General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Sorry it's in the wrong forum Craig!! 1998 'R', 85,000 miles, purple/mauve paint (flip) 6 MOT (will put 12 on if needed), good condition inside and out, only owned for 5 months (bought as a go between!!) New plugs, selling due to 200SX dialy driver and the importing of a SWB, Manual, TT in black......... Mail to: TopSquads@aol.com Mobile: 07855394817 Pictures on request..........I have a few! Matty.

HI ALL ,JUST TO LET YOU ALL KNOW MY DASHLIGHT PROBLEM IS NOW SORTED FOUND OUT IT WAS A DODGY DIMMER SWITCH (JEFF TT WAS RIGHT) SO I B A HAPPY CHAPPY NOW CHEERS CULLY Z :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Are they any good, do they feel like plastic? Are they foam filled or hollow? Anyone in kent got one fitted that I can have a look at? Any comments good or bad much appreciated. Tim

Hi Guy's Last night tried to go out in the car and it didn't start, looks like the battery wasn't cranking good enough, almost started. So left it on charge overnight, tried again this morning and the same. I'll go get a new battery this morning.as it's been getting low for a while now, kept on meaning to give it a good charge but never got round to it. Anyway i'm now worried sick that it still wont start with a new battery. Could it now be flooded!!!! Any ideas!!! Just realised they look a little daunting when they don't start!!!. A very worried ZX owner!!. Any help much appreciated. Cheers Dave. ( ZX N/A )

Dodgy Sales Not only does the one advertised for 4k look rougher than a rough thing on a rough day contained in a rough week (and for those of you that have good eye's it used to be red, check out the bottom of the bumper near the front tyre!!) Look at the state of the one behind it!!! The ad says 'No Dreamers', he must be dreaming if he thinks he's going to sell that, I think he would have trouble giving it away for spares............... *NB - All above is my opinion and my opinion only, feel free to add your own! :D Matty.

Saw a red 300zx right across the road from a flat I went to look at today! Anyone on here? It was just nearby to the tube station... Don't want to give the address away.

I know, sounds like a book for a 2 year old. But it's for a 37 year old. I'm very interested in a G reg Z & will probably buy it this weekend. I keep getting this feeling in my brain that I'm buying a car that's too old. The guy assures me it's near immaculate inside & out 'cept for a few scratches he's pointed out. It's done 55,000 miles (realise I've cam belt to do) ignition amplifier's been done, super dragger cat back, Always used mobil 1. Am I buying a car about to start costing me hods? By the way he wants 3800, I'm gonna go for 3500 obviously.

Hi Guys Just bought a Jap spec TT and have discovered that it has an HKS airfilter. It's the type that's a green spunge and looks like a mushroom. I know absolutly nothing about these and it's pretty filthy. To clean it, do I just take out the element and rinse it, or will it need replacing. Cheers Jon

Just to mark the spot! I'm so sad, when I get back I will want to catch up on whats been going on here, so just seemed like a handy marker for me. Just let it trundle down the page.....minding its own business, and hey, in a weeks time I will know where to start reading from. (don't reply or that will really scupper my plan!) Ha ha, will probably get "moved". Take it easy people.

Has anyone used nangkang tyres ?? If so what did you think of them ?? Any feed back would be nice as I am looking to replace my tyres at the moment . Cheers Mark

Thought I`d tell you all about my good news! With Lifesure right now and paid them £1300 last year (30 year old, no NCB). Gottthe renewal notice through today and they wanted just over a grand for this years premium. Was ringing round getting a few quotes (anything from £1800-£950) and tried Carole Nash. They quoted me £359! Yup, a saving of around 700 squids. Its a classic policy too, so I can add the NCB from last year on the policy fo my everyday driver. Asked the guy why it was so cheap, asked again, asked to have the details faxed through to me.....looked at details and can`t find the catch.....is there a catch with classic policies? Happy...happy…

