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i'm still running with mine in the window. long term plan is possibly to go for a vinyl one as it will stick flush to the bumper. not technically legal, but i think the police are less likely to notice than no plate at all

huh? I've been a lifelong Z owner, and I've never seen a Z badge like the TK one on any Z past or present. The scripted badge is actually a range they do for a few cars Didnt want to say anything till an expert came along!! TK only used to put the front (not a z badge) and the rear on cars that they modified... It was only demand from the US that meant they started to sell them to the public! only reason i thought it was an old symbol was because of these http://z-store.co.uk/index.cfm?fuseacti ... rentCat=27 i've seen other versions of oil caps and rad caps etc. and always referring to datsuns never nissans, so i thought it was for a variety of Zed cars 240Z up etc.

thats right isn't there a natural shortage of PS2's at the moment, and also falkens. Go for the sessanta's, they are in stock and they do the job.

got it yesterday and love it. am already at level 14, got myself a zed on it and its great to drive on the track

glad to help and yes i meant de badged

not one of my little monsters

Racist comment? Is that from the tarmacian people ... Will they get upset? no its the tarmacanese they are very sensitive people. hate getting confused with cheap arse irish pikey drive layers

The bumper needs holes and all the rest and before I paint it I need to check that it fits propelly, so, is it a good idea to fit the bumper and than take the car to the body shop ( with the bumper on the car) or is it best to take it off again re-fit the the OEM, paint the Nismo etc...? my advice would be to fit first to test fitting then get bodyshop to paint it, then re fit. you have 2 choices, paint it on the car or paint it off the car. paint on the car and they should be able to blend it at the edges to match your current colour, downside is they will have your car for about a week to do it. if you need the car to get about then get them to paint it off the car. this is what i did as i needed my wheels to get to work etc. no blending etc but the colour match is pretty damn close and i'm happy with the finished result. What sort of rough price am I looking at to paint it? if its a straight forward job and the bumper needs no work other than a sand down and then painting then i would say a couple of £100's most likely. depends on your location and the body shop. i got quoted £600 for a full kit to be painted. cost a bit more as it needed extra stuff doing and i also had the cutouts done and all the fitting etc. my advice find a good shop and pay what they charge. don't just go for the cheapest as it doesn't always gaurentee the best work. if you can get one thats been recommended then even better. How long it takes? how longs a piece of string? technically i would say about 2-3 days fro prep paint laquer and curing. actual time depends on your shop and their schedule etc. anything that I should look out for before leaving the bodyshop? paint match and .......... Anything else not that i can think of. i personally think the bumper looks better with the badge recess flushed out, but thats costing a couple of extra quid to do, but nows the best time to do it.

mps2 are top notch, i've passengered in ekonas, and also played follow the leader with him to and they do grip well. would say the sessantas are also a good choice if the mps2's are that bit too pricey, these too will also out perform the falkens and the toyos

i've bought a mix of original and non original parts, and bought from a variety of sellers on here, or members, i don't tend to go on names, but more what comes up cheapest second hand. i had the likwid art range made, yes it started from an original part, but long term plans was to use it and take it further offering parts that TK don't offer. and i recently found out the TK symbol (Z) isn't theirs originally, its an old datsun symbol before TK were around. as for manufactures they are all a bunch a copiers. i studied at Coventry Uni, where they have a very large rapid prototyping machine. large enough to get a car into it. and i know of several companies who use such a machine to reverse engineer the competitions vehicles. what about the F1 issues with ferrari drawings being handed to opposing teams. its just the circle of life

i can't believe i gave some one a nick name thats stuck and everyone else is using

this is the one i want, but i can't see the point of paying for CF when i plan to paint it anyway. the only bit i want in CF is just the vents. is it possible to have vents in CF and the rest of the bonnet in FG to save on cost?

i have nismo spats so the top secret one won't fit with the funny side bits on, but thats fine by me as its the one bit i don't like. so if you made a topsecret one with optional fanny bits on the side then i might be in.

I thought I would have been minister for education and culture.

Never knew noddy and big ears had a tuning house for high bhp cars. Lol

missed you too husky

it was great fun but just extremely knackering. especially the 6 hour drive back last night took ages as the m6 was shut at coventry.

i would have said about 11k, but things have changed alot, and prices have gone up

well you'll be pleased to know i've made it back and i am very tired just been through 14 pages on here to bring me up to date, doesn't look like much went on, its good to be home

its my next possible upgrade, but not for a few years yet

sounds good mate, look forward to seeing the pics

i got my sessantas for about £487 from camskills and then cost about £30 to fit including spacers at the same time. cracking tyres been really impressed with them

long term plan is for a nismo one

i got mine off ebay, had to have them cut down in the end to fit flush though.