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    Best Dashcam for a Z?

    in 350Z FAQ

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    4 hours ago, GranTurismoEra said:

     

    Can you access it remotely away from the car? Assuming it has a sim or something that allows basic network connectivity or gps...mac address etc a bit like go pro?

     

    Is that subscription based?

     

    Both come with GPS and wireless connectivity to a smart phone within range regardless.

     

    There are LTE and cheaper non-LTE versions - the former includes remote access (with a sim, as you say) and that is £4 for 40GB per month through Vodafone Smart sim offered via BlackVue, but is compatible with other data sims too.

    The latter allows for "Always-On 4G" with optional CM100GLTE which comes with the same £4, 40GB / month sim and can be retorfitted at any point. it's also compatible with data SIM cards from "all leading network providers" so the monthly charge is dependent on whatever sim you end up using.

     

    There is a limited free version of "BlackVue Cloud" available but the details, subscription costs and options are all detailed here: https://blackvue.co.uk/what-is-blackvue-cloud/

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    Which 370z should I go for?

    in 370z General

    Posted

    The paint on the black one is dreadful, there's orange peel on nearly every panel. Given that it's been valeted, I'd be suprised if it's not wearing something masking a whole bunch of swirls as well, but that is purely speculation.

     

    Can't really tell the state of the paint on the grey one from those pictures, but the headlights do look cloudy. It hasn't been valeted but still loks tidy enough to imply it's cared for.

     

    That aside, the grey one looks to be in much better condition - the bolster on the driver's seat in that black one looks worse than the seat in my 350Z, for example. I'd agree with BBK, I'd go for the grey one on condition too. Or at least go take a closer at that one.

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    Ceramic spray

    in Car Detailing

    Posted

    14 hours ago, MONKEYSOCKS said:

    Any idea if I can still wax it or will it stop the ceramic coating sticking? 

     

    For a ceramic coating, you'll need to apply to clean, bare paint. Once the coating has cured, you can wax on top but by doing so you're basically wasting wax because it won't bond to the coating.

     

    AG Ceramic Spray is more sealant than coating though. Ideally, apply it to bare paint and wax on top - it still won't bond particualrly well, but AG Ceramic Spray has poor durability for a ceramic itself so you'll need to top it up every couple of months - there are a good few waxes that will give better durability, in all honesty. If you wax on top of AG Cermic Spray regularly (probably needs fortnightly top ups at least) it should extend that a bit... maybe three or four weeks at a push.

     

    Always wax on top of any sealant/coating, not under, for best results.

    Online Car Care Deals

    in Car Detailing

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Ekona said:

    If it is, it’s strong stuff then. Also why would you dry your wheels before using fallout remover? You can wash, rinse, apply fallout remover, then go do something else while it works (I like to get a small brush and some APC and do the little bits like badges and grills :) ).

     

    It's an incredibly strong alkeli and is quite corrosive (particularly to metals...) as a result.

     

    It makes strong claims about doing literally everything - cleans, degreases, removes iron, removes brake dust AND leaves a "corrosion-resistant, soil-shedding" layer behind. Not that I'm skeptical (I am) but I'd be surprised if it did any one of things particularly well. I feel I should test this... oh, except it doesn't include any Thioglycolic acid (according to TW's own IDD and the SDS) so it's not a fallout remover at all.

     

    In all honesty, looking at the IDD it looks like a fairly standard wheel cleaner/degreaser but doesn't do anything particularly special.

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    Noise activated roadside cameras

    in Off Topic Discussion

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    1 hour ago, GranTurismoEra said:

    Goodluck trying to convince officer perkins it's a stock exhaust while he writes you a ticket. 

     


    It’s Officer Perkins place to prove guilt, not mine to prove innocence…

     

    That court case is interesting. I wonder if there’s any intention to go after the customers fitting illegal exhausts at the point of sale based on intent (rather than based on use, as is the current approach of Officer Perkins), surely they are just as, if not more, culpable?!?

    Top Gear may be no more...

    in Off Topic Discussion

    Posted

    2 hours ago, McG said:

    Without the TV show, will the magazine and website continue to generate enough revenue for the BBC to continue with them, or are they sufficiently stand alone now that they can survive without the show. 

     

    I'm genuinely surprised magazines are still a thing at all given the current consumer trends.

     

    The website is largely standalone these days, it doesn't really rely on the presenters for content but the shows producers were still involved. It could go very easily go either way in my opinion; those producers still need jobs after all and the Top Gear name is still a draw at the moment.

    Online Car Care Deals

    in Car Detailing

    Posted

    It’s not really like that at all. Turtle Wax treat them as interchangeable, not as separate products in any way, so why would resellers.

     

    If (if!) there are any differences, and Turtle Wax themselves heavily indicate there aren’t, so unless John works there and mixes them himself I’m not sure where he’s getting his information from, it’s more akin to ordering Coke Zero and getting Coke Zero with more bubbles in, really*.

     

     

     

    *Yeah, I have no idea what ingredients are in Coke Zero to make a better analogy. :lol:

    Keyless car stolen WITHOUT scanner

    in Other Cars

    Posted

    Anyone else find it odd that they took a picture of the front of the car having come from behind the car?

     

    @HEADPHONES There's a decent view of both of them in those videos, any interest from the police at all?

     

     

    13 hours ago, davey_83 said:

    Gutting to see, might be a Kia employee sadly 

     

    That's a stretch. It could just as easuly be a Lex Autolease employee!

     

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