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51 minutes ago, Predator1 said:

Sure, you will find lots of pics of R33 GT-R's... where they belong,  on a GTR, not on a wanabe GTR.

Meh, it's not really a huge deal IMO. But the GTR bumper definitely does not fit a stock GTST unless you do the whole front-end swap. The R33 GTST 40th anniversary supposedly has this optional bumper though that I think looks pretty good and theoretically should fit up like OEM?:

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tbh if I had a 33 I would be putting a GTR bodykit on it. There's merit in OEM plastic and steel over fibreglass etc etc etc. I never was able to find rear guards for a R33 GTST-> GTR conversion mind you, but as I do not have a R33 this is quite a minor issue for me personally 😛

23 minutes ago, Kinkstaah said:

tbh if I had a 33 I would be putting a GTR bodykit on it. There's merit in OEM plastic and steel over fibreglass etc etc etc. I never was able to find rear guards for a R33 GTST-> GTR conversion mind you, but as I do not have a R33 this is quite a minor issue for me personally 😛

The R33 I think makes a lot more sense to do a GTR conversion, the GTST front end is just kind of strange from the factory for reasons I don't quite understand. Even then I'd struggle to justify all the work it takes to do the change properly. Parts are insanely hard to source and cost a mint when you do. 

18 hours ago, Kinkstaah said:

tbh if I had a 33 I would be putting a GTR bodykit on it. There's merit in OEM plastic and steel over fibreglass etc etc etc. I never was able to find rear guards for a R33 GTST-> GTR conversion mind you, but as I do not have a R33 this is quite a minor issue for me personally 😛

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fibreglass version, it's made to fit the smaller fenders and narrow body bumper support.

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https://item.rakuten.co.jp/partslandts/00100-001/

This guy took out the reinforcement bar to do a test fit of the GTR bumper on his S2 GTS25t:
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here's the resulting gap

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So even S1 to S2 is different.

  • 2 weeks later...
On 5/29/2023 at 11:47 PM, funkymonkey said:

fibreglass version, it's made to fit the smaller fenders and narrow body bumper support.

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https://item.rakuten.co.jp/partslandts/00100-001/

This guy took out the reinforcement bar to do a test fit of the GTR bumper on his S2 GTS25t:
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here's the resulting gap

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So even S1 to S2 is different.

Woohoo!  A helpful response lol. It’d be easy to put a spacer under the bumper to lift it up so it sits without a gap. Looks like a good fit. Thank you!!!

On 5/28/2023 at 11:31 PM, GTSBoy said:

'sif you'd fit a genuine GTR bar to a 33 GTST anyway, these days. The fact that fibreglass "GTR" bars for GTSTs exist should be sufficient to indicate how it should be done if you want it to look that way, and fit.

I have a fiberglass GTR replica now. But I daily the car, and fiberglass breaks too easy. I don’t want to have to be super cautious on speedbumps, or pulling up to parking spots, or dips in the road. I just hate fiberglass body parts.

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