General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Set off home tonite from work at 6pm as usual , coming thru a village in churchdown and a pissed up twat drives passed 4 of us in a 40 zone around id say 60mph , swerves back in to get in the correct lane and doesnt see at 1st a young lady turning into her driveway ( yes this was a built up area with kids playing ) , he brakes hard and swerves around her and escapes narrowly , only to leave 4 cars behind to pile up :( , and i was one of them in my 200sx :( , the front end of the car is a total right off , i went straight into a ford focus , but funnily enough and i dont know how but i never felt a thing , jumped out of me car to see just the front end of my car all o…

Hello all, I've been following the arguament regarding the wheel incident and repair costs and thought I would add my humble thoughts on the repair costs. From the work done on the car in question by Jeff at Zedworld, I would suggest that £3000 seems very very reasonable for what was done, if it has been done to a high standard. I say this from personal experience of whats involved regarding auto bodywork, I have personally rebuilt to concours winning standard from near scrap in the past, and the vehicle in question still looks the same as the day the restoration was finished in December 1989. To rebuild a damaged vehicle to be safe and look OK in the short t…

I have just bought a 1994 300 zx and I wondered if someone in the world of experienced zx'rs could help me with a few problems. 1. dip lights are worse than a torch 2. the odd time the engine won't fire. 500 yds tow is the only way to start the engine. battery is new and engine cranking ok. 3. where can I find ultra cool rims

I'm on the lookout for a 300zx (Z32?) MAF sensor to use in another application (not a 200sx!). I've been trying a few breakers, but none are that clued up. The general response is "it's on a car outside, phone back in 10 minutes", which is repeated when I phone back! Curious to know how much I should be paying, and if anyone has one for sale, that would be even better. Cheers Paul

Anyone out there Know of these cars if so i know of a black 91 model with a little reassembly work going cheap.

Hi all, I am a new member to this forum and would just like to say how good it is. Lot's of my worries since I purchased my ZX300TT have been resolved thanks to some previous topics. Anyway that's the creeping done, I have just been quoted £400 to supply and fit a rear wheel bearing to my ZX as the noise is becoming a bit too loud now. Does this sound realistic or do you think the price is a bit on the high side?? Thanks Glenn 1990 ZX300 TwinTurbo import.

Does anyone know how to disconnect the ABS? The reason I ask is I've been having brake judder problems nearly ever since I've had the car, only at quite high speeds (about 70) and thought it was probably the front discs, so I changed them for Skyline's, if anything it's made it worse, so then I changed the tension rod bushes and at first thought that had cured the problem but it hasn’t. Just took my mechanic out and he suggested it might be the ABS, but wasn't sure how to disconnect it to eliminate that.

How many miles does everyone get? Mines look toasted after about 10k. Fronts might make 15k. 265 on the back and 235 front X 18s

Anyone know where I can part numbers for: Windscreen water bottle/reservoir Oil Pressor sensor Both for a Jap 1990 TT 2+0 Cheers. Alex.

Does anyone know any good bodyshops/sprayers down south? Cheers, F.T.

I've got a film over the rear windows of my Z to make them tinted. Is this stuff easy to get off?I haven't tried it yet,just in case I make it worse!If it's a bugger then I'll leave it alone,but if it's pretty straightforward then I might give it a go. Cheers, F.T.

Hi guys, just sold my honda prelude and looking to buy a 300zx. I've got some questions for you: 1) Is there anyone who owned a prelude previously? How did it feel when you changed to the zx? 2) Is there any space at the back seats for an adult? Virtually no space with my prelude... 3) I was paying £1100 per year for my insurance. Is it likely that I have to pay more for the zx (I am 26, 6 years no claim bonus) 4) UK car or import? 5) Automatic or manual (never driven an automatic car - is it really boring?) 6) I am willing to spend up to 5k - will I get something decent? Any help will be appreciated...

Can anyone tell me if a jap condensor (a/c rad.) will fit on a uk car and work ok? Thanks Mark

Thankyou to Vijay for dropping my intercoolers off. car looks great, now if I can just get rid of the mrs I can get mine done too!

Hi, I have a META alarm in my Z that's always worked fine. Last week the zappers that unlock the doors and deactivate the alarm stopping performing! I got into the car and was able to switch off the alarm by putting the zapper very close to the alarm control box. I've replaced the batteries in the zapper but this hasn't solved the problem. Can anyone suggest any thing else that maybe causing the problem. Would a problem with the car battery cause this (and the problem with my HICAS warning light - see other message). Cheers, Andy

Hi all, Ever since I replaced a front head light bulb at the weekend the HICAS warning light stays on for the first 5 minutes of driving the car. Coincidently the weather got very cold at the same time. Does anyone know why my warning light may be on? Is it dangerous to drive at the moment? Cheers, Andy

hi mate ive lost the number of where you got your Z cover from what fits with the high spoiler could u plz post it again thx mate :)

Very envious UK Z owners. Minister of finance here in ireland has just increased the road tax by 12%. Which now raises the road tax from €960 to €1075.20 peryear while a 3.1 car is nearly €1300/year. This is before our insurance costs. Reality has ceased to exist in Ireland.

Hi guys! I am going to look at a couple of 300zx TT's tomorrow, both imports. One has only been here for 2 months, both have about 45000 miles. I've done some digging around on various websites about spec differences, I've seen some stuff about different HICAS on Jap and Euro cars, different rim sizes, also the usual cruise control and speed limiter / speedo differences. What do I need to look for on an import? (especially the 2 month old car...) Will I need to spend a ruck of money on ecu mods for different fuel, plugs, speedo? Also, is there a way to safely check the origin of a recent import? I am a bit concerned about scare stories of imports via Dubai that were …

Following the incident that was reported on this forum with Emero and Ajay, I have spent most of the today in collating the facts and circumstance before and after and have conclude the following points. As reported on this forum Emero and Ajay were travelling along the M6 when a noise occurred from the rear of the car and the car then led to the right towards the centre barrier, Ajay was able to recover control and pull over to the hard shoulder and stop. A break down service was called who I understand diagnosed possible bearing failure. The car was recovered and further investigation showed the cause to be 4 of the 5 wheels studs had sheared on the ne…

does anybody know what tools came with the original nissan toolkit? i know there was a reversible screwdriver and i think a 10-12mm spanner was there anthing else? cheers,phil

just a short note. do the sunroof glass have a special bag or something to go in to??? i was'nt sure as i know that some t top cars do have these bags . if yes has anyone got any for sale, or know where i can get them from. cheers mark.:) :)

Have posted this topic 6 months ago but am looking for feedback from veteran/specialist Z owners as I have finally decided to repair or do the conversion. Car wont drop from 2nd to third gear. took it to local mechanic who seemed baffled. Can anyone pinpoint the problem for me . Is it a known problem on Zeds. Its a 94 SWB TT Slicktop. 45 K miles. Gearbox flush done no diagnostic faults from auto gearbox or ecu diagnostic. The 194 page Automatic transmission section of the Z online manual in only confusing me more Any help appreciated. Roy

funniest moment since owning my z( which has been a month) was in a place called abertridwr where upon two lads were in the middle of the road as me and z pulled up and were heard saying fcuk me!!! really loud followed by its a lamborghini !!! which caused a rather large grin to appear on my face ,my best moment since owning my dream motor it was , :D anyway down to business i got an oil leak on autobox looks like it problably have to be removed as it,s leaking propshaft side though its not a bad leak . how hard a job is it to take out cheers;)

Any ideas where I can buy spark plugs 1 grade colder than standard?? Cheers Jay