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Hey guys, might be an odd one. Rear speakers make next to no noise. If I put balance all the way rear and turn it all the way up I can hear them. Sub works fine. Had a peep round and seems the fronts/sub are amped but rears are not - all aftermarket. Is it worth swapping the Bose rears back in or could I be missing something?

Hi all, been having a look at Nissboard and other such apps on my Linux laptop but never managed to get it connecting with any of my cables. NDS2 worked with them on Windows so not sure if I'm perhaps missing something? Would love to have something working ideally and then potentially replace the cluster with an R-PI one day

Thanks. Is the QD necessary though if I'm already using QD as clay lube? And I meant the pad was throwing semi-solid like the excess compound is drying up at the edges of the pad, getting rolled up and thrown off. Still getting used to following the curves so that probably contributes! Cheers for the tip about the lance btw. Will see if my friend minds lending his, otherwise will go with a prewash.

Really sound advice, thanks. Good spot on the IPA wipe, I thought it was to remove the clay lube/residue and any other non-solid contaminants. Jees though, I might have just been using too much but it took half a bottle lol. Sounds like the size of my sections was right maybe overboard as I think I actually split it into 9 but yeah definitely doing it a bit quick given I got through it in less than 4h. Something I didn't mention though is some of the panels might actually be worse off as my first couple I had white bits flying off and "solid" compound being left behind on the panel - I figured this was from using too much product though and proceeded with that in mind and it cleared up after rinsing the pad and using less. I think you've got it in one though - more and slower passes with the orange pad rather than white will probably see a much better result. I'm borrowing my friend's DA at the mo so will probably go for it again soon, dedicate a full day (or two) and baseline this method. Will probably grab a couple more towels and some good foam. On that note, I am using a foam lance on the pressure washer albeit definitely not the best around - came with the B&M unit I'm using although seems good enough for someone who's not going to be using it for anything beyond their own car

Good call, I was worried that I'd have to re-wash and clay splitting across multiple days though as I park on the roadside rather than in a garage. Definitely worth perfecting one panel first though before doing the rest of the car especially given its all equally "bad". Will keep that in mind next time I attempt it. Thanks for that, I'd heard its fine but will bear this in mind. Will probably have some decent foam for the next run 👍

That is very true - definitely show quality compared to my dad's old Ibiza thats lost 90% of its clearcoat lol. I thought the same with previous cars and had this idea after my friend showed me the difference on his A4. Scratches aside there were sunscreen marks all over the place and understood a good cut+polish would get those out. Headlights were also pretty bad so this also sorted those out for the most part - time will tell how long it lasts but hopefully the ceramic spray stuff will keep em together. Not sure if its a trick of the lighting but in all fairness it looks like I've taken a lot of the shallow scratches out, paint definitely less hazy Its true though I can't unsee it on any car anymore haha Before After

Wasn't on the todo list but had the chance to try my hand at detailing today. Not terrible but not great either, still, paintwork is far from perfect so not worth going overboard

Hey all, so got round to giving the Z a detail today, first time doing more than a bucket wash all told. Probably took around 3.5 hours to complete. Bearing in mind, I'm not going for some crazy 90% defect reduction or something as the paint is littered with stone chips and the occasional scuff anyways. Steps as follow: Rinse Foam (CarPlan Demon Foam - running low so chucked in some Fairy. Am I mad for doing that?!) Agitate (Generic microfiber mitt, two buckets one for fresh water another for rinsing the mitt) Rinse Clay (Mothers clay w/ quick detailer as lube. Side note the smell of this had me wanting to eat the clay) IPA wipe Cut 3x passes per area(Chemical Guys white pad, Meguiars ultimate compound) Polish 3x passes per area (Chemical Guys orange pad, Meguiars ultimate polish) Wax (Turtle Wax hybrid solutions ceramic spray) I AM AN IDIOT! While typing this out I realised I got the sodding pads the wrong way round 🤦‍♂️ Sadly no comprehensive set of before and after pics but I have a couple showing the swirls and final result. As you can see, most of the swirls are still present although the finish still has plenty more "pop". What can I do better next time? Thoughts so far: Heavier compound (maybe pad too, getting them the right way round would probably help lol) More or slower passes Better prep Accept that the scratches are deeper than I thought and move on Before After Results

Cheers lad, thankfully got some amazing mates, couldn't do it alone! Doesn't compare to my old Golf mk4 I bought in limp mode which had something break seemingly every week lmao. Took full set of vac lines, brakes, radiator/coolant, coolant temp sensor, three sumps (my fault for going low lmao), turbo oil feed, crank sprocket (bolts sheared???), clutch/smf, all round suspension and several window regulators. Only had it less than a year before the engine blew due to shoddy workmanship (still no idea if was me or Halfords but they left oil all over the engine bay from a timing belt change soooo) 😅

Finally back together, new slave in. What a pain to bleed it was (Yes, we followed FSM process lmao)! Obviously taking it easy for the first few hundred to break the clutch in but holy cow does it run The only downside is the union nut from the hardline to attach the flexi was so rusted that even a line wrench and WD40 ended up rounding it off. That being said, we used the original flexi. I know, bad idea but it'll do until I can sort out an alternative, probably thinking of replacing the whole system with braided SS flexi similar to what you'd see on some MX-5s. If anyone's done this before please PM me and let me know how it is! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS1aJ_wel8o Of course, it has the SMF rattle but no biggie. Fair trade-off for how rev happy it is!

