search found on the scoop:http://www.jspec.com/groupscoop.html

Again, thank you for your help so far...

[Dousan_PG]

that car of koguchis is an OE kouki 180sx bumper w/ the lip and he added a "a group" vent on it

[JXN]

performance nissan has it for pretty cheap. THey also price match!

www.mynismo.com :)

[RiceEata]

www.takakaira.com sells g-grow, no license plate mounting location though.
Uras also makes a replica, raretrick has it listed on their site.

[ScottMan]

that car of koguchis is an OE kouki 180sx bumper w/ the lip and he added a "a group" vent on it
See, that's what I thought too, but after looking at my bumper I didn't think the A Group vent would cover it. I'm sure I'm wrong because you know all about kits, but it just didn't look like it to me.

You have the kouki bumper so you could probably tell me, do you think that the supra scoop will completely eliminate any trace of the front tag? How big is the space alloted for the tag on the OEM kouki bumper....could you measure it for me....pleeeeeease.

I don't think it would, but maybe the scoop is much bigger than I think it is. Honestly, I'd trust Aaron on it though. If he says it'll cover, it'll probably cover. I would measure it but it's about 100 miles away being painted. Sorry, bro.

[Dousan_PG]

i saw the car in person
i know what it is for a fact.

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825 for the front bumper only...thats cheap??? NOOOO....
Oh the G grow is fiberglass huh... Man 695 for the front bumper kit huh jason...thats a nice price... That add on lip is sooo expensive too!

The old key lock on the usdm cars won't work, from what I can remember, the mounting tabs are positioned on different ends..or something like that...It was annoying converting it...Didn't keep track of the postion of the rod inside the latch and took forever to figure it out...After the conversion I noticed my key hole is a lot harder to twist to open the hatch. Anyone have the similar problem? haha oh yeah especially on up hills, for some reason the angle of the key hole makes it harder to open the hatch if postioned diagonally.


Our bumper is the FACTORY JDM Part...

You are looking at $240 + Shipping for the bumper alone...

Like I said before...

I can sell the full kit (bumper, bumper lamps, turn signal, side brackets) for around $695 shipped.

Add the front lip for an extra $325

Shipping on the bumpers alone is around $120... so if you did the math... :D

[alexchanman]

close enough?

http://aeromaster.jp/photo/P6240212.JPG

http://aeromaster.jp/index.php?no=197&keyword=&page=&cg=5&w_cg=&mode=buy

that is what i am getting
$270~ish, maybe the guys are raretrick can get it for you?


is that a knockoff?? it looks really different from the oem type x bumper. kinda like it has the lip built into the bumper itself and the side pieces arent there. im not really digging the look mainly cause of the license plate molding not being there.

thanks though

and btw jason, do you sell the skirts as well? if so, how much?

[<3MyRiceRocKet]

Yeah the kit alone without the lip is that 700 bucks excluding shipping if i was to pick up right? Man is the lip that expensive, I swear I saw it for like 150 bucks on a retail site....But shipping and tax would bump it close to 300 mark.
Also, I went with the oem kouki because it is urethane.Fiberglass is horrible especially if you daily drive.
Hey scottman do you have a picture of your car on the forum?

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Yeah the kit alone without the lip is that 700 bucks excluding shipping if i was to pick up right? Man is the lip that expensive, I swear I saw it for like 150 bucks on a retail site....But shipping and tax would bump it close to 300 mark.
Also, I went with the oem kouki because it is urethane.Fiberglass is horrible especially if you daily drive.
Hey scottman do you have a picture of your car on the forum?


Ill list it individually... does not include SHIPPING or TAX (CA Only)

Turn signal RH = $38.00
Turn signal LH = $38.00
Bumper lamp RH = $45.00
Bumper lamp LH = $45.00
Bumper side ext RH = $50.00
Bumper side ext LH = $50.00
Front bumper = $240.00
Front lip = $315.00
Side ext bracket RH = $28.00
Side ext bracket LH = $28.00

Shipping is around $120 depending on location...

