Please judge new valence for my NSX.

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#1 Feb 15, 2008, 12:05 pm Hide

fourringpilot

I am planning on adding two rear spats and a lower (more aggressive) diffuser. These parts add about 7-8lbs of total wieght, but I don't care since I have taken out nearly 150lbs of wieght since buying the car a couple years ago. The two pics of the rear are stock and then with the sides spats and diffuser. I was using duct tape to hold al the pieces on and edited it out with photoshop - so if the paint looks like it does not match in spots.
Please let me know your thoughts before I start drilling holes in the car. I think the back end sat too high with stock valence. I like the lower look that is similar to newer sportcars.
#2 Feb 15, 2008, 12:22 pm Hide

DC33

I like the diffusor, does it work at all??

the "spats".....well, Ild pass on those
#3 Feb 15, 2008, 12:50 pm Hide

Don-06C6

I like it. Even though Dan says my opinions don't count because my car has leaf springs for now.
#4 Feb 15, 2008, 12:55 pm Hide

fourringpilot

DC33 wrote
I like the diffusor, does it work at all??

the "spats".....well, Ild pass on those
The diffuser will work once on. It's a copy of the NSX-R.
Why would you pass on the spats?
The spats have sat in my garage for nearly a year. I think they even out the lowered stance, otherwise the diffuser sits really low in the middle and the sides of the car sit very high.
#5 Feb 15, 2008, 1:04 pm Hide

DC33

fourringpilot wrote
The diffuser will work once on. It's a copy of the NSX-R.
Why would you pass on the spats?
The spats have sat in my garage for nearly a year. I think they even out the lowered stance, otherwise the diffuser sits really low in the middle and the sides of the car sit very high.


I think they are kinda ugly
In my opinion
#6 Feb 15, 2008, 1:09 pm Hide

fourringpilot

+1 for diffuser
-1 for spats
#7 Feb 15, 2008, 2:39 pm Hide

andrew

Another +1 for diffuser, -1 for spats
#8 Feb 15, 2008, 2:52 pm Hide

Raza76

+1 difuser
-1 spats

But, then I'd do the '05 rear and leave it that if it were mine... maybe add the diffuser to that.
#9 Feb 15, 2008, 3:22 pm Hide

LotusUSA

looks good
#10 Feb 17, 2008, 6:24 pm Hide

fourringpilot

LotusUSA wrote
looks good
Finally, someone likes the spats.
#11 Feb 17, 2008, 6:46 pm Hide

DC33

fourringpilot wrote
Finally, someone likes the spats.


he doesnt count

dont you know he hangs out in the woods out in Montana all by himself???
#12 Feb 18, 2008, 6:01 pm Hide

fourringpilot

DC33 wrote
he doesnt count

dont you know he hangs out in the woods out in Montana all by himself???
lol - at least he doesn't drive a Buick by himself...
#13 Feb 18, 2008, 6:10 pm Hide

DC33

fourringpilot wrote
lol - at least he doesn't drive a Buick by himself...


oh hells nah!!!
you did NOT just bad mouth the Buick!!!
and I got the sigs of three people as proof I role with mah hommies in it lol

everyone else is just too scared to get into such a furrous beast of a car!!
#14 Feb 19, 2008, 6:22 pm Hide

KGLotusElise

I like the spats, really do help to even it out.
#15 Mar 5, 2008, 8:56 am Hide

LotusUSA

I like.
#16 Mar 14, 2008, 8:11 am Hide

DC33

LotusUSA wrote
I like.


you dont count
#17 Mar 18, 2008, 4:44 am Hide

CL65Captain

2002 rear valance and recent with the NSX-R diffuser (CF).
I went with the OEM 02 rear and exact replica of the NSX-R diffuser as I think in my opinion the West Wing spats and the Kite NSX-R "like" diffuser don't look nearly as good as the real thing. They look like a body kit add on.


#18 Mar 18, 2008, 11:58 am Hide

LotusUSA

it looks good in person
#19 Mar 18, 2008, 6:27 pm Hide

CL65Captain

Thanks guys...

4Ring, I know that the OEM 02, plus paint, install and NSX-R diffuser (now reduced from $700 to $250 on Prime) will run close to a grand. But in my opinion completes the car so much nicer. The one thing I didn't like about my 2000 was that with the whole center section looking black it made it look like a big whole in the middle.

Plus, I like the mesh so much better than the slats of the early valence.

Just my $.02
#20 Mar 19, 2008, 8:28 pm Hide

fourringpilot

CL65Captain wrote
Thanks guys...

4Ring, I know that the OEM 02, plus paint, install and NSX-R diffuser (now reduced from $700 to $250 on Prime) will run close to a grand. But in my opinion completes the car so much nicer. The one thing I didn't like about my 2000 was that with the whole center section looking black it made it look like a big whole in the middle.

Plus, I like the mesh so much better than the slats of the early valence.

Just my $.02
No doubt. When did the price drop? Last I saw only DF had this setup and it was way to high $ for what you got. Who is selling at such a low price?