mr v6

It's all well & good going out & spending £xx amount on products & doing it yourself. You need to have an idea on what level of correction or enhancement you need, then which products suit your needs. If the amount you're going to spend on products & equipment is more than what you'd spend on someone to do the job for you, then why not just let that person do it for you. On the other hand, if you're willing to spend to get the gear together yourself (costs vary greatly), then not only can you do the job yourself, you've still got the gear to do it next time, then on your mates car for mates rates etc. I started out by buying a Kestrel DAS-6 9 years ago, I still have it & it works perfectly. Over the years I've bought various pads & polishes to do jobs on my own cars, neighbours cars, friends, family & customers cars. I don't do this as a full time job as it'd bore me to death, but kudos to those that do it daily. I do it occasionally, that way I find it interests me more & I take more care when doing the job. As recommended above, Obsidians work is superb, I've seen plenty of it on DW (although I find the whole site far too anal, it grinds my gears). I do have a full time job, but feel free to browse through my pics of other cars here: http://www.mrv6.co.uk/detailing/ I'm an amateur & do it as a hobby, when I can be bothered & have a spare full day with the right weather.

Here you go: https://www.350z-uk.com/profile/9648-zmanalex/

Was parked in the Shell station on Manchester Road this afternoon (not in my Z though) around 3.50pm when a Sunset Z drove by in the direction of Sale, touring alloys & an aftermarket exhaust. Sounded nice

Anyone? Torqen?

During those 3 times, did water get onto the switch? I'm guessing here, but is there a permanent 12v feed at the switch's connector, but is only live when the ignition is on?? Could be a control unit issue, maybe a pinched wire in the door somewhere? It's one of those faults that you need to keep occurring to narrow the fault down.

Possibly a silly question, but I saw another YT channel showing an install for this, how does the radio work, off an app using your data?

Can I just ask, if this problem continues, the next stop would be the master cylinder. Torqen shows a rebuild kit for the DE for just £27.62. Has anyone any experience fitting this kit & fixing their problem before forking out £100+ on a new master?

As was the case with mine. Lazy fitter from a previous change.

I bled the system today using normal brake fluid. I went through exactly 300ml. Iwas told by a 'tech' (word used very loosely at work) to get a pipe with a small slit in it, that way it allows fluid out & no air in.. This didn't work, so had my dad come over & we did it the normal 2 man way. After a short time of dad having to pull the pedal up with his foot etc, we had a good pedal (I mean the normal pedal) after about 20 mins. I still have the same amount of pedal play as before. I'm starting to think it could be the master cylinder, purely because every now & again if I press the pedal I feel a little of the play go, then it comes back, plus the master is making a squeaking / creaking noise when the pedal is pressed. I also noticed the crappy Nissan insulation that's around the hydraulic pipe, it's a poor attempt at heat diversion. I ordered a 2" wide length of exhaust manifold wrap from ebay. I got rid of the standard stuff & wrapped the heat wrap around the braided line using cable ties every inch or so, just in case the fluid was boiling up, the standard heat wrap was all open bar a couple of cable ties in the wrong places. Time will tell I suppose.

That's unfortunate mate, sorry to hear it. I stopped using those type of jacks earlier this year & bought an Arcan 2T one from Costco, 5 pumps on the handle & the thing is at it's highest lift. More of a reason never to get under any car without jack stands & just rely on a small jack, not worth it.

Looking nice Mik Du. Always like how PB BH fills swirls to give a rich deep shine, but it's fillers I found wash out if you dont put a wax over the top. Just something to think about.

I bought a Stoptech uprated cylinder from either Torqen or Tarmac Sportz last month for around £42. I also bought a 500ml bottle of Motul RBF660 from ebay for about £15 inc delivery. I'm trying a flush & bleed with regular fluid first, if it continues I'll just swap the cylinder & use Motul.

Mine is starting to do this 9 months after having a genuine slave fitted along with a HEL braided line. I'm going to attempt a fluid bleed & see how it goes. Failing that, I'll fit the Stoptech slave I've got. If I get no joy with that I'll change the master.. Why, because why not.

Well yesterday morning, I gave them another helping of Autosol, then a finer Megs NXT metal polish, then 2 layers of Soft99 Fusso Coat light wax. Will see how they go, then perhaps wet n dry them at some point.

The lamps on my Z have been bugging me since day 1, so I decided on a quick polish to see how they'd turn out & how long they'd last. I was tinkering with the idea of buying a kit, the 3M one, but after Googling '350Z headlight restoration' it lead me to a topic on the forum here, where many used Autosol. So armed with the stuff & 10 mins of my time I got the following, but quick results. I'll see how long it lasts then make a decision whether to redo it with Autosol or wet & dry them. The microfibre cloth went very yellow & dirty very quickly. Before: After: The pair together: I did notice my o/s/f sidelight bulb flickering so I'll change that in the morning.

One thing I could never get my head around from a personal point of view, is why people convert from a dual to a single exit. Visually, when you see 2 cut outs in the bumper you expect to see 2 pipes, but to see only 1 & an empty opening.. I just don't get the whole thing myself.

Oversteer is spot on, Mark's are superb quality, a single piece & weighted perfectly. I used a pair of molegrips on the shaft after lifting up the console, then a large pair of dogleg pliers on the old knob as it was hard to get moving, once it moved the new one was on 20 seconds later: https://www.350z-uk.com/topic/107048-blinged-custom-gear-knobs-new-stock-available/?page=7#comment-1666535

I saw these from this very seller a few months ago, the only thing that put me off was they were gloss black, my Z is Blade Silver, so painting it started to make the mod expensive for what you achieve. For me anyway.

I'm sure I've also seen this twice over the last couple of months, moreso recently in Carrington when I flashed & the driver & got a wave. From memory it was fairly loud & I've sure (could be wrong) it had a front or rear diffuser & tinted windows along with a BGW.

Thanks. One thing I'm going to have to do, because we all want to know what it's like to be behind the wheel of the car behind looking at the Z's rear, is hand the key over to my sister, only so she can drive it slowly so I can exactly see from the rear, what others are seeing. I'm not one for handing any of my car keys to anyone, but I totally trust my sister, she was used to a 400bhp Evo last year.

Thanks for all the replies. I bit the bullet & borrowed a drill & bits yesterday. I used 3x self tappers with washers & got the following result. Then a further half hour with Megs NXT metal polish to bling the rear section up, must say it looks great. I wasn't a lover at first because once you start drilling there's no going back. High res images here: Before: http://www.mrv6.co.uk/350z/bumpertuck1.jpg After: http://www.mrv6.co.uk/350z/bumpertuck2.jpg

Thanks for the input Alex. As a matter of course, I've ordered a bottle of Motul RBF 660 & a Stoptech slave. I'll try the bleed with new fluid first. I'm going to use the bleeding method by blocking the cylinder as that seems to yield good results. If I start to get a mushy pedal from then on in, I'll swap the cylinder.

Thanks Alex. I may just go for the change to rule it out. Would this been seen as a superior part to the Nissan one: https://www.tarmacsportz.co.uk/clutch-and-drivetrain/350z-stoptech-premium-clutch-slave-cylinder.html or https://www.torqen.uk/nissan/350z/powertrain/ancillaries/1673-350z-de-05-07-stoptech-premium-clutch-slave-cylinder-13842019.html

Sorry for the mix up, I was reading other things. It's the external slave on the outside of the box .

Anyone? For an 05 DE?