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Before the bodywork And now the fun starts ! NEW INTERCOOLER

Hey people I thought i would share this with you guys and gals, Even though i dont own a 350z i still think there gorgeous cars and my girlfriend is hoping to get one in 6 months or so so that means i get to play in both lol Anyway my car has been going through this bodywork stage for a year and a half. Cut a long story short, a mate of mine who owns a body shop and was meant to do my car but let me down BIG time. It was in there for a year and he only put on and half blended the rear bumper AAAHHHHHHHHHGGGGG Anyways thats in the past now My car is now in Xquisite in Croydon and its coming out in just over a week. I CANT WAIT ! Before i post up all the stages this car has gone through, i just wanted to tell you guys and gals on how GREAT Xquisite have been. Really friendly people, Always keeping me informed on the progress on my car with loads of pics emailed to me most days. The quailty of work they do unbelievable ! I will always highly recommend these guys to anyone Anyways lets get to the bit you wanna see lol What im having done to the car DO-LUCK Front bumper TRAIL Rear bumper smoothed BLITZ Side Skirts smoothed TRD Spoiler with Carbon blade GANADOR Door Mirrors New FMIC Custom Bonnet Vents Tininted Windows Aerialed removed and smoothed Internal aerial fitted to windscreen Rear wiper and jet removed and smoothed Arhces rolled Wheels spaced out Dash sprayed APR Carbon fibre radiator cooling plate Carbon Fuse box cover and other engine bling Paint Liquid Yellow enjoy

Well it depends what type of job you wanted to do in the first place. If you said you had a few scratches on your car and attemped to spray it your self until you can get it sorted by a bodyshop i would of understood. Everyone on here love and cherish there cars so when a few of us saw that we were a little shocked thats all. Good luck in getting sorted though

lol thats what i was going to say but as im new to this forum i thought i would keep quiet lol. Why would you spend 10k on a car then going to Halfords, buy a 6.99 can of paint and do some spraying in your front garden lol

I would go for the Supra TT mate It maybe biased me being a Supra TT owner. Depends how much money you want to spend. For a good TT6 with 50k your looking at 10k. There 330bhp, 0-60 in 5 seconds standerd but with just 2k spent on it, going up to 1.2 bar of boost puts it up to 400 -420bhp. Any more power you want to go single Turbo which will put you in the 600bhp and up range. To go single though your looking a min 10k upwards depending on what type of kit you want. If your can push your budget to 13k there are some single supras about which will save you a few pennys. Its one of the best handling cars i have driven,

Exactly ! They cant even get wipers right, feel sorry for you mate but i dont know how you thought the colour was close when you tested it on some paper as that is way off ! Its needs to go into a bodyshop to have it done right. Dont Nissan do spray cans ??? sorry im a Supra owner so i wont know, my girlfriend getting a 350 soon so its handy to know

Looks much better fit then the K1, you going to post a sound clip of the exhaust ???

Very nice mate, i would drive is sensibly fro about 200 miles, but it most likely been red lined at the dealer on PDA test drive, i have worked for 3 dealers and the Tecs are all the same

Tell me about it!, i have had 15 month of hell, its getting sorted now by Xquisite

Hi People, I was not sure whether to write this but then i would not want this to happen to anyone else on this forum, My car is not a 350z but my girlfriend's getting one soon and i would hate for this to happen to anyone else January last year i damaged my Do-Luck bumper, instead of just getting just the bumper replaced i decided that i would take the plunge and completely redo the look of the Supra like bumpers, spoiler, bonnet, mirrors, side skirts, colour change etc etc. I decided to use a body shop called Hughes Coachworks in Molesey. I work for a Jaguar dealership and we regularly send work his way, so i have seen his work quality which seemed very good So, i had a word with him on what work i wanted to be carried out on the car in which he was really enthusiastic in doing. So to save money i stripped as much as i could like bumpers, lights, OEM side skirts, interior etc etc and March last year i drove the car to the body shop. The plan was for to have it ready for the summer for the shows etc. April came, and went into May and nothing was done to the car. So i sent a few emails asking the progress of the car which they replied, were starting it next week so we will send some pics. I thought great so i was all excited in getting my car back June came and went and then we got into July and still no work done. So after endless emails back and forth they told me they said there having a meeting to plan who's working on the car. Aug came and im now getting really pis*** off as nothing was done to the car still, then out of the blue i got theses pics When i saw these pics, even though i have been let down by dates this got me excited again so i left them to it for a few weeks. Sept came and nothing again, so i starting going down there to talk to him face to face. He told me with an attitude that the car was a winter project really. So i bit my tongue and crossed out the rest of the year for my Supra. Jan came and what a surprise, nothing done so i said im pulling the car, they got a bit funny and wanted to charge me 1k but after lots of email and talks they convinced me to leave it there so they can get it ready for June. Feb/March/April came went and still no different, Getting really rally angry now, I had it out with him face to face and he apologies which ment nothing to me but promised he would do it for the summer so i said fine.. while waiting through the months i got my bonnet vents done by Xquisite which i was really really impressed, and wished i took it to them first..oh well Hope your not bored yet lol June came, still nothing so Tuesday last week i said i'm pulling the car and he told me i think that's a good idea ! WHAT!!! why did he not say this 6 months ago. He said there will be a bill to pay and i said fine, i'm picking it up sat They emailed me a bill for £1130 or £950 cash which i was really angry about so i mailed them saying i don't agree the bill, can you give me a breakdown of the bill, Due to the fact you did not finish the job and the time it has been in there. So they did the new bill came to £1355 + vat What the F*** SO i got as much legal advise possible calling everyone and everyone. After 4 days of sleepless nights and not eating i decided i really just want this out of the way now and pay the cash and be done with it as i'm exhausted dealing with this Pri** So i just emailed mailed them saying i'm paying cash please have everything ready for Sat So today i picked up the car and the guy said "all right mate" ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT! NO I'M NOT FUC**** ALL RIGHT so he then he disappeared and i delt with his painter who i get on with and he also thinks he is a assh*** It sitting i'm my garage now and Xquisite are doing it in July I feel so relaxed now not having to deal with him again here what it looks like now from 15 months in the body shop I thought i better put my experience on here with Hughes Coachworks so no one on this club goes though the same crap i had too sorry for the long read lol

