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They are very nice......real head turners. (Evoras that is)

I seem to like all the cars you don't - Nismo, Evora, 4C

Much less noticeable on that colour.

My first 370 was exactly the same colour so I do know it can look worse in some lights but that is a pretty big difference. It looks a completely different colour and not a very nice one at that! I think it varies from car to car so if you bought one new it'd be pot luck! I know a plastic bumper will always look a bit different but that's too much! It would bug me to death. Oh and the wheel they chose to photograph looks to be badly scraped!

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/used-cars/nissan/370z/used-nissan-370z-3-7-v6-344-nismo-3dr-loughborough-fpa-201310229405596?logcode=p Ok I know I'm the only one who seems to get wound up by this but check out the rear bumper picture. I love the Nismo; might well go for one in white in about a year but that bumper mismatch would niggle the heck out of me! Does anyone else see what I mean or am I just a total fusspot!

Would you have kept em if the fitment issue hadn't occurred? From your posts at the time I got the impression you were chuffed initially at least until you realised the problem was occurring. Along with spacers I've dithered over HFCs for quite a while, but the thought of all that potential hassle with the fitting has held me back. And when I hear the car from the outside with just the Stillen I think it sounds really good.

Don't worry - you should be fine. It's definitely doable. You just need to find somewhere skilled enough to do it. I think I was just unlucky. Oh and hope you don't get a chip on the callipers - there's no code for that colour either. I repaired a chip recently by mixing two red touch up paints from Halfords to get the right shade just content yourself with the knowledge that in the Black Edition you have easily the coolest variant of the 370Z to date

They sound very good apparently, provided you spec the optional sports exhaust. I could be very tempted by one but there will be so few of them I wonder how easy it will be to get hold of em.

I find the fact that these things are deliberately filmed somehow makes it much worse. Also, if it was just a supposedly harmless prank he could have just given him a nudge (still wouldn't agree with it) but that was a very hard shove that could easily have caused a serious injury if the guy had landed badly.

It's written down somewhere but from memory I think it was called Island Pearl Grey. I basically just looked at some colour cards and chose one I thought would look good with the car colour. Bit of a gamble but I was pleased with the end result.

He'll get his one of these days.

Ok.....I have some experience of this issue. You will not find a paint code because the colour is apparently created by having a black base dusted over with silver. I had a couple of unsatisfactory refurbs, as it's not an easy effect to get exactly right. I ended up going for a more conventional colour (which I now have a code for) and having them all re-done, as I got sick of the hassle and chin scratching! I've not regretted it. Pic attached which shows the current colour. I can totally understand you might not want to go down that route (you might be better at parking than me) Just be prepared to go the extra mile to find a decent refurb outfit who do a good job. I personally like having the peace of mind of being able to get a perfect match if I do get another scrape.

It seems to me that you might as well have bought your Z in Mechano kit form and built it from scratch, one nut and bolt at at a time

Nice work. A decent exhaust transforms the sound of the car I believe some people sort the knocking issue by putting a few washers in to create some extra space.......

A guy who works for Porsche and lives in my road had the R version for a while in that colour. Even though I'm not normally a Cayman fan, it did look and sound very nice. (Much nicer than that the dull grey new version of the standard Cayman that now lives in our road.)

If you have a 370 I can recommend the Stillen. Beware of fitment issues if you plan to add HFCs. Personally I think it sounds great without them and definitely doesn't drone. But, as Neilp says, looks like you might be posting in the wrong forum?

Looks just right to my eyes. I've been dithering over spacers for a long while. I had my alignment done after new tyres recently. Would I need to get it done again if I put spacers on?

I can also vouch for the Stillen. Makes the 370 sound great

I think they come like that in the US as well.

Thanks mate. I totally got the idea off you. Hadn't even occurred to me before I saw your thread (I think that means you technically owe me £40)

That's a bummer. I changed my plates today (normal size). Could have photographed the location of the holes on the holder if I'd known.

Good luck!!!

Well this has turned into a cheerful thread! The plate is completely legal for use in the UK. The background colour of the euro flag would only be an issue if I intended to travel outside the UK with the car. I do not. It is not a legal requirement to have the euro flag on the car at all. I just didn't bother having it removed. In the unlikely event of it being an issue for a future owner, I will be keeping the original plates, which could easily be put back on. You're correct, it's not a legal requirement to have the euro flag on there at all, however if you do have it, it should conform to the rules specified. Frankly I couldn't care less if you drove around without plates at all, but if you're going to post up on an internet forum for opinions, you have to take the rough with the smooth. I could have said the red border looks naff, or the writing at the bottom looks cheap and tacky, almost saxo esque, but I didn't, I merely pointed out the fact that the black background is illegal. I've pasted the very clearly worded bit below, just in case your clicky finger is too hurty. Euro symbol If you display the Euro symbol and Great Britain (GB) national identifier on your number plate, then you won’t need a separate GB sticker when travelling within the European Union. The Euro symbol must: be a minimum height of 98mm have a width between 40 and 50mm have a reflective blue background with 12 reflecting yellow stars at the top show the member state (GB) in reflecting white or yellow I am aware of what the regulations say and I cannot see that it's an issue if I don't take the car abroad. If the plate is technically illegal then it's a risk I'm happy to take. Nice little jibes about my plate you got in there. I typed quite a few replies with equally unpleasant remarks about your car, then I thought, nah, life's too short. This is usually a friendly forum and people are generally quite good natured even when they disagree about something. If it makes you feel good sniping at people like that - fill your boots.

Thanks

Well this has turned into a cheerful thread! The plate is completely legal for use in the UK. The background colour of the euro flag would only be an issue if I intended to travel outside the UK with the car. I do not. It is not a legal requirement to have the euro flag on the car at all. I just didn't bother having it removed. In the unlikely event of it being an issue for a future owner, I will be keeping the original plates, which could easily be put back on.