Olly350z

Flip side is least you're using yours... mines not been driven since mid November, only started and left to run once a week. Upside is she's not gotten covered in road salt etc but ti's an expensive garage ornament..

As others have said, it's timing chain on these so as long as you have no rattles on start up r running you're good to leave that. Depends on how mad you want to go. Me personally I'd probably be thinking about plugs again if it's been two years, but I like over kill on servicing. Coolant, gearbox, differential oil and clutch fluid is also another that regularly gets forgotten

Pray for good weather and I'll be there. One show in the nismo in a year and a half!

Always a tad annoyed you're probably at the opposite end of the country as I'd happily pay to get you to give my Nismo the once over as your attention to detail genuinely makes me happy. And getting them both together would be a great photo opportunity Out of interest can I ask what you paid for the mats and where from? It's right of passage for me with a new car to get new mats but the only source I could find was torqen, mega money and didn't look the same as mine but yours are

Whats the car? What year? Your forum name would suggest 350z, yet you mention 370z? You need to be sure whether you have halogen or HID bulbs before you commit to a purchase. I'd suggest that unless you have a basic Japanese import 350z, chances are you have factory HIDs, so halogen is off the cards. Most factory supplied HIDs are around 4300 kelvin (light output - 1 kelvin is equivalent to 1 candle, so 4300 Kelvin = 4300 candles). I Would suggest looking at newer, brighter HID bulbs like bosch, Phillips etc and choosing between 5-6000 kelvin. Light output begins to drop the higher you go, so these adds claiming 8K HIDs are completely useless and you'd actually have worse output. Not to mention the colour spectrum will change the brighter you go, with 5-6K being the brightest, whitest light with a tinge of blue. But there's other factors as well, are your headlamps beginning to oxidise and discolour? That would reduce light output. Lastly, LED headlamps are not illegal in the UK. Retrofitting them IS due the preexisting headlamps not being able to properly spread the beam pattern and dazzling on coming vehicles. Many manufacturers, mine, Honda for example have LEDs on the top spec models and they are BRIGHT. Again depending on what your vehicle is, morimoto can supply you with upgraded LED headlamps that are legal RHD and would be perfectly legal in the UK. But that'll cost you £1300 quid. I can happily go on as I love lighting (I've upgraded my Nismo and love it) but more information required please 🙏

An uprev remap will stop the EML light coming on as they switch off the rear O2 sensors as part of it. The rears only monitor post catalytic performance so aren't necessary

Unless he's planning on getting the car remapped to get the best gains from the setup I personally really wouldn't bother with HFC's and just enjoy the sound without having a headache every year for MOT. Unpopular opinion I know, but when I ran torqen HFCs mated to a Injen SES exhaust I had no ends of issues which really spoilt the car for a considerable time. Having said that, if you truthfully want an answer then I would always marry the two systems together, so my vote goes for invidia

Merry Christmas boys and girl's! Small update, the lovely other half treated me to a set of GTR crystal clear map lights for the Nismo. As you'll see from the photo there's a marked difference between the two. Here side by side for comparison. On the right, the GTR map light, and on the left the opaque white standard 370z map light. Again super shocked at what a small addition can make such a big change to the interior of the car. Light output is now super crisp and bright. Much like the GTR stop / start button. Other then that I've barely driven the car, with one show back in August And there I took a good friend's lad to his first prom. really hoping I'll get out more this year, and more mods!

What's the difference between them?

Am I being daft or are those headlights morimoto? I'm struggling to see any difference even down to the wiring needing to be extended for RHD vehicles?

Sent this to the Mrs last night as she's a huge F1 and Hamilton fan. I @*!# you not I thought my life was over, pretty sure she broke the sound barrier chasing me 🤣

I'm not overly keen on a smocked design just simply down to personal preference. I like the blacked out front headlights the Nismo comes standard with so that's not an issue. But for me I like nice clear OEM colours. Until someone produces an aftermarket light that isnt smoked I won't be changing dude

