HEADPHONES

So, it's now 7 months since my repair. Here are some pics to compare how things are holding up. February Now Steering wheel scrape in February Now So it's not doing too bad. The colour/gloss match seems to suit an older leather seat like mine but may be too shiny for a 1-3 yr old car. Deffo better than leaving it worn especially for the price of a pizza!

Following on from this thread I thought I'd share how I've used a broken camera tripod to aid in my set up. Bought another battery led cob light for a fiver Stuck it onto the tripod with sticky velcro pads Park the car (tonight was our Mini's turn) under the halogen wall mounted security light to illuminate the roof and rear. A small cob led torch at each corner. My tripod led lights up the front and bonnet perfectly. I'd never do any waxing at night Just the lightest touch using a 2BM wash after a good presoak, rinse and a dry with a nice drying aid for lube. Then some tyre dressing.

Such a poor top coat finish on such a premium seat It took THIRTEEN YEARS of using my zed as a daily to get this much wear on my bolster... I reckon there must have been a whole batch of leather used that hadn't had a proper top coat applied. Surely if all the members with this problem submit a collective complaint Nissan would have to sit up and take notice. Strength in numbers and all that. Just had a brief search and it seems in the past there have been many Renault Sport and Ford owners having their Recaros replaced under warranty due to premature wear too.

Looks really tidy That's the first I've seen with an import style plate holder.

Looks like there's a common theme going on here. You'd expect around 10 years before you see that kind of wear, not weeks!

Was in Tesco today and they're stacking Xmas puddings and mince pies already!

Once you've got a few miles on them, let us know how you find the EBC set up you have. Noise Dust Behaviour from cold etc

Caught this pic today of the wife's car and found the reflections of reflections in the tight beads quite entertaining. This roof was washed last week and a 50:50 mix of Sonax Brilliant Shine Detailer and Chemical Guys Hybrid V07 sealant used as a drying aid. No wax or other product placed here in the last 6 months.

Caught this pic today of the wife's car and found the reflections of reflections in the tight beads quite entertaining. This roof was washed last week and a 50:50 mix of Sonax Brilliant Shine Detailer and Chemical Guys Hybrid V07 sealant used as a drying aid. No wax or other product placed here in the last 6 months.

I ordered mine from Zmanalex if I remember correctly.

I've had this once In my case it was the brake light switch under the brake pedal. Quick and cheap to replace. Symptoms are the brake lights only come on very weak/dim. If you clear the lights, all is well until you dab the brakes then all the lights come on.

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Great test results. Won't be wasting my money on wipes then. I found my Gtechniq C4 tends to fail in patches after about a year. I may try 2 coats next time.

The image in the background looks terrible Even if the engine is fantastic, if the new Zed looks like that I wouldn't be interested even if it was cheap.

Ahhhh the 80s A friend had an '85 Toyota Corolla GTi in white back then. Also had a red pinstripe. In fact i may be imagining things but didn't all the white hot hatches have the red accents? Renault 5GT Turbo Novas and Astra's etc

Oooooo..... totally forgot you had the headlight test ongoing. I polished mine few months back and was seeing if weekly application of Optimum Optiseal would fair better than my Gtechniq C4 I applied last year. Alas no So I'm looking forward to your side by side test results

I then did the rear of my zed with it too Clicks below

Seeing as you don't want to go down the machine polishing route, I've had very good results by hand on very neglected black paint using Soft 99 Scratch Clear Wax When I first saw the ad I was like "yeah.....right!" Then I tried it on a friend's neglected black paint using the same method as in the YouTube video just rubbing away until the polish disappeared. Did a little video with the left door untreated. 5 mins of rubbing on the door on the right and these were the results. Click on the below

Can't wait for spring to see the Work rims you have waiting to go on. Don't know how you've resisted not putting them on already.

Damn that was a beast!

Oooooo...... looking very tasty basking in the sun there! I want to know what colour you've got down on the paperwork for your Zed now. "Colour.........YES......LOTS/ALL OF THEM"

Normally I'm a silver rim kinda guy, but those darker rims match well with the red. The last pic is the glossiest I've seen your car so far

I have the strange urge to reach into the screen and feel the slick finish on those glossy rims!

Those rims remind me of the turbines on a jumbo jet. Ready to suck in, chew up and spit out any fool who gets too close