General Discussions - 300ZX Related

So after leaving circa 2007, for Belgium and Japan, and spending most of this time without my Z. I have decided, the snow is finally melting, the road-salt is gone, and I want to bring the Z back on the road this summer. The Z has been standing, but occasionally used in this time, and after firing her up recently there is nothing wrong, a local Z specialist changed what was necessary for Belgian MOT (pads/ and a water hose mainly) but there is nothing really wrong. On the RR she is just down a bit on power, suspecting safety boost, but there is a mix of old fuel in there.... I have given up the legislation fight of fitting Belgian plates, so I will stick with UK p…

Its come to my attention over time thats parts for our cars are hard source and expensive. Availability of quality kit is poor from within the uk and oem parts are dropping off the availability list like flys. Being an entusiast club part of our responsibility is to ensure the marque is represented and preserved. A serious prerequiset to this is availability of parts. Most other cars have many pattern parts available, and aftermarket stuff, we simply dont. I do not wish to pick on anyone but compare our z part retailers to those in the us or oz, zcentre is tiny, its not even affilated with the owners club! Not to mrntion the price. Getting onto the twinz range, that canno…

The company that I entrusted to install the tyres on my new 19" Volks damaged the paint on the face of one of the rims, oops! They were very apologetic and have agreed to have the wheel refurbed no questions. However!... The wheels are painted in a colour that Volk do not publish the paint code for, nor will they supply paint, called formula silver. The refurb company have just been round and said it will be hard to match but he thinks he can get it close enough. If I wanted the other wheels doing to match it would cost £65+vat each for the other 3. The tyre company have said, if it doesn't match then they will pay to paint the other 3, but only based on the wheels …

Hi, Can anyone tell me if the headlight wiring is part of the main engine loom (with the fuse box etc), or is it this one - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330894538614?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 There is also a harness that goes over the inner wing, but it doesn't seem to be that one as far as I can tell. I will at some point will need to replace the harness that goes from the pod to the headlights, either that or mess around with wiring. I was looking at the wiring on my shell, but couldn't work out where it was going, not without removing it. If anyone knows I'd be most grateful! :)

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Whats the options for a side light iff i fit ducts in my fog slots on a jspec...am i right in thinking UK indicators have the other chamber for side lights and iff i change this then its just a case of making a new tail from my fog sides to reach over.

Found this in the garage, think it was off my old bumper, anyone know what it is?

I want to remove this double-sided sticky stuff which someone used to stick these flaps on. I've tried scalpel and then lighter-fluid and then flew to Neptune on the back of a white swan. So I opened the window and took some deep breaths. You can see I took a bit off at the top edge but it took a bleedin' age. The double-sided stuff is clearly bodywork grade as it just does not want to shift. At least not with lighter-fluid. Can anyone suggest a solvent which might take the sticky gunk off but not melt the rubber? TIA

Aup .. i can not PM u m8 as it looks like your subs have ran out Anyways Front sub-frame O/S Arm O/S Tension Rod O/S Tension Rod Bracket Steering Rack you can Email me on ( Mark@drcorc.co.uk )

Any one have trouble getting the indicator bulb holder in on a jdm car with thicker intercoolers mine are stillen .I moded my original onse drilled hole on the side and put orange bulbs in .But ive just fitted crystal clear front lenses and dont realy want to drill holes in them, was thinking of cutting plug of indicator holder and fitting a 501 small capless holder and using the other small hole on the corner of the unit not sure if this is ok for mot does this count as front facing still thanks taff.

If anyone wondered why we were reluctant to continue working with the Twinz over their body kit designs last year, the last update on the Z1 site is a clear indicator why, pre-orders started in November 2012 and only this month (April 2013) more than 4 months later is there any hope of customers seeing the product, given the HUGE market for z32 stuff in the US it just would not work in the UK on that basis, they need to commit to manufacturing a stock level without pre-orders, imaging ordering your food from Tesco`s whilst they....grow it! or TV from ASDA while it is been manufactured with a 50% upfront deposit I bet there is a few nervous buyers waiting to see if Z1 is…

Ive put some after market mirrors on my zed ive got 5 diffrent coloured wires from mirror also 5 more diffrent colour wires the other end of plug inside door the the online manual doesnt list the folding type mirrors .Mine are non heated alll i need is earth up down left and right i have 3 wires coming from aftermarket mirrors .I take it i dont need 2 of these wires as there for folding mec .thanks taff .

This is the 99 spec front fasica except the indicator housing are able to accept the stock 89 spec indicators. http://www.z1motorsports.com/product_info.php?cPath=6_12&products_id=5996 I for one would be happier to fit that as it means I don't have to buy those damn expensive 99 spec side repeaters.

Will oem belts fit with them ? Unorthodox pulleys are a bit smaller

Hi ref the near side scuttle trim how much you want for it and is the piece missing noticeable when fitted give me text im only in fareham 07980 889942. cheers simon

Hey Guys, Anyone know what sort of arch flare this is? also any idea about the lip on the front bumper? Looks pretty nice!

Does anyone have any idea how to get these nowadays? No one seems to have them in my size. I'm after 235 40 18's. Camskill and blackcircles have nowt.

good news and some bad. Bad. My zed is at the garage having all new sills and arches replaced by a mate. they have been doing the passenger side completely between other jobs, but for the last month the car has been jacked up on the drivers side wheels only, not been started and no battery connected. Nearly finished the drivers side now, but its now jacked on the passengers side, when they had all four wheels on the floor, connected battery and started instantly, no issues, even took it round the block and made sure all was good. But for some reason, when its turned off, with key removed, the fuel pump is still working, remove battery, all stops. remove fuel …

might be a stupid question, but they are not listed in any of our manuals at work. i know the TT have a safe boost get home mode, but do NA's have anything similar? when i was out in my zed noticed i have a damaged knock sensor harness, and the ecu is reading an error. when my TT did this it limped, but will it be affecting the NA?

Last night i noticed the car over revving slightly and steam coming from the engine bay. This was only after a 5 min drive. I left it until this morning when cool, and i had to put nearly 5ltrs of water back into the rad. I looked under the car and water was dripping. Does anyone know were it could be leaking from? Cheers

Hope you have all been out enjoying the zeds in the sun ,i sure have been

Is there a tips & tricks section that I've not seen on here yet? Workshops etc. , that sort of thing. For example, I concocted something up the other week that I'm sure would be useful to other Zedders....during an issue with my zed that transpired to be a faulty MAF, I discovered that the mounting plate for my k&n filter was cracked at the base where the bolts go through. Only 2 of the bolts were holding it on cos the plastic had fractured. Priced up a replacement mounting plate on eBay and was all set to depart with a few quid when I came up with an idea.......went outside, cut the air filter end off my old MAF, sanded it down to get rid of any loose plastic &am…

Are the o2 sensors and precats the same on auto and manual turbo 300zx?

car was already warm... drove up the road and back (about 5 or 10 minutes).. when I pulled up I noticed this on the floor.... but it was cold and wasn't there before I left... any thoughts?

The Zeds been parked in the garage and only driven to the shops everynow and then. I drove it this morning and noticed the stock oil pressure gauge was sat on 0 for the full 10min drive. I've got aftermarket Option gauges which was sat on the max 100psi reading throughout! I checked oil levels which look good and no leaks etc anywhere that I can see. The car drove fine as well. Should I be worries? Likely just an issue with the sender unit? I didn't fit the aftermarket gauge so not familiar with how/where to check it but was planning to drive the car tomorrow for a bit longer so wanted to check with the knowledgeable folk on here whether I should be worried abou…