[enen11]

go with Hot Road aero...

[AWDtoyota]

go with Hot Road aero...

Link to pics? Or anyone that sells it...

[Dousan_PG]

you gotta import it. no one carries it. its a very expensive bumper. like 350 retail japan price. before shiping imorter and stuff
dorifto slut use to have one.
then he blew it up at the track, i got pics of his old car. this was like..shit 3.5 yearsa ago? hahahahahahaha

talk about being ahead of the trends.
Hot Road 180sx bumper, and side skirts. OEM 180sx rear valence (all 3 pieces)
importer thru some no dead company way back when back east and the rear valecne was from Jspec.com!! Sam hoooks it up! since back in the day!
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/dousan_pg/lcar2.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/dousan_pg/lcar.jpg


ride height is high because had to be shipped from hawaii to california, cant be ttoo low, and even that high they cracked the bumper.



and after buttonwillow
hahaha
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/dousan_pg/100_0003.jpg

[alexchanman]

is it suppose to be the same thing as posted above? looks similar but different somehow.

[Dousan_PG]

that one above is a different brand
hot road is much closer to a kouki 180 bumper w/ the group a vent.

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IMHO... after wasting tons of $ on Fiberglass body kits, the extra money to prep and get them to fit perfectly,, and things in the road to tap and destroy the bumper... I would NOT go with fiberglass... Go with Urethane when you can!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/PerformanceNISMO/Car%20Stuff/cffedex1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/PerformanceNISMO/Car%20Stuff/DSC00501.jpg

[Dousan_PG]

eurethane cracks to
and w/ driveways you just rub holes in it

i did that w/ my DRFT bumper
rubbed holes thru it

good times.
best is OE its the toughest
but also the priciest.

[lilredstiffy]

the nice thing about fiberglass is its easily repaired

also from my experience if you don't have the urethane mounted very well/sturdily (is that a word?)
it will warp over a few months time

[<3MyRiceRocKet]

Hey Hey now dousan, Im still young and everything has been done laready, so yeah, I will still follow hahaha. Man is slut's old car Sexy! AHHH must get kouki aero on....

[TokyoNights]

I used to have the AIT kouki knock off
its so cheap you wont care when you blow it up on the track!

[blackflag_Rms13]

I thought Koguchi's 180 had Missile aero... but I'm probably wrong...

[Dousan_PG]

thats another car
and that red one has missle sides and rear
he owns probalby...11+ cars.

[alexchanman]

the group vent is nice but then where would you put your license plate???

[ScottMan]

Hey scottman do you have a picture of your car on the forum?
No I don't, nothing you'd want to see. The car has been marinating in the garage with a pile of parts steadily building up around it.
You have the kouki bumper so you could probably tell me, do you think that the supra scoop will completely eliminate any trace of the front tag?
Okay, I'd like to revisit this because I still don't know how his group vent removes all trace of the license plate molded area. I'd like Aaron to answer this if he could.

In this pic of my authentic bumper you can see that the molded license plate area actually extends above the section of the bumper meant to go over the bumper support. In other words, see the main line at the upper part of the bumper? Follow that line and you'll see that the license plate area actually interrupts the line and extends above it. That's why you couldn't just stick a group vent in the area and cover it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/Scottman20/KoukiBumperMedium.jpg

The group vent would either look ghetto and overlap, have an ugly seam, etc., or if you placed it low enough where it wouldn't look terrible, it simply wouldn't eliminate the license plate mount and...would still look ghetto. Did any of that make sense?

Okay, now if we look at Koguchi's car:
http://sportcompactcarweb.com/toc/0307scc_twodrift05_z.jpg

It looks to me like he doesn't have that ugly extended section of the license plate mount that extends past the main line of the bumper. His group vent looks centered vertically in the bumper and there's no unsightly extensions or interruptions to ruin the lines.

Now, my question for Aaron is: if you KNOW he had an OEM bumper, do you think or know if he cut the bumper and fiberglassed it to make it more smooth? Do you see what I'm saying about the mold extending upward or whatever? Let me know if I need to explain it better.

