Adding to the Elgrand Nismo look

So despite having most of the Nismo Performance Package (except the wheels and muffler - oh and Nismo does not have a tuned ECU for my particular car) installed at Nissan Prince Fukushima recently, there were a couple items they did not have time for, but were considered something a DIYer like me could easily do, or so claimed Ochiai-san at Omori Factory. And yeah, one was very easy, but the other would involve some "cutting."

Given that challenge, of course I could not wait to do this. The part in question is the Rear Side Spoiler.  The theory is that it helps to manage airflow that flows from the side to the back, and therefore reduce some drag. I think it just looks cool.

In any case, the parts came in this box.

With the usual instructions and small bits.

The shiny spoilers wrapped in styrofoam

Ooohh very nice.

The firest step to install this is to remove the stickers on the rear window.

Low emissions car apparently.

And a 5 star crash test rating

About 30 minutes later, after liberal use of sticker removal liquid, and a razor blade....clean!

Then it was necessary to start measuring for taping off the area of glass which the side spoiler covers

Then some taping

Then the side molding has to be removed as the brackets have to be attached underneath.

You can see the two brackets here. And yes I had to cut off the rubber molding here in order for the brackets to fit snugly.

Some closeups - top side:

Bottom side:

And how the bracket looks after bolting on the bottom of the rear door.

top side

Here is how the double stick tape is located on the backside of the spoiler

And use the provided cleaning solution on the glass

Follow the instructions for which areas need to be taped off

And this is how it looks after they get attached.

Another view

And from the back.

But this was not all. I also had these, which surprisingly required a bit more finesse than I thought.

While they are pre-cut for Nissan cars, in order to get them to adhere properly to the concave shape, especially now in wintertime, you need to use a heat gun. Center them, then apply heat to make them fit.　I tried to line them up on the top. 

So what do you think? If only there was a way to improve straight line performance too...maybe something I will explore in the New Year?