General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Blue UK Z, L300??? I was in a R32GTR i flashed but you didnt even look LOL, fair enough! hehe

Picked up my Zed today - I'm well pleased.... Took her for a good blast and everything is a ok! The only thing wrong was a blown indicator bulb (or so I thought), until some cabby told me I had no frickin' brake lights! I checked the indicators and all bulbs are ok, but the drivers side flashes twice as quick as it should, like they do when a bulb has gone. I have done some research on here about it, and I think it may be that little black box thingy(behind drivers rear light)?! Could the two faults be related? I'm gonna have a proper look tomorrow when its not raining and I'm not in odeon car park :D ... If it is that black box, how much are they? And where cou…

Hi zxers, I went in for MOT the afternoon only to realise the right rear light not working. Now I ave spent the last hour or so trying to rectify if but could not source. I put in new bulds, swap theleft ones for the right one still no luck. However the break-lamps are working though. Is there a fuse that control each side of the lamps? thanks Ade

Are they the same my friends 300zx is a manual and when he lifts of the gas he gets a clonk and it also feels like there is play in something under the car gears change fine.

Hi to everyone! :D Apologies for the length of this one, just trying to set off on the right foot of Zed ownership :hyper: ! We (Helen and Ian) collected our Zed last night, its a 1991 T Top Twin Turbo in red :p We are both really happy with the car and there doesn't seem to be any major issues (she went through her MOT this afternoon after a pair of wipers and a new headlight bulb) We have a pretty good working knowledge of cars, having worked with Ford Probes for the last couple of years and are confident enough to try most jobs ourselves. (We have pretty much rebuilt our other car completely, with electrical, engine and interior work being DIY all…

hi all, me battery on the zed is dead need advice on which one to get as in the amps rating, want to get good strong replacement, as i like me car stereo, etc etc, , any advice""" will be gracious , thanks all

Hi Can any one tell me what is the best way to renew my strips around the windows and t~tops etc?? Mine is just lookin a wee bit faded :headvswal :rolleyes:

About half four this afternoon on aber road.

bought a replacement dashboard from a member of group that Im having problem with. when I got it speedo and rev counter were just sitting at max - even when plugged in. looked at back and realised speedo was missing 2 of its 4 screws so used the screws from mine, - no change. left it plugged in and drove home - after about 4 miles bothe rev counter and speedo dropped to normal positions. Anyways. . . . . Rev counter seems fine but speedo is reporting 60mph when GPS shows were doing 34mph and when Im actually doing 45mph speedo shows 105mph??? Also noticed steering is starting to go heavy intermittantly now I have this plugged in - its a uk spec dash.…

Guys what are the offsets for a UK 300 TT? Seen some Axis wheels 19x8.5 (40mm offset) & 19x9.5 (45mm offset), do you think these would fit? Dan.

I read over lunch that the mirrors on the 300zx supposedly fold in automatically. Is that true? / restricted to certain models / countries? If so, mines a jap tt. Are they supposed to work for me :smash:

Are they the same or are TT's uprated?

Have a very intermittant speedo at the moment - mostly doesnt work though - before I go the route of replacing speed sensor I know a few people suggest re-soldering the pcb to fix dry solder joints - I dont have a speed convertor box to worry about. Does anyone have any pictures of the jpoints to look at - is it just the ones on the membrane at the back of the dials or is it a case of take the housing apart to get to the dial electronics themselves and do that side of things? Any help much appreciated! Thanks in advance!

Hi all, As my auto box is now well and truly on its last legs I started researching the various options available to me. (1) rebuild gearbox to stock spec, (2) rebuild gearbox to "fast road" spec, (3) buy second hand gearbox known to be working. Ideally I'd like option (2) but limited finances may force me into another option. However, as a final alternative I'd like to know whether it is possible to buy a completely new gearbox, say directly from Japan. Does anyone know whether this is possible and if so are the gearboxes "year" specific - ie you can't fit a 96 gearbox to a 90 car ... I seem to recall that the autobox out of a JDM TT was also fitted to another JDM N…

I am now getting syncro problems on 1 to 2,it is time to start looking at getting the manual gearbox replaced or refurbed. Dose anybody have any idea of quality replacement supliers, or workshops that can do this? many thanks Allan

GunMetal Grey ZED. Non Turbo, G reg .Clapham South.12.55pm at traffic lights. completly standard on out side. doubt its anyones on here.

Hi there ive just got myself a 89 300zx twin turbo auto just imported it and im having trouble:( the car wont start bought a new battery and it sounds healthy just think its not getting a spark? my mate and i have been looking for the spark plugs but aint having much luck can someone advise where about they are :headvswal hope to get some pics of it up soon dj

has anyone changed the bulbs in their dash. I'm going to do mine cause the dash lights are very dull. I'm thinking of getting some LED bulbs instead and perhaps in blue.

Just saw this and thought it might work for leaking targa seals? http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=9004 Vijay

Hi, I'm a newby to this forum but I've always liked 300ZXs, especially the one driven by the girl in the film Teen Agent (Esprit, 300ZX and 900 Turbo, good film!). Anyway, I'm interested in getting one as a sensible car (I have a tweaked TVR Griffith as a toy) and I've seen a couple of nice black N/A cars (Silverfox, YHM!). I'm curious to know what standard fit features I'm missing out on by opting for the N/A over the T/T. Things like leather, climate control, HICAS, T-Tops, roof blinds, etc. Can anyone help me out? Of course what I'd really like to do is get a small loan, buy a T/T and crank it up to 500bhp with the aid of some nitrous, but no, I WILL …

can any body tell me how much oil it takes to fill the auto gear box and also engine oil?

anyone help? i bought a really nice non turbo jap import today. its 95% excellent but i need to sort one or two things. 1. braking from high speed it shudders. not violently. noticeble at low speed too. kind of grabs then releases then grabs. does it sound like warped discs?? can they be repaired/skimmed?? who does em in the north west?? 2.4th gear whines a bit at low speeds when you start to put your foot down. all other gears are fine? any ideas? cheers. tony

Just had my replacement engine fitted, which came from an auto car, all is running ok, but on idle, she is hunting and very lumpy, and at constant 80mph on motorway, every once in a while, it has a single beat miss. would it be anything to do with the ecu being a manual one, and the engine from an auto ? all test on laptop show code 55 no faults. cheers for any help guys

Does anyone know if it would be acceptable by mr plod / Law to trim a rear number plate. What I would like to do is trim the 2 smallest sides (vertical) on a standard number plate by about 30mm each side. My car has a private plate on so there would be ample room to do it, due to there only being 5 digits... :duffer: So does anyone know if this is permissble? :rolleyes: thanks Jon.. :)

i was driving to work yesterday morning and i had to put my foot down a bit to get into a gap when i stopped at the lights i noticed the car was idleing to fast about 1500rpm, when i got to work it was the same, so i pooped the bonnet just to have a look to see if any wires had come loose or something. At the front of the engine where the two metal water pipes are there are two sensors as i fiddled about with the one on the left the electric fan kicked in and didnt turn off with the car still idleing fast, so i turned the engine off. i started her up about 5 minutes later and the fan came straight on and the engine was still idleing fast so i popped the bonnet and had a l…