Alright, sorry for the long post but I've been trying to figure this out for a long time. I want the group vent to totally eliminate the license plate mount but in my experience it doesn't look possible while still looking as clean as Koguchi's.
the group vent is nice but then where would you put your license plate???
In Georgia we don't have to have front license plates.

[Dousan_PG]

he must have
note the nissan emblem indent
the lip line from being added on
the side peices on the fenders
and the face i examined it in person.

i hvae some mags w/ the close up on it too. he must have molded it in

as far as plates go, look at koguchi's car, has 2 holes drilled on the group a vent for plates.

i also have a close up from a YV mag from like 3 years ago. you can see the add on lip and side pieces. no FRP co makes the bumper w/o the side wrap around part.

its OEM bumper.

[ScottMan]

Thanks for the info, Aaron. I'm glad someone has seen in in person to verify.

Do you happen to have any of those images scanned online?

You're right, though. I do see everything you're pointing out. Have you ever seen someone put a group a vent in an OE bumper that wasn't modded at all? Any pics of that? I'm considering doing that but I don't want it to look terrible. Any other options you've seen for the license plate mount since I don't have to have a front plate? I've seen them cut out for FMICs but I don't think that looks very good.

[Dousan_PG]

no i hate scanning stuff up. an my scanner is covered by books papers and porno.
hahaha

ive seen it un modded but it wasnt on a stock bumper, most folks use FRP Because its waaaay cheaper.

id run it to the left or right of the fmic on the lower portion fo the bumper if u had it.
where the stock plate is ok too, i mean jsut street driving u dont need the giant cutout, if your car overheats like that u got other issues. take it off for the track. done!

[ScottMan]

Oh no, I mean I don't have to have a license plate at all, so I was looking for other stuff I could do with that large ugly flat space meant for the tag. haha

[alexchanman]

dont get an oem bumper then. get the oem type bumper with the group vent already there.

[SoSideways]

Oh no, I mean I don't have to have a license plate at all, so I was looking for other stuff I could do with that large ugly flat space meant for the tag. haha

You can do something like this:

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a163/FaLKoN240/HotKouki.jpg

[ScottMan]

^That's an option but I don't think that looks all that great. I'll probably just get the group a vent and see what it looks like without molding it or custom fabbing it.

dont get an oem bumper then. get the oem type bumper with the group vent already there.
I already have an OEM bumper, and OEM lip, and everything else...on the car. ;)

[SoSideways]

Yeah, I would just talk to a body shop, see if they can shave the liscence plate area down and either stick a group vent on there or just cut a hole there in the bumper for maximum air flooooooow!!

[alexchanman]

get it cut out, then put a group vent and bondo it up.

[AWDtoyota]

^That's an option but I don't think that looks all that great. I'll probably just get the group a vent and see what it looks like without molding it or custom fabbing it.


I already have an OEM bumper, and OEM lip, and everything else...on the car. ;)

Where do you plan on getting the group a vent from? I think I am going to go this same route....can't beat the OEM urethane.....and I hate that front tag.
Where did you get your kouki bumper from? How much did you pay?

[AWDtoyota]

One other thing....

What bumper brace do you run with the kouki bumper? Do you need the JDM brace, or can the USDM brace work....if there are any differences between the two...

[alexchanman]

i thnk the usdm brace would work fine. im not too sure on this so dont quote me on it.

[ScottMan]

Where do you plan on getting the group a vent from? I think I am going to go this same route....can't beat the OEM urethane.....and I hate that front tag.
Where did you get your kouki bumper from? How much did you pay?
I'll get the group A vent from Jspec probably.

I got my Kouki stuff from RareTrick. You can find it here: http://www.raretrick.com/index.asp?cat=2032&Action=cat&Page=1

What bumper brace do you run with the kouki bumper? Do you need the JDM brace, or can the USDM brace work....if there are any differences between the two...
I don't think you can use the USDM brace very easily. I think the Japanese brace is smaller than the USDM and fits better. I'm using a true Silvia bumper support and foam but you can use anything if you chop, cut, and grind enough.

