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Hi All,

I fitted some of these 2 weeks ago, bargain price!!! I have no affiliation to the company, but i wanted to share my findings as it seems a decent product for only £250!!!

see my full video here

here is one on my recent exhaust install for anyone who is interested.  Just uploaded it now.

Hi All,

Was great to meet you all, it was my first show in the 370 Nismo, (i know!!), it was a good day and great fun! hope to see you guys again soon.

I will get a video up soon, hopefully by the tail end of this week.  Subscribe to my channel, and hit the notifications button, i will let you know when the video is up on here.

https://www.youtube.com/user/Danny4q

anyone got a spare pass? i missed out on the advanced tickets, have to pay on the door. if anyone has one, please send it over

Room for one more on this? or have i missed the boat?  i will bring my 2017 Nismo.

2 hours ago, Jetpilot said:

Just from a completely neutral prospective and playing devils advocate on behalf of Nissan, how can you prove it hasnt worked and stopped the scratches you now cant see as they have healed, as it says, it doesnt prevent scratches, just its 5 times better than one without, again can you prove your car has five times less scratches? 

 

You may well have been sold a dud product, but unless you enjoy going from pillar to post and wasting your time just give up on it, draw a line under it, get the car professionally detailed, scratch resistant coating doesnt work is about the only exercise you will learn from this as well as proper washing techniques to avoid swirl marks, particularly on black paint.

 

If you genuinely think you have been mis sold a product by Nissan, i suggest you take it up with Nissan GB first and if you still dont agree (because they wont care), seek legal advise, but bear in my mind the above, you will be asked to prove your findings through professional reports and being that the bodyshops have already said, they have never heard of it, you will be into a lengthy and costly battle.

I just want nissan to take some ownership. The case is already with Nissan GB. Spoke with my case manager today, and she said she will speak to the technical team once she receives the images taken yesterday at Mill Hill. Although she spoke to them and they didn't tell her that they had the images. I told her I will send her a video link to my youtube video, to which she was open.

Let's see what comes of it. I don't know about others but the service received from Nissan from day 1 has been utter rubbish. They need to take accountability for something. As for proper washing it would have been done if I knew the car had no protection on the paint at all. As I said I would have gotten ppf or ceramic coating. The whole thing is a joke. I am happy to take it further if I have to. Watchdog perhaps??

Hahahaha, I don't know why you have got your knickers in a twist about this all. But read your initial posts back and they are rude and sarcy. I didn't say I was an expert. You are the one making claims and asking me to prove it. So thought you must have affiliation to Nissan or the product. Anyway, opinions, arse holes. Let's leave it there shall we.  I HAVE been mis sold a product and my intention was to know if anyone else had it, and could tell me their experiences with it.  If you have expertise I advise that in future, you introduce yourself by saying you are a detailer and from your experience x.. y.. z.. so that you do not come across as condescending as you are.

1 hour ago, The Bounty Bar Kid said:

Despite what it states on the invoice, maybe you've honestly got confused with what it said or maybe the dealer told you porkies. But the Nissan information gives out never said it's scratch proof.

I get that, but it is supposed to be self healing for light scratches and that's my beef here. It was called scratch proof paint or scratch resistant paint in the brochure when I chose the option. It is also known as Nissan Scratchshield.

6 hours ago, ilogikal1 said:

Proof or it didn’t happen.

 

Ubless you’ve sat your car under a heat source for a period of time since you shot that video, you have no idea if it works on your car or not.

The fact that you’re clearly expecting way too much from it, as explained, suggests that you wouldn’t recognise it if you did have it, frankly.

 

And no, I don’t have it on my car. I know what it is and isn’t capable of so I would never spec it, let alone pay extra for it, myself.

You clearly have done little research on the subject but have a lot to say.  I bought the stuff, so i think i know a little bit about it.  Have you got shares in the company? why you so protective over it?  I don't know why or how people who don't have any first hand experience of the product, can claim expertise by reading a few articles on the internet?  Are you are paint specialist? work in a body shop? Proof as attached (a snip from my actual invoice). 

9 hours ago, HEADPHONES said:

Just watched the video.

Nissan are taking the Michael

Even "if" you were negligent in not taking "detailing world" standards of washing and drying your car, the level of customer care here is appalling.

They sell you an option promising the earth whereas in reality they know nothing about the option other than a sales pitch they use to sell it.

When you raise a query they send you on a wild goose chase either knowing full well the bodyshop hasn't a clue what's going on or just plain fobbing you off because they can't be bothered to look into it themselves.

Then they tell you there's no way to confirm whether your zed has actually had the optional paint you paid for.

If this cannot be tested post application surely they should have some certification of application!

Looks to me like you have bog standard soft Jap paint with the marring/swirls that they are prone to.

Like you say.

If the hot summer sun didn't heal the paint I don't know what will.

I'd only be convinced the product was applied if your zed was placed under the heating lamps used by bodyshops to bake paint and the swirls diminished.

It's not even my car and I'm sat here fuming.

