chippy

Welcome and glad to see you went for the best colour!

Seems like a bit of a bargain. There's also a listing for the rears. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-NISSAN-2010-370Z-Z34-RED-FRONT-BRAKE-CALIPERS-40TH-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem2eb01097f2QQitemZ200522373106QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

Job done. Also replaced the sidelights with the Philips LED's, although they dont seem to be really that bright and fiddly to get the holder in and out - long nose pliers helped.

Nipped out of work earlier and got a 16GB Kingston key. Wacked a load of tunes on it and plugged it in and hey presto, works a treat.

Great Stuff! (0ff to get a suitably sized key now )

Does anyone know whether you can plug a USB key loaded with tunes, directly into the console (connect premium)? I'm still having iPhone issues, so this might be a good fix!

Yeah I'm still mulling it over. On the basis that their post sales customer service has so far been f'ing useless, I'm wondering whether to even bother wasting the time.

Thanks.

Chris Are the pins the straight ones or offset? Thanks

Trouble was it was already treated, so pretty much stuck with it, otherwise I wouldnt have bothered! Anyway, all sorted now I suppose.

Should be fairly easy..... Definately been lowered and clearly new wheels with spacers (large "washer" that goes between the hub and wheel to push the wheel out further). Bodywork looks standard though. I'm sure someone will be along with suggesting for spacers thicknesses. Haven't a clue what wheels those are, but i'm sure an internet search will find them or something similar. In fact have a look at the Volk RE30 limited editioms - look very similar - 3rd one down on here http://my350z.com/forum/370z-wheels-and-tires/415894-forged-performance-forged-performance-370z-volk-wheel-fitments-are-coming-now.html

Thanks guys. Yep definately time well spent and I'll be treating myself to a few pints of wife beater later and a curry! What I'm more p****d off about, is the fact that the jokers added £350 onto the cost of the car for that Smartguard stuff. Clearly that's now been removed because I've been forced to clay the car to get the paint smooth again.

After picking up the Z brand new from the dealers a little over a week ago, I was really disappointed with the paint finish - really quite rough to the touch. More about this further down!! Anyway, after getting all the goodies together this week and not having washed it since I've had it home, the plan was to get up early this morning and give the paint work a good going over. First up was a gentle hose down with clean water to get the loose dirt off. (Sorry forgot to take a piccy before I'd started) Next up was a good coat of snow foam. I followed this up with another gentle rinse from the hose. I then gave her a washwith a lambswool pad, Meguirs Hyperwash and used two buckets (in accordance with the prophecy). Then another gentle rinse. Normally I'd dry the car off at this stage with some drying towels but left it this time whilst I gave the rims, wheel arches and door jams a good wash and rinse, although I did towel dry thse off. Next up I gave the whole car a clay barring with Sonus Ultra Fine Clay and Sonus Glyde spray. Used up a whole bar (butter fingers dropped the first half bar half way through!) Now the paint work was now lovely and super smooth. Next up I decided it would be a good time to give the outside of the windows a clean, so that the glass cleaning spray didn't go all over the waxed car. I gave the drivers side window a clean and then discovered that the glass was still filthy. To my horror it looks like / is LOADS of overspray!!! This was all over the window trim, B pillar, rear quarter window, windscreen and to a lesser degree the whole of the passenger side as well!!!! No wonder the paint felt so rough!! Anyway, I clay barred the windows and pillars and got rid of virtually all of it, then gave the windows another glass spray inside and out. Next up I gave the whole car a going over with Sonus SFX3 Final Finish polish, applied with a Megs sponge disc (this is all by hand as I dont trust myself with a polishing machine!). The next coat was a Sonus SFX4 Paint Sealant - left each panel for about 10 minutes to cure before wiping off with a microfibre cloth. I didn't want to leave it on much longer as it was a bit too sunny and warm. To finish up I gave it a coat of DoDo Juice Blue Velvet. After 4 hours work (and lots of muttering from the neighbours about how long i'd been at it) I was left with her looking gorgeously shiny! By this time I was done I was knackered, so will be leaving the rim wax for in the week!

Seeing as Nissan were too tight to bother putting mats in my 40th, there was no way I was going to shell out £80 to get some OEM ones. I ordered these last week from Carmats4U. You can choose the colour for the carpet, trim and stitching. I went for black, black trim and red stitching. Must say I'm really impressed with the quality of them. They also have the holes for the mounting pins, unlike some on Ebay. Mats have non-slip rubber backing and the stitching and trim is really nicely done. Well recommended! These are the premium ones - £39.50 + Postage.

Thanks guys. Might go for the philips ones, not too bad at about £30 a pair. I guess that provided they are W5W they fit? Do I go for the 6000k or the 4000k?

Must admit that I've been on there quite a bit recently, looking at some of the mods, especially intakes and exhausts. Seen some really fugly bodykits and rims on there though

Costs me nowt for mine, just £150 a year hosting and a whatever it is for the domain name.

Anyone got a link for a decent UK supplier?

No mats in mine either....tights B*****ds

Has anyone replaced theirs so that they match the headlights better - are these the right fitment? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-X-Car-9-LED-SMD-T10-501-W5W-168-Wedge-Bulb-Light-Lamp-/150482966388?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item23097bd774

OOOoooooooo.....check you out!

Chippy, Quartz - 104

Congrats! The best colour too How many BE's is that on here now?

Thanks Chris. That probably explains why I've been finding the auto mode the best at the moment as still running it in (still only up to a meesly 120 miles). One thing I do love about the auto is the way it changes gear at a certain amount of revs depending on how hard you've pressed the gas pedal and being able to knock it down a gear with the paddle when you need a boost for overtaking/scaring yourself

Is it just me or is there a delay in the upshift when using the auto in manual mode - half a second or so?