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Laurence C

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  1. ANOTHER OLD THREAD DUG UP. Not Extrons but a visualally identical unit. Mine is Podofo these units are not std 7 inch fitment but screen area is 7 in. I JB welded mine into the back of the trim. Looked completly fine but the touch switches at the side were a littly tricky to opperate with a finger. BRAINWAVE I have a router and a selection of bits. Go round the trim with a very small cutter fitted.CRACKING IDEA I THOUGHT. Screwed the trim down to a plank of wood fired up the router. Problem is trim is a chanel section. One moment you are gently cutting 1/4 inch deep plastic next you are through into @*!# thin plastic ROUTER GOS WHEEEEE BIG DAM GOUGE BIG DAM GOUGE BIG DAM GOUGE. Oh I got mine cut but had to fill all these huge gouges with JB Weld and paint trim. How do you do it then ? Yes router is a cracking idea it will work. FILL THE CHANNEL WITH JB WELD. Then use the router. This works as there was a section in the trim full of JB weld I could not break out. THIS AREA MACHINED LOVELY. I have no need to do this again but the info will be of help to others. Hense digging up this thread.
  2. Old thread revival. But sure others have same issue. Had same issue HU would not pair identified device but pair no. YET I KNOW OBD Bluteooth device WORKS FINE. Go WIFI far more reliable connection and faster. £10 Ebay.
  3. NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED THERE Tried to edit text TEXT VANISHED leaving pic. 05 DE Torque Pro on Podofo GPS head unit and Samsung tablet. Racingmeter add on on tablet only. Tablet Velcro'd to cubby door USB now black braided right angle plug lead runs behind dash to hidden 4 way USB hub teathered to head unit . ELM327 WIFI £10 Ebay Proscan WIFI faster and more dependable than Bluetooth. WIFI will connect to HU or tablet NOT BOTH at same time.
  4. 05 DE Torque Pro on Android 11 GPS headunit ( Podofo ) Racingmeter add on or Torque displayed on 10.1 Samsung Android 11 Racing meter alegedly not suitable for Android 11 But if you hunt you can download it to V 11. Adaptor ELM327 WIFI Ebay £10 (Proscan) Previously V Gate Bluetooth. WIFI far more dependable and more responsive than Bluetooth.. WIFI Will run either head unit connection or tablet NOT BOTH. Tablet Velcro'd to cubby door. Ugly white USB pictured now changed for black braided anodised alloy right angle USB C plug .Tablet teathered to head unit through 4 way hub
  5. Android units come HORIBLY set up and really difficult to find apropriate settings. SETTINGS ARE MOST LIKELY THERE just a nightmare to find. Great unit once properly set up. I got round this same tunes issue by useing a Flash drive as music storage. Do not use to big a flash drive. Mine is 32.Gb Go too big a flash drive music skips badly like records . I have a four way USB hub installed to incorperate the stuff I want. Head unit has 2 USB tails. The USB hub still allows music to skip BUT REALLY VERY LITTLE barely noticable.BUT IT HAS THE EXHAUST TO COMPETE WITH TOO ! On a previous Android head unit I used USB splitters COMPLETLY FLAWLESSLY. This new unit will not tolererate splitters AT ALL ! Yet it is same brand and visually identical to the old one. Only a higher spec unit.
  6. No doubt CRACKING LOOKING JOB. Even the 350 Brainiac one. They also do a 370. And available in the UK. But getting a tablet working correctly as a head unit is difficult expensive and incomplete.
