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Got my Ti knob today, thanks Phil! Initial impressions: It's much smaller than I thought. It's actually quite ugly. It doesn't fit very well in the hand. Whilst sitting in my driveway making VRRROOOOMMMM noises and shifting gear, it does seem to give the more positive action I was after, which is more important to me than any of the above. The other thing, which I'm going to have to fix else it'll drive me mad, is that the knob sits a fair bit higher than the stock one (approx 10mm) and so the leather boot doesn't mate up to the bottom of it, and you can see the ugly finish on the top. I think I'll have to go searching for some kind of metal trim ring for it, must be somewhere on the interweb that sells them. So far, I'll give it 8/10 thumbs up.

I think you're potentially confusing track days with racing. At a well organised, properly run track day (i.e. 99% of them) there is no risk to you or your car at all unless you're driving like a tit. On proper tracks there's obviously more to hit if you do leave your comfort zone (Armco, for instance) but on an airfield the only thing you're ever likely to hit is a cone, and that's really not going to cause you much damage at all. I've never seen car-to-car contact on a track day and I doubt I ever will as the aggressor would be pulled off track as soon as they started driving dangerously. An S1 Elise lost a headlight hitting a cone once, but then that's not exactly a rare occurrence anyway! Honestly mate, they're so much safer than donutting in a car park full of proper kerbs (you only get gradient kerbs on track) and lampposts and trolleys and things. Get yourself on an airfield day with one of the big companies (I tend to use BookaTrack, but have also been on Trackdays.co.uk and Javelin amongst others) and get a feel for just what you and your car can do.

Clicky Should sort it out for you bud. There's loads of guides on here, always worth a quick search first.

So you can either have the scoop bolted in place OR the towing eye in, correct?

So what do you do when you want to use the front towing eye?

+1 That Tardis is far more useful than I ever gave it credit for, especially at Le Mans this year! Those suitcase things look really good though, I think it may well be worth investing in a set.

That's a much different interior than the auto one shown a couple of weeks ago, especially around the stereo/heater panel. I love the dot gauge for the fuel and temp, but the rest of it leaves me bland. The less said about the side profile, the better.

Going back a few posts... Lotus aren't far off that: The newer spec Exiges come with T/C which is eminently switchable (as well as adjustable slip allowed), but they then tell you in the manual that you don't need to pay any special attention to the car over and above the obvious when going on track and warranty will not be effected in any way. I know there's a bit of a difference between Lotus TC and Nissan VDC, but then there's also a world of difference between a small British manufacturer and a massive multi-platform Japanese firm. Make no mistake, someone will get caught out by this once the UK cars start coming through. All it will take will be for one Performance Centre to take a stand against a particularly obnoxious customer, and then you'll really see the fur fly.

Indeed, hence my McDonalds car park post

Depends how you do it. I spend about half my time on track sideways and the other half neat and tidy. 99% of people on track do the same thing, just look at the Caterhams for proof If you're constantly spinning out and causing flags then you'll obviously get pulled on it, but the idea is to find your limits and then stick within them. The odd spin here or there is fine.

Why on earth would you want to? Seriously mate, take your Zed on track if you want to be able to have a laugh with it in relative safety and without the BiB disturbing you. Donuts in car parks is for chavs in McDonalds. IMHO, obviously.

Looking at the interior again, it looks like the heater controls and stereo are all part of the same unit now, which means no fitting of aftermarket stereos unless you want to get really creative

I quite like that bottom one...

Get a can of compressed air and give that a good blast over the keys, should help lift most of it without removing the board itself.

Ever spilt anything on it? Cleaned the dust off it recently? I only ask as occasionally my G11 keyboard does the same thing, and I know it's down to the latter as I've never spilled a drop on it but it is covered in dead skin

I've never seen the point of a car bra: Yes, your paintwork underneath is kept spotless for when you come to sell, but you look an absolute tit driving the car around whilst you actually own it, which is surely the important part?

When does it overheat? The fans will only work in stationary traffic or if the car is sitting still idling somewhere for a period of time, as otherwise there is enough airflow to negate the need for them (they'll possibly kick in on extended track use as well). If it's overheating on normal driving, then I'd suggest the problem may lie elsewhere. As for £700 fans, since you've got no warranty I'd be finding out the specs of the stock items and shopping the internet for a similar item (as long as the size/air draw/current is the same, there's no reason you can't fit one of those). Where you'd find that spec is a different matter and one I don't know, sorry. And welcome to the forums, just sorry your first post here isn't a happy one!

Speak for yourself, mine does. I've got the full complement of buttons, they just do different things than the coupe as no Bluetooth.

I'm sold, I'll have to give you a call and get an order for one sorted.

Just roughly would do Phil, I'm hoping it's a bit heavier if anything as I want a more positive feel to the shift.

Anyone know the weight difference between this one and the stock item?

Must be almost time for an 'official' unveiling then, seeing as that's got almost no disguise on at all. When's the next big car show again?

MY06+ cubbies don't retro fit to the older ones as the mounts are different, so I had to source a MY06 complete replacement for mine.

Sounds suspiciously like a knackered clutch to me, at least the revving with no power part.

I honestly didn't mind what colour car I got as long as it wasn't red or silver (my previous cars were those colours for one and I don't think either of them particularly suit the 350 very well, all IMHO of course). Anything else would've suited me fine as I wanted a Zed for the way it drives, not the way it looks.