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Thanks for the reply.

My sight isn’t that good for night driving anymore so I thought I would give the headlamps an upgrade. i understand LED lights are still illegal In the UK, for the ludicrous reason the legislators don’t know how to evaluate them. Ive found some Boch Halogen bulbs in Halfords claiming 200% improvement and ok with the 370Z. Seems a good investment, any comment? Thanks

My sight isn’t that good for night driving anymore so I thought I would give the headlamps an upgrade. i understand LED lights are still illegal In the UK, for the ludicrous reason the legislators don’t know how to evaluate them. Ive found some Boch Halogen bulbs in Halfords claiming 200% improvement and ok with the 370Z. Seems a good investment, any comment? Thanks

Yes, lesson learned. I usually do my own work on the car but at 74 my powers are weak! In future I will get Abbey to do the things I don’t want to wrestle with anymore.

I thought this might be of interest… when I got the car a couple years ago (2010 370z) the brakes were a bit juddery over 50mph, worse as speed increased. The car had new discs and pads fitted by previous owner. I did balancing, tracking and changed tyres. I then took car to local PTA garage to have new discs and pads. The problem persisted and was really getting on my tits. I went back to PTA and asked for a report - they couldn’t find anything wrong. I contacted Abbey Motorsport in Oxted, Surrey. They agreed to test the car, check disc run out, ovality etc. Abbey found a bad run out on one of the front discs and recommended new discs and pads as best course of action. They also said that the flanges the discs were fitted to were corroded and hadn’t been cleaned up properly. I went for that, so they cleaned the flanges. did the brakes and bedded them in properly. Car now perfect. I suppose the problem all along has been the bad disc seating on the flanges, not picked up by previous garages. It’s evidently a very significant part of doing the brakes on Zs. Have complained too PTA who were very good, giving me a full refund on the whole bill.

No, I just did what I do normally which was to go easy on them.

My discs and pads are new but I didn’t bed them in properly as detailed on here, I just used them gently for a bit. ive been in touch with Abbey Motorsport and they think it might be excessive run out on the disc, they are going to measure it.

I hope this thread is still live. I have a similar issue with vibration through steering when braking from 50mph and over. I had front discs and pads changed last year, after which the problem seemed to start. I’ve read on here that if the new rotors are not aligned perfectly it can cause a vibration. The garage I used may not have been up to the job - it’s a possibility. What do the wise say?

Thanks for the tip on this. My daughter is in Cambridge I could combine a trip. Neil

Thanks. I’m on the Kent Surrey border just inside the M25 at about 7 o’clock..

Thanks for the link, it’s very interesting. The problem could be at the back end then even though the imbalance shakes the steering wheel. The rear disks were not changed when I did the fronts. I got the fronts done by a local garage so I have to assume they did them properly If the cause is at the back, there could be another element here. A while back I used ‘auto seal’ in the tyres (it’s not a gloop,it goes into a powder) and had all kinds of problems with the shakes afterwards. The manufacturers denied it caused the problems but eventually I bought new fronts, rebalanced and it was better, but still not right on braking from speed. The stuff is still in the rears. I think I will get it cleaned out and re balanced and have the rear disks checked. What do you think? I’m giving Auto Seal a wide birth in future.

Any ideas please. when I brake from 70 and over there is a bit of a shimmy through the steering, like a wheel off balance. I’ve changed the front tyres (Mitchelins) had them balanced several times. Tracking and tow in all checked and adjusted. i’ve had the disks and pads changed it’s just had its MOT, pass no problem. i’m a bit stumped

That’s a really helpful guide. Many thanks.

I’m sure it’s points and fine. You can only do the points opt out every two years by paying fine and paying for the course.

Hi. 2010 370z has irritating tinny rattle on idle. Likely to be heat shield around cats. I’ve put jubilee clips around previously but I think the constant expansion and contraction has loosened them off. i think I will cut the rusty old shields off completely. I secured all the other rattletrap bits last year, but I will check them. Is there anything I could bind the Cats with to prevent them setting fire to the fields of Surrey? I’m not sure exhaust wrap can take the cat temperatures. Advice welcome please.

