"overfenders, do you regret them" thread - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

kalypso123 · 03-20-2010, 03:30 AM

Ultimately:

Is it worth molesting perfectly stock metal, for the sake of baller wheels.

tryangle · 03-20-2010, 05:06 AM

Best mod ive done, on both my cars, wider track more room for wheels and tire and most importantly the look lol. Just make sure its done well, rewelded and not cut too high without reinforcement.

Also make sure there baller or at least extra "funktional" wheels

kalypso123 · 03-20-2010, 06:44 AM

yeaaaahhh... but,

koguchi and all the heroes did it with out,

I feel like overfenders are more part of american style.

wh0aitznic0 · 03-20-2010, 08:26 AM

I dig overfenders when you need them to accomodate 18x11+'s.

If you have mint rear fenders, keep it OEM pulled.

BTW, how's the best S13's thread, Kalypso?

ZilviaKid · 03-20-2010, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by kalypso123

yeaaaahhh... but,

koguchi and all the heroes did it with out,

I feel like overfenders are more part of american style.

whuttt, but koguchi makes the illest overfenders ever dude.

nathanong87 · 03-20-2010, 10:21 AM

if they are mint, keep em. 99.9% of wheels will come and go, but once u cut up fresh metal u are never going to have that rear 1/4 panel work.... realistically.

i cannot forsee myself going widebody until the 1/4 panels get fubar'd. with wider wheels/wide tires, u need other "things" too. on the power i'm making (or lack there of) i doubt i'd be able to spin 11s or 12s with reasonable rubber, no matter how ill they would look =(

(i'm on 10.5 stock metal now)

Quail · 03-20-2010, 10:22 AM

I wanted overfenders for quite a while, but lack of funds meant I couldn't go ahead (painting would of killed me). In the long run, I'm happy I stuck with flared stock metal. Its so hard to get fiberglass looking perfect.

YoungGun · 03-20-2010, 10:23 AM

"Pulls" are the worst ever.

airhead · 03-20-2010, 10:55 AM

Regret dont do it

kalypso123 · 03-20-2010, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wh0aitznic0

BTW, how's the best S13's thread, Kalypso?

Quote:

Originally Posted by airhead

Regret dont do it

ILoveMyRHS13 · 03-20-2010, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kalypso123

I feel like overfenders are more part of american style.

Because in Japan it isn't street legal to have widened fenders.

aa87 · 03-20-2010, 01:38 PM

cry me a 1990 $400 japanese coupe stock fender purist river

maplejesse · 03-20-2010, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wh0aitznic0

I dig overfenders when you need them to accomodate 18x11+'s.

If you have mint rear fenders, keep it OEM pulled.

BTW, how's the best S13's thread, Kalypso?

that thread should be limited to certain people being allowed to post.

i hate doing a long post of awesome cars and then seeing some idiot post his veilside hatchback on steelies

Om1kron · 03-20-2010, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by YoungGun

"Pulls" are the worst ever.

disagree................

GSXRJJordan · 03-20-2010, 02:25 PM

With other cars (like my FD) there's a good reason to avoid overfenders - the stock body already 'looks' aggressive/wide... these cars look better with stock bodies lightly rolled and pulled.

With my S13 and later S14, the wide fenders make the car. I ran 18x10 +0 / 18x12 +0 and made the body to fit with modded Dmax rears and modded AIT fronts, and it came out aggressive as fuck. There's certainly something to be said for a clean stock body car, but I was extremely pleased with how wild and unique mine was (neither of which can be had with stock fenders).

If I had a pristine S-chassis and wanted to keep my wheels/tires around 9.5", I'd certainly do what Wayne did and run a little roll and pull for the super clean look - his car looks fantastic. Since most S-chassis cars are beat, people have no problem spending ~$200 on some nice clean fenders. My problem is with people that run overfenders, then spacers to get their craptastic 18x8 et35 wheels to meet the fenders - like Koguchi did. That shit is homo and rice IMO.

pignose4life · 03-20-2010, 04:23 PM

on my second hatch i figured why not im down for some fat ass rims in the back so i cut the rear fenders and put on some over fenders. At first it seemed pretty sick that you can fit extremely huge rims but when it was all said and done i was very unhappy with it. It just makes the car look like a POS cause you can see the shinny fiberglass fenders. I dont think its worth it unless the car is strictly track, if so then beat it to shit who cares.
just do a clean roll and pull then call it a day.