Just got a quote off aon. 583 fully comp at 37 with 4 years nc on a Jap tt. Other insurers I tried were pretty shocked. Another interesting quote was from A plan, that was 495 third party but the other ones too good to pass up. Aon will give you a British spec price on an import. The guy said they've been researching the situation & realise how rediculous it is. Also they don't just take your details & bang it through the computer & thats what you get, they under write it depending on things like whether you've driven high performance cars before & your clean licence etc... in other words they think about what they're doing. Hopefully I will be…

can anyone advise me on removal of my rear seat, i need to access my abs unit and have no manual. :D

i ve got loads of brown and orangy stuff in my radiator and think its about time i got round to flushing it. whats the safest way to flush and refil it so that i dont get air locks. also will i need to flush repeatidly to get rid of all the crap thats inside the radiator. Cheers Aki

Anybody know which bulbs fit in the driving lamps and where I can get them from.. it's a jap-spec, so I'm guessing it's like the main lamp bulbs and not something I can just wander into halfords for!

Now as I understand it your standard Injectors max out at about 15 PSI. Replacing your injectors to 555 or higher is not exactly cheap, has any body used one of the above items to up the fuel pressure therefore giving more fuel delivery ?????

Heres a blast from the past, the Autocar & Motor 300ZX Road Test from 16th of May 1990. Yep 13 years ago (Christ - I was 14!!). This should give an insight of what the reaction was when the Z32 was first tested on these shores. Take note of the rivals at the time and you will see in context why the Z32 300ZX blew the doors off the japanese competition and worried the Euro marques. (Excuse the poor quality but my scanner is no more so these are digi pics of photocopies) I think the verdict sums it up very well and still holds true today. I have online copies of the following reviews which I shall put up…

Hi, Has any1 got a few pics of a auto ecu harness and the connector? cos it looks like some1's messed around with the wiring and i cant seem to find where this 1 wire goes! The loom that goes to the Autobox-ECU, on the connector side - wire number 24 (i think) which is brown, comes tied together with a black & red wire. They are both wrapped in a 'grey' sleave/cover. Now it seems as if the black/red wire has deliberatly cut and looped and connected to a ground! As a result i think this is effecting the revelution sensor circuit! can any1 help, maybe with pics to help me trace the wire. There doesnt seem to be any indication of this wire in the service b…

Has anyone seen AndyDuff, he left a note that he may have a piston/Con-rod assemberly for sale, I sent an e-mail and not had a reply. Has he changed his email address? If anyone sees him can you tell him I'm VERY interested in that piston/Con-rod! Thanks People Mathew

Anyone know of aftermarket wing mirror manufactures? Links etc would be great. Can't see any on zcentre website :( Cheers Martin

My 300ZX has been off the road for 2 years (I've only owned it for 6 months though). I've changed the engine and petrol tank. I MOT'd it for the first time today expecting it to fail on a multitude of things. Low and behold it only failed on a couple of lights and one tyre. So don't let anyone tell you they're not good cars :) :) :) Just one thing though. The lights they said arn't working are the front and back sidelights. Does anyone know if it likely to be a fuse or bad earth somewhere ?? Oh, and the backlights for the instrument panel (speedo etc) arn't working either. Does this give anyone a clue ????????? Thanks andyZ

Hi Guys Just bought myself a '91 Zed. However, I'm not sure if one or two of the dash board bulbs have been removed! With the ignition on but engine not started, the order of lights is as follows: BAT \ HANBRAKE \ NOTHING \ DOOR \ CHECK Should there be something where I've written NOTHING? Also, slightly lower down there's another light cluster. This has had its cover removed and in the 6 spaces for bulbs (2 rows of 3), there are only 2 bulbs which are top right and top middle. No other lights come on when the ignition is switched on (but engine not started). Any ideas would be much appreciated. Jon

hi ive got a water temp gauge to fit and my sensor on the lead of my gauge wire wont go through the little hole under the drivers footwell. is there another hole which i can use? ive tried the other side but the lead aint long enough to reach my a pillar gauge pod. thanks

just removed my stereo ready to install new sony HU at the weekend sussed out the wires are these right: found speaker wires ok Yellow - permanent live Blue - live on ignition switch Green/red - not sure?? Red/black feed elec aerial Andy

Please help. I have no stop lights in both light clusters but I do have a light on the tail gate. Anyone know if they are on seperate feeds from the switch or if it splits some were down the car. I only have Sat. afternoon to fix it so please point me in the right direction. Thanks!!!