[drift freaq]

Silvia or 180sx bumper supports are nice for two reasons they are lighter and you do not have to trim them as much for FMIC. On the other hand they are not 5 mph impact worthy like the USDM ones. So keep that in mind if you run one.

[AWDtoyota]

Any idea on where I can get the JDM bumper brace? Are they all the same throughout the years....zenki, chuki, and kouki? Or is the kouki different from the rest?

How is wiring up the position lights and turn signals? Do they directly plug up to the existing USDM harness, or is cutting and splicing required?

[drift freaq]

Any idea on where I can get the JDM bumper brace? Are they all the same throughout the years....zenki, chuki, and kouki? Or is the kouki different from the rest?

How is wiring up the position lights and turn signals? Do they directly plug up to the existing USDM harness, or is cutting and splicing required?

check with the Importers. Most places that bring in clips sometimes wind up having spare bumper supports. Also sometimes people buy there clips and don't bother using the bumper support.They just take the cover and sometimes they don't even do that.

[lilredstiffy]

I don't think you can use the USDM brace very easily. I think the Japanese brace is smaller than the USDM and fits better. I'm using a true Silvia bumper support and foam but you can use anything if you chop, cut, and grind enough.

It's not really that much trimming. My experience is only with aftermarket kouki style bumpers, but all that needs to be cut are the 'bumps' facing out from each side of the front of the support.

[AWDtoyota]

How is wiring up the position lights and turn signals? Do they directly plug up to the existing USDM harness, or is cutting and splicing required?

Does anybody have any idea about this.....

[Dousan_PG]

if you used the search mode

splice and dice!

[drift freaq]

It's not really that much trimming. My experience is only with aftermarket kouki style bumpers, but all that needs to be cut are the 'bumps' facing out from each side of the front of the support.
Plasma cutters rule!

[lilredstiffy]

How is wiring up the position lights and turn signals?

You are in luck mister, i was just nice enough to send a PM on another board about how i wired mine.
Get ready..its very a technical and advanced solution

*AHEM* ....ctrl+v woahhhh here we go


this is what i did. dremmel out the 'hole' so there is so inner piece for the oem wiring socket to snap into

tape two 194 wedge bulbs together horizontally, they will fit in somewhat snug, and use a rubber plug or just more tape to secure to back of lamp/seal from back.

wire into stock 3 wire plug like so

blinkers will blink a little faster than normal. and 194s aren't super bright. but it works. I'm probably going to swap out with 194 led's soon

http://members.cox.net/walton90/diagram.jpg

[keiofficeee]

i have 3 OEM sets of the complete frontbar setups of the type X 180s's
includes indicators, guard extensions, front lip, and parker lights

im asking $200 AUD for each set.. shipping is arrangable

[Inland180]

our web site is down for updating now...

I have all the brand new Type-X bumper parts...

Urethane front bumper, all the lights, etc etc...

PM me what you need with shipping address...

$825 is like my list price without the front lip...

I can sell the full kit (bumper, bumper lamps, turn signal, side brackets) for around $695 shipped.

Add the front lip for an extra $325


Do You have everything in stock? bumper etc etc and front lip?

[95zilvia]

Yeah, I am intersted in the set.
I wanna know availability.

[TheTimanator]

Do You have everything in stock? bumper etc etc and front lip?
well, since he posted that in early april (and there website is still down) try PMing justified2.4 as he works there as well and Jason is out of the office for a while as I understand it.

[crazyikimasho]

Most of the aero is not currently in stock and would be special order.

[Inland180]

how long would the wait be once its ordered?

[crazyikimasho]

Depends on whats in stock stateside. Currently its a minimum 1-2 week wait. If any parts on are backorder they can take up to 90 days. Just want to be upfront and let you know realistically so you can be prepared in the event that there is a delay.