robust........!! My cat managed to kill itself when it fell off my washing machine....... Its actually widely known that if a cat "falls" from between the 5th and 7th storey it could survive with very little injury which is why it took so long for the poor thing to die, any less and it wouldn't have time to correct itself to be able to land properly and any more it would drop like a stone I hate reading stuff like this as I have rescued animals and dread to thnk what their lives were like before V

Truly shocking story, although worryingly as a former horse owner I have seen and heard about many road accidents involving horses and wreckless drivers. I had been known to hit a car with my whip if one drove to close for comfort when I rode on road, I had one person get out of the car once and I asked if they would prefer a whip hitting their car or my horse, after a few expletives she got back in her car and sped off, luckily my horse was sensible and didn't batter an eye lid but could have been a completely different story, have also seen some nasties My ex used to complain and say they didn't belong on the roads if we ever came across one (especially if there were two side by side, which is legal as you're allowed to drive the width of a car) but I just used to tell him that he was a moron and at the end of the day horses were using roads long before cars were!! I totally feel for you and your wife for such a horrific accident and loss but I'm sure with a lot of support she will feel much better, although understandably will never forget, I hope she has the courage to continue to ride and not let these people win. Well done to the farmer to for helping the horse, a lot of people wouldn't have been able to do it, although unfortunately with horses it is the only way V

Yes bud. Have you a link to the one you saw. Cheers mate, thought it was, No i dont, i think it was just having a service and it so we had a quick lookie round it

After having a nice meal out me and the missis thought we would find a Nissan dealer to see if they have any 350z we could have a closer look at. Found a black one which was gorgeous, were both excited getting one now lol. Silly Qst Just want to confirm in the boot, the large bar with 350z in silver. Im guessing its just a fancy big rear strut bar...

BU05 - Red was in Bluewater car park (about 1:30pm) HG02 - Silver drove past me in Esher (about 2:30-3pm) Both on 14 June

Thanks people, all your good advice is noted. We cant wait to have a real close up look at one, looking forward to when you do this bluewater meet which we both want to go to

No that's not mine, she only comes out when its sunny and has been off the road since November due to her makeover, hopefully not too long till she comes home though Unfortunately can't do tomorrow but will keep a look out for other dates coming up, will be at JAE in September as the Supra will be ready and raring to go Just out of interest what is the Road Tax on the 350?

lol erm no, Im sure i will be doing a few mods to it no doubt, i dont think we would be doing anything to the exterior as they look gorgeous as they are, but you never know lol Im from Kingston in Surrey I dont think she is fussed on the satnav in that case, i would not be

Thanks for the warm welcome Great we will do, would be nice having a closer look at the cars.. My Supra spec is BPU stage APEXI air filter Uprated plugs walbro fuel pump HKS Fuel cut HKS Boost controller Exhaust Blitz Nur spec R system Double De-Cat Tein adj susp 18 WORKS Alloys Large toyota Brake upgrade 374 bhp at Hubs By THOR One qst, im guessing sat nav was a option ?, if that is the case is it a good system ? if it does not have sat nav im assuming its a cubby box there instead

Hi people Michael from Surrey My girlfriend Vicki looking to buy a 350 as i seemed to have got her hooked on Jap cars now..lol I have always loved the look of the 350's and i highly recommended this model for looks and performance. Were looking at GT4's at the mo which seems to be (as far as i know) the top model to have. At the moment im just using your SEARCH button to find as much info as i can on buying guide finding out Specs, problems and what options to have. If anyone has any helpfull info would be much apprechated.. We want to come to some of your local meet ups as well to have a chat and a nosy too lol Im also interested in buying one myself one day but im too into my Supra TT at the mo. Lots of money being spent on her, she having a full kit and respray.. here is a pic for those who are interested Enough about me lol Really looking forward getting the 350..erm my girlfreind i mean lol and hopfully meeting some of you Cheers