davidv10

16 hours ago, Ebized said:

Will the absence of headlamp washers be an issue at MOT time?

I mean technically by the rule book it shouldnt pass. But in reality, some mot garages would just see the washer covers which are there, and not actually test them.

But the plan is to have new nismo washer units by then anyway.

On 20/08/2019 at 14:01, Bry said:

Sorry ,I have another question. Do the sport bumpers headlamp washer jet covers fit the Nismo bumper or do you have to buy Nismo specific ones ? Thanks 

 

No worries  Yeh so that was another little headache. For some reason Nissan decided to make the nismo headlamp washers smaller than the GT spec, so they dont fit in the nismo holes. Well at least the whole unit doesnt. I have decided short term, to just unclip the washer covers and double sided tape them to the bumper. So i dont actually have headlight washers currently.

I have no idea how much the nismo headlight washer units are to buy...

10 hours ago, Payco said:

Long shot but I have a practically brand new set of Nismo Mak2 rims for sale. Need to sell them so happy to discuss a sensible price if by any chance you are interested.

 

Martin

Thanks for the reply  But no, not interested in the rims im afraid.

Im after a Nismo rear bumper and Nismo sideskirts for my 370z. They need to be in pearl white (QAB paint code), as i dont want to have to worry about painting them and colour matching etc.

I am interested in either the V1 or the V2 options.

And can do a swap (plus cash your way) for the stock GT bumper/skirts if preferred.

On 19/08/2019 at 21:35, TimC said:

We will have to get one more in next month if everyone is up for it, maybe 15th or 22nd. We could do another in Yarmouth or maybe Norwich if anyone can come up with a better location.

 

I dont think ill be about on 15th. 22nd i should be good for.

On 17/08/2019 at 20:49, Mike k-g said:

Very nice ride David..

may i ask how difficult to remove door handles?

 

looking at getting mine wrap somewhere..

 

 

Thanks

Thanks! Theoretically, they arent difficult at all to remove, however mine had a couple of little niggles.

The main bit is easy and its just undoing the two main bolts in the side of the door. That lets the handles loose. Once the handles are half out, you have to reach in to the door to unplug the harness, which was not easy to get to! But i got there eventually after some scratched hands. The drivers door also has the mechanical key turn metal rod to pop off, which is easy to come off, but very fiddly to snap back on again. Again i got there eventually.

Its easy enough to do, it just requires some patience for the more fiddly bits.

This is the youtube video i used which helped a lot: 

On 17/08/2019 at 06:35, Bry said:

You got your spoiler from the same guy I did . I decided that the spoiler doesn’t suit the stock rear bumper so bought a Nismo rear bumper as well but now want to get the Nismo front bumper to complement the rear. Would you mind telling me if there are holes in the Nismo front bumper to bolt in the three front impact sensors ? On the stock sport bumper they bolt behind the number plate plinth area and behind each of the brake duct vent covers (next to the fangs). As the Nismo bumper is very different to the sport it got me wondering where you bolt those sensors. Hope you can help. Here’s what your car would look like with the Nismo  rear bumper (oh and Nismo wheels)

Ah nice. Yeh im keeping my eyes on ebay for a rear bumper. Either a V1 or V2, but preferably a V2. I dont want to mess around with painting it as the pearl white is apparently really difficult to colour match, and my OCD wont cope if its not right  So looking for one already factory painted.

Im impressed you have preempted that, as i did not  There are not holes that i could see, so i unscrewed the sensors from the grill plastic on the old bumper, left them all wired up (as it causes all sorts of error lights that just wont go away if you unplug them apparently), and have just bolted/cable tied them where i can. I found the front crash bar struts the best place. I should have taken a pic, but didnt think before i put the bumper back on. I have got not error lights, and they are all sitting secure, so all good.

That picture is just making me want to find a Nismo rear bumper as soon as possible! Looks great!

8 hours ago, Ben–350Z said:

Oh no! Hope nothing too bad.

 

Was good to meet a couple of other owners - definitely up for doing it again.

Thanks, all sorted now

Yeh im looking forward to the next one with hopefully more people again!

Sorry fellas, had an emergency come up that i couldnt get out of. Hope you had a good meet!

Welcome buddy! I see you are from Norfolk. We have a mini Norfolk meet on Sunday evening if you fancied it. This is the Norfolk meet thread:

Im in!
 

1. TimC

2. davidv10

3. 

9 hours ago, davey_83 said:

Looks fabulous!!!! Perfect eBay win, I feel maybe aftermarket wheels next.....

Thanks! I have been very lucky on ebay in the last little bit. See i really like the stock wheels, so dont think ill ever change them 

5 hours ago, Payco said:

Personally I prefer the ‘before’ look but you have done a great job and it’s all about what you like as I well know.

Ah thats fair, its all personal preference. You cant please everyone 

2 hours ago, 14N said:

Just needs some Maxton side skirts with a white pin stripe now.......  

 

Very nice David  

Thanks. The Maxton sideskirts were next on my list, until i ran into the spoiler, so they are now on hold until i get some more money spare 

Ok so i have an unexpected big update...

I made the mistake of looking on ebay and just couldnt say no to this gem.

I found a genuine Nissan Nismo rear spoiler shipped from Japan (still in its box) already factory painted in my QAB colour code.

The japanese (and i believe US) model V1 Nismos dont have the black accents all around the skirts and boot spoiler like the UK models do. Which works better with my car anyway.

My current spoiler is not quite the same colour as the body, so i suspected it was replaced/added at some point, however i was not expecting it to have been fitted with this sealant stuff all over the boot which was an incredible pain to get the spoiler off and then clean the ridiculous mess it left. However eventually i got there!

Im so happy with it and being a genuine part the colour and fitment is spot on!

Here are some before and afters:

Parked next to its big brother 

Unfortunately both my DE 350z and now my 370z have the clicking 

The first video definitely looks a lot easier than the second!

Yeh, im in for that 

Lets go with, it was one main question with two side questions coming off it 

Ok, that doesnt sound too bad.

Haha thanks, ill take that as a compliment  But i feel you have jinxed it now 

Im looking at getting these Maxton sideskirts.

One question, how do they attach? Do they fit onto the stock under skirt bolts? Do they come pre drilled?

Yeh it was really good!

Would be great to have regular meets 

Here are the pics i took:

Looks like we have got a good base now for this and future meets!

And hopefully with some good weather coming up.

See you guys at 7:15pm ish 

10 hours ago, jnkent36 said:

Got any pics of the spoiler?

Ill try and get some tomorrow for you 

Bump

Bump - Still available

Yeh 3 is enough 

I messaged guys from the other Norwich thread to see if we can get anymore.

@AlexRussell99 is on holiday so cant make it, but he will be interested in future meets.

Sounds good.

so i think so far we have:

1. TimC

2. davidv10

3. Kryptek49

@Kryptek49 how about your mate from the other thread?