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haha it was more of a lip read! yeah definately but cannot find many.... I may put a post out to see how many responses we get for a meet!

Hassan, nope! It was a grey coupe! literally asked me as I was driving along the m1!! hmmm

come onnnn - who was it! they even asked me if I was on the forum!! i am asuming they meant this one.... as its the best!

Thanks for the comments everyone... Anyone that wants to do it themselves: it wasn't tooo hard! just take your time with it and make sure you get help! you have to have a lot of patience and some mild form of practical skills?!

@maccaman ..... took about 4 hours start to finish, just make sure you don't try to rush it or get annoyed or it will end up on the floor! haha. Thanks for all the comments guys... glad the guide is alright... will post more when I do more things.. James

We had a chat on the M1?!?! Grey Z with nismo V1 spoiler...

All, after many hours searching the net, and some concern of how I am going to wrap my roof without damaging something, I finally coudln't wait any longer! So i ordred some wrap from RTCustoms and off I went! (HEXIS) I thought it might be a good idea to provide everyone with a decent guide as to how you remove both A and B pillars and then wrap the roof! It is definately a 2 man job, so enlist the help of a friend, in my case I grabbed my pops! Pic 1. BEFORE 350z by Winkj, on Flickr Pic 2. Stat to remove the B pillar (I think it is? well this one! haha). be careful when doing this as it is held on by 3 connecting poppers.. see pic 3. we used a trowel as its quite strong and can easily get behind the pillar. photo-1 by Winkj, on Flickr Pic 3. As you can see, 3 connections .... just pop them out, but be careful not to break! ALSO, you can see the screw which is holding the a pillar(i think?!) to the car, unscrew this one. photo-4z by Winkj, on Flickr Pic 4. this is where people normally snap the pillar without knowing it. Open the door and slightly pull back the door seal, it will reveal 8 screws, unscrew these before attempting to remove pillar! photo-5z by Winkj, on Flickr Pic 5 This is just to show you where the screws are located, look at pic 6 before trying to remove pillar! photo-7z by Winkj, on Flickr Pic 6 Be careful when removing this! we started from right to left, starting of by popping one out by hand, then using a scrwdriver to pop out the others. i Think there were about 6? photo-6z by Winkj, on Flickr Pic 7 This is where the poppers are located... When we did it, we didn't take them off, we just kept them loose so not to disturb the window seal too much! photo-8z by Winkj, on Flickr Pic 8 Now we are ready to wrap the roof now both sides have been undone. Place the wrap over the roof and start to wrap!! photo-10z by Winkj, on Flickr Pic 9 pull the paper off the bottom of the vinyl as you go.... We focused on the middle of the roof working backwards, leaving a 4" gap along both sides. As you can see in the pictures below, we did use a hairdryer every now an then. Especially because of the shape of the roof, the further back you get the more difficult it is. Just be patient, keep lifting and rubbing to get out the bubbles and creases. We just used the side of our thumbs for this! (deal with the pain!!) haha... heres some pics as we went.. photo-11z by Winkj, on Flickr Pic 10 Now we are ready to do the sides. as yuou can see in this pic, we used a sponge to keep the pillar away from the side of the roof so we could tuck it under.. photo-15z by Winkj, on Flickr Pic 11 photo-19z by Winkj, on Flickr Pic 12 Once the roof was done we trimmed off the excess starting at the back using a scalpal. make sure to tuck in the gap between the roof and boot lid to hide the ends. photo-16z by Winkj, on Flickr Pic 13 It should look something like this!! photo-17z by Winkj, on Flickr Pic 14 now for the front, we cut the vinyl along the part of the windscreen seal where it is a slight recess... and then just slightly lifted the seal and put the vinyl under... easy to do and its a great finish! photo-20z by Winkj, on Flickr Pic 15 Now just put the parts back together, first reclip in the pillars above the door, then screw the 8 screws in under the window seal, then the final screw and re attach the side b pillar (think its the See pics below of the outcome!! photo-18z by Winkj, on Flickr photo-25z by Winkj, on Flickr photo-23z by Winkj, on Flickr photo-22 by Winkj, on Flickr photo-21z by Winkj, on Flickr Thanks all, If anyone needs any help just drop me a PM.... hope it helps!! James

i will do definitely, want to keep it subtle. The sign was off of amazon.... a 22nd birthday present!

mine too!!! so funny

Cheers Mike - I am wondering if I get a new exhaust system I will then have to look at getting a remap dne. I run a 313 so won't be getting a plenum spacer. However If i ever fit Twin CAI's I think it woul be best to get it then1

All, sorry for the novice question, however I often see people getting their Z remapped after exhaust changes. I just wanted to understand when you feel its best to get a remap, after what modifications? Thanks James

Welcome!

+1

Thanks for the comments... what type of bengal do you have? Bonnet struts : thats where I got mine!

the cats are nosey like rattibstew said! They wouldn't dare scratch my Z or else !!! Thanks for the comments guys. Still pretty standard tho!

It's inevitable no matter what you do

Thanks guys, everyone seems to like suki and tabbs!.... Aswell as the z. Also glad you think the car is clean I know how much you guys get into your detailing James

Guys - I have only just worked out how to upload pictures. . . . i think! So this is where my Z is at. Not done much yet, taking it slowly so I make the right decisions... and its an expensive game! I will be wrapping the roof and wingmirrors next weekend. thinking about a Chargespeed rear bumper and diffuser, nismo v2 front bumper and skirts.. then for some new rims... need some 19"s, maybe with a dish on them i am thinking! 1. 350z by Winkj, on Flickr 2. 350z by Winkj, on Flickr Tein Green! Tein Green by Winkj, on Flickr Tabs loves the Z... especially when I am trying to clean the engine bay! Tabatha likes it by Winkj, on Flickr So does Suki! so does suki by Winkj, on Flickr Re Alignment wheel alignment by Winkj, on Flickr tabbs! tabbs by Winkj, on Flickr garaged for the night!! 350z by Winkj, on Flickr 2. 350z by Winkj, on Flickr a 22nd present! Sign by Winkj, on Flickr before the carbon bonnet struts 1 by Winkj, on Flickr I will upload more pics to this when I get them, especially when I have fitted some more toys I have for it!! Thanks guys,. James

still only 10mm? need a set for a HR engine!

thanks for sharing this with me I am stuck at work. lucky me!

so it isn't just me then!!

That's exacty what my parents do! Gotta love the place. - I am currently sat in stagnated airport at 6:30 in the morn, been here two hours and on it still! Ahhhh nightmare

price?

i just leave it open - i'm not ashamed!