General Discussions - 300ZX Related

As i have fitted a 99 spec bumper i have got rid of the fogs and the side lights were in the indicators so need to fit some side lights of some kind. Any ideas? Seen these on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400076238988&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT i know there a bit chav but if i mount them out of the way so they just proved light? Do side lights have to produce a certain amount of light? Mike

I bought some Indiglo Dials off Jeff and intend on maybe fitting them sometime soon, seen as i can do it indoors while its cold and dark of an evening lol. So anyone wanna gimme some tips and what not. How is best to do it? What NOT to do?? etc...... IIRC people say not to take the needles off, is that the case? Any help greatly appreciated. Cheers, Isaac :cool:

Finally got round to fitting mine yesterday. Thanks to Dan of DTA for his professional and friendly service and advice, as well as a very quick turnaround. Enjoy your holiday! Below are detailed instructions with photos and I hope that they are useful. In summary, very happy with the performance of the new lights although I think I have some adjustments to make! There is a slight flicker for the first 10 secs but then the lights settle down. I will discuss this with Dan when he returns. I also fitted some matching LEDs for the side lights which are covered under a separate thread I posted yesterday. I found the most difficult part of the installat…

Hi i just want to double check that the water feeds and returns are fitted correctly? Thanks to Gonzo12c for finding me some spare water pipes :cool: Have i connected the right lines up in this pic or does it not matter which way they go? Will having the oil line close to the down pipe cause any problems? Also will i need special high temp bolts for the down pipe? Cheers Dan

After nearly a week of changing coil packs, airflow meters, ptu`s, ecu`s around on my TT, I realised the only thing i havent done is to change the spark plugs which are only 12 months old and are ngk-r platinums, i have cleaned them twice and set the gaps correctly. So today i swapped the offending number 2 spark plug and hey presto thats all it was!! what a :xxx: i am? So big lesson, check the sparkys first!!! DaZ

silly hubby forgot to fill the car up with fuel, think he thought i was going to do it but if im not allowed to drive it how can i?? anyways.. he came in from work friday and the car was fine, started it to move it yesterday but it coughed and spluttered and didnt want to run. just went and got some petrol and put it in, pump is making a noise but the car isnt starting at all and now the battery is starting to drain. any ideas why it could be doing this?

Is it me or is something seriously amiss with the O/S strutt top :confused: http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1094239.htm

There have been a few write ups on dash led conversion, this is an update to previous posts or threads available, trying to achieve the best and most even coverage is the goal

Hi Guys, need to know what the offset of the UK standard alloys are. I have searched, but can't come across a definate answer. I assume the fronts are 7.5inch wide, offset?? Rears are 8.5inch wide, offset?? Cheers...

Any ideas or opinions? The car has been chipped - what do you suggest? Thanks

I intend to turn the boost up a bit on my car, but I am not sure whether the ECU is chipped or not... the car has no stock boost solenoids, so I assume that one of the previous owners removed them and ran it using an EBC. Ive opened it up and taken some pics. Any help would be appreciated

Right... This is what it has come to. Do i go ahead with a engine swap? Or do i go with a Honda NSX? Engine swap: Had my 300 about 6 years now, i have some nice parts which i will be using, Bride Gias carbon seats, takata harnesses, Defi gauges, Quaife diff etc. etc. Because of this whole garage saga i dont want them to get the better of me and try to turn the car into something special and unique. I think for myself i need to get it done. There are several engine i could consider RB30, LS1, Nissan V8, V12 from a BMW 850I csi, i'm sure there are other engines i could consider. I think the 300zx will be faster than what ever i do to the NSX. I also lik…

black zed on A31 just before going onto the M27, reg started with NIB,it was about 11.00this morning.

Before my engine died on me, i got the chance to drive it. Where is the clutch supposed to engage on these cars? mine clutch was either off, or fully engaged, there didn't seem to be any room to slowly let the clutch out. do i need to bleed it you think? Also one of my track rod arm gaiters is split would this be a MOT failure?

Silver Z on A2 Dartford,yesterday evening about 6.30, being put on recovery truck. Paul

As the title says.. Thanks

Right, lets say you will be shocked with this one!! The worst get even worse. Things got messy!!! So couple of weeks we went down to pick my car and parts up. Took about 3 hours to get there then a further about 3 hours to load the van up of parts. We totally filled a big Transit van full of my parts. All was good up until this point. Through out the duration they kept making comments saying i was a fool and left the car for them to finish trying to make me feel bad. They had it for over a year and a half and the engine was out the car and still totally in bits. Sod all had been done. Anyway... So the car was loaded on to a trailer, mos…

Here is a how to light the passenger door switch, i will add more info as i do it

Finally got my suspension sorted today got some driftworks top camber arms and have now set up everything so it drives in a straight line A bit dissapointed with zedworld tho i brought a second hand strut off them in august and it popped last week ive spoken to them 2 times this week to try and get another one but they havnt got back to me was also after some prices for some other parts as well but ive had to get them from ebay! they seem to always be helpful but not this time!

When I took out my old bulbs today to replace them with HIDs, I noticed that they were painted blue. Looking on the net, it seems that they too were filled with Xenon. That's probably why the light was whiteish! They were made by Bosch. What do you know about these, and how good are they? I have to say that although the HIDs are the real deal, my previous bulbs were not bad either and the light was white rather than yellow. Visibility was also good, and not what everyone else complains about.

Always something goes wrong when you want to take advantage of the weather. Ive got a spark but no fire in one of the cylinders (the most awkward one to get to). Injector is clicking away fine, coil pack is good, correct voltage at the plug. Is there away of checking that the fuel is being delivered or could it be something else? Cheers, Tony

Taking the advice of Dan of DTA, I decided to replace my existing sidelight bulbs with LEDs to match the HIDs. Definitely a good mod and relatively simple. Below are instructions with photos and I hope that they are useful. Thanks to turbocraigy for his advice. --------------------------------------------------- 1. To get to the side light (which is actually at the front, integrated with the fog lamp), you first need to remove the indicators which are on the side! [ATTACH]51261[/ATTACH] 2. Remove the 2 screws on the right hand side of the light. [ATTACH]51262[/ATTACH] 3. Next, pull out the light and leave it hanging. [ATTACH]51263[/AT…

I bought a 90 SWB TT Auto a few weeks back shes now on the road but running a little rough so have changed the coilpack and injector plugs and now running a bit better went to do an ecu check and found its a mines ecu all badged up, how do i find out what mods are supposed to be running with it or what sort of difference its making to the car apart from eating fuel. cheers Craig

Hi mate, could you possibly email me regarding the sale of your GTR calipers? How much are you looking for them? Cheers. gcknowles@btinternet.com

You passed me in a Metallic green series 3 twin turbo near Banwell Weston Super Mare.The reg was K70NY*.Clean looking car with aftermarket wheels.