GSXRJJordan · 03-20-2010, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by pignose4life

on my second hatch i figured why not im down for some fat ass rims in the back so i cut the rear fenders and put on some over fenders. At first it seemed pretty sick that you can fit extremely huge rims but when it was all said and done i was very unhappy with it. It just makes the car look like a POS cause you can see the shinny fiberglass fenders. I dont think its worth it unless the car is strictly track, if so then beat it to shit who cares.
just do a clean roll and pull then call it a day.

There's a thing called paint. It makes those shiny fiberglass fenders look just like the rest of the car.

My attempt to save this thread - this is with three shades of flat black, unfinished bodywork (rush to get to trackday), but shows what purposeful widebody looks like. Car was in an accident shortly thereafter, never finished it.

wh0aitznic0 · 03-20-2010, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aa87

cry me a 1990 $400 japanese coupe stock fender purist river

Shut the fuck up.

Bubbles · 03-20-2010, 06:21 PM

I'm not sure who's side you're trying to benefit.

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Originally Posted by GSXRJJordan

ESmorz · 03-20-2010, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aa87

cry me a 1990 $400 japanese coupe stock fender purist river

You win the thread.

kalypso123 · 03-20-2010, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maplejesse

that thread should be limited to certain people being allowed to post.

i hate doing a long post of awesome cars and then seeing some idiot post his veilside hatchback on steelies

I hate it too, but

real recognize real. we cant stop others from posting... but i do drop a cool bomb once a while.

and so do you.... zilvia still doesnt have anything like that thread.

it would be better on this formus.

Quote:

Originally Posted by GSXRJJordan

With other cars (like my FD) there's a good reason to avoid overfenders - the stock body already 'looks' aggressive/wide... these cars look better with stock bodies lightly rolled and pulled.

ya... and For type-X... I can see the stock fenders being a bonus.

it seems to flow better.

ESmorz · 03-20-2010, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by kalypso123

I hate it too, but

real recognize real. we cant stop others from posting... but i do drop a cool bomb once a while.

and so do you.... zilvia still doesnt have anything like that thread.

it would be better on this formus.

Kanagaroo shit with macaroni wheels and a folgers exhaust would be better here than there. Not that that's saying much.

In any event if you are thinking you might regret it, you probably will... and for some 2006 lingo "real talk homie".

Om1kron · 03-20-2010, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by GSXRJJordan

pics of my car

http404:Paint not found....

Is anyone else getting this damned error???

InlineS13 · 03-20-2010, 06:41 PM

Boo overfenders.

kalypso123 · 03-20-2010, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Om1kron

http404:Paint not found....

Is anyone else getting this damned error???

brutal

GSXRJJordan · 03-20-2010, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bubbles

I'm not sure who's side you're trying to benefit.

Showing that the lines compliment the car, looks aggressive, and not like a mid 90s shitbox like the stock S14 does. I don't give a shit what any of these guys do lol. I love that car's lines.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Om1kron

http404:Paint not found....

Is anyone else getting this damned error???

Love you. Wayne's been giving me shit about flat black for years now.

az_240 · 03-20-2010, 07:54 PM

Not usually a fan of overfenders... a good pull is best IMO

thestreetzking · 03-20-2010, 08:39 PM

i did it because it looked like 2 people backed into my car at the same time on each side. But 30s not 50mm

PoorMans180SX · 03-20-2010, 08:43 PM

I think there are cars that look good both ways...

But I feel like I would hate fiberglass front fenders. Always getting notched and broken by the tires rubbing.

If I ever go widebody, I'll be having custom metal front fenders made. Really.

Om1kron · 03-20-2010, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PoorMans180SX

I think there are cars that look good both ways...

But I feel like I would hate fiberglass front fenders. Always getting notched and broken by the tires rubbing.

If I ever go widebody, I'll be having custom metal front fenders made. Really.

I don't mind the fiberglass front fenders I have (which are wider, duh) but I wish someone would design some impact absorbent mounting hardware for them.

03-20-2010, 03:30 AM	#1
kalypso123 (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New York, NY Posts: 2,853 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	"overfenders, do you regret them" thread Ultimately: Is it worth molesting perfectly stock metal, for the sake of baller wheels.

