Scott TMN

So wrapping of the zed straw yesterday. With the help of Jak and Steve (thanks guys) Started of by filling in the old number plate holes, and sanding smooth.. And then the wrap.. On camera the colour difference doesn't show as much, there isn't a grey deal to be fair, but that's what I wanted. A subtle change as I love the grey, but something a bit different, hence the Matt finish

Yeah just the "Z" over the rear burger position. I have trawled eBay and can't find anywhere lol

Can always remove just the silencer in the mid pipe? Not sure what kind of sound your after, should add some rasp if you like that. Should be cheap and easy for most garages to carry out..

Really like this! Where do you get it from? Cheers

I would say its oem sounding in the respect it's in no way droney, and has no rasp, yet is louder then oem. (For me personally I think it's how it should of came) but I would say it give a different tone to the standard zed zorst

Looks mint mate, have some Matt grey wrap sitting in my garage for mine as we speak!

Yep with your write up and photos it was enough to convince me! Was your hard to fabricate? yes was a bit of fiddling around, like i mentioned to you. It took me and my mate from about 10am-6pm, but we didnt have a clue what we was doing to be fair haha Just uploaded a quick clip to my thread, excuse the camera rattle and black screen lol should give you a better idea of what to expect

Just a quick sound clip of the zorst, excuse the rattle and black screen, technical faults lol but hopefully you get the idea

welcome mate, im from essex too (chelmsford) whereabouts are you? be good to know another local zed owner!

Nice man, see you took the plunge! You'll love it!

any news/details on the skirts?

there is no better way than a Hexis box filled with wrap lol love there is nothing better than a hexis box filled with wrap anyways some photos of today! Me and Steve setting about putting on my sunstrip after Also tried fitting my replica nismo skirts. We had to drill some holes.. And me working away unfortunately it didn't go well, so may have to seek some professional assistance on this one

Nothing major to show, but I'm excited. This box arrived today

I took a 4 hour train journey to get mine so was in a similar predicament, didn't want to take cah, cheque/bankers draft took time, and we could go into our banks as they were closed. So I went onto my phone and transfered the money online on my phone, it says it can take up to 2 hours but it was instant. Drove it away promptly after

Thanks mate, my goal has always been to get it to look as mean as i can, i shall be tinting the headights also, so hopefully that will contribute to the look cheers buddy, obviously you know now through the PM But for a few others that have asked me now, hopefully this outlines what work was needed for getting the GTR exhaust on 350z. Basically the first step was to remove the outlet pipes (with these still on it was wider than the zed!) so after cutting these off we offered it up in place of the OEM backbox. it was still a little to wide, and needed some more off to sit properly, so we then cut off the inlet pipes and cut a few inches off both sides between the pipe and backbox . Obviously a section needed to be cut out after it branches off into 2 leading up to the canisters to accommodate this. we then welded this back together. Next step was to remake the outlet pipes. luckily my mate has a mandrel pipe bender (allows pipe to be bent with affecting the inside diameter), so we was able to make some 90 degree bends for the tips. next issue was one of the inlet pipes bends over the outlet pipe. before this wasnt an issue as the original outlet pipe was flatter, but for my new round outlet pipe to fit we had to rework this section too to make the bend higher to go over the pipe. Now the box is not so wide it site in place nicely. The outlet pipes are now not obstructed and we now have 2 new 90 degree outlet ipes for the tips. Next was just a case of relocating the hangers. If you want the midpipe on also (i left mine off as didnt want it too loud) about the last third-half needs to be reworked also. hope this makes sense! hard to explain without pictures really, but I didnt get any really during the install, and cant seem to get anything decent under the car. haha hope this helps anyone interested

I used the glossy stuff for my rear strut. Think it looks great and by far te most realistic looking wrap Iv seen. In my experience the more expensive better quality brands such as the hexis or 3m don't look as realistic as this, but the higher quality shows in how long it lasts (not so applicable to interior bits as not weathered) and how conformable and stretchable it is, but to be fair I didn't not have a problem doing my strut with a bit of heat. Still looking good 8 months later. Stuff I used also had the 'air release' in tk usually found in the likes of 3m and hexis.

Either temporarily change it back? And take your chances as you have been (that's what a mate if mine did with his illegal tints) Get a show n go retractable plate like myself Or Display it in your window. Don't quote me on this but I believe it is actually legal to do so, but again don't quote me but could be worth looking into? Lovely looking car btw mate

Mine too came with parking sensors. Was such a nice bonus to see when I went to view the car. As I think I would be exactly the same as you without them. But as above a camera seems to be a popular choice, and surprisingly cheap for what you get too!

Thanks mate Cheers, as I say I don't think that video does it justice. Yeah really does go to show how big the GTR is it, I was surprised. A few mates of mine were like, put all 4 tips on, yeah that would be cool. I was worried about just the 2 tips lol even with the outlet pipes removed we still had to play around and shorten in some more to fit correctly due to its width!

Thanks mate means a lot. Hope to get some better videos this weekend

Cheers mate, well happy

*Update* GTR exhaust is finally on! Came off a 2010 R35 GTR. How it started life with me Next I removed the outlet pipes, with these on it was wider than the car! Also cleaned the tips up, they are all removable with a clamp so easy to whip off in the future for a good clean. Did try burning the tips but surprisingly they are only chrome plated so they were having none of it.. Before (left) after (right) With doing all I can do now I headed up to see a mate of mine, grant at GCFabrications to work his magic. He did some Welding.. Was a bit more involved than initially thought but nothing he couldn't handle. :thumbup: Visually, here is before Then GTR exhaust in place, with the GTR 5" tips And then we decided this would be a good opportunity for a bumper tuck, to show off the backbox a bit Very pleased with this, thinks it makes a bit more of a feature of the exhaust now! And a quick one in the petrol station on the way home To add that finishing touch we also polished the backbox up and spraye the pipes with a heat resistant satin black. I think the contrast looks good, very happy with the result! But anyways, the important bit, the sound... A quick before (as we all know a nice note from stock, just a bit quiet) http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z413/scott_f91/9D4CE78A-BBAB-4320-B60C-15412EC36DEC-1652-00000259347BB2DC_zpse2bef693.mp4 And after. Excuse the smoke... Lol http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z413/scott_f91/AEF733CE-810E-4DA6-8000-B935537F7747-1652-0000025946211C78_zpscd0ca8be.mp4 Obviously phone mic and speakers dot do it justice. Much louder than oem and much more evident, with a sweet spot between 3-4k. Didn't want it too loud so left the midpipe silencer in for now. However this is dead silent on the motorway with absolutely no drone whatsoever! Very chuffed with the result and again a massive thanks to grant for all his help! Will hopefully try and get some more pictures and videos soon!

Small update, but nothing exciting unfortunately. With the MOT nearing I had to sort out my tyre situation. Standard tyre sizes for now but dropped a profile. So currently now running: 225/40/18 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 (front) 245/40/18 Michelin Pilot Sport 2 (rear) Nice thought I finally have some decent rubber now Also car went through the MOT with no advisories So all ready for the GTR exhaust now (should have an update on that tomorrow) Also last Saturday tried test fitting my skirts. Unfortunatly didn't get any pics but but to do more more drilling anyways. So here's a picture of the new clearance on my drive with the front tyres on, I liked it

mine sailed through also no advisories exhaust time sunday now good luck to those whos are coming up

This is good news and what I like to hear. Mines in tommorow morning!