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yep reckon so -)

yes the door mechanism was changed completely - with the first model of the cubby it's much easier to remove the back of the cubby and fit a screen..

Yeah that contains the part (and more) - but it's 2004 model thanks though

unless you're spending a lot on the amp/speakers then an optical hook-up wont make any difference - phono connectors are perfectly good! if you are using aftermarket amp/speakers and head unit then no outlandish adapters should be needed and you will be fine with letting the audio shop supply cables.. you might want to check with them that they can get hold of a DIN mount/facia for the 350z though.

hmm not sure why you mention optical connection between mac and head unit - you will be able to connect them up with standard phono cables surely if you are intending to replace the bose amp with your 4 channel amp you mention then you wont need the PAC adapter - but you will I think need new speakers.. not sure about that as I havent looked into replacing the bose amp, but I believe the bose speakers run off a strange impedence.. but you should check that one out!

should do yep - you will need a DIN mounting kit (metra 7402 or equivalent) the adapter to the bose that you need is like: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PAC-AOEM ... enameZWD2V

yes

hmm possibly - or they can probably order it at least - best to ask em in advance!

Yes if you have a 2004+ (well last half of 2003+) model then you will have a newer cubby that has a more complicated mechanism for the door that will make fitting a screen a pain.. the 2003 cubby had a simpler door mechanism and was in fact composed of 2 main parts - the back part can be taken off the 2003 cubby and the screen fitted easilly into it.. to make the screen fit into the 2004+ cubby you would have to cut away a large part of the cubby (ie just behind the front plate of it) and mount the screen to the front, then fabricate a bracket to attach to the screen housing that would in turn attach to the door mechanism.. of course an alternative would be to do away with the cubby and fabricate (or have a shop fabricate) a custom housing for the space that the cubby now occupies to hold the screen.. although I think this would be more expensive and harder myself (especially if it was to incorporate a covering door, which is a good plan for security reasons in my view)..

yes you need a head unit with aux in - you will also need an adapter to run between the bose amp and the head unit if you have the GT(bose) setup.. you can look for a PAC-OEM converter on ebay is best bet if you need to do this.. I ordered one from the states and it works OK, was a bit of messing around with the wiring as I didn't get a harness adapter kit (you can get one of these to make it easier if you dont fancy fiddling around with wiring schematics!) the head unit I have gone for is a double-DIN one - the kenwood dpx501 but its more like 200 quid than 100.. I didnt want a single DIN one though, I am sure you can find a cheap one for 100 somewhere..

as that post also says, the 2003 nav door makes installing the screen easier.. but need to find one!

the cubby part number is 68520M (its on section 680) I believe the cubby that was made up till july 2003 is best suited for installing a 7 inch screen in, but when I enquired at the dealer today they said they couldnt get it.. see post in Phat 350z thread.. give me a minute and ill upload a shot of the tech diagram for the part.. I am going to look into ordering it from the states..

OK - I went to the dealer just now and had a chat with the parts guy, seems he can't order the part I need.. He found the right part number (which I dont have with me right now) but his product sheet for that part only went back to 07/2003 and the part was unchanged until 2005.. I think if we want the 2003 version of the cubby then we will need to order it from USA as it was phased out before/when the 350Z was first sold in UK.. if anyone knows differently please let me know!! (I will post the part number here later)

Don't know yet Ash, will tell you tomorrow!

yep already done - only 5 quid or something but thats 2 pints down the drain

that's my thinking too..

hmm vortech installation requires a new bonnet?

went to take some and realised camera wasnt charged

spotted an azure beastie in the Wicke's car park in Kingston on saturday - either someone has nicked the "350" part of the "350z" logo on the rear, or the owner is ashamed of his engine size

I often undertake people if they are in the wrong lane - the altnative is to sit behind them for 2 miles flashing your lights until they stop filling the crossword or whatever they're doing and notice you behind them. Then they often decide to brake for you for daring to want to pass them and stay exactly where they were.. less hassle for everyone involved to undertake without fuss.. vauxhall vectra drivers are the worst - they can't imagine anyone wanting to drive over 100 (kmh of course officer!) and will refuse to move out of the outside lane under any circumstances short of the lane being blocked by a nuclear explosion..

also intending to supercharge (vortech) next year

Do hedgehogs have suspension?

sounds nice the race is on!.. (even though I have all the parts ready - execpt the 2003 nav cubby which I am ordering on tuesday) I still reckon it will take me about 6 months to get it sorted!) I have replaced the stock headunit with one with audio input and will be plugging the pc sound into that and from there it goes via the original bose setup.. thinking I will take it to a pro to get the wiring sorted - assuming they don't want an arm and a leg.. (oh and I have nismo exhaust and kinetix plenum and hi-flow cats ordered now too - great minds think alike, Zedrush!)

you're moving to america?