03-20-2010, 05:06 AM	#2
tryangle Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: chesapeake Posts: 217 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Best mod ive done, on both my cars, wider track more room for wheels and tire and most importantly the look lol. Just make sure its done well, rewelded and not cut too high without reinforcement. Also make sure there baller or at least extra "funktional" wheels Last edited by tryangle; 03-20-2010 at 05:09 AM.. Reason: needed alil extra

03-20-2010, 10:21 AM	#6
nathanong87 Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: maryland Age: 36 Posts: 5,182 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	if they are mint, keep em. 99.9% of wheels will come and go, but once u cut up fresh metal u are never going to have that rear 1/4 panel work.... realistically. i cannot forsee myself going widebody until the 1/4 panels get fubar'd. with wider wheels/wide tires, u need other "things" too. on the power i'm making (or lack there of) i doubt i'd be able to spin 11s or 12s with reasonable rubber, no matter how ill they would look =( (i'm on 10.5 stock metal now) __________________ IG @nathanong87 --- Night ★ Life natelife.tumblr.com

03-20-2010, 10:22 AM	#7
Quail Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: UK Age: 37 Posts: 1,378 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I wanted overfenders for quite a while, but lack of funds meant I couldn't go ahead (painting would of killed me). In the long run, I'm happy I stuck with flared stock metal. Its so hard to get fiberglass looking perfect. __________________

03-20-2010, 10:55 AM	#9
airhead Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: IE/OC Posts: 1,885 Trader Rating: (32) Feedback Score: 32 reviews	Regret dont do it __________________

03-20-2010, 06:44 AM	#3
kalypso123 (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New York, NY Posts: 2,853 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	yeaaaahhh... but, koguchi and all the heroes did it with out, I feel like overfenders are more part of american style.

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YoungGun Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: 818-951 SoCal Posts: 3,961 Trader Rating: (23) Feedback Score: 23 reviews	"Pulls" are the worst ever.

03-20-2010, 01:38 PM	#12
aa87 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Shreveport, LA Age: 36 Posts: 1,116 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	cry me a 1990 $400 japanese coupe stock fender purist river __________________ Hookers and blow.

03-20-2010, 02:25 PM	#15
GSXRJJordan Post Whore! Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 9,135 Trader Rating: (19) Rides Gallery: GSXRJJordan Feedback Score: 19 reviews	With other cars (like my FD) there's a good reason to avoid overfenders - the stock body already 'looks' aggressive/wide... these cars look better with stock bodies lightly rolled and pulled. With my S13 and later S14, the wide fenders make the car. I ran 18x10 +0 / 18x12 +0 and made the body to fit with modded Dmax rears and modded AIT fronts, and it came out aggressive as fuck. There's certainly something to be said for a clean stock body car, but I was extremely pleased with how wild and unique mine was (neither of which can be had with stock fenders). If I had a pristine S-chassis and wanted to keep my wheels/tires around 9.5", I'd certainly do what Wayne did and run a little roll and pull for the super clean look - his car looks fantastic. Since most S-chassis cars are beat, people have no problem spending ~$200 on some nice clean fenders. My problem is with people that run overfenders, then spacers to get their craptastic 18x8 et35 wheels to meet the fenders - like Koguchi did. That shit is homo and rice IMO. __________________ Jordan Innovations has a new web site! www.JordanInnovations.com -- All your favorite FD Pro Drifters love it, trust me -- www.JordanInnovations.com

03-20-2010, 04:23 PM	#16
pignose4life Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: 626.socal Posts: 547 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	on my second hatch i figured why not im down for some fat ass rims in the back so i cut the rear fenders and put on some over fenders. At first it seemed pretty sick that you can fit extremely huge rims but when it was all said and done i was very unhappy with it. It just makes the car look like a POS cause you can see the shinny fiberglass fenders. I dont think its worth it unless the car is strictly track, if so then beat it to shit who cares. just do a clean roll and pull then call it a day.

03-20-2010, 06:41 PM	#24
InlineS13 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: MD Posts: 341 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Boo overfenders.

03-20-2010, 07:54 PM	#27
az_240 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Phx Posts: 3,097 Trader Rating: (41) Feedback Score: 41 reviews	Not usually a fan of overfenders... a good pull is best IMO

03-20-2010, 08:39 PM	#28
thestreetzking Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2007 Location: New York Age: 36 Posts: 473 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i did it because it looked like 2 people backed into my car at the same time on each side. But 30s not 50mm

03-20-2010, 08:43 PM	#29
PoorMans180SX Zilvia.net Advertiser Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Michigan Age: 36 Posts: 5,574 Trader Rating: (16) Rides Gallery: PoorMans180SX Feedback Score: 16 reviews	I think there are cars that look good both ways... But I feel like I would hate fiberglass front fenders. Always getting notched and broken by the tires rubbing. If I ever go widebody, I'll be having custom metal front fenders made. Really. __________________ Build: http://zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=643065 Friends don't let friends buy knock-offs.