Col, I know what you mean but like you don't know what they are called. What's wrong with bonnet dampers ?. Don't they look much better and are more practical ?. Hope all is well.
Have you got a track record of writing off tanks you are not telling us about ?. Maybe that's why your insurance quotes are so high. Welcome to the forum, hope you get a better insurance quote. You have chosen a great car.
Looking around at GTR's. Came across this one but its outside of budget.
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/nissan/gt-r/nissan-gt-r-r35b-black-edition-svm-tuned-to-1400bhp-2010/4420269
I gave up waving several years ago after I followed a black 370z, I flashed him from behind and he responded with what I thought was a wave in his rear view. He pulled into a layby and I duly followed. Parked up and walked over to speak to him and he was on his mobile and looked at me as if to say "what do you want". Wasn't interested in speaking to me at all. Talk about miss reading the situation!!.
Mine is to the right of the steering wheel, directly below in the footwell area. I guess yours would be under your steering wheel too. Diagram below for you.
Looks like a good example to me, don't recognise it from the forum. Good time to sell, bad time to buy a soft top in the summer. You can guarantee if its still on their forecourt in October it wont be that price.