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I'm interested in getting connectors B41 and B42 (as identified in the service manual) for the Bose amp, so I can make a harness for a custom audio install and not have to modify the factory loom (which I really, really don't want to do). I've searched high and low online for this but I haven't contacted my local dealer service department. Does anyone know if individual connectors can be sourced from a dealer or, if not, where they can be sourced from?

Might be? Or are interested? I can't do much with a might be

Matching the writing will be tough. I didn't use a font, I traced the actual logo from a photograph. So I can't literally type out the 113 of 370 bit and have it match the 40th Anniversary logo. Tell you what I'll do, I'll get in touch with Laser-grave and ask them for samples of the fonts that they can engrave. Once I have them, I'll post back here

BTW, now I've taken delivery... I did get free mats in the end :o I will probably keep them even though I'm having custom logo mats made. Probably best in this weather

113z, do you want it to say just 113 or maybe something like #113 of 370?

Mmmmm, Celebrations

Anything that reduces road noise would be welcome... it is quite a noisy cabin at 70+

Yup, now 30% minimum deposit instead of the 25% from last year. We got hit by that on the Black Edition. Still, can't complain too much. Only paying £200 a month

Yep, exactly the same as yours.

As the thread title says, this is a group buy opportunity with http://laser-grave.co.uk/ for genuine Richbrook twist-off tax disk holders. I have produced some artwork for 40th Anniversary owners, or other owners who want to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Nissan Z car. I have been asked to produce a generic 370z tax disk holder and possibly a club holder. This thread is to see how much interest there is for these things. The disks do look lovely, I had black and titanium silver 40th Anniversary ones made up and this is what they look like: Black Titanium Other colours to choose from: Prices for 10+ anodised only (NOT painted from the above selection) disks are: £14 - just the logo design £15 - if you want your reg number or a name/username on the disk as well. I didn't go for this and I won't be doing the artwork for the custom parts of it, so you're on your own with it... but I'm sure it will be excellent regardless. So please could you reply and let me know if you are interested in one of the following (and if you want reg/name/username as described above): 40th Anniversary 370Z-uk.net logo (artwork not done but if people want these I will sort that out thanks to Chris`I for the offer of club logo artwork) Plain Z (as per 40th Anniversary disks but obviously without the 40th Anniversary bit) I will then organise with Ben at Laser-grave and he will probably bung on his online shop so you can order whatever combo you want.

Yes, I think they are using the same accelerator pedal as for the auto box. It feels like an automatic's kickdown button. But actually, full throttle is the bit before that final press anyway, so you can ignore it.

Hi guys, Black has arrived and I have to say it looks stunning, lots better than the titanium one Check it out: I will be sorting out the group buy thread tomorrow at some point. So keep an eye out for it

awesome of course connect premium is pretty impressive, best in car nav/entertainment I've ever used.

Yep, will wait for dealer to get back to me before taking it further. Sucks cos I wanted to know what the number was, dealer says they've only had the car a couple of months. Mind you, they had to order a new handbook as that was missing.

Is it deffo dealer fit? Cos the dealer has just told me it must not have been fitted at the factory this is sounding pretty bad in terms of the prospect of getting one! He said he would speak to Nissan about a replacement.

Okay, if it's supposed to be on the rear strut brace, in the middle... It ain't there :o

Guys, where is the plaque showing build number? I don't think my 40th/Black has one collected it today.

Comedy genius, alongside Barker F U N E M N X

I genuinely don't understand this. We own a large percentage of the banks. It's in the public interest that they return to profitability as quickly as possible. That way we can get our money back and with significant interest (the shares were bought at way below market value). Seriously, if the banks decide that the UK is not a friendly place to do business they will go somewhere else and we will be a million times worse off, because they do pay a lot of money in taxes. We can't afford to not get that tax revenue and we certainly don't want the UK to get a reputation as a bad place to do business!

between a batch converted RAW image and JPEG I do get your point though? Ahh, okay, that's because most batch processing will (or should) apply an element of sharpening for you. But anyway, this is post production When you shoot JPEG, the camera applies the sharpening for you (on most SLRs you even have some control of this). Here's the last one I posted unedited for comparison. Taken with a studio ringflash but on location, nightmare to control because moving slightly closer or slightly further from the subject screws up the exposure. You don't always have the time to meter properly so RAW gives the flexibility in post to make something of it. This original is about 2/3rds of a stop over exposed.

What difference?

Playing devil's advocate here, but someone has to pay for the unholy mess Labour has got us into

Here a few of my shots that I have spent time in post production improving... When you're not in a studio you simply don't have the same control of light and you can't always make the most of a photo opportunity without doing stuff in post.

Absolutely, and if you do... it will look shocking. RAW images need at the very least sharpening, but even then the image will not be at its full potential. If you are happy with a photographer who just snaps a well exposed and well composed shot and gives them to you, then fine. But a wedding is a (hopefully) once in a lifetime occasion and IMO, if you are going to do it, you should do it right. Every decent pro photographer will spend time in post production. That's part of what you are paying for. They spend a day capturing images and probably 3 or 4 days in post. I'm sure thousands don't... but then their product ain't so good Where does capturing the image right in the first place stop and post processing start?

The thing is... at £2k this photographer is approaching the top end of the market. I dare say she can pick and choose customers and that's exactly what she's done. If she can use her day on another customer who is going to spend more... can you really blame her? No doubt if you had stuck with what you had agreed she would've honoured the arrangement... but as soon as you start changing things then I think it's reasonable for her to refuse those changes and/or look somewhere else. While it is absolutely fine to negotiate, there are two sides to all negotiations and you should always be prepared for the answer to be no. On not needing Photoshop if you capture the image right... That's actually not true. Even professional SLRs don't have the dynamic range of film. They are close, but film still has a special quality that can only really be reproduced in digital in post production. Also, most pro photographers (but not all) will shoot in camera RAW format (not JPEG), which will always require post production simply because of the nature of the format. On copyright... you do need to negotiate and/or pay for it. Few top end photographers will sell you those rights, or else the fee will be outrageous. You are paying for the style and skill of the outfit. Part of the photographer's reputation lies in the presentation of the end product. Once they have sold rights, they have then given up all control of the presentation of their product. It's correct to say there are hundreds of photographers out there, but honestly... the really good ones are few and far between. Those that are, and know they are, all behave like this woman. Check out this guy: http://www.brettharknessphotography.com/ He is a top, top notch wedding and lifestyle photographer who, unusually, shoots in JPEG. He _never_ sells his copyright.