HICAS Lock Kit, and Type-X Kit

[KiDyNomiTe]

I guess this should be in For Sale, but I am not selling anything, just sharing stuff that I found that might be of interest to some of you S13 owners out there.

First is a 180SX Type-X kit (not really sure if it is the stock body, but sure does look like it)

Click the pic and scroll down a little past half way.
Kit includes 98 180SX kit
front bumper, sideskirts, front bar extensions, rear wing
http://www.japanesemotorsport.com.au/partspics/DCP02361.JPG (http://www.japanesemotorsport.com.au/partsinstock2.htm)
http://www.japanesemotorsport.com.au/partspics/MVC-005F_7.JPG (http://www.japanesemotorsport.com.au/partsinstock2.htm)
http://www.japanesemotorsport.com.au/partspics/DCP02362.JPG (http://www.japanesemotorsport.com.au/partsinstock2.htm)

And here is what most of you HICAS owners have been searching for, well at least an alternative to the HICAS Strut bar lock thing (unless this is it)
Click the pic, it's near the top.
http://www.japanesemotorsport.com.au/DCP02747.JPG (http://www.japanesemotorsport.com.au/index.html)


There is a bunch of other stuff on this site, they are in australia, so expect high shipping costs, but I can't give you an estimate, email and find out.
Go here for the main site:
http://www.japanesemotorsport.com.au/index.html

[HaLo]

I hope it's not too much! I'm dying for that bumper! :)

[808rps13]

ok let me comment on the kit since i ordered it early last year (2002) from them...

these guys are great to deal w/, i've purchased from them 5 times already and they even called me up and let me know that there was a problem w/ an item i ordered (dent on rim which was discovered when removing tire, the had the rim re-rolled/repaired @ no extra charge). now the not so good part...

the kit is a FG copy and the quality isn't what i expected from them. the fit is OK, but it needed some work before being painted.

the bumper: had to sand down sharp/rough edges, and trim out the holes for the bumper & turn signal brackets, which are not included or sold by them, you have to track these down yourselves. the FG was also very thin, so thin that you could see right through the bumper in some places. had a friend who does lays FG repair these parts for me. wasn't cut real straight either, i know FG is hand cut, but it appears like the guy who cut the bumper was really crosseyed. it fit pretty well though, no major work... i'm just weary about a FG front bumper

me + auto-x (cone killing) + FG = messed up bumper (and other parts of the car... can u say zip ties?)

the quality of the sideskirts are a little better. cut pretty clean and straight, no sharp/rough edges, and the FG is a little thicker. installing these are a bit tricky w/o the OEM mounting brackets/tabs. it's kinda hard to explain but these skirts fit against body of the car and flare out a little (don't sit flush). i compared these to OEM kouki skirts that a friend has and they are the same (flare out, doesn't sit flush).

the wing: thicker FG than the rest of the parts, but still quality was so-so... i ended up selling the wing b/c i'm not a large wing kinda guy (IMO, spoiler-less is the way to go)...

that was last summer, hopefully they addressed some of these issues and improved the quality of the kit...

shipping is definitely a bitch... it was very well packed, everything was thickly wrapped individually w/ bubble wrap...the box was like a coffin box, double corregated cardboard. the box itself (empty) weighed 20+ lbs. (no joke!). it barely fit in a truck bed (had to fold the tailgate down)... shipping charge was close to $200 for that order (body kit, rims, & other small stuff), but since i'm in Hawaii it's a bit cheaper b/c we're closer to OZ. IIRC someone else on this board (or maybe FA) ordered the kit, and paid somewhere around $300-350 for shipping to the mid-West.

overall i was very disappointed w/ the body kit, but that won't stop me from ordering other stuff from them...

[HaLo]

I see! Thanks for the heads up!! Really appreciated!

[91CRXsiR]

hmm for that kinda price wouldnt it be better to do w/ a GPsports or a BNsport?

[808rps13]

that's $1500 AUD. right now the exchange rate is 1.68 AUD:1USD... it was around 1.90AUD:1USD back when i bought it, and being a repeat customer (= discount) it was even cheaper than that. couldn't really argue w/ the price they gave me... don't think a real deal GP or BN kit goes for under $1K (maybe more like $2K)