Dave-350

I just threw up in my mouth

I always wondered what you had too, I thought it was the Top Secret V1 :thumb:

I think out in OZ they stick the LS V8's in pretty much everything don't they? I bet the fuel out there is cheaper too! I have family out in Perth - Not sure if any of them own a V8 but I bet its much more reasonable to run out there!

I tend to agree with the clay and lube thing, but when the professionals tell you to use about 10x more than you were using it's hard to argue the case! That was the guys at Megs, and now using their method I can see why they were right. It's all subjective, if you're already using 10+ squirts of the QD on a section then you're doing it right. I only ever used to use a couple of squirts, which wasn't enough. With regards to not using the 2BM, by doing it your way you're creating swirls in your paint, I can promise that. If you don't rinse the cleaning mitt, then where does the dirt go you're wiping off? It will stay on the mitt, and the further you go round the vehicle the more damage you'll cause. Unless of course you're washing the car daily and it never sees the outside, then your paint will be contaminate free Even after one drive to and from work (so 30 mile-ish) I wouldn't use QD to wash the car with, which is a good guide as to whether it needs a proper wash or not. If you can wipe your finger over the car and leave a dust mark, then you can easily scratch it. Not teaching you to suck eggs or anything matey, you know your paint better than me, but the theory holds true regardless. Yea I agree with everything, I think its because I work from home and my car rarely see's dirt lol! After my paint correction its still swirl free, apart from the car park accident i had a few weeks ago

I dunno, I just guess when upgrading my wheels (Which I am doing currently) I would want a 9J on the front, I guess its just personal preference!

Thanks! It's quite daunting when you first start, like moving from your mums mop bucket and sponge from under the sink to a shelf full of products! Snow foaming is the fun part though Will take note of your warnings re paint damage. How do you rinse your mitt between sections/panels without a bucket? Cheers for the heads up! To be fair, unless my car is terribly covered in @*!# I don't need to rinse the Mitt. My paint is pretty much contaminate free and it rarely gets much dirt on it! If it was very dirty though I would then use a bucket to rinse the Mitt with.

Haha - Or using a Rotary!

CleanYourCar do a HUGE towel that is great as well! Also, I found that if you get your towels Dry Cleaned after use they absorb more when Drying Now that is Anal!

Now without acting like a know-it-all (I'm not btw) it would be very hard for you to get marring with most soft clay bars unless you used no lube at all, the Bilt Hamber bar is virtually noob safe and you wont get marring with that. And also, I find that there is a point when using too much lube doesn't give the bar enough contact to do its job, I tend to spray the area and work the bar until you feel an ever-so-slight resistance, then I know I am good. I also don't use 2 buckets, or any buckets at all but again that is personal preference. I tend to spray the car down, apply cleaning agents with the Karcher lance then use the Mitt to wash it, I then use the Pro Valet with foam lance and leave it for 5 minutes - The results are fantastic. I then either dry it with a extra large drying towel, or if I am being anal use a blow dryer. (No, not a hair dryer) as long as its clean though who cares right? And also to the OP, get a rotary rather than a DA. Don't let anyone tell you a DA is a safe option because they can do just us much damage as a Rotary. And if you did damage your paint using a rotary then you really really are doing it wrong because even if you tried to burn your paint using a Rotary, it would take a good minute of constant pressure on the paint at full speed. Unless you had it at an extreme angle on full speed.

Shame they are 8j though!

Not bad, but some of products I would definitively change. But its all personal preference. I would definitely change the HyperWash for Valet Pro and I would definitely change the Clay Bar for a Bilt Hamber bar. These products just give mind boggling results! I used these before a paint correction here: http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/71964-report-scholl-s17-paint-correction/

Jesus... I think my 2 year old daughter could do a better job than those ^^

Yea if I had the choice it would be a Monaro. My neighbor had a Black Monaro that he was selling a few months ago. Had a plate PR0 6LTR. It looked nice but the interior was boring and some of the exterior parts like rear clusters etc looked cheap. Apart from the V8 the rest of the car isn't that exciting.

A vxr8 and a monaro are different cars. They aren't bad performance wise. I have a video of me a 6 monaros having fun, 1 was charged and very quick. Noise of a V8 wins every time though. I'd like to put the LS from it in the zed!

Well I guess it will be half an inch, which is roughly 12mm? This is it then; Rear - 255/35 On a 10J ET-1 Front - 235/35 On a 9J ET4 Final!

Well I guess it will be half an inch, which is roughly 12mm? This is it then; Rear - 255/35 On a 10J ET-1 Front - 235/35 On a 9J ET4 Final!

Would 10.5J ET0 be the same as 10J ET0 in terms of how far it sticks out?

And stick with 35 profile front and back? Do you think a 255 would work with ET-1 on a 10J?

So this is what the plan is: Rear - 255/35 On a 10J ET4 Front - 235/35 On a 9J ET4 OR Rear - 245/35 On a 10J ET-1 Front - 225/35 On a 9J ET4 Any thoughts people?

Oh dear that must have been horrific! Isn't that a risk for all splitters being ripped off? Yea, that's exactly what I mean. Just bear in mind when you pay £300 + that it could get ripped off. When it does it will make you sick Lets put it this way, if my V2 front ends gets annihilated then I will sell my zed. But also depends how much you are lowered.

I had the Mines Carbon Fibre one. Until it got ripped off on the motorway - Bear in mind that. Now I have the Nismo V2 front end with Carbon Fibre splitter. Check my Build Thread.

Japspeed make terrible systems if you didn't know.

Not the only thing that has turned ^^

Not sure the drop in mm. I am pretty low though, I will have to get the lips rolled then which is probably a good idea! Cant wait to get them fitted!