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What do you think of the pioneer? How much was the conversion kit? Hoping to buy my first 350z next week and I'll be looking to upgrade the Bose. I'm so bloody excited.

Excellent. Cheers matey. I'll give them a call

I'm on the verge of putting a deposit down on a Roadster but the roof will need replacing. Is this a job that is worth attempting yourself or should I get it properly done? I've seen black mohair roofs are £390+Vat which is reasonable. Does anyone have any recommendations as to where to get it from supplied and fitted or just supplied?

Nice one chaps. Well I know the roof has some scuffs to it and will either need patching up or replacing. Apparently it's still water tight though so whilst it's top of my list it's not life or death situation. I've had a look and it seems a new roof fitted is £600ish. Does that sound about right to you guys? The clutch and fly wheel have already been replaced so that's a good thing regarding the OEM clutch. Does anyone have any recommendation for the sounds system replacement? I know there's loads of cheap DIN's on ebay but I hear that they're cheap for a reason. Whilst I don't want to go totally mad on price I want something that is reasonable and keeps all the steering wheel controls.

Superb, just read through and if I understand correctly....... * The tyre scrubbing and rear axle clicking noise were only issues on pre 2004 cars? * The Bose stereo could be jumpy but I'll be replacing that anyway. * Stone chips etc but a certain amount is to be expected on a 10 year old car. * Main service after 50000ish miles is expensive but that's the P3 service isn't it??

I'm hoping it'll squeeze in. I do like the blue but I like the black even better.

Cheers chaps. I suppose a little bit about myself wouldn't be a bad idea. I'm 35 and have no children which is why I'm allowed to buy such an awesome car. I'm also into BMX, golf and powerlifting which I appreciate is a strange combination so I'll be looking to get a bike rack that fits to the zed but I'm happy the clubs will fit into the boot. What advice have you got for general Z ownership then? The car I drove the other day had an LPG conversion which I liked the idea of but unfortunately that would have eliminated the ability to carry golf clubs so it was a no go. So far I think the only mod I intend to make is to upgrade the stereo because looking at a tape player just felt odd. Possibly remove the badges off the back too just to make it a little more bad ass.

Hi there, I've been browsing the forum for a while now as I've been dwelling on whether or not to take the plunge and buy one. It was either a 350z or an S2000 but my heart was always saying Z. I had a test drive the other week and it very quickly made up my mind. I'm going to view a car on Wednesday that I'm pretty certain I'm going to buy so as I'm a total noob I was wondering if there was anything in particular I should be looking out for? The car in question is a 2005 convertible model with GT pack. Full service history having just had it's P3 service and will be newly MOT'd when I buy. With that in mind I can't see what could possibly be wrong with it but I'm not very mechanically clue'd up. I'm also that excited by the prospect I'll lose all composure when I get there anyway. Any advice is greatly appreciated.