johnrw Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 Took a while had Z for nearly 3 months now and finally got some pictures of how it looks now here is what I have done do far. Might not look much but has took every spare penny and every spare minutes of time:- All fluids replaced – including clutch fluid can't believe how much better this made clutch feel! Spark Plugs Engine drive belt Private plate Black Z badges Smoked indicators Painted door handles black Painted front reflectors black Painted parts of inside of headlights black Pioneer App radio and reversing camera Uprated speakers and a little amp in glove box Wheels refurbed and powder coated in black chrome New front discs and pads and handbrake adjusted on rears – handbrake now works on hills Goodyear F1 Eagles fitted all round – much better than just legal yokohama's that were on it Replaced damaged wheel arch liner Bonnet struts LED side lights Loads of other bits of interior and exterior and other niggles sorted out Also bought an N1 spoiler but now can't make my mind up whether to fit it or leave it original..... Next job oil gallery gaskets. Pressure within spec but want to do them for peace of mind.... Absolutely love it not been so obsessed with a car since my S14a Not the fastest car I have owned but love the low down torque really good for an NA and the gear ratios are excellent and its great to be back in a rear wheel drive! 5 Quote
GMballistic Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 Looks very nice, lovely in red and good to see you've done some important service items too. Often overlooked by some. Quote
ATTAK Z Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 Don't usually like refurb'd Rays in a non-standard colour, but those look the danglies ! Quote
johnrw Posted December 23, 2015 Author Posted December 23, 2015 Don't usually like refurb'd Rays in a non-standard colour, but those look the danglies ! Was a last minute decision. I was going to have them done standard and then the refurb place had examples of all different finishes on wheels. Spent ages deciding and the guy at the place was getting well bored with me He said that he did not think they would look right in black chrome because spokes were not wide enough.....I spent all day thinking how bad it would look but then was really happy when I picked it up. To be honest photos do not do it justice in sunlight they flick from really dark to really light ....well impressed! Quote
chirag1988 Posted December 24, 2015 Posted December 24, 2015 Nice to see a red HR - not seen one of those about before looking sweet mate Quote
Rock_Steady Posted December 24, 2015 Posted December 24, 2015 Wow! Very nice, good to see a red HR. + 1 to that! really nice HR Quote
Payco Posted December 24, 2015 Posted December 24, 2015 (edited) Great job but you need a stubby. Would look great lowered too on some Tein S springs. Edited December 24, 2015 by Payco Quote
88 Zed Posted December 24, 2015 Posted December 24, 2015 Looks great! How much of a job was it to paint the inside of the headlights? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
johnrw Posted December 24, 2015 Author Posted December 24, 2015 Looks great! How much of a job was it to paint the inside of the headlights? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Personally I don't think its too bad a job. There is loads of 'how to' on internet. I have done quite a few headlights like this over the years. Basically you have to get the adhesive hot then pull them apart. Some people bake them in an oven some use heat guns. I did mine with missus's hair dryer but it is one of them super hot fantastic things with loads of settings just had it all on max. From experience you will never get them to seal properly with the original adhesive I put quite a lot of RTV silicon round the edges when I put them back together. Depends if you can live with the untidy silicon on the edges if you look close at my under bonnet picture you can see its not perfect on the showing edge. I did not have much to lose really the offside one had a chip in it and the wheel arch liner was damaged so it had quite a bit of water inside it and looked horrible. You have to remove bumper to get at headlight bolts to get them off as well. Quote
johnrw Posted December 24, 2015 Author Posted December 24, 2015 Great job but you need a stubby. Would look great lowered too on some Tein S springs. Had a stubby for a while but radio reception was crap and I'm getting old so listen to radio sometimes lol Maybe would think about lowering but a long way down the line. Clutch and Exhaust will come first I think. Yours looks excellent! 1 Quote
88 Zed Posted December 24, 2015 Posted December 24, 2015 I might have a search on here and try it on a second hand set maybe! I cant be doing with them fogging up after ive messed with them! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
jimmy.farrow7 Posted December 24, 2015 Posted December 24, 2015 That looks lovely red i have never seen a red Zed in the flesh very smart Quote
ZEUS Posted December 24, 2015 Posted December 24, 2015 Use a Honda aerial and you won't have signal issues. Quote
kbad Posted December 24, 2015 Posted December 24, 2015 I never thought I would say this about any red car but this Z looks grand Quote
The Big Miester Posted December 26, 2015 Posted December 26, 2015 Very nice looking Zed..! I have some Rays to put on my Zed and been trying to decide what colour to go to and was thinking Shadow crome but looking at yours they look the bee knees Quote
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