ddcboyle

Size of the engine is irrelevant, you do know that, right?

Yeah i know its power to weight, tyres sticking to road etc etc. impreza i expect to lose to, not astra.

Lol i know its probably a retarded thread but having a meaty sounding 3.5l and gettin beat by a chav car..... That just ant acceptable

Original comment (so people understand half the replies) :"So was at paintball and there was an abandoned airstrip, to which all the guys waiting decided to have a drag race, we had no idea how long it was, maybe half a mile of flat surface? So we had a race, about 30 cars or so.

Third was 350z vs what seemed like a stock astra VXR, and was ahead by a few metres most of the way, even at higher speeds.

So, is that normal for a VXR to do that if it had subtle mods, or am i just thinking too much of the zed?''

What i meant after waking up sober: For getting more power out of the zed, what mods can i do myself that wont involve me destroying engine since im not mechanically experienced

where would you stand with the DVLA in regards to changing the colour on your log book? as in theory its not a permanent change

 

Last time I checked you don't have to declare a colour change as its not permanent. Not sure if that has changed since...

From what i gather (im wrapping whole car, u dnt need to tell the dvla but you do need to tell insurance. Im going lime

Green and its gna put it up by 45pound

Audi s5

Would be intresting to see the lambo door hinges

I was thinking about removing the whole centre console once again but i still wouldnt know how to check it. The tape wire looks like its got a nic in it, tiniest thing ever on the edge of wire, but not sure how id go round checking if its that ir the jacks conncting white box to car. I got one of those fuse checker things but no idea how to work it or if it would even help me find the root of the shortcircuiting

Tyre paint always looks good on muscle cars but im big fan of it on 350

Gonna get alloys refurbed black. No point buying new alloys when u cant see them when black lol.

Oh and reverse sensors still work with vinyl over them (the reason i have green squares over bumper)

The tyre paint is a bit of a love hate for some people, so goes well with the love hate in your face green lol.

Ill need to redo boot as made a mistake, at the end of this project, ill do a guide on vinyl wrapping, might help people out who would rather watch a guy whos made every mistake with his own money and own car, than an expert on youtube who is flawless in his videos.

Current mistake with roof was: started on top left arch and came down few inches, then done the right, but then had mass excess right in the centre of boot i couldnt shrink down, so had to slice and now have a line on boot where it was joined. But it will be redone! But possibly going for green boot

Ive put oem stereo back in, but thats still working, just heating and speedo thats clonking out :/

Its happened whilst ive been changing stereo, but im not sure if ive maybe ripped bit of the white box wire or the wires going into the back of the white box, or just something else that caused it to... Reset? Or something.

It seems to be shortcircuiting as a new fuse goes in, lasts a minimum of turning car on to blow or upto 5mins before it blows. People think its a relay, no idea wht that is though.

ADDED: might be worth mentioning cd player still works along with car lights etc, i know nothing about electronics but i would have presumed its either the white box, the thin tape looking wire connecting white box to the heater control unit, or a problem with the 3wires connecting the car mains (or whatvers deep behind console) to the back of the white box

So its not every electronic piece, but the speedo/rev/fuel unit and heating dials arent working.

Ive been told on the forum its down to the whie box area behind the gearstick cover. Ive taken it to military technician who cant find the solution either.

Basically, i start the car, the instruments work for few minutes then the fuse blows. I put in a new 10amp fuse and it blows after a few minutes again. Ive tried insulation taping it, still no luck.

The mil mechanic was going on about a relay or delay or something, anyone had this problem, or know a solution?

I dont fancy going to nissan and paying loads for something that could be done at less ripoff garage, and dont want to buy a new white box unless thats the only solution.

As far as im aware, the box still works, theres just something thats blowing fuse after few minutes.

Are you a hairdresser? TT it is

Are you aged 46, have spare cash and lifes a bit boring: 350z

Are you ages 46, have spare cash and want life to stay boring: porsche

I was impressed with myself doing a bit of d.i.y vinyl, but jeez. You really have some skill. Looking fantastic, interior looks sweet

Lol well if you need a hand or a place to do it feel free to ask i dont know much bout bodywork so ill just be the extra pair of hands lol

Lol glad its settled down, felt like i Messed it up. Decided on carbon fibering any more yet? Ive started to tyre paint my tyres, one of those frowned upon things but definetly mankes car look more stylish. Ill upload pics tomorrow here

Lol definetly not, im just a d.i.y guy or show how i do it. Not good enough to do it for others. And scotlands my time off home, in london 95% of time

I wouldnt say that my roofs good example of that

Not sure if thas positive or negetive comment haha, but yeah itd gotta be 3m or hexis to have any chance

Lol definetly not, im just a d.i.y guy or show how i do it. Not good enough to do it for others. And scotlands my time off home, in london 95% of time

Ive spent 400 so far but think ive got enough to do rest of the car. I wasted about 100 pound worth just trying to learn how to wrap and quite alot on offcuts which are too small fir any piece of car. Its worth a go, but get a friend whos willing to help out the whole way, and dont ask a girl, their arms get sore fast....

Few problems ive come accross.

1) removing that damn oem spoiler. Checked up on forums and they just mention using floss to pull away from boot. Dont know if their using horse teeth floss but mine just snaps. Ordered some fishing wire - is there double sided stuff in the middle of spoiler too? If so, how do i get to that since bolts are in the way?

2)rear parking sensors. Im gonna crack a guess an say i Cant vinyl over them and still expect them to work, even i they use IR light. So is it easy to just swap the sensors for black tips or does it involve new kit?

3) vinyl on the rear bumper, is the exhaust going to get hot enough to start messing up the vinyl?

Whats that thin on the bentley, roughly where normal cars foglight is. Is that a fan...

I had same problem after i changed brakes, just bleed a bit of the brake fluid from calliper bleed nipples. I done it all 4 brakes, then went round and done it. Second time. Worked for me.

If you pm me the bolt price or post reply, ill be buying bolts instantly, and name of item and i can search for same problem, double check it is the white unit

The bolts that hold door handles in place, and also the name of the white heater box i was on about in pm

Dean