mattross1313 Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 (edited) Hi Folks, After wanting a Zed for a long time I finally took the plunge with some help from Buster. I picked up 1 2004 Azure Blue GT spec Coupe. Has done just under 85k and has full service history. The car is completely stock at the moment which is what I was looking for - time to put my own stamp on the car I have too many plans for her at the moment but first things first was to replace some broken trim pieces and a good service. First inspection showed me that I needed the following parts ordered - Fix crease on passenger side dash Passenger side headlight washer cover Front cig lighter cover Rear cig lighter cover new bonnet pull catch new passenger side rear carpet new passenger side spare wheel surround New aerial and boot aerial power box thing Huge thanks for ZedmanAlex and to Keyser for supplying the above parts. Much appreciated. Here she is after a quick blast into the New Forest the weekend I brought her home. After owning my Zed almost 2 weeks I have been patiently waiting for rain to stop so I can start fettling!! Whilst the rain has been coming down nice and hard for pretty much the whole two weeks, I spent the time productively hoarding a collection parts!! Earlier this week I had a small piece of the dash repaired as there were three creases near the passenger side air vent. Not sure if someones leg caught this, or something being loaded in carelessly from the boot (or maybe the previous owner getting busy ). Had a chap come and repair this for me one morning and he did a great job!! BEFORE AFTER Today the rain stopped so after my chores from the girlfriend I was straight out there fitting things. I loaded up the car and headed to Busters (literally one street away) and we got to work. I tried to grab pics of most things but my phone died towards the end. It's not much to look at right now, but I'm very happy with it as the little broken pieces would drive me round the bend!!! All done and now heading back to a working, stock interior....for now!! Broken spare wheel surround and carpets before New parts fitted Impromptu modding - remove the rear boot weigh and rear wiper delete (spot the Zed Shed sticker already) Here is the broken cig lighter cover. I know its pretty much impossible to see when fitted. But i KNEW it was there, and always bugged me! Now fixed and refitted. Quite hard to see in the photo but one of the plastic holders had snapped off the bonnet pull. This meant that the cable was just floating around behind the lever. So you had to faff around, grab the cable and yank it to pop the bonnet. This is the new piece with two holders for the cable - now works a treat!! One of my interior lights was blown so took the opportunity the fit some LED ones Did the same with the front sidelights as one had blown when I picked the car up. Now sporting some super bright 9 LED ones. Also fitted a new tax disk holder. Not a huge mod, but it did have one of the big ones that car dealers like fitting. So i whipped that off and put a small magnetic one in its place. Much better IMO. No pics of the other mods but thanks to Buster I now have rear LED number plate lights, and the interior boot light is also an LED. Thanks to Buster for the bulbs! We will fit the rear cig lighter another day as thats longish job. I think thats all for now unless I have forgotten anything. Bob, thanks for your help this afternoon Edited May 7, 2014 by mattross1313 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattross1313 Posted March 29, 2013 Author Share Posted March 29, 2013 Coming in the post next week I should have Cargo net for the boot (already fed up with my shopping flying about the place) Bluetooth module for the stock system most importantly - a 350-UK sticker for the rear window Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Nice work guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattross1313 Posted March 30, 2013 Author Share Posted March 30, 2013 Midday update - spent the morning removing the panels and covers behind the seats in order to replace the broken cig lighter. All done successfully, no broken panels or clips......and done all by myself..proud much! haha Before and after pics as per normal. Next up this afternoon is the iPod Hack - Buster is heading round now as I'm having an issue getting the BOSE out. Following the guide but there is a mystery piece of plastic getting in my way! Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Excellent progress... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pnthrblkzs Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Nice work so far, I didn't think anyone was as anal as me when it come to fixing things that aren't necessarily needed but you know are there. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattross1313 Posted March 30, 2013 Author Share Posted March 30, 2013 Yep, even the bits that you will hardly ever looks at (spare wheel surround and cig lighter) really bug me!! So I got them fixed first before I got sidetracked with proper mods With a few hours to kill this afternoon before going out I decided to tackle the iPod hack. Had a quick visit from Bob to help getting the stereo out then I was away with the tools dismantling the BOSE unit. It was all pretty painless, and a quick test showed everything to be working correctly. I tucked the 3.5mm jack into rear cubby next to the bluetooth adapter - in the future I will pull a feed from the cig lighter so I can charge and play my devices at the same time. All in all a successful day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Another victim slips into the dark hole that is Zeditis Nice work buddy, fastest colour too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Welcome and great start to the modding. Congratulations on your purchase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyg Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Where u get the grommet for the rear wiper from, may do mine but want it to sit flush and that looks pretty good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Where u get the grommet for the rear wiper from, may do mine but want it to sit flush and that looks pretty good Halfords, where i got mine from anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will370z Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Nice work, i see another victim of zeditus incoming get a doctor quick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyg Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Where u get the grommet for the rear wiper from, may do mine but want it to sit flush and that looks pretty good Halfords, where i got mine from anyway Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattross1313 Posted March 31, 2013 Author Share Posted March 31, 2013 Thanks chaps yep, Zeditis has taken hold already - should have 4 or 5 things arriving in the post this week which should keep me occupied next weekend. Tomorrow I'll be giving the car a full exterior clean and claybar. The better half will be cleaning and detailing the interior for me as she is far better than me!! For the grommets - I got them from Halfords. They came in a 3 pack of different sizes, I THINK it was the middle one which fitted. