Noskat: what is it, types of equipment, benefits when repairing a car

2024 Author: Erin Ralphs | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-19 11:42

In the environment of auto parts sellers has developed its own specific slang. Its definitions are often incomprehensible to ordinary "uninitiated" car owners. Let's reveal what a "nosecut" is. The name itself is formed by the combination of two English words - nose (nose) and cut (cut). By definition, these are the parts that make up the front of the car, separated by a line drawn between the engine and the radiator. Buying a ready-made kit is often significantly cheaper than assembling all the parts separately.

Two types of noseskates

The first set is more expensive. In addition to the bumper, headlights, fenders and grille, its composition includes more expensive components: a radiator and a TV. Such kits are in demand among car owners of a wide variety of foreign models: these are Honda, Mitsubishi, Chevrolet, Ford, and others. In case of significant damage in an accident, buying such a kit will save time and nerves from a long search for the required body elements.

The simpler second type includes a bumper, fenders, grille and headlights. This option is very popular in cities with heavy traffic. With frequent, but not strong collisions, the front of the car suffers. It is possible to get off with a bent corner of the hood, a cracked bumper, slightly bent wings and broken headlights. When searching for new parts “in color”, it’s not the price of new parts that worries more (it is moderate), but the time spent searching for them. In this regard, it is much more efficient to buy a ready-made kit for your car brand.

What is not included

The kit does not include: front strut cups and side member, lower lip, body kit. From a technical point of view, this is a "cut" of the car 10 cm behind the bumper size. Such a clarification makes it possible to distinguish it from the more well-known concept of the “muzzle of a car” - this is almost half of the car, up to the windshield.

Noteskates for "Japanese"

Noskats of Japanese cars are especially popular, the automakers of which carry out restyling of models every 2-3 years. At the same time, the changes concern only the exterior, while the electrics and attachment points remain the same. Therefore, for example, Honda noseskates will ideally fit into place, even if the year does not match the model.

Reinstallation of the radiator deserves special attention. You should track the brand of the motor and radiator. They have a close relationship. Therefore, when ordering a nouskat, be sure to indicate the brand of the engine in the application. So, you have learned the “nosecut” - what is it, what is included in the kit, and what is itmay be useful.