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Hi guys

Looking at ordering the stillen skirts from US

Anyone here running them and can give me some non-USA unbiased feedback on fitment. Ive read they attach with exterior double sided tape rather than using the oem screws on the door sill/door opening

Ive always made it a rule when mod'ing my cars to stick with JDM suppliers as i can always gaurantee quality parts, im always hesistant buying stuff from US

cheers

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Ive always made it a rule when mod'ing my cars to stick with JDM suppliers as i can always gaurantee quality parts, im always hesistant buying stuff from US

Then dont do it! Stillen reminds me of the late 90s and Hondas...

Anyway, I was at MCR 2 days ago and the whole kit fitted perfectly and looked awesone. Just enough extra showing without too much attention.

Not sure if this is MCR but looked like this.

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For those who have never been there, it is basically a tin shed and even the office area is smaller than some of your bathrooms. Still there were 3 R35s their famous Fairlady Z and in the engine room, they showed me the 800ps engine being prepared for their demo R35.

that's the Zele skirts, rear and oem front - JDM cf quality. The stillen skirts are similar in design to the zele, no doubt where their design came from, but just a bit more subtle

MCR do have a few choice products for the 35

Edited by domino_z

the MCR front lip looks good, very similar to the oem 2011 and not as riced out as most lips on the market, and their skirts carry the lip edge theme, but then the oem rear doesnt suit imo

here's the MCR lip, it's not as heavily gtr taxed as the zele parts, ive been quoted around 1200 for the lip through an aussie importer, would be even cheaper for you in japan

http://mcr-ltd.com/p...5/09/index.html

http://mcr-ltd.com/p...5/10/index.html

what i like about the stillen skirts is how subtle they look and how they tie in well with the oem look, especially once painted black on my car. And really that's all i want to do in terms of 'visual' mods (other than wheels ive already changed) and painted lower sills

http://www.motorator...illen_GTR_5.jpg

Edited by domino_z

check out the install instructions

http://www.stillen.com/product_files/GTRKB12829~inst.pdf

they do re-use the two bolts inside either guard edge, but yep the bulk of the skirt going inside the door sill is double sided taped like the body mouldings on a VN vacationer

it is worrying, hence why im eager to hear feedback from outside of a stillen sponsored forum

Edited by domino_z

check out the install instructions

http://www.stillen.com/product_files/GTRKB12829~inst.pdf

they do re-use the two bolts inside either guard edge, but yep the bulk of the skirt going inside the door sill is double sided taped like the body mouldings on a VN vacationer

it is worrying, hence why im eager to hear feedback from outside of a stillen sponsored forum

Sykaflex. Yep just had a look at the install instructions. I think that the tape would be fine.

the MCR front lip looks good, very similar to the oem 2011 and not as riced out as most lips on the market, and their skirts carry the lip edge theme, but then the oem rear doesnt suit imo

here's the MCR lip, it's not as heavily gtr taxed as the zele parts, ive been quoted around 1200 for the lip through an aussie importer, would be even cheaper for you in japan

Im happy to guy it and send it over to my fellow GTR Aussie owners, just let me know. Im not sure how much money it would save but the Aussie dollar is really strong today so you might want to get in there quick.

thanks for the offer dude, but im loyal to my aussie importer, he's helped me out alot over the years and proven to be able to source even the smallest of items from Japan

waiting for my Top Secret intakes due to arrive next week, and once everything is back to normal in Japan, my Amuse R1 Extra

im waiting on another shipping quote for the Stillens, but looks like that's the way im going. Will be a hassle to go through the process of painting, correcting and clear bra'ing again but should be well worth it once on the car

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in the event of smacking one on say a maccas drive thru

haha, I like the fact that no matter what car you drive, we're pretty much all the same.

O/T

I usually hate modified skirts on all manner of cars but those zele ones look quite jizzworthy :thumbsup:

domino_z

I have the Stillen side skirts installed (see pics), we added extra screws along the length of the skirt into the body work (these are recessed into the skirt itself). I'd be nervous just having the side skirts held on with double sided tape if you are planning on doing any sort of track or tarmac work. Double sided tape might be ok for daily driving though. I can PM you some close up pics of the install if you want.

Cheers

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