Drop me a WhatsApp when you pick the new one up mate, would definitely be up for a meet up weather allowing in the spring! Glad to hear you're getting back in a Z again. Funny you should mention the morimoto rear lights, I've actually been chatting to them and have said if they make a newer OEM+ style then I'll have a set. I'm just not keen on the current clear funky style You're right, that's a big question. Remember that the 350z was a GT, and this is a Nismo. They are similar in places, and as willsy says night and day different in others. They're both pretty raw, especially around town. I actually prefer driving the girlfriends Audi A3 around town and it gives me an excuse not to indicate 🤣 But get the Nismo on a twisty B Road, a motorway and that's where you really see the difference come out. Cruising, it's probably the most comfy car I've owned. It's power, presence and road holding make you smile ear to ear. I've lost count the amount of photos taken as people pass because you just don't see Nismo's. Oddly, as nice as the recaros are, I miss electric heated seats. I've never owned a car where the slightest change to my seating position screws me over a treat, taking weeks to find that sweet spot again. Any time it goes somewhere, I tell them explicitly do not move the seat. Interior is definitely a step up, however it baffles me how such a new car does not come with better infotainment, like DAB radio. Again, another point for the Mrs A3. Power delivery is silky smooth in the nismo. You can town drive without it getting rowdy, and know when you want the power you need to hold on. It's connection through the steering feels light and agile, yet enough feedback to know its not all computer assisted. The gearbox is like cocking a rifle, with every change gliding in. The rev match feature is a cool touch, making those down shifts sound all the more cooler. I could ramble all day, so I'll summarise here. Do I think its better then a 350z as its also a properly "Jap" car? Yes. Do I think there are newer, better cars available for the same price, 25K? Also yes. But its charm for me is that its a "New Car, based on an old car". You have enough quality, toys, features and driving style to know you have a new car, but it feels old enough that you can be connected with what it's doing, without warning sensors beeping for beeping sake. I miss my 350z for sure. But would I want to go back? No chance

Can confirm the DVLA are idiots, this is my 2016 370z Nismo and yet they think it's a 350z 🤔

An easier, cheaper and more grounded test would be to swap the bulbs round and see if the fault moves from one side to the other. If it does, you know its the bulb failing. If it doesn't, you know the issue is somewhere on that headlight

Brilliant, exactly what I wanted at the wrong time, Doh!

Thats the issue, how long will this wash take! What I was getting at is in simple terms is that the OP is now royally stuck in the middle, between his insurance company and the garages liability. The insurance company will say the garage is responsible as the car was handed over to their care, the garage will say its the insurance companies responsibility as they chose to send it to them, a whole street away from where it was recovered. Using my own garage where I work as an example, there's been a serious breakdown somewhere, and that's what is fishy. Personally I feel the garage are entirely to blame. We have coded key cupboards, retinal scanners, 18 foot high fenced compounds, CCTV covering every square inch to name a few security measures. But then we're a multimillion pound Dealership Vs Big Ken's auto repair shop on the corner. I feel for the OP, we're about to find out how good his insurance company is.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but i feel this is about to get extremely messy for you. Technically speaking from my understanding, the garage the vehicle was recovered to are now also liable for the car. As it was stolen from their premises and I'd assume private property, there will be serious questions asked by the insurance company. All sounds extremely fishy

First show done in the Nismo in over a year of ownership taken at the GermanVsJapanese meet last weekend by bluepigphoto And then of the engine bay clean up I had in a little detailing session

I love this 300 so much!! Seriously good work saving her and getting her back on the road. Youve got a real gem there which I'd swap my nismo for in a heartbeat!

Not much of an update but for the first time in my car ownership I treated myself to a private plate. Got the old ones off as they were seriously stuck on, and cleaned up all the rear bumper and plinth. Photo below On Monday this week I dropped the car off at my local Nissan who did me a cracking deal as it was service and MOT time. They gave me a Nissan leaf as a loan car, eww. Full Nissan P3 service, supplied my own oil Oil & filter Air filters Cabin filter Brake fluid Clutch fluid Coolant Gear oil Differential oil Spark plugs Aircon re-gas New wipers Passed everything with flying colours, I've known the master tech there for years and was very happy to hear him say its immaculate underneath and probably the cleanest one he's ever seen. Felt weird as got ganged up on by all the salesmen who offered me a pretty penny to let her go, I was nearly tempted.

Let me know a time and place with decent weather and I'm there, a MK1 & MK2 would look ace together for photo's especially as I've still not gotten any decent ones of mine. How you finding the nismo life? Something about them feels very, very special doesn't it driving them down the road?

Welcome to the Nismo Gang matey. I did the same as you however went with the MK2. Looking forward to seeing it as I know you're localish! She looks smart

A spirited drive isn't whats required as they will cool down in-between, you need to literally hold it at x amount of revs for several minutes so they are HOT and then test the emissions straight away. High flow cats are never a guaranteed way of passing emissions though. You're other option is find a friendly tester or leave a box of beers in the car? Mine used to always look the other way providing everything else was safe

You don't need to remove them to test them, removing the air intake will cause its own set of issues particularly if you disconnected the MAF. You mention the car is hunting, do you mean rev hunting? To test them, all you need to do is unplug them one at a time at the coilpack. You'll see the engine loom that runs around. With the car running and everything where it should be, unplug them at the connector one at a time, a long nose screw driver helps here. You will hear the engine note drop noticeably as its essentially dropped a cylinder. If you hear the difference, reconnect and move on. If you don't hear a note change, that is possibly your culprit coilpack / spark plug