  7. Looked into the Brainiac kit but too tricky and expensive to make it work CORRECTLY AND COMPLETLY as a head unit. My Android head unit has the steering wheel control option but not wired in as yet. .Useing the tablet as an add on works better for me. I was initialaly conserned about tablet looking slapped on but the fit width and height are perfect. Obscures nothing bar the NON FUNCTIONAL cubby door (useless cubby anyway) and it sits really close to the dash centre. Covering over the non functional cubby was the whole idea. Cubby door looks fine just US. That bugged me. its stupid but it did. Some big screens in modern cars look horiffic. Look on YouTube for tablet car installs. Mine is by far one of the better ones. Some far too big screens obscuring controls looking awful. Some with trailing wires to lighter sockets. Have a look some REAL BAD. My replacement head unit went in today new right angle USB cable into the tablet looks far tidier. Not invisible but tidy. Could do it invisible and seriously considered it but I do not want to go that route.. Head unit still needs apps loaded and properly set up. Even completly hid the GPS antenna this time around.. it slots in securely but not overly tight into a PERFECT rectangular gap on top of the pod dials thought it would maybe foul on dash centre fitment but it dosent JUST ! OBD USB ELM327 cable fitted but not working as yet due to drivers not currently installed. BUT NO SMOKE ! That is one positive sign.
  8. Must be clear of the sweep of the wipers. Let mine go tho Downpatrick are more than reasonable.
  9. You are right. New cable will arive today. Now that I own a USB tester new cable will be checked BEFORE FULL CONNECTION. The reason for needing OBD to USB is Bluetooth on Racingmeter makes RPM and shift lights a bit too laggy for propper usage. USB connection will sort it. BTW Thanks for the compliment.
  10. An Android head unit is the way to go. I have a nav one in the 350. You can upload many apps even mirror link your phone. As for Nav apps Waze is DUNG here in NI Like some others it gets lost then all you have is a blue dot on a blank screen. I use HereWeGo app on my 10.1 Samsung tablet rigged into the ZED as I run Torque apps Racingmeter on it and the Torque app itself. Head unit Tablet and Phone all USB connected. When completed arm rest cubby will have a panel mount USB port inside it so phone and cable will be hidden away. AS THE GODS OF NISSAN INTENDED ! Tablet is mounted to the dash cubby door with a Velcro tablet mount known by brand as a Hedgie available on Ebay. For Nav I remove the tablet and turn it vertical. Head unit at 7 inch is a bit too piddley small for my ageing close up eyesite. But on the tablet THAT IS A NAV ! The white ugly USB cable will be replaced today with a slinky black braid lead witn anodised aluminium right angle plug. Most of the lead hidden behind the dash centre. This is being done today as upgrading the head unit too. BY NECESSITY But that is a whole different story and not in any way the old head units fault. BUT THE FAULT OF AN EBAY SELLER WHO I BOUGHT AN OBD TO USB CABLE FROM. THIS BARSTEWARDS CABLE FRIED THE HEAD UNIT. Advertised as 5 Volts. After the smoke show I ordered a £5.29 delivered USB Voltage tester USB END TESTED AT 12.7 VOLTS with ignition off. NOT A HAPPY BUNNY ! Luckilily tablet and phone were not connected at the time as those would have fried too.. The flash drive did not fair so well.
  11. I took a chance with mine even knowing the failure posibility. Government run centres here in NI I use Downpatrick all the time as ALLWAYS COMPLETLY REASONABLE. Compared to my local centre that I had to drive past and drive another 25 miles to get there. Newtownards MOT would FAIL A BRAND NEW WHEELBAROW. I never ever go there. Newtownards MOT are notoriously bad.
  12. Do not go too deep even a thin strip can make seeing traffic lights tricky . I find myself dukeing under it to view lights all the time. MINE IS NOT THICK !
  13. Lots of things. As said code reader YOU WILL NEED IT AGAIN !
  14. Stick a bottle of injector cleaner in her. Not saying it will fix it but would do no hurt. I used that when I fitted the EFI to my Triumph Gt6 20 years ago because injectors were old and been kicking about a long time dry. That sorted them.
