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Cheers chap, CS advised the 20/25 combo if I'm sticking with stock height...any lowering would need 20/20. The spacers do highlight the ride height a bit more, so I'm now contemplating lowering a bit...I will stick to the 20/25 combo though and look at arch rolling if the rears start to foul the tyres.

Cheers! She's a bit dirty and in need of some attention...I've got to take off the BC Coilovers and Whiteline ARBs and put stock items back on as I want to sell the parts seperately, but the weather's been so cold I've not had the motivation to get onto it!! IIRC it was £210 delivered...it's a week since I paid for them so I may be £5 out!

Big thanks to CS for getting a set of Eibach spacers to me this week, great service and a great price!! I went for 20mm front and 25mm rears, so thought I'd best post up some pics to show the differences from stock and recommend this simple mod to everyone!! It's amazing how much better the car sits with the spacers on. Spacers, 20mm front & 25mm rear: Passenger side before spacers: Passenger side with spacers: Driver's side with spacers:

Awful front bumper & a complete mish mash of kits! £12.5k??

Are any of the badges rivetted in place? I'd toyed with the idea of losing the 350Z badge and changing the Nissan badges for darker Z badges.

+1 It's akin to buying an MR2 and making it look like a 355...I've never understood why anyone would need to try so hard to create a false impression of wealth!!

Or wiggling your little finger at them!

Nice one, might look into getting some of that...IIRC it's textured isn't it??

What an awesome thread!! Just scanned through, I can't believe what a mess the bodyshop made and how good you've made everything look doing it yourself!! I've always done everything myself on my cars, including some bodywork but always leave the painting for the pros...fitting a widebody kit is something I'd never think to tackle myself though!! The carbon interior bits look really good, are these using carbon vinyl or the genuine stuff? And how difficult is it to get right??

LOL! I can see why people get them re-sprayed though, no bodyshop could do worse than Nissan did!! You obviously haven't read my build thread then Nope...I'll have to have a read!! I knew that comment was an open invite for shoddy bodyshop stories!!

LOL! I can see why people get them re-sprayed though, no bodyshop could do worse than Nissan did!!

Really? If so they must only get one or two coats as it's so thin!!?

Hi all, I started repairing a few stonechips on my Blade this weekend, am I right in thinking there is no clearcoat on these cars?? Also, I can't believe how thin Nissan paint is...looking closely at a chip it seems like it barely has to touch before it's down to the undercoat!!

Ok, when I got the Z a month ago I said I wouldn't be making any mods for a while as it's such a stunning car in stock form... But I couldn't look at it without chuckling at the tucked in wheels!! So I've got a set of Eibach spacers on the way 20mm front and 25mm rear. I can't wait to get them on and get the Z looking more butch!! Big thanks to CS for the friendly PMs and advice on Saturday morning to help me decide which sizes to get.

liking that working arrangement Cheers Husky...it's nice and quiet up there away from the rest of the house, and I got loads done when I worked from home the other week due to snow. Only thing is, loft conversions are still pretty chilly!!

Cheers mate, we've got a few guitars between us but that one's the GF's...genuine Stratocaster, sounds lovely!

Lol...I couldn't possibly post a pic of my work desk...I barely get a second free to go to the loo, let alone tidy my desk!! Here's my home one...

Ooh, me likey! I'm interested in one of those bad boys...can you PM me payment info?? Cheers!

After seeing some of the videos of all season tyres vs winter tyres, I'd be inclined to agree! In time for next winter I'll be looking to get a second set of wheels with winter tyres...either put winter tyres on my Rays and get a showy set for summer use, or a second set of Rays with cold tyres on. Or just get a bumper car like you said!

Tape deck convertor: I think they give much better clarity than these FM transmitters: Plus the tape deck convertors are available for a couple of quid!!

I don't think a single person on that forum can spell!

Good luck getting those over the brake callipers Bloody hell...completely forgot about that!! Still had my MR2 head on!! Ok maybe not!!

Haha...I'm at 0:49 and I'm already thinking; "Isn't there an old saying; 'What goes up, must come down' ???" Let's find out... [edit]...just watched the rest, my god that was hilarious!!

Coming from a car with no driver aids like TC or ESP, I have to say it freaks me out a bit when it kicks in!! Trying to drive earlier (I was going to get stuck on my road with it on or off), I found that with the ESP on my car was less controllable and more prone to sliding that with it off. I didn't think much of it until I read this thread, so I got my user manual out...it says that when a driving wheel is spinning on a slippery surface, the system brakes the spinning wheel to distribute the power to the other wheel. Does this mean 'brake' as in actually 'brake' or just cut power?? And then does all the power go to the other wheel?? It sounds dodgy to me...from what I've experienced of the car so far (which has been 90% snow/icy/wet driving), I much prefer driving without it!!

What about keeping a spare set of cheap 15s or 16s with chunky winter tyres on for the Z?