My Nissan Silvia S15

drifter · Post by **drifter** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 11:02 am

Stuart wrote:Does he need to be influenced?

I've tried the bleeding heart routine

I'll have to find someone to get it repaired and repainted

BenTaylor · Post by **BenTaylor** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 11:35 am

You could try emailing Matt at Newera, they have a container leaving soon and could get you a bumper from Japan.

Post by **Stuart** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 6:33 pm

With regards to the respray Scott, I would strongly suggest you take the car down there when you take the bumper too. The bumper has faded slightly compared to the front wings (which is pretty normal mate).

drifter · Post by **drifter** » Sat Nov 09, 2013 10:58 am

Couple of minor updates as it's quiet for a while

I've got a brand new gearbox on the way from the US to replace the notchy/grinding one I have

Next thing is I'm tempeted to get a carbon bonnet. I'd normally go for the the plain version, but one of the main reasons for getting one is the vents and be able to let some heat out of the engine bay! What do you reckon to this?

Post by **Stuart** » Sat Nov 09, 2013 12:01 pm

Love the bonnet.......hate the eyebrows!!

You could always get the bonnet painted in due course if you wanted to later on........I'm not normally a fan of unpainted 'carbon' panels these days but with your colour it should look lovely.

Will you be importing this or getting one from the likes of Aero-kit?

jap.slapper · Post by **jap.slapper** » Sat Nov 09, 2013 1:05 pm

That carbon bonnet looks good mate, though I'd be cautious of some manufacturers carbon products. My VIS carbon bonnet has faded like a 2008 X Factor finalist and now looks just as shit!

Post by **Stuart** » Sat Nov 09, 2013 1:13 pm

The repeated application of UV protective sealants will help here Pez, but most of the damage I have seen in this respect is caused by general neglect, stone chips causing water ingress and engine heat. Crap quality doesn't help of course, but there is a fair bit that can be done to help

jap.slapper · Post by **jap.slapper** » Sat Nov 09, 2013 1:22 pm

Stuart wrote:The repeated application of UV protective sealants will help here Pez, but most of the damage I have seen in this respect is caused by general neglect, stone chips causing water ingress and engine heat. Crap quality doesn't help of course, but there is a fair bit that can be done to help

Cool, though it won't be stone chips (unless some little feckers' have been throwing them at the bonnet) and won't be engine heat as....well....it doesn't work

though it could be water/snow I suppose

I've just opted for the 'hide with shit vinyl' method. It would be nice if I could get it back to how it looked when new though

bottom of list I'm afraid to say

I think this bonnet ^^^^ in the pic looks like a quality piece of kit, is it actually a Charge Speed product? I would have thought that they would have a decent level of UV resistance

drifter · Post by **drifter** » Sat Nov 09, 2013 1:31 pm

Cheers lads, it is a genuine charge speed, I've asked SRB Power for a price. Definitely no eye brows!

Most of the cheaper bonnets just have a massive vent in the middle which I don't think will work on a stock bodied car

Post by **Stuart** » Sat Nov 09, 2013 1:45 pm

jap.slapper wrote: It would be nice if I could get it back to how it looked when new though

There is a pretty high chance that it can be polished up with something like Menzerna, Scholl or Autosmart compounds and a DA. I've even got reasonable results using the Autosmart polish by hand, so DA would make it much much easier.

Worst case scenario grab yourself a roller and some camo paint

(Worked for me)