hicksi

On 17/02/2020 at 14:34, ZMANALEX said:

Probably wear on the wiper control mechanism.

 

Plenty in stock if required.

How much does this assembly break down buddy. Are the joints or mechanism arms available separately or do you have to buy the whole assembly? 

Do you have a website or link? Would like to stay local on the forum 

Evening all, happy sat! 

Right, had all the cowling off, drivers side arm was an absolute b***h, had to modify an eBay puller to actually pop it off the threads.... Anyway, onwards! 

So in the pictures I'm pointing at the drivers side arm coupling joint. Or what ever it's called. Looks like there was once a nice rubberised cushion/clip in there, which is now worn and allows for a LOAD of left to right play. There is a small bit of play on the passenger side, but very little and this doesn't affect the stopping point of the arms... 

Nice one buddy, thanks again for the link to our resident detailer. Checking them both out.

I took a £6 punt on some turtle wax hydrophobic sealant spray. Bloody great stuff!  

Applied it wet as a drying aid this time. The water is still beading off a week later. Not bad for £6

Spot on. Screw the washing up tonight. Ill be outside 

Amazing quick reply buddy. 

Ill pop the cover off and take a look inside. See if anything jumps out at me 

Hey team, 

Have been driving around in the rain using the wipers allot recently. 

I noticed on the way home the drivers side wiper is over extending and hitting the the painted pillar. Its actually chipped the paint. 

Its about half and half but somtimes the wiper stops in the correct position and on full chat it goes past this point. 

Checked the arm bolt was tight, the passenger side has zero play, however the the drivers side can be moved about 2 inches from its resting position. 

Anyone had this before? 

Hey jack thanks for the link! Checking him out now!!! 

Spot on advice, the car was super clean when i bought her but shes not been treated, i can tell looking at the water beading after all this rain. 

Whats your favourite products? 

Spot on buddy, i really appreciate all that information. Those links are great! 

Praise the lord its my birthday in march. Dont think ive ever had such a long list of items 

I really wasnt aware of how much decom/fallout a car can require. Safe to say youve set the standard bud! 

Fair. Thanks mate 

What an absolute dream to have received and owned that vehicle from new buddy!

I started life as a two wheel kinda guy, lucky enough to get a '15 triumph stripple R from the dealer. I can only imagine what picking the Z up must have felt like. Especially in its rowdy Nismo format.

I now have a shopping list, lets hope I can find all the parts as genuine Nismo...

Anyway, agreed that orange imo is to die for, I genuinely feel more confident after all you guys encouragement, so I'm going full daily responsibility mode captain!

I was blabbing on about autoglym all day at work today, then someone showed me auto finesse..

From my understanding so far washing the car is as follows?

Rinse

Pre Wash - Snow foam etc...

Wash - Car shampoo (sponge or mitt...)

Dry

Polish (this is where you used your triple?)

Seal (use your hydrophobic spray sealant?)

9 hours ago, HEADPHONES said:

My Zed only spends a few days a year in my garage normally for some detailing in the evening.

It's my daily and it's a bit of a faff moving our weekend family car out and getting the zed in so the zed lived outdoors for all of it's 15 years.

To be honest.

As long as there's not overhanging trees with heavy bird bombings and sap, all it needs is regular washing and maintenance.

Not even a ceramic coating.

Just some wax or spray on sealant every month or so.

A good paint decon once or twice a year.

The paint will feel smooth and pristine.

It'll be dirty when you can't be bothered to clean it.

It'll be a glowing orange fireball when you can.

 

Plus, without a cover, even after 15 years ownership, I still walk past it and say to myself

 

 

 

"Damn....... that's a mighty fine car with a mighty fine orange paint job"

I don't think I'd be walking past going

"Damn......check out that mighty fine dusty car cover"

 

Well, i'll sleep allot better tonight after reading this. Thanks mate sound advice.

Now I'm looking up autoglym and auto finesse reviews 

That picture though, absolute credit to you. THOSE RIMS!

So what have you done to the outside of your Z?

V1 wing

Rear spats

Have you got the v1 side trims and front lip/bumper?

On 10/02/2020 at 21:54, ATTAK Z said:

I'm pretty sure a folding garage would, er, fold in the winds we've been having for the last couple of days. How about ceramic coating to make it easier to clean ?

Haha, almost definitely find that folding garage half way down the street. I did see one that comes with securing plates you drive onto...

Thanks mate, contacted the seller and actually looked in the pictures. Logo and part number underneath!

What do you guys recon these are worth second hand? Think the seller wants at least 100

Just checking in guys. The particular knob i have, the top of the threaded shifter shaft contacts a rubber 'stop' up inside the knob. This is slightly worn, so the numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6,R are upside down when its 'tight'.

I shoved two small washers up inside the knob and these have packed in to the point the numbers are the right way up now.

Thanks for the advice, went out for a spin, knob seems good. Now I have a flashing airbag light. ffs 

Legend davey! 

Is this your item? Looks in good condotion i guess there isnt really anyway to tell if its genuine nismo? 

How much do you recon thats worth? All ive found on ebay is copies

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133006476875

Evening all,

Starting to get the idea these are hard to come by.

I'd take a copy but if there's a genuine/nismo i'm interested. Any color, but even better if its orange!

Cheers jack, 

Agreed id want the car clean and dry every time it goes under. Its gonna be the daily so not sure that would be practical.

Anyone know any good sources to get a folding garage?

Awesome guys, thanks for the response.

I like the rubber washer idea, i presume it screws down to a 'lip' and the bottom of the shaft. So the washer will allow it to get some bite...

Failing this ill grab the tube of loctite, albeit sparingly 

Cheers all, will let you know how i get on.

But thanks for the kind messages team, stoked to be here!

2 hours ago, HEADPHONES said:

Welcome to the OC

We never get tired of photos of new members cars so when you're free, post some up

I had to teach myself poor plate blurring just for you guys . I've only been on one ride out and that was the night I bought it. Down to sandbanks ferry! Safe to say I'm absolutely hooked.

13 hours ago, Keyser said:

along Hicksi - you'll never get 4 quads in the back of a Zed

Haha! I couldn't even get 2 in the Merc mate. It was time to get rid of the boot and back seats anyway!!! 

Cheers buddy!

Now to try and stay away from online shopping as long as possible 

Hey team,

So I've recently purchased a fantastically cared for orange Z that has been garaged. And my garages are so old their regulation size isn't big enough to fit the damn thing inside. Live in flats by the way.

So from all my hunting around looks like I have two options.

1. The double cover approach cotton/water proof outer layer.

2. source a folding garage.

Whats your thoughts on these? The folding garage sounds expensive, however I can even really find a UK supplier. All i know is dimensions are roughly 4.3mx1.8m

Will the covers ruin the paint work through abrasion?

Thanks in advance guys!

Hey Team,

I've recently bought a Z with a custom milled gear knob. Shifting itself is fine, however the knob can be twisted left to right. I presume the original leather knob didn't turn like that.

Is this a job where I'm gonna have to pull up the surround trim and hold the shift shaft with some grips and tighten it?

Any help is appreciated!

Evening to you all! 

I have joined many forums, I've never stopped to say hello first. But the entry into the zed world has been so positive there is absolutely no way I couldn't.

Down in Dorset, when I met my now good friend he had a 350z in orange (That car had nothing to do with my choice), he now rides a special blue and carbon supercharged 370z . The time was right and here I am. This place has been a MASSIVE help in actually buying the vehicle. So thank you for all your previous posts!