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 I've been cured from Zeditis, so there's hope the other side of the tunnel I have to say that passenger dash fix is flippin epic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattross1313 Posted March 31, 2013 Author Share Posted March 31, 2013 Good to know there is hop for me yet It will take a while yet though i dare say! Heres a quick snap i took the day I picked the car up. The weather was pretty awful but I grabbed the camera and got arty. Myself and some colleagues are involved in a photography project where every 2 weeks we pick a word or subject and capture a photo linked to the word. As luck would have it last weeks word was blue........so no real surprise what I took a photo of huh!! Enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattross1313 Posted April 1, 2013 Author Share Posted April 1, 2013 (edited) Another update to close out the Easter weekend. Today was mainly cleaning. First time cleaning the car since ownership so always a little scary as you find all the small paint work gremlins you missed when viewing the car.......and I did just that. Nothing HUGE but lots of small bits of paintwork, small chips or scratches dotted around the car, but only when you really look for them. Worst culprit is the swirls - previous owners must not have known what a micro fibre cloth was, let alone the two bucket method etc. But this shouldn't be anything I can't fix with good cleaning and maintenance. Big thanks to my better half for spending a lot of today cleaning the interior on the Zed. We have an agreement that she cleans the interiors and I usually do the exterior. She spent a lot of time on the inner door shuts, boot frame, plastics, seats etc etc. And boy did the car benefit from the attention. Interior looks amazing!! I on the other hand had a hard job ahead of me today.....wash, claybar, wash, dry, paint renovator, polish and then wax. I also claybar'd the better half's Evo whilst I was at it!! both cars look miles better after a good deep clean and polish. Inbetween all the layers of polish and cleaning stuff I quickly t-cut out a scratch I spotted on the rear bumper (between the number plate and the indicator). Didn't take long, but again it's one of those little things that really catch your eye once you know its on the car. BEFORE AFTER No more snaps after this as my phone ran out of power. But I finished up just touching in some small chips with a touch-up pen - small chips on the door edges from walls, tiny bit of the wing mirrors and a spot on the spoiler. All in all a very productive day - now time for bed!! Hopefully throughout the week I should see a nice collection of parts arrive at work which will keep me occupied next weekend - Stubby Aerial (and Tarmac sportz sticker) New Nissan driver and passenger floor mats Bluetooth Module for BOSE system 06+ Velocity Stack for the airbox Cargo net for the boot Maybe the headlight washer cover if its arrives from Alex important one - 350-uk club sticker alu sticker to try and jazz up the worn stock gear knob Matt Edited April 1, 2013 by mattross1313 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsexr Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Obviously the blue ones arn`t as fast as the GM but they do look good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 looking Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilMH Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Nice pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 (edited) If your other half ever needs to keep in practice on the interior detailing, two more Zeds just 2 mins down the road from you Looks good mate Edited April 2, 2013 by Keyser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattross1313 Posted April 2, 2013 Author Share Posted April 2, 2013 (edited) Haha - I'll pass the message on Chris but I wouldn't hold your breath matey Nothing much to report today, had a few items arrive in the post - list updated below as I ordered another small thing off ebay today. Stubby Aerial (and Tarmac sportz sticker) New Nissan driver and passenger floor mats - been delivered, but the misses left them at work! Bluetooth Module for BOSE system - Delivered & fitted. tested on the driveway and all works well, time will tell as to how it sounds at motorway speeds but a happy chappy at the moment 06+ Velocity Stack for the airbox Cargo net for the boot - arrived today and will be given a wash in the next few days as it smelt a bit weird Maybe the headlight washer cover if its arrives from Alex important one - 350-uk club sticker - arrived in todays mail, will be fitting it at the weekend alu sticker to try and jazz up the worn stock gear knob OEM+ stickers in white Edited April 2, 2013 by mattross1313 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattross1313 Posted April 2, 2013 Author Share Posted April 2, 2013 Oh, and Chris - I asked for you just now - she said she doesn't need to practice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeco Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Nice looking Z mate! I'd have had to fix all those little things too, l things like that bug the hell out of me, i'm itching to get out and paint my rear strut brace, it's scratched to @*!#! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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