I have a shudder felt through the steering wheel when braking from speed. I suspect new discs are needed. Sadly I'm a bit past the age where I can do it myself and I wondered if anyone knew what cost I should be looking for to get front discs and pads done these days. Thanks

As I understand it the product stays liquid and as the tyre spins the stuff gets thrown against the inside of the tread by centrifugal force. If you get a puncture the air in the tyre mixes with the liquid and the carbon fibre content in the liquid seals the puncture instantly and permanently. https://bikeseal.co.uk/ let me know what you think

Jack94 Thanks for the input. Much appreciated.

Not sure which category but here’s an interesting one. After a recent puncture I decided to get the wonder product BikeSeal-or AutoSeal. It splashes about in the tyre and instantly seals punctures and is permanent, non toxic, non chemical, vegan etc etc. What can go wrong. The website confuses me as it jumps around from BikeSeal to AutoSeal and often mixing the two on the same page. The two products are in fact exactly the same. Applied product. Took for run. Great disappointment. Between 80 and 90 a bad judder through steering on certain surfaces. Contacted Bike Seal and I was told it’s not the fault of the product as too much of it in the tyre could cause this issue but as I had not put enough in it would not be the cause.I should have put 370ml in each tyre. I pointed out that the box said clearly 250ml for cars, but he said that was a very rough guide and I should have phoned them up to check. Silly me for assuming the label was correct. BikeSeal man said there must be another cause like wheel balance. I checked and found the weights on the repaired n/s/r wheel had come off and in fact the n/s/f as well. No problem I thought, re balance the two wheels and it’s sorted. However, chummy at BikeSeal informed me that it wasn’t possible to balance the wheels with product in. The pack says somewhere apply to pre balanced wheels (it does say that), but as far as I was aware, they were balanced. He said I would have to have all the tyres taken off, washed of all product, put back on, rebalanced and new product applied (I don’t think so). Shortly after I was told that as I had only put 250ml in and as a result it “might” be possible to balance the wheels. At this point I made it clear that I was not a happy customer but could have expressed it more diplomatically as Dale at BikeSeal has gone off in a strop. Anyway, on my third attempt I managed to explain to a tyre shop that the product was not the work of the devil and would not cover all their kit in creeping sticky gunk, but I had to present the packaging to prove it. The tyre place managed to balance both n/s wheels with the product still in. I tried it out on a run and no improvement. I went back and had the other two balanced and this time there is an improvement. The car steering only vibrates at 80, but not through to 90. I’m still getting slight vibration through s/wheel if I brake from reasonably high speeds (should have mentioned that, it’s always done it). Because there is some improvement I was thinking we are on the right track. I checked the front tyres and I see they are Accelera. It’s a budget job and judging by the reviews they are crap. I changed the rears to Falcons when I got the car but the fronts were new so I left them. Have they gone off round maybe? Filled with optimism I rang the helpful garage this morning to say I thought a couple of new Falcons on the front might sort it all and let’s forget the BikeSeal for now. They are less sure as any ovality in the tyre would have shown in the balancing and want to check the front end, the tracking, the track rods, the discs etc. Fair enough I suppose. It goes in on Wednesday. Any theories are welcome. I don’t think the problem is BikeSeal as it’s a tested and proven clever product, just badly marketed and poorly explained. There certainly are disadvantages. Thanks

They do one for the 350 as well. The one on my previous car, a 350 wasn’t as bad.

Here it is. Not my car, far too shiny and rust free

I have just got back from a visit to Tarmac Sportz in Derby. I ordered one of their special W braces, my own one having crumbled to rust. I wanted them to fit it as I anticipated the bolts shearing off and my fears were not without foundation as three broke off in the process. It was a fair old journey from me in Kent, but worth it as my appointment involved no waiting, the car went up on the ramps straight away. The old brace was in a shocking state, badly rusted, it had been clobbered by the previous owner and by myself recently (see picture). The new W brace is very robust and well made. The one taken off was the worst they had seen on a 370z and it had to be mine, typical! Well recommended, Tarmac Sportz were friendly, efficient and knowledgable.

370z Rear Axle Spindle. (the one that clicks) I am a bit puzzled that the 2010 car with the silly tab lock, that doesn't work torques up to 105Nm where as the non tab lock version torques up to 185Nm seemingly using the same axle and nut. In 2011 they then put it at 180Nm. Can anyone explain or correct me. Thanks

This might fit the bill,...

Yes many others including my previous 350 have rusted beyond belief. ive seen the Torquen one and if it's the only option so be it. Also seen some more innovative ones for the 350 but the brace is different on the 370 Thanks