General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi folks, I've just picked up my new zed and she has some flakey paint damage on the front bumper, can anyone recommend a good respray garage in north Yorkshire please?

Can anyone tell me if these are cats or pre-silencers? I have no cat further up towards the engine, which is why I wondered if these were cats, fitted by someone trying to piece a system together using universal bits. It's very loud, so if these are pre-silencers they're not doing a very good job. Haven't seen any other Zeds with a similar system, I think I'm the only one, they're a pain for catching on things.

Got some 6x9s (Kenwood KFC 6907) and wanted to know whether they would fit ok in the front doors? Is anyone able to help? Just thought I'd ask the question before taking the cards off. also, I assume I won't need an amp to run these? I assumed they would run just fine off the headunit. Thanks

I think this is possibly aimed more at the guys on here who have made custom sub boxes in the past... ...I got a Kenwood KFC WS303 12" small enclosure sub off the forum a while back. Just tested it and it does produce sound (which is good as it was free!). Now...I need a sub box and have googled around and I should be able to get one off the internet but was thinking, it would be much much better to have an enclosure that sat well in the Zed's boot, or even better....if I were to remove the spare wheel...in the area left behind?? http://www.carreview.com/cat/car-audio/subwoofers/kenwood/PRD_50752_1808crx.aspx So my questions: 1. For a sub like this, is…

hi, does anyone know where the main live wire is for the dash/speedo lights are and what colour it is, trying to fit some plazma dial lights in and says to conect to main live for dash lights, also does anyone know how to convert the speedo dial from 120mph to 180mph dial, thanks

Hi all, is it possible to run a 300ZX Z32 NA 1989 model on ordinary unleaded petrol? I have been using premium, and it's no problem for me to keep using the premium, but thought if I could get away with ordinary unleaded might as well save some pennies. Cheers everyone.

Does anybody with a turbo time have this problem: Basically dads 300zx has a hks turbo timer fitted to it. What i would like to know is....is it normal for the car to unlock its doors after the engine switches off? (using its turbo timer) Could it be an alarm problem or turbo timer problem? Car had a Toad alarm fitted. Whole point is to leave the turbos to cool down and locking the car enabling you to leave and not having to wait lol

should there be clamp on this hose?

Hi, I recently took my dash to bits, fitted LED bulbs in my clocks and put everything back together, only thing I never put back was a bulb in my parking brake light in the clocks... When I turn my key to on the Turbo Timer does not light, countdown or anything, I have tried resetting it was the two reset buttons it says in the manual but nothing. Only thing it does do is beep when I turn the ignition off nd pull out the key (like it did when the timer counted down and switched the engine off itself)?? Any ideas?? Is it me, or? Maybe a fuse has gone somewhere? I heard the Turbo Timer has a fuse inside it somewhere. Thanks, Ant

the yellow one on the front water pipe, where can i buy this from please, my ECU check has shown code 13 and 34 coolant temp sensor, and det sensor. also what effect does a bad coolant temp sensor have? as the only difference i notice when disconnecting it are a slight raise in RPMs..

Ok so admit that I have negelected the Z lately and have started her up for over 8 weeks. Tried to fire her up this morning and nothing apart from what sounded like the injectors ticking/firing. Could it just be the batterys gone flat, (on charge now anyway) or is it something else?

justr about to start this and the links to the 'how to' are not working. Any help appreciated, in the meantime i'll crack on with the obvious nuts and bolts

Now this is a shame! you would get and and just cry would you not. only 16k and smashed up,bet he wished he had gone for the optional Brembo calipers!! Jeff

With my daily driver written off and the Z now having to step up, what do I need to be aware of as far as doing regular high mileages in the Z is concerned? Any additional maintenance I need to carry out? Do any of you do regular high mileages in your Z? Any parts/components that need special attention/more regular replacement? Thanks.

Hi all, The gas struts which hold up my tailgate have failed. What's the best solution? I assume I need new ones; does anyone have a pair that works well or is there a way of re-gassing them (I doubt it but worth a try!). All suggestions welcome; as you can imagine, it's a pain opening it at the moment. Thanks, Shamaz

Really tired but can't be arsed to sleep so just surfing 'the tube' watching random 300zx vids and came across this one...made my laugh at the guy's reaction...lol

for the hose to do the heater bypass is the inside diameter 15.8mm cheers

hi guys, Just wondered why my z stalls after engaging reverse sometimes? Good news: finally up to £611 on the 28th of this month to get the heads skimmed and gaskets done. Woo! Wondering whether to get a full check of engine and all parts after overheating before doing the job? *thinks* wonder how much Jeff does the full check over and work for? Pm me a price JeffTT.... Thanks.

any one no if there is a chassis number on the body of a zed???

Stuck at the dreaded railway crossing in Cosham High Street!!! Only caught a glimpse of your a**e as I turned off!!!!

More help needed, i understand that it is possible to refurbish the adjusters on 300 ZX headlights, ive just tried to re align mine and the rotten things turn but do nothing at all to the headlight beam, can anybody give me a decent procedure on how to Remove the headlights from the car as it seems to be a nightmare job, and where i can buy a decent set of gears to refurb the adjuster units, ( im told Tamiya model gears may work but need a lot more info ) any help very gratefully received thank you Neil

After eliminating the Hicas,is it possible?-would be good as a low fluid warning?:detective:

Well the good news is it fits!-this is the kit, I was worried the arms looked weedy in the ad but they are 14mm so happy with that! Just a quick measure to set up the arms when fitted, Then took off the old rack,valve,Solenoid etc. The bar fitted,this needed one hole elongated about a mm to fit but that's the only issue I had. Next job was to remove the outer ball joints,this is how I do them,takes 10 mins each. The 'Top-hat' alloy inserts then fitted along with the arms, Adjusted to the measurements taken and I have a tight arse!:ohmy: So all in all I'm happy with the Quality,fit etc.Time will tell if it's up to the job!…

i was wonderin about the paint youv got wher exactly did you stop the black on the windscreen pillar im lookin for pretty much the same thing but i cant really see on yer pic where you stop i dont know whether to take it right down to the end of the pillar or try and line it up with the bonnet cheers

Had a bit of a play last night and managed to get my brake servo apart. has anyone ever had one chromed before. i would not normally go for this but my engine bay is going to be really stripped out so this might add a bit of interest. the engine bay is totally smoothed etc and there will be nothing other than the engine and brake servo in there. colour scheme is strictly black and silver what do you lot think