Feel for you bud

Thanks for understanding, not sure what the other guys beef is, i think he might have shares in Nissan "Scratch Proof" Paint. Anti scratch paint, scratch shield, scratch proof paint, regardless of how it is named, it is supposed to protect the paint and is sold as such. I  the German video the guy takes a wire brush to the car. The fact that the master technician at Nissan London West knew nothing about scratch shield and neither did anyone else there, and the fact that I was educating them. Appalling. Same at Mill Hill.

Oh right, that's why it was listed as an option called "scratch proof paint" I know it has other names and how it works. But it hasn't worked on my car and that's the point. Have any of you lot got it on your car and does it work?

I am so pi**ed off at nissan, guys I have started a youtube channel, so if you would like to find out the trials and tribulations of what is happening with my scratch proof paint, subscribe to my channel.

Anyway here is the video for those that are interest.

https://youtu.be/X5h3XxWpfGQ

If you mean on the front bumper then those actually come out. So might be worth popping it out and having a play?

5 hours ago, davey_83 said:

My 05' 350z has similar tendencies for 2nd gear when cold, fitting a weighted knob and extender really helped - plus looks nice.

 

Looks diff thats for sure I prefer it all compact personally.

5 hours ago, Silverthorn said:

Very common across all manual 370's.

 

New gearbox oil and some molyslip can help aid selecting gears but you'll never get rid of the problem. Just something you have to get used to

Another characteristic of the car then lol! Not really a big issue, as long as it doesn't get worse.

Hi All,

I have noticed with the colder weather that when you first jump in the car 1st and 2nd are sticky and a little hard to select. Almost feel like I am forcing them. Once the car warms up they go in like butter. Any other mk2 nismo owners experiencing this?

On 06/12/2018 at 15:17, GranTurismoEra said:

I got a tracker as soon as I bought mine in august 2017. Sold it in July 2018. As needed to buy a house. Looking at getting one again in future. They also washed mine twice. You need a sign taped to the windshield saying "no wash". My colleague who owns a near new Bentley does this. I only had a valet wash my car or i washed it myself with two bucket soak. Any scratches I got one on the roof wasnt caused by me but by a dealer or vandals. Which is why I stuck with White. Harder to spot hairline scratches. Also if it gets stolen its an obvious standout.

 

When I sold the car. Tracker were calling me frequently to say the car was lifted off the ground and moved etc. I reminded them ive now sold the car.

 

I paid 26k for mine 5 months old and 3k miles. Steal of the century. Regret selling. Soon as I sold I came across a white one near my gym . Spoke to the owner for like 15 minutes and it was a tough one to take seeing his. But needs must. I have a white CRZ now. Cost me nothing.

 

I had an idea to de ja vu, get a 350z for 2 years then upgrade to the Nismo. But thought no point better off getting the 370 now for 2 -3 years maybe not a nismo and get a 350 after. Then look at any new model that comes.

Car is booked into a paint specialist recommended by Nissan to see what's going on with the "scratch proof" paint. Will let you guys know what happens. 

Scratch proof paint is self healing so you shouldn't see any light scratches including Marring/Swirl marks, so it shouldn't matter who washes the car. Nissan need to address the issue regardless.

i forgot to switch on the notifications

Hi All, 

Been a long time since i posted on here, i am very disappointed with Nissan, but like the car so will have to work with the tossers.  They have denied all responsibility for the scratches, but i need to go and see them about the "Scratch Proof" Paint i was sold as a £500 option???

Its supposed to be nissan scratch shield, so then why do i have scratches at all!

Anyway, on a lighter note, i am making an attempt at creating my own youtube channel, and my first video is an overview of the 370z.  Have a look and let me know what you think.  I know i need some more action shots, but need to find some good roads around where i am, and also need some better weather.  Anyway, enough of the excuses lol!

I have had this car now for nearly 2 years, so thought i would post up what its like to live with and any quirks.  Not the most exciting video, but its my first proper attempt, so give me a chance and i would appreciate any feedback.  Free plug for this club too, great bunch you are  

3 hours ago, cs2000 said:

Only 350's im afraid, Flyboy did try to get this working on the 370's but the comms is done by the canbus not just standard voltages on wires 

Shame. Hope someone comes up with something. Kaiser I beleive has a kit for the GTR so hoping he can do something for the later 370

Does this work on a 2017 370z? 

should i have it changed or not?  I did ask the MT to make a note when they service the car, so should it go bang in the future they take some liability.  He agreed to do that.  However i am thinking maybe i should just bite the bullet and have it done now.

I have a 2017 Nismo 370z. I bought it brand new, but over time, there is a whining sound that has appeared.  It sounds like its the clutch bearing, however on speaking with the master tech at Nissan, he reckons its the gearbox and its normal.  He said i could have the gearbox changed under warranty, however its likely to make no difference.

Is this a characteristic or is he feeding me pork pies!

There is a whining noise when the car is running and in neutral, when i depress the clutch it disappears.  At biting point.

Does it work on the mk2 370z? Mine is a 2017 Nismo. If so put me on the list please