  15. Just bought one Amazon UK. Cost less than servicing my 1947 Omega. Will get that done at some point.
  16. Found this today on my FB timeline HAD TO SHARE !
  17. OHHH BOY YOU ARE GOOD. You have hit the nail right on the head with that ! NISSANS VIN ID SYSTEM HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS. Put a older system car into a modern VIN ID system IT WILL COME UP WITH BOXXXKS. This is why main dealer came up with exactly the same TOTAL CARP I DID. THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH
  18. Hi again Please dont think my last reply was having a go at you I wasnt. Yeah previous owners ? ALL EIGHT ? None in log book. ALL BAR LAST ONE ON MAINLAND UK. Last owner I know pretty certainly knows only what he was told. EVEN THO A LOT OF IT TURNED OUT TO BE NONSENCE. If it was any way possibly easy to speak to one who knows more. I CERTAINLY WOULD ! As for taking it out just to take pictures ? NO THANKS . It is staying in there till I need it out again
  19. Definitly from what I see not undersealed as new. told only done by an owner. I have inspected under this car I see for sure what I recognise as Waxoil underseal only NOTHING UNDER IT Confirmed by little awkwared areas he missed. EVEN THE SUMP Is undersealed in it ! Whether this a Good Idea Bad idea I HAVE NO NOTION. I did read somewhere tho 350 sumps tend to rot. IS THIS TRUE / NOT TRUE ? I DO NOT KNOW just that I did read it, Fiat UNO SUM)PS ROT ! ZEDS ? No idea. I have welded under many many cars and trucks over the years DID NISSAN EVEN USE WAXIOL ? Certainly not from my memory. SOOO LONG AGO THAT COULD BE A MEMORY PROBLEM !
  20. Oh i understand that BUT WHAT IS A LOGICAL REASON TO DO THAT ? To the point a head unit is ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIT. I am no stranger to cutting up structures behind a dashboard TO FIT AN ITEM I WANT. HOWEVER IT WILL BE OBVIOUS WHY I DID IT. Every single modification I have seen or ever done WHICH I HAVE MOUNTAIN LOADS ON ALL TYPES OF MACHINERY. It will be OBVIOUS why done, Even some SERIOUS mains voltage electrical modifications done by me. And In NO WAY am I an electrician. ON OCCASIONS I HAVE PUT QUALIFIED ELECTRICIANS RIGHT ! I have a page on Facebook A DEDICATED page to a WELL KNOWN BRAND of VINTAGE machirery I post images of items and units MODIFED USING MODERN COMPONENTS. Some even REGULAR visitors to my page TOTALLY HATE THIS. They fully understand what was done and EXACTLY why. I have Youtube videos of same brand VINTAGE equipment Controled completly by TOTALLY modern computor & electronics. Everyone understands why its done. Even the purists. This center inner dash I DO NOT UNDERSTAND. I do understand THE HORRIFIC AMOUNT OF WORK NEEDED TO PUT IT RIGHT.. I WILL work around it I have already bought and modified an Android head unit to make it fit and LOOK AS IF IT IS MEANT TO BE THERE WHICH BOTH IT DOES. Issue is it can still be easily removed and fitted to another vehicle. BUT ONLY ANOTHER 350 ZED. Please FEEL FREE to point me in the right direction at any time. I WELCOME IT.. BUT PLEASE DO NOT TELL ME THIS WAS DONE JUST FOR THE HELL OF IT.
  21. Sorry I APOLOGISE COMPLETLY a comment fom another user brought in A SERIOUS RED MIST. I APOLOGISE TO HIM TOO. This is pretty much normal for me . All I am trying to do is get a Completly logial explanatination of why this car is what it is. EVEN THE VIN NO which is starting to look like INTERNET. BS. Not a car VIN NO error I checked SEVERAL VIN breakdown sites. Only one site came up pointing out a particular error WARNING this item in VIN is wrong COMPLETLY IMPOSSIBLE Which is exactly what I see. ONLY LAST NIGHT As all can see I was presented with a copy of VIN breakdown paper document. And thank you again to the party who posted it. THIS BREAKDOWN IS STARTING TO LOOK RIGHT conterary to EVERYTHING ELSE I FIND. Again SORRY THE RED BENBROS ??? AHHH THE RED BENBROS ! I was even reluctant to post the pics BECAUSE IOF THE RED BENBROS. I am VERY AWARE any twit can paint any calper any colour they want.! Putting on the Benbro name and logo to make it LOOK FACTORY thats a different story ! UNLESS YOU CAN GET BENBRO CALIPER DECALS ! Can you get Benbro caliper decals ? I NOW KNOW YOU CAN EASILY ! But all credit to the guy who did it WELL DONE ! THAT IS A LOGICAL EXPLANATION. All I am looking for LOGICAL EXPLAINATIONS.. I went SPECIFICLY TO THE DEALERSHIP WANTING TO BE TOLD I WAS BREAKING DOWN THE VIN COMPLETY WRONG ! PARTS MAN WAS AS BAFFLED AS I WAS. WHY ? If I could find someone localy who could IN FULL KNOWLEDE Go through this car with me to explain what version this car is. That item is that way BECAUSE !. I WOULD ADORE SOMEONE WHO REALLY KNOWS TO GO THROUGH THIS CAR WITH ME. This center dash inner has me totally thrown THIS IS NOT NORMAL. Big rough cut hole cut in even that to allow stock dash parts to fit into it THIS. CRUDELY CUT HOLE WHY ? Standard dash centre bits need cutting up to allow fitment.
