Need Help - Where To Buy Front Wheel/bumper Guard?

[Spunky Munky]

Hi fellas,

Need some advise on the following.

I was driving home one night and suddently, I heard a rubbing sound - sounded like something was rubbing really close to my front tyres (the right-hand side to be exact), so I stepped out to have a look, and too my astonishment, the black hard plastic front-wheel guard thing that separates the wheels from the front bumper has broken off and hence is rubbing onto the wheel.

Now, I got two options, 1) to remove this and let it be hollow - but it looks really weird if you standing on the right-hand side of the car and if you look towards the front-bar from the wheels's view you can see all the wires and things holding the front bar together... or 2) find a replacement for this as my current one is broken to shreds due to wear and tear. This happen to anyone before?

Now I got two questions - 1) if I leave it hollow like this for the time-being, does it affect the mechanics/eletronics of the car at all? As I fear water may splash onto the wiring etc of the front bar. 2) If I want to get a replacement, where do I get one and how much would it most likely cost?

I don't know what the above guard-piece is called so I got some pictures, hope you guys can help. Anyone have an old one laying around I can buy off you?

Many thanks,

[Spunky Munky]

Anyone? fellas?

[Luciano]

i had the same problem on the left side.

a cat started running along side me on the footpath as i was driving slowly down a 50km/h street, and naturally, after i second of him keeping up with me, i knew the little prick was going to cross the road, and that he did... i hit the skids...Bang... straight under the front left wheel... so i turn around to go investigate...cat is flattened.

anyhow, i hear this flapping as i turn out on to the next main road, and then another bang... plastic guard crushed straight under both front left rear left tyres... doh!

i have just left it bare for the last 6 months, and the stock side mount intercooler is visible.

True about your concern with electrics however (as none are visible on the left side for myself [maybe because of the intercooler being there].

Try and source one from a wreckers. id estimate a cost of anything between 50-150, even though its literally a moulded piece of plastic!

[Spunky Munky]

  MSPEC33 said:

i had the same problem on the left side.

a cat started running along side me on the footpath as i was driving slowly down a 50km/h street, and naturally, after i second of him keeping up with me, i knew the little prick was going to cross the road, and that he did... i hit the skids...Bang... straight under the front left wheel... so i turn around to go investigate...cat is flattened.

anyhow, i hear this flapping as i turn out on to the next main road, and then another bang... plastic guard crushed straight under both front left rear left tyres... doh!

i have just left it bare for the last 6 months, and the stock side mount intercooler is visible.

True about your concern with electrics however (as none are visible on the left side for myself [maybe because of the intercooler being there].

Try and source one from a wreckers. id estimate a cost of anything between 50-150, even though its literally a moulded piece of plastic!

Cheers bro,

may thanks, apprecite really do.

well, just an update. took my car to Nismo performance centre in Sunshine VIC. they said they couldn't do anything, so actually took a day off work to go and see if i can find a replacement at some nearby wreckers. nothing, apparently (for those that will encounter this later in their lives) Skylines front mudflat thingy's are kinda curvier and more pushed in than other cars, say a Ford falcon or a Toyota camry, so I was stuck up the creek. The bloke says, mate, when another of your skyline brothers gets involved in an accident and sells his wreck to us, which I don't think it will be long, i'll call you and you can come and pick up some parts. i didn't find that quite amusing, but anyways, I then had enough and decided to salvage what i got.

jacked up my beast, got under it and with the use of a drill, some plastic nails (or whatever they're called) i basically pinned it on again, didn't a fairly good job actually. i then used some cable-ties to squeez in some vital holding points, so now my beast is all stiched up again.

don't know about you guys, but i can't just let my beast sit on my front lawn without his undies on. lol.

thanks all again.

ps: damn, did you have cat-remains on your tyres? or is this too graphic to discuss here. lol

[Yawn]

Same thing happened to me, I had my plastic guard thingy thats underneath the engine got ripped out as well as i spun out at a track day. Ive just left it as it is.

Mine's 34 gtr doesnt have the plastic guard thingy underneath the fenders too, so that the car can be lowered more. I havent heard of anyone not using the plastic guard underneath the engine before tho.

