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*drifterx* · 02-20-2002, 04:14 PM

i have 2 options....

1st) flip lights
body kit-$400-500
left fender-$50 junkyard or $140 new
need right fender too (maybe)
??hood??- $350

2nd)
sil-80
cost is unknown... but if i get it then i want an aftermarket front and an aftermarket hood if it isnt much more than a stock since i need to buy either or....

DJ Machine · 02-20-2002, 04:37 PM

if you like the look, and have to replace your whole front end anyway, i see no reason not to go with the silvia conv.

Arcane · 02-20-2002, 04:49 PM

this is all a matter of an opinion...it just depends on what you like...it's kind of like asking your mom, "hey mom, what do i want for dinner?"...remember it's your car...if you were taking votes, i'd get the flip lights...i'm probably one of few people who don't like the sil-80...

(Edited by Arcane at 4:52 pm on Feb. 20, 2002)

nekoball · 02-20-2002, 05:08 PM

the sil80's are nice.. but i prefer the popup lights myself. why do you need new fenders? did you get in an accident? i would think a silvia conversion with stock eveything would cost 1k.. atleat just for the parts.. and there painting it.. and if you wanted aftermarket parts..

john

*transient* · 02-20-2002, 06:39 PM

Something about flip-up lights just does it for me personally. I guess they just seem sportier.

burgy240 · 02-20-2002, 08:00 PM

I like the sil-80 look.  If not I like the glass covered lights that fit in where the pop ups go(eastbear?).  It is all preference though.  good luck

drift freaq · 02-20-2002, 11:45 PM

flip up lights with projector beams baby. thats whats gonna be on my car. gonna have clear corners do it.

misnomer · 02-20-2002, 11:57 PM

The popups look much more refined than the silvia front (imho). The Silvia front looks like it came offa an old mitsubishi

Bomix · 02-20-2002, 11:59 PM

I like pop ups.. they somehow seem more unique.. though ppl think they are ugly..or old.. i think their pretty sweet when you know what to appreciate.   The Sil- front alright.. might as well go for an S15 front if you want to go conversion.  

02-21-2002, 08:36 AM

the biggest part of doing a sileighty swap is getting the hood.  The hood costs an arm and a leg to get shipped over here.  I think for the price of the hood you can get a fiber glass one made.  Personally I don't like the sileighty with the regular stock front end.  I like the one with the NISMO front end, its stock also but it looks a whole lot better.  

*HaLo* · 02-21-2002, 10:53 AM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from Arcane on 11:49 am on Feb. 20, 2002
this is all a matter of an opinion...it just depends on what you like...it's kind of like asking your mom, "hey mom, what do i want for dinner?"...remember it's your car...if you were taking votes, i'd get the flip lights...i'm probably one of few people who don't like the sil-80...

(Edited by Arcane at 4:52 pm on Feb. 20, 2002)
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Actually, I also don't like the sil-80... <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>

mbs13 · 02-21-2002, 09:40 PM

If you have a coupe Id go Silvia front end, if hatch Id stay with the popups...I think the fixed light conversions make our cars look like Z32's. My 2

AJ · 02-21-2002, 10:11 PM

silvia front ends are the one reason i would want an s13 over a 14.. they r the sweetest lookin thangs out there imho.. of course,, s15 headlights on a s14 look even sweeter <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

02-20-2002, 04:14 PM	#1
drifterx Premium Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: boston, ma Age: 44 Posts: 1,533 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i have 2 options.... 1st) flip lights body kit-$400-500 left fender-$50 junkyard or $140 new need right fender too (maybe) ??hood??- $350 2nd) sil-80 cost is unknown... but if i get it then i want an aftermarket front and an aftermarket hood if it isnt much more than a stock since i need to buy either or....

02-20-2002, 04:37 PM	#2
DJ Machine Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 549 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	if you like the look, and have to replace your whole front end anyway, i see no reason not to go with the silvia conv.

02-20-2002, 04:49 PM	#3
Arcane Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 597 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	this is all a matter of an opinion...it just depends on what you like...it's kind of like asking your mom, "hey mom, what do i want for dinner?"...remember it's your car...if you were taking votes, i'd get the flip lights...i'm probably one of few people who don't like the sil-80... (Edited by Arcane at 4:52 pm on Feb. 20, 2002)

02-20-2002, 05:08 PM	#4
nekoball Leaky Injector Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 57 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	the sil80's are nice.. but i prefer the popup lights myself. why do you need new fenders? did you get in an accident? i would think a silvia conversion with stock eveything would cost 1k.. atleat just for the parts.. and there painting it.. and if you wanted aftermarket parts.. john

02-20-2002, 06:39 PM	#5
transient Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 41 Posts: 2,947 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Something about flip-up lights just does it for me personally. I guess they just seem sportier.

02-20-2002, 08:00 PM	#6
burgy240 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Tampa Age: 49 Posts: 2,151 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	I like the sil-80 look.  If not I like the glass covered lights that fit in where the pop ups go(eastbear?).  It is all preference though.  good luck

02-20-2002, 11:45 PM	#7
drift freaq R.I.P. Aya, always love Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Los Feliz/Hollywood Posts: 18,564 Trader Rating: (215) Rides Gallery: drift freaq Feedback Score: 215 reviews	flip up lights with projector beams baby. thats whats gonna be on my car. gonna have clear corners do it.

02-20-2002, 11:57 PM	#8
misnomer Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Nevada Posts: 2,293 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	The popups look much more refined than the silvia front (imho). The Silvia front looks like it came offa an old mitsubishi

02-20-2002, 11:59 PM	#9
Bomix Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PA/NJ Age: 43 Posts: 269 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I like pop ups.. they somehow seem more unique.. though ppl think they are ugly..or old.. i think their pretty sweet when you know what to appreciate.   The Sil- front alright.. might as well go for an S15 front if you want to go conversion.

02-21-2002, 08:36 AM	#10
Guest Posts: n/a	the biggest part of doing a sileighty swap is getting the hood.  The hood costs an arm and a leg to get shipped over here.  I think for the price of the hood you can get a fiber glass one made.  Personally I don't like the sileighty with the regular stock front end.  I like the one with the NISMO front end, its stock also but it looks a whole lot better.

02-21-2002, 10:53 AM	#11
HaLo from Canada, eh! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Montreal, Quebec Age: 46 Posts: 5,201 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: HaLo Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from Arcane on 11:49 am on Feb. 20, 2002 this is all a matter of an opinion...it just depends on what you like...it's kind of like asking your mom, "hey mom, what do i want for dinner?"...remember it's your car...if you were taking votes, i'd get the flip lights...i'm probably one of few people who don't like the sil-80... (Edited by Arcane at 4:52 pm on Feb. 20, 2002) </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> Actually, I also don't like the sil-80... <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>

02-21-2002, 09:40 PM	#12
mbs13 Leaky Injector Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago Posts: 60 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	If you have a coupe Id go Silvia front end, if hatch Id stay with the popups...I think the fixed light conversions make our cars look like Z32's. My 2

02-21-2002, 10:11 PM	#13
AJ Zilvia Addict Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Cincinnati Ohio Posts: 793 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	silvia front ends are the one reason i would want an s13 over a 14.. they r the sweetest lookin thangs out there imho.. of course,, s15 headlights on a s14 look even sweeter <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>