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yep been in nissans for eyars, i remember by dad getting a 300zx from work and him and my grandad comparing the engines with my grandads old maxima, tried and tested vq engine, never forget clarkson's a plank! :-)
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i've been stopped a few times with my old cars for running no front plate (was in window), illegal plates etc, if you can show a cracked plate and some mounting positions (holes) you might get away with the excuse i use -
'i parked in a car park and when i returned the plate was hanging by one screw, their plastic officer, and they must have snapped as someone hit me so i removed the other and put it here so it'd still be seen by anpr cameras'
got away with it more than once
as for the bumper i'd leave it standard looking, with badge as i think no badge makes the z look a bit cheap, too much smooth bodywork, but i'd paitn the centre bar black.
O and could you not fix a fully legal plastic plate on an angled bracket ontop of the lip spoiler? as if you'd got a self adhesive one but you could angle it up a bit so it was more visable to keep the police happy? + it wouldnt disturb you rad airflow too much!
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Hello mate one thing i'd ask is how your intending to use the car?
Flocked plastic in cubby boxes or dash boards lasts pretty well but boot plastics etc if contacted regulary with luggage will wear, at first it'll go shiney but then will start to wear off.
Also if you change the colour from black you drawing attention to the fit and finish of the adjoining panels. If there are gaps the black will hide them, contrasting colours will accentuate any flaws and larger panel gaps tend to look cheaper and less well built
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wow, loved this when i saw it the other week but it was too much money, for that price i wish i'd not bought mine now! if you'd considder swapping the wheels for a set of pro refurbished (one week old) standard rays alloys give me a shout - depending on condition could give money your way to enable you to make a bit more out of the sale!
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i've fitted mk1 xtrail ariel to all my previous cars, about 5" long smooth and matt black, but my old man's had a a mk2 for a while now and it has the same size but they seem to have addressed the problem of loosing signal with a small ariel by moulding the wire around the stubby unit. Have a look at either next time you see one in a car park, either that or look at an s2000 one
alot of people apear to fit spacers to make the wheels look right, this is my next mod!
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Hello mate
Was about to ring the dealer for one of these but if you can post that would be superb - had bluetooth phone in a few cars and it makes life so much easier!
How do you want payment?
andy
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hi paul, i know of phatty but i've never spoken to him but i've seen threads of his and a few stories - seems he got a bit fed up with the corrado forum! his project is v v similar to mine, we even have the same roll cage by chance - my mate binned his corrado 1.8t before he got chance to fit it so i decided to have it off him (luckily he was ok in the crash without it!)
Tbh i still think the golfs alot of fu, but i just dont drive it any more, i even put a new scorpion s/s cat back exhaust on there to replace the twin pipes (sublte single oval backbox now) and it hasnt done more than 100 miles since! i cant leave cars alone so its safer for my wallet if i move the passat and the golf onto new carers!
love the olop and the mk2, its the only style of mk2 that i like really, dark colour and pumped up 'brit' style - lil wheels dont do anything for the bulky shape imo!
I got back from holiday yesterday and picked up the z... wow!!!! so much fun, raced around miltonkeynes like a loon for 15mins (not too fast just playing on the roundabouts) then down to a club meet in hemel so meet some mates - no bad vibes about turning up in a nissan to a vw meet.. it is a cool car!
Did the long journey to work this morning and averaged 32mpg, quite impressed!
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Wow, hello everyone! lots of friendly responses.. different from alot of vw forums!
I live between Bedford & Milton Keynes
Ok so piccys... heres my current car(s) - embarrassing as i now have too many and will be advertising the golf and passat for sale shortly!
ok Golf GTI Anniversary 8v 1996, Superchipped, high lift cams, fuly adjustable coilys, bigger brakes, decat, full stainless cat back discreet oval system, hella aftermarket mk4 style lights, mk5 gti 17's air con etc... havent got any pics when i bought her 5 years ago but this is the current guise... shiney
My daily, 1998 b5 passat 110 tdi estate sport spec, bought to help carry the bits needed for the corrado project, done 30k in the last 12months in her!
bought like this...
then in a matter on months i decided it needed hit with the modding stick so i didnt look like an old man, coilovers, all 8 new front wishbones and steering rack to make her handle well, 8.5x18" new a8 wheels in black debadged, bsatin black roof, mirrors and wheels, smoothed front numberplate plinth and a full sport interior
Now the corrado vr6 is my baby (lol) I bought her 3 years ago like this
I then fitted coilovers, big TT brakes, 16" bbs splits, sprayed the rear lights red, fitted better stereo equipment and an alarm, cat back s/s magnex and bmc intake
I then decided the 16's were too small so bought some 17" bbs RC's and geramn plates... till i got a few too many fines!
