FormosaSC

Hey guys!! I am soooo lucky!! I bought a pair of OEM 97 side skirts and a 97 front bumper both same color as my car (pearl white) and i picked it up locally (no shipping cost) for 330$!! best part is the paint are in decent shape! so no repainting required!!

Now i need to know how to install them.... the bumper shouldnt be too hard, just time consuming i guess? taking out all the screws, the headlights, and such to get the bumper off. How about the sideskirts?? any ideas guys? i dont see any holes to match the clips from the sideskirts...

My next step is im gonna drive around and find an old woman or an old man with a sc400... and offer 100$ for their lip, then do the lip retrofit hopefully it works... thats how my friend got his front lips for his 97 240sx!!

Anyways any info on the sideskirt installation would be awsome!! thanks guys!

chingpo05

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there're are lots of how to topics and forums based on this kind of installation just perform a search..... congrats on the buy.... post pics when finished!

SCSJ

how does the side skirts look like without the lower door molding?

FormosaSC

i duno how it looks yet, ill take a before and after pic after my exam stay tuned!!

PsiQo1

congrats...i've asked 3 different old peoples about their front lip and none said yes..lol..oh well

FormosaSC

hahaha well plenty of old people around here

Jewcano

iTrader: (4)

Ehem? FL HERE? Hahaha, plenty of OLD FOLKS HERE Congrats on the buy, thats a pretty good deal there.

FormosaSC

how much does a bumper and sideskirt usually go for?

im also getting taillight in a bit, think they are 300 a pair used?

TheMole

iTrader: (13)

$330 for painted front bumper and side skirts?? You got a good deal my friend. Brand new from dealer the front bumper goes for about $300 and the sides go for about $200 a piece so thats about $700 total. As for the taillights you can get them for a bit more than $300 shipped brand new. Someone asked how the sides look w/o the lower door moldings and this is how they look:

aznxenon

dang where u stole them from? 330 =( such a sick price.

FormosaSC

correct me if im wrong... brand new front for 300 and brand new side for 200? thats 500 for brand new. not bad at all... mine are used..

and also, 300+200= 500... how did it get to 700?

FormosaSC

300 brand new for taillights?? you sure? if thats the case ill go buy them new then since people sell them for like 300 used.

RGW LLC

iTrader: (50)

the side skirts is $200 EACH
lower door molding is $120 EACH

FormosaSC

is that brand new? 300 for a lexus bumper brand new is a GOOD price... and 300 brand new for taillights is good too... i remember when i had my nissan 240 bumpers and taillights both cost more than the price for sc.

also, lower molding is the black plastic trim peice at the bottom of the sideskirt right? those cost 120?

TheMole

iTrader: (13)

Yup side skirts are $200 a piece. The lower door molding is a trim on the bottom of the door. When you put the 97 sides on a 92-96 you will notice a gap between the sides and the door like on the pics I posted above. The 97+ moldings are thicker so it fills in that empty space and should come prepainted from the factory when you order them.
Here is a link where you can get the tails for a pretty good price: http://www.trademotion.com/partlocat...98&catalogid=2
Since you are in CA you should checkout the Groupbuy from Carson Toyota as well: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=276994