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Vijay, Whats the trick to getting the piston out, do you remove the pad on the offending side, and apply the brake pedal to force it out, or can you get a grip on the pistons once the pads are out ? John

Thanks Mickey, good idea. John

Thanks Mike, I got a breaker bar, and the copper grease (and lots of dot4 brake fluid) Cheers John

This weekend I will be changing the front brake pads, and possibly removing the calipers, as I suspect the inside ones maybe seized (based upon less wear on the inside pads) If I have to remove them, do you have any tips for caliper removal and pad replacement, or is it straight forward? Thanks John

I pay £330 fully comp on a Jap import with Direct Line but I am a lot older than you, with 6 years no claims. John

Thanks Paul John

Even though the M.O.T. does not check for a spare tyre, or even if there is one it can be bald and flat, is it correct that if you get stopped by the cops you can get done for not having a spare or for having a spare with not enough tread or underinflated? Thanks John

Have you tried Foreign Car Spares in Birmingham ? They claim to be one of the biggest import car breakers in the Midlands and import second hand engines from Japan. John

Try Luke at the ZCentre on the traders forum, but I think he may be on holiday. John

I doubt if its a loose connector mate, I think your going to have to pull it apart, the conversion from km to miles is usually by wiring in a little black box. Do you have a speedometer that goes up to 190, and with a nice neat sticker that says mph (its over the km) ? John

Tom, Its perfectly ok to change an odometer from 37000 km to 23000 miles, its the same thing. My odometer and the trip odometer stopped working a couple of months ago, I took it apart, and found that the plastic gears were not meshing. I unloosened the screws, moved them into mesh, tightened the screws up and its been fine ever since. Taking your time, its about a 2 hour job. theres a link on this forum that give you step by step instructions with photos. John

Alex, I did not take the tyres off, just sprayed visible area. Definately a good short term fix, may even last quite a while, £20 well spent. John

Thanks Paul, I was hoping to do my front brakes this weekend as the outside pads are really thin, If I dont get any for this week I will let you know, so when do you think you will get them by? Cheers John

I was fed up of looking at the pitted, orange peel look of my rims. Its only about 90 mins per rim, and they look better in reality than the picture shows, and only £20 worth of materials I have a couple of blemishes in the nut holes, which I will fix. John

I spent most of yesterday refurbishing my Nissan rims. Rubbed them down with 800 wet'n'dry emery cloth Primed them with grey Plasti Cote primer Sprayed them with Halfords Wheel Paint Silver Sprayed them with Halfords Clear Lacquer I am well pleased, looks like brand new, if they get me through the summer I will be well happy.

Thanks everyone, Who sells Metal Matrix pads? Cheers John

I dont think any legitimate dealer will risk marking the package as "gift" or under-declaring its value. John

Thanks Ryan, I dont push my zed too hard, so I probably dont need the pads with the ultimate stopping power when heated up, just a good all round pad for street use that will last reasonably well. John

Has anyone else found that the black EBC kevlar pads wear out in no time? Cheers John

Why would brake pads last longer in a non turbo :confused: Depends how you drive. John

Steve, When you say "standard ones" do you mean Nissan ones ? Surely standard pads for the street should last a bit. John

£90!! is that for front and back? Theres no way Im paying that just for front pads. John

Ok, how much are nissan ones? or what other make should I go for? Do I really need the caliper kit if a couple of pistons are seized? I could just dismantle, clean and re-assemble couldnt I ? Cheers John

Your right Paul, after checking Courtesy site again after 1991 all brakes are the same. Cheers John

I was just checking Courtesy's site for price comparisons, they only list 2 caliper repair kits, one up till 1992 and the other 1993 onwards. I thought turbos had different front brakes, are the calipers same for turbos as n/a ? John