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I remember when the 350z was relatively new, alot of people commented on how poor the leather quality was calling it Pleather etc. However, after 16 years daily use and nearly 70k miles, I don't think it's doing bad at all. The actual seat doesn't show any signs of sagging. The bolsters still feel firm and solid. No signs of splitting around any of the gaitors. Apart from a little paint touch up along the bolster bead edge in 2018, all I've done is regularly wipe with Dr Leather Wipes.

Very well sorted zed you have now. Can't believe you've not posted this thread earlier.

With an engine bay that tidy I'd be inclined to check my oil level daily just to admire it

Welcome to the OC You do know that pics of your new zed when it arrives are MANDATORY especially when it's a Nismo

Welcome to the OC Fellow 05 DE owner here. This place is great for solving those little minor gremlins that zeds sometimes get. For example, the Tropicana orange bottles from McDonald's are Kryptonite to our airbag systems. I've lost count of how many times I do a drive through run, out the Tropicana on the passenger seat, brake, it rolls into the footwell then darts under the seat. That's when the fun starts. All it has to do is touch the bleedin wires under the seat and hey presto......airbag systems disabled and light flashing. If it wasn't for the forum I'd have parted with time and money for the dealers to do what literally takes 40 seconds. g5UQIF3Euu0 Many more 5 min fixes that the forum has three up for me. Definitely THE BEST owners club around. I can't go a day without checking in to see what people are upto or a bit of banter

Was only watching alot of Gtr stuff yesterday on YouTube. Is that similar to what was being mentioned as a design flaw on some of the R35s where the pin would rattle like below https://youtu.be/e6Cfw0d05SU

That's one happy Gtr owner who agrees with you

Bayside Blue on the 50th anniversary for me https://youtu.be/UvCRoE6t8F8 But seeing as only 50 made worldwide, highly unlikely I'd find one In which case I'll take orange https://youtu.be/JixPBj4NL4Q

A daytime pic from me for once. After it's Sunday bath.

The man from Del Monte has given it the all clear so don't worry

Wow.....I feel like I'm in my teens again. With a bootleg Sony Walkman from the market wearing headphones with bright orange sponges

Welcome to the OC Just been looking at the pics on the Ace Cafe meet thread. Your interior is to die for. The seats The colours The tablet install. The boot install. Must sound epic when you fire up your tunes

That's the money shot right there

With so much rust prevention I assume that you're treating the zed as a "keeper"?

Is that your dad's Porsche?

Welcome to the OC. Looks like you're lucky to buy off a long term owner......IN THE FAMILY. Can't ask more than that. Always that element of fear not knowing how the car was treated before you owned it. Congratulations. And what a weekend to enjoy your new car

I envy your DIY skills. I had a new single DIN unit nearly 10 years ago. Never got round to going back when I noticed the top of the trim behind the triple gauges hadn't been popped in properly. Is it a case of just forcing it to click back in?

Nice to see a fellow Worx Hydroshot user. Liked mine so much I bought another after my first one packed up. Got lots of use out of it o we 4 years so not complaining.

Welcome to the OC Another Sunset Orange owner here from Cheshire too . They do look mesmerising at night don't they

I've been looking at these as a family car. Seems like prices are holding well if not going up. Reviews say that you forget about the sparse interior once you blast off to the burble of that boxer engine.

What is it about Work wheels that make them SO DAMN SEXY? Glwts

The green wheel nuts complement the wheels nicely. Who would have thought green would work so well.

My exhaust is relatively new. About 6 months old. Although cleaned weekly and given a quick going over with metal polish every few weeks, they'd been getting rougher and rougher to the touch. Yesterday spent what seemed like 15 minutes just hand polishing half of one side til it was 90% perfect. Then today I dug out an old clay bar.......20yrs old! Less than 5 mins later both tailpipes were smooth as glass. Felt like a numpty not grabbing the clay earlier. Brothers thought I was bonkers getting annoyed at them feeling rough despite them looking shiny. "They look great bro.......who the hell cares if they feel rough......it's not like anyone is going to stroke the damn things!" Well actually yes......ME Anyway, I'm a happy chappy again. It must be all the roadworks going on this past year welding contamination and tar to the tailpipes that the clayade short work of.

Those old tailpipes would have bugged the hell out of me. 1. They're so thin they literally remind me of baked bean tins. and 2. I just gotta have smooth polished tips. Rolled tips with branding embossed is my idea of tailpipe nirvana. If only an exhaust place could maybe modify the OEM rear silencer to return some aural delights. I seem to remember some have stripped the wadding from inside before but can't remember how good that sounded.