Ok guys so some might have seen me floating around a bit after buying the blue Z from another member. So, I still haven't really driven it yet as the clutch went after 20 minutes of ownership So I got the parts pretty quick and was waiting for a friends to clear out some space in their unit so we can crack on. Thank the heavens they did, as you'll see why it'd have been a nightmare in an actual garage lol. This is basically starting off as a big rant but it'll be more of a build thread as it (hopefully) progresses. To start with, the rust. Oh, the rust! We had to grind and drill every exhaust bolt that had to come out. Not a surprise given its age and the fact its spent most of its life up north I guess? Anyway, after getting the box dropped and old bits out (my days, the friction plate was down to the rivets and had dug a ditch in the pressure plate and flywheel lol) the pilot bushing was stuck in the hole. It was already getting late so instead of using the bread trick my friend with the steady hand carefully chiselled it out. Painful to watch but probably saved a day... Had the damn car almost a month and haven't driven it yet! Kit didn't come with a new one either but luckily same friend had a couple spares from his S15 (thanks Nissan for using generic parts across cars). Anyway, now to get it back together. As a note, dowels on the flywheel were a bit more snug than OEM so we had to torque it several times to ensure it was seated correctly. Niceeeee. Next up, getting the box back in. Wiggle wiggle and more wiggle. Nout. Turns out using the wack-ass "universal" alignment tool didn't even get close to aligned! Luckily pilot bushing still OK. Ended up getting the box and propshaft on the following day but oh no it doesn't end there. Nope. No siree. The exhaust needs to go back on now. I really have some awesome mates here. Turns out the Y pipe is from Toyosport and the backbox is Japspeed. For whatever reason, there was a massive gap filled by two spacers with no gaskets lol. So aforementioned friend actually got the welder out and extended the Y pipe by exactly enough to make a snug fit. Now time to wire brush all the flanges and get the exhaust in. Well, thankfully we thought ahead here and got gaskets ready. And gun gum for good measure. Well, we actually ran out of bolts so ended up whipping up some by welding nuts to some freshly threaded stems. Covered both sides of the flange in gun gum and sent it. First start, no blowing which is awesome and its time to move it out of the unit to idle for a bit and cure the gun gum. Well, that went fine, clutch felt lovely and moved it out to idle. Then, went to test drive. Clutch in, go to hit R and... won't go into gear. Pedal feels light and lags behind my foot a bit. Get a look under, actuation isn't quite right. Mole gripped the clutch line by the slave and the pedal went rock solid, slave confirmed I guess. Got a kit (new slave and braided line) ordered from Horsham now but God damn I just wanna drive it lmao. That'll be on in a few days I hope so maybe I'll get some time in the sun before it chucks it down this weekend 🤞 Also, to balance out all the BS above, the interior is lovely, aftermarket sound system is pretty good too. Handles like its on rails compared to any other car I've owned (well, from the short time I got driving it anyway). No weird or dodgy noises/vibrations. Still feel like I scored a bargain despite the issues tbh. To answer a couple possible questions: I live almost at the south coast, got the Z transported down from Scotland "sold as seen" so its on me really and PO had no reason to expect the clutch would go that soon, however, he offered to put a couple hundred towards the clutch which is f***ing awesome given he had no obligation to do so! Other than the clutch issue everything was more or less as expected so no big deal really. Happy with the purchase regardless. I eventually plan to replace the exhaust with test pipes and a nice new SS system, but am a bit concerned about the (also rusty) bolts on the top side of the cats and the idea of having to get new headers makes me shudder. I get that I should be prepared for maintenance costs but god damn not so much so soon haha. Next course of action really is to get a de-rust under the car and redo as much undercoating as possible and replace some of the more accessible bits before they get real bad. If you're wondering, I went with a Fidanza SMF and Exedy clutch To do: Fit new slave/braided line and bleed Replace exhaust system, probably when it starts blowing again (Sell the cats to fund it as well probably) Replace PAS lines as they're starting to become porous Rear tyres getting towards EOL but will probably replace the lot with PS4s. De-rust and re-undercoat before it becomes structural Figure out why fuel gauge is poo (I understand this is a business-as-usual issue) Sort out the minor arch bubbles before they develop De-cloud the headlights

As some might have seen, recently picked up the Azure 04 from another member here which unfortunately decided it to become a slip n slide after 20min of ownership. I have picked up a fidanza flywheel with an exedy 3pc kit and have secured some space to crack on with it this week. However, a couple things I need to clarify beforehand. First, I've seen mixed mentions, is it an internal or external slave? Next question, which gearbox oil should I use as I'll be doing that after dropping the transmission? Finally, OEM flywheel bolts are a toss to source it seems. Do they need replacing or can I get by with some red loctite? TIA guys, super excited to be able to actually drive it properly! 😅

I do recognise your name from an ebay listing - hopefully I haven't shot myself in the foot but have ordered an Exedy 3pc kit with a Fidanza SMF to go in when my friend's unit becomes available. From what I've heard and read they're absolutely fine for a combo

As one or two of you may have picked up, I am now the owner of Inspiral's 350z, which I also see belonged to ZMANALEX. Good to know the POs haven't dropped off the face of the earth haha. Finally got out in it yesterday and my god have I been missing out driving a 70bhp Ibiza for the last year! Only trouble is after an hour ish of perfectly fine driving the the clutch started slipping, so fun times ahead, 99k miles on an OEM isn't half bad Looking at the Exedy/LUK combo so should be fine from then on. Probably be seeing me a lot more here. Very coincidentally spotted another Z the one time I took it through city centre haha, anyone from the south as looks like most members are midlands/northern? Edit: Turns out Alex did not previously own this, I just saw his name in some paperwork from a PO buying parts lmao

"son's crying now thanks" I did, feel like a kid on xmas eve rn!