General Discussions - 300ZX Related

My tax is due end of the month, and the dreaded MOT due today. Off i go to centre and with fingers crossed i wait.. Had the zed nearly 3 years now, have fixed and maintained everything myself, and gained lots of knowledge on them. Last MOT only thing was an indicator bulb This time PASSED straight through with not even any advisory's. See there are good examples of UK zeds I always say. It pays to care for our zeds, and maintain them well. Look after them and they will look after you. Well chuffed:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

going past carlet park...who are ya and whats ya business around these parts:D;)

hi all looking for a new clutch, cars not running much over standard power what do you think to this: ebay item no 180443449155 cheers rich

Hi There, Does anyone know where you can get 1 wheel re-lacquered - This is not strictly a 300zx post as it is for my wife's car but just 1 of the alloys seems have had the lacquer peel on it. Does anyone know someone in the West Mids that will re lacquer one alloy. I don't want it painted as these are lacquered alloys. I don't know if it would need refinishing at all as there seems to be a little surface corrosion on that one wheel. Other than the surface of the dish of the rim on that one wheel, the wheels are immaculate. I was looking for a recommendation - any suggestions would be gratefully received - someone who can do it from a mobile van would be even be…

Does the 1993 Nissan 300zx Twin Turbo have VVTi?? Thanks Richie

Hi guys. As i am someone who buys and sells his cars quite often,ahem, i've had a couple of good quotes to cover ANY vehicle i want to drive, including the 3.1tonne van + the bikes. Any good guys anyone can recommend ?

Hiya Guys, Has anyone an approx idea of weight for a complete manual gearbox conversion, ie gearbox,flywheel,pedals, prop,balance, bar. As i have purchased a complete kit and need to get it picked up. The company i may use charges £9.99+vat for 20kg and then 50p per kilo after that anywhere in the UK Thanks in advance. or alternativley is anyone from Essex travelling to Southport in the next few weeks? Daz

Ok this is seriously screwed up.... how the hell did it get this hard and near impossible to get off...... im not joking this stuff is like a thin layer of hard paint, it only comes off if you scrape it.... ive tried autoglym wheel cleaner and its not made a blind bit of difference. heres the story, i cleaned the wheels last week and they were kinda clean apart from a few dust particles on the wheels which i thought id get too later, i didnt polish the wheels after or anything, so i go for a drive to essex and back and they are caked in dust again so i thought ah il do it later, big mistake, im not sure if its the salt on the roads or something but th…

Convert a auto N/A to a manual TT?

Hi there guys, I have a few questions I hope you could answer for me. Car in question is a 1991 60k mile twin turbo 2+2 manual. Has mongoose exhaust pipes, jetex air filter with 140mm diameter 100mm intake and is rated around 340bhp however much value this holds, but I was conservative on size as I didn't know the amount of room I had available to me. Car produced 272bhp at the fly a few years back with the mongoose exhaust at a very reputable dyno in England. 1) I was contemplating a stage ECU tune from Z1 motorsports in the states along with their boost jets but the shipping bumps up the cost considerably. Could I get my ecu chipped for less than 300 in t…

After taking out all the boot trim, un-doing all the necessary bolts which hold the brake lights in place.. I tried to push my Brake lights out, but they were stuck in place.. I don't know if this is due to the cold weather we are having lately, or are Z32 Brake lights Glued/Sealed in place? as I could not get them out no matter how hard I tried... They appear to have a kind of black seal around them.. and my car is like 19 years old and I wouldn't have thought they have ever been taken out since they were put in from factory.. so the seal has had 2 decades to cement itself... Can anyone give me any handy tips on how they would over-come this "stuck break l…

Right guys well, It was always said I would be back and I've always said it as well... So i've moved back from peverse german engineering back to, how shall we say, the charm? Of a 300zx. Well I nearly have, as some have probably guessed I've purchased Kirbz (ex stenorth) slicky TT manual :D but he's going to hang on to it for a few days to sort a couple of bits out. Quite excited! Stupid i still get a little shiver up my spine when I hear THAT starter motor :D

Hi, I think I know what the outcome of this poll will be, but I really like them!! I have trawled through loads of threads this afternoon and the viper wings seem to get a bit of a slagging? Please dont send me` its your car do what you want with it` I would like an honest opinion on them. Do they fit ok? Does the paint look shit after a while, am I making a mistake getting them fitted? thanks in advance Daz. Pic`s of my car a the moment;