[EvilINGT]

My drivers side and the one under the engine, both described to me as splash guards have been ripped off . I too am looking for these parts. I suppose i could order them from Nissan spare parts, anyone have the part numbers or FAST to check the numbers?

Ps the drivers side ripped off today, cant say im happy about it.

cheers

Evil

[SXY-33R]

had mine in when i bought the car but one came out about 2 months later on the freeway at speed and almost took out the poor rider on the motorbike that was cruzin with/behind me .I heard a noise under the car looked up into the rear veiw to see the guard almost take him out! thank f@# he was quick enough to duck it so i just pulled the other out. Safer had an after market front bar at the time n the front clips had no where to go. Still havent replaced them yet and its caused me no dramas. & Owned the car for almost 4.5 years however i dont have exposed wires under there?? you can just see the outlet piping from the front mount if wheels are turned out to the right no biggie. what purpose do the wires in question serve ??

[Spunky Munky]

  SXY-33R said:

had mine in when i bought the car but one came out about 2 months later on the freeway at speed and almost took out the poor rider on the motorbike that was cruzin with/behind me .I heard a noise under the car looked up into the rear veiw to see the guard almost take him out! thank f@# he was quick enough to duck it so i just pulled the other out. Safer had an after market front bar at the time n the front clips had no where to go. Still havent replaced them yet and its caused me no dramas. & Owned the car for almost 4.5 years however i dont have exposed wires under there?? you can just see the outlet piping from the front mount if wheels are turned out to the right no biggie. what purpose do the wires in question serve ??

ha ha ha ha... "nearly too him out..." yeah, imagine that - the cops may say: "you realise son that you could have killed someone if your front wheelguards?" You may reply: "yeah, I guess so what would you charge me with - killing people with my wheelguards?" ha ha ha ... just thought for ya,....

Anyways, I've got mine fixed by myself, had to get under the car and really do a lot of work to get it reattached but finally it's all good again, thank god.

Mate - these wires are for the front indicators - as you know I got some the GT-R bumper so yeah... but all good now... I think it would be better as the water directly from the wheels would not splash straight onto the front things.

Go to the wreckers - that was going to be my next step - the should charge no more than $40.00 or something.

[Spunky Munky]

  EvilINGT said:

My drivers side and the one under the engine, both described to me as splash guards have been ripped off . I too am looking for these parts. I suppose i could order them from Nissan spare parts, anyone have the part numbers or FAST to check the numbers?

Ps the drivers side ripped off today, cant say im happy about it.

cheers

Evil

Ripped off? By whom or did it just happen due to wear & tear?

Don't bother trying Nissan dealers in Australia - they do not deal with imports and stay well away from them for some reason.

Anyways, your best bet are wreckers or look on the sales - parts section of our forum.

Good luck... gotta say, it looks so naked and wierd without these frontwheel/splash guards - you agree?

[EvilINGT]

Doing about 90Kp/h on the highway . Yeah it looks kinda odd, but i guess at least you cant see the cable ties holding it on anymore , or the hole from rubbing on the tyre. Im more worried about the "splash tray" under the engine that i ripped off on a curb.

Usually if you can give them the part number they will at least try to find it for you, at least the Nissan dealership in Broome does.

cheers

Evil

[arbess]

hey all I FASTED the R33 Splash guards for you all. Will do the r32's later.

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...=0#entry3181151

or

Click me, press me down hard, roll your mouse pointer over this, you know you want to. =P hahah

or click in my signature

Edited June 19, 2007 by arbess

[Link]

Ive got one lying around somewhere - took it off to inspect the smic and couldnt be assed putting it back on

Let me know if u want it - ill work out a price + postage for ya

[Luciano]

LOL, no cat-remains spunky! it did however put a slight dent in the botton of my smic! still good though, no leaks!

it (the cat) wasnt a pretty scene... the poor bugger had a perfect 225/50 width of body flatness between his front and rear legs... basically ran him over flush in the stomach! i did feel quite bad knowing someones going to wake up the next day, not being able to find his/her cat, then cruising out the next day and seeing their it pancaked on the side of the road!