I decided the corrado was then too slow after fitting big front and rear brake upgrades, coilovers and arb's new poly bushes all round. Som i found a crashed R32 and me and a fe mates broke it for parts... i took all the running rear, engine, wiring harnesses inside and out and the dash clocks and keys. The rest was sold to recoup a fair amoutn of the cash
dead R32
calm before the storm
stripped of engine, interior and all wiring and fuel system
Spot drilled and chisseled the rear floor out
bought half a mk2 golf rallye and carefully remove the rear floor and cross member, stripped and primed it
bought a mk3 vr6 syncro rear subframe and converted into take the new vw haldex diff and installed the floor into the rear of the corrado (no pics) this is as far as i am atm due to work comitments - i wanted to be finished by spetember but its never going to happen so i'm hoping to have it on the road for feb. specs are with remap, 290bhp 4wd, 8 point msa approved rollcage, recaro carbon fibre race seats and a fuel tank
:-)Then today I bought me a Z car
2006 Gun metal 56 plate, 28.5k, fnsh, non sat nav gt pack
bought it from a nissan dealer for a good price i thought considdering it has some manufacturers warranty left, got them to refurb the wheels, fit 2 new tires, fully mop/polish the paint to remove some superficial damage and knocked £500 quid off
, pick her up when i get back from my hols next sundayOnce i get it my first things to do'll be
carbon mirrors and b pillars, these any good?
then carbon interior trim and sill plates, anyone one here fitted these, i'd like to see some installed pics before shelling out ideally!
the parts about look very much like the rsw kit that i think envy sell but you get the monster centre consol part as well for £150 less delivered, anyone had a play with it?
The next plan is to remove the seats and get a chap in the trim development workshop at work to trim the centre panels in matching grey alcantara to replace the perforated leather - too black in there!
Then i shall be looking into sat navs
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Hiya
My names Andy, from bedford, into cars, heavy metal, snowboarding and rugby, automotive design egineer, would like to meet 2006 or newer facelifted gt packed uk z idealy in dark grey metallic.....
After playing with VW's since i was 17 (building a 4wd r32 powered Corrado atm
) and always wanting a zed i've decided to get one as the corrado's taking longer than anticipated due to working away in the week and drinking at the weekends!I know i want a facelift z, i will be using it for 20k a year, few questions though if anyone can help that'd be awesome!
- i'd imagine the economy'll be similar to my vr6 corrado, 30ish on the motorway and 20 round town?
- i want sat nav but struggling to find a car with it, do cars with sat nav get broken regularly and does anyone know the going rate for trim as well - and if it is retro fittable into a non sat nav loom?
- what do p1 p2 p3 services mean?
- how much on ave are a standard set of tires? and how long do they last?
I looked at 3 cars last week, do these prices seem right?
a 56 plate gt pack 25k £16k that sold 5mins b4 i got there - beautiful as well
a 06 convertable that the dealer appologised and didnt show me as they descovered the roof mech had broken and required a new one!
a 57 plate with gt pack and sat nav, 19k but £19.5k
Looking at...
56 plate with gt pack 27k tomorrow - dealer £16k with 1 month nissan and 6 months dealer warranty
06 (facelift though) gt pack 19k on friday morning - private £15k
all uk cars, another question is there an accurate up to date price guide to look at anywhere cos although i'm scouring autrader/pistonheads/ebay but the prices vary?
also if anyone knows of a car for sale please send me the link! cash waiting!
cheers
andy
Bloke nailed my door! Need advice!
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technically the chap left the scene of an accident without giving his details - a criminal offence.
His car hit your car, regardless of the fact it was an opened door that did the damage - imagine if a parked car rolled into the sid eof your z cos the dozy owner left the handbrake off, thats an accident that you'd claim on their policy for, so's this.
Call, or go and see your local plod explaining you have the photographic evidence and cctv, + discribe his manor and they will be interested as the can prosecute the ignornant ****