Can anyone help me identify the paint code I got from the plate on the front of my car and if this is correct. Are there any other paint codes for non metallic black? The code is GL1 G and the car is non-metallic black. Cheers John

Hi Guys, is this one of the heater pipes? What are the chances of me getting it fixed before New Year? Does it require the skills of Jeff or D2 to mend or can I get my local mechanic to fit a replacement part? Where can I get the part from very very quickly? (I really don't want to have to take the train to Newcastle at New Year :scared:) Chris

Can anyone tell me how thick it is please??:helpsmilie: I didnt think I needed one but now I do:angry: Cos the TT box I have.... isnt. I suppose I should have checked when I bought it:rant: but it doesnt really matter:glare: I have already sent a PM to Gibster TT who has one but maybe someone else knows..:confused:

Hi all, got these tyre valve extenders from Halfords that I have to use to connect a footpump to my wheels. The metal valve on my wheels is such that the head on a footpump will not fit so I have to use these extenders. Anyway the Halfords ones are shit. Made of plastic and the thread wears out on em. What I really would like are some nice metal ones if one of you knows where I can get em? ta,

Yesterday around 3.30pm Blue Zed reg M***VPT on the A30 victoria/roche junction,heading westbound.:thumbup:

I have a 1990 import tt which is fitted with front fogs. I recently changed the side light bulbs in the unit for leds to match the new HID dipped beams, brilliant, the question is I noticed that fog bulbs were in their holders , wired up but do not seem to work. Is there a switch somewhere controlling these ?

Hi folks ive just been reading Lorenzo`s problems with his alarm and ive had similar problems with mine. The zed had a clifford 300 fitted when i bought her and it was all ok for a few months and then the door open light came on and stayed on with all the doors closed. Ive checked the alarm circuit and it looks like it been wired into both door open switches what effect will this have on the relay in the rear quart that i have just learned about cheers Marty

Okay, lets say hypothetically speaking I were to aquire a zed that had a cloth interior and was in a colour i didnt particularly think suited it... Has anyone any rough costs of a retrim into leather? Single colour would probably do but from memory Apache's (Phils!) car looks the dogs with its two tone. The car is a SWB so there is less to recover than a LWB. Has anyone much experience with this or costs or company names... Cheers! Also if I wanted to change the colour as far as I can tell I have two options. The first is the traditional respray which is okay but you have to inform DVLA etc. Now the alternative is a vinal wrap, I've seen this done to a few vehic…

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I have just had my dipped beams converted to HID's and love the light that they give. I have changed my sidelights to a bulb that matches the colour of the new HID's much better. I wanted to change my main beam H1 bulbs to these: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/H1-New-Philips-DiamondVision-Bulbs-5000k-pair_W0QQitemZ300379339357QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item45f000fa5d#ht_651wt_941 But I don't know the legality of these as main beam bulbs. My HID's are a 6000k colour temperature but I can't find H1 bulbs that are 6000k rated. Does anyone know the legality of these bulbs for road use or if there are 6000k colour rated bulbs available…

i have series 4 manual control for my central heating. just been out now the snow as fully cleared from everywhere and i drove for a good 30 mins, some motorway blasting as well as normal roads. i must of got it fully warm. my temp gauge on the dash clocks never got above about a 3rd up, i also have a stack after market temp gauge and this was almost on 100 degrees fahrenheit. consequently the heat in the cabin was not hot although it was aired to warm, i never turned the heat setting down it was up as far as it would go!!! i may need a new thermostat, i know that, as this will make me more toasty in the winter. a few weeks ago the dash clock reached about hal…

i have a series 4 so its a manual control for the fan speed. it is playing up off late, i have off,1,2,3, and 4 speeds. it works at a 3 speed or 4, it is probably 4, and if i move it down to 2 or 1 nothing happens. i move it fast from side to side and it does go off when at off but will then come on again at full speed and i have not touched anything!! when it does decide to stay off, i move it from this off position past 1 and 2 and nothing happens, reach 3 and it all comes to life, bizarre. all the direction control works fine and as no bearing on my speed control problem. i do hear clicking from the dash passenger side, whats this and can i access whatever it…