  22. AT LAST A SENSIBLE ANSWER FROM A SENSIBLE PERSON. It is far too late to go into this properly. Will look in detail further tomorrow BUT THIS LOOKS FAR NEARER RIGHT than Nissans own internet decoder on Nissan Help THIS IS THE SPECIFIC REASON I WENT TO THE OFFICIAL DEALER TO FIND THE TRUTH To purely querie the info I find FROM SEVERAL INTERNET SOURCES Independant VIN decoders come up with similar errors. WHAT THE HELL ? Anyway THANK YOU SO MUCH WILL LOOK INTO THIS FURTHER TOMORROW. As Abraham Lincoln once said. DO NOT BELIEVE EVERTHING YOU READ ON THE INTERNET. Well from Nissan anyway Thanks again, Still there is something hickey about this car. Why do standard interior parts not fit OR MUST BE CUT UP TO ALLOW IT Why never undersealed in the factory ? Why can I not fit STOCK audio fitting parts ? Car details I do not really car. But what has been done and WHY ? All I wanted to do was put some sounds in. The info found on tinterweb the exact reason reason for ALL THE QUESTION MARKS ON HEADER I dearly wish to know which version she is. Because I can not pin her down as a particular one.
  23. Log book states REGISTERED BY ORIGINAL KEEPER AS NEW 05. Everywhere on net I read even from the dealer BUILD DATE 3-2005. I only read the log book as I started investigating numbers. This car THO UNUNDERSEALED AS NEW UK CAR. MAJOR THROWOFF ! She does not know where Japan is even if handed a map Even the previous owners were convinced JMD origin. I FELL FOR IT TOO ! I know completly otherwise now. I have her only seven weeks BUT LEARNING FAST ! Storeman said yesterday You only have her seven weeks. Is this your first Nissan ? Told him Never even owned a Datsun.
  24. THANK YOU ! The more I investigate the stranger she gets. VERY SHORT MOT when purchaced recently. Seriously reduced the price. Only reason I have her! ON DISSABILITY SKINT ! Last year due to a VERY VERY NEAR DEATH SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITION. I gathered up money to pay a funeral. THIS CAR WAS MY FUNERAL FUND ! An MOT date was booked ASAP. As it currently stands here in NI. ! EXTREMLY hard to get a close date. Mine is booked for 25th this month. Even police WELL AWARE OF CURRENT MOT SITUATION HERE. Yeah MOT that is ONE of the reasons I did not want to post pics. Present MOT situation here ? Told even by police not to worry too much.PROVIDING IT IS BOOKED.
  25. ME AGAIN ! Got a message from https://www.350z-uk.com/profile/8088-p15ul-t/ on this He asked me to send pics. I am no computer expert I tried to send by e-mail and PM FILES TOO LARGE ! I have no notion how to resize nor have I any intent of wanting to learn. NO IDEA WHAT CAN BE TOLD FROM PHOTOS ANYWAY as really only numbers and spec odball. BAR THE RED BENBROS which I failed to reveal. Out of focus in pics but there they are. Even now unsure and unhappy about doing it. WITH ANY LUCK HERE ARE THE REALLY BAD PICTURES. Car was filthy the day taken. So please dont be too hard on me. Car looks far better in reality. Tho showing her age as can be seen MUDGUARDS !
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