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    dash board cubby storage cover - replacement

    in 350Z General

    Posted · Edited by Tinyflier

    Think I saw your build thread on that, looking good! Is it ease to get the chubby cover off then or a bit of a faff?

     

    Pretty straightforward although you can sparay in situ if you mask off ALL the nearby areas properly!

     

    Simply remove the centre console (there are multiple threads here on how to do that) and you have complete acesss to the securing screws for the cubby. Remove that and it is a doddle to take the door off.

     

    David

    Wheel spacers

    in 350Z General

    Posted

    I ran 20mm front and 25mm rear with standard Rays/tyre sizes and it was perfectly fine with regards to arch clearance so you shouldn't have any issues with the sizes you are using.

     

    As others said you might get a tiny amount of tramlining but within a few miles you will have adapted to that, a 4 way alignment is always a good idea if you haven't had that done lately.

     

    David

    Another what tyre thread...

    in Tyres

    Posted

    Am I the only person who swears by AD08s? :(

     

    I've just moved from MPSS to these - simply because the 19" wheels I bought were already clothed in these Yokohamas AD08R.

     

    Have only put a couple of hundred miles on them delivering my car to a trader on here from "up north" (for him to do some work I hope to report on at the weekend) so too early to properly lean on on them but initial impressions seem quite favourable to ikle old amateur me... :)

     

    Def liked the MPSS and accept these Yokohamas are perhaps a bit more compromised in not being as good in the wet but worth giving them a try.

     

    David

    Always check the full tyre

    in Tyres

    Posted

    It is possible that the tight spot on the disc was causing most of the braking force to be consentrated on this part of the tyre.

     

    Am no engineer ( :blush: ) so was more than a little confused by the thinking behind this concept...!

     

    David

    Tinyflier's mods.

    in Member Build Projects

    Posted

    Bought these 19" ROTAs with Yokohama (all unused) for a bargain price from Damian (Roadtrip) and collected them last weekend.

     

    Dusted them a little ( :) ) then sealed them inside and out with GTechnic C5 and my local tyre guys fitted them today.

     

    My immaculate 18" Rays and 1/3rd worn MPSS are now all cleaned and stored while I decide what to do with them.

     

    Cars needs to be lowered a tad - July 27th Kaizer Motors will be fitting a set of Torqen's coilovers (and monster brakes,,,) so will drop it perhaps 20mm.

     

    I have to say I am not totally convinced about the wheels yet... :blush: - time will tell.

     

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    Vinyl Wrapping you engine bay?

    in Styling

    Posted

    I had my engine cover wrapped and within a few months it was bubbling - the heat generated by that lump in a tightly packed engine bay is significant!

     

    I then did the correct thing and bought a proper CF cover.

     

    David

    Recommend me: WHEEL WAX / PROTECTOR

    in Car Detailing

    Posted

    does that apply to both paint and powder coating ?

     

    Powder coats cure through the baking cycle so can be sealed/treated straight away.

     

    I had mine fully refurbed (powder coated by The Wheel Specialist) in March 2013 and the next day gave them GTechnic C5 treatment and each 12 months thereafter. Dirt, grime, brake dust falls off with simple soapy water mix and they are still immaculate and shiny all over (including the inner barrel)

     

    David

    First Shot Detailing- a Couple of Questions 2

    in Car Detailing

    Posted

    To answer your first question, 85RE is a finishing compound, for more cut use the 203S from that kit. However, I gather from your previous posts that you've already been using this, is that right? If not, try 203S on the Tangerine pad and work it well before checking.

     

    To answer your second question; both. Polishing pads come in various degrees of cut, as do with compounds so both actually do some of the work. Most pads fall into the same general category - no cut, finishing (light cut - like the Crimson one you have), polishing (medium cut - the Tangerine one) and heavy cut (if they have a name, it currently eludes me) - but some also offer "in between" pads too, which are halfway between the one above and the one below. Most retailers are nice and will arrange them in terms of cut level on their website, others not so much so. There's a chart floating about on Detailing World somewhere which if no one else provides, I will dig out for you when I have more time.

     

    Cheers young man I appreciate your guidance.

    Apologies your right I've been using the 203S for light cutting along with the Tangerine pad. I've been selecting about 1/4 of the bonnet as my area, then having applied the polish I do 3 passes (a pass = Virtical polishing the area then horizontally polishing the same area)

    So I assume I could either do say 6 passes or more, or buy another suppliers medium cutting pad and polish (assuming their suitable for soft paint) for the slightly deeper scratches.

    As it happens this requirement isn't for my gunmetal car, which doesn't seem to show scratches to readily, but for my daughters friends car who has a black Vauxhall VXR which does.

     

    Are you working the compound long enough/hard enough for it to break down?

     

    The Menz should break down to an oily haze if I recall correctly. I don't recall how many "passes" I would have done, i judge by the visual changes in the actual compound.

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