vern936

Have you tried messaging him via his Facebook page/messenger? I don't think he comes onto the forum much anymore anyway and I know he has had health problems again recently. I have had recent contact with him via Facebook messenger so I'm sure he'll reply to you on that.

How's it going with your interior Stuart? Spoke to Si on Facebook messenger at the end of April to arrange getting my seats booked in for a retrim at which point replies were within hours. Got his details to send a deposit to his bank account to confirm the booking then heard literally nothing since then not even an acknowledgement of the deposit being received :confused1: Tried messaging on Facebook and sent a text message to his number but no reply. Thought I'd see if anyone else has been in touch with him on here before bombarding him with phone calls and messages but I just want to know what's going on.

Joely P - looking at the Dinitrol kits on eBay at the moment to get my SWB zed protected. When you say an XL kit are you talking about this? *XL kit eBay Link* Surely that's way more than is needed for any zed? Not sure which kit to buy to get enough coverage but I can do without spending extra money on something I'm just going to waste. The eBay kit for a 'medium' car is less than half the price which I would've thought was enough to cover a zed? *Medium kit eBay link*

Is it normal for zeds to lose track of the steering angle if the steering wheel is moved without without the ignition on? I spent some time getting the sensor and steering wheel all set correctly a few days ago only to find today that the steering angle displayed on datascan is out again. The only thing that I could think I had done was moved the car with no battery on so I set it right again. I then noticed that moving the steering wheel without the ignition on caused the angle to go out again...part of me thinks this can't be right but having had the sensor apart I can't see how it could keep track of the angle when there is no power to it as all the slots in the disc are the same size apart from the large one used as the neutral position sensor? Can anyone confirm if their car does the same?

I'd be up for a set of these when they happen assuming they're as good quality as it sounds like they're going to be.

As above - I desperately need the above bracket. It comes through from the engine bay and you put the two 14mm nuts (lower of the four) on to secure the front upper link bracket to the body of the car. I cut mine off as the nuts were completely round; thinking I'd be able to get a new part from Nissan no problem. Wrong - if I can't get one from here quickly I'll have to make something up with a couple of bolts and a bit of plate. Cheers, James

This is very true. I wish I wasn't so far away from Bristol but after I finally get my car on the road if I need anything major doing it will have to go there I think. He's probably the only specialist I've never heard a bad word said about.

I've just started reading the other thread by t.mogsy. - about to resubscribe so I can edit my posts and stop myself looking quite so stupid in future...perhaps I should catch up on here more often haha. Best of luck getting it resolved.

Wow. I thought he was supposedly one of the last remaining zed specialists? Can anyone be trusted to do a good job anymore? I'm glad you've published this and there's not been any of the previous stuff where people won't mention names because I haven't seen any of the bad press against Lee until this to be honest. Why does everyone always try to blame things on somebody else? I notice he tried to pass the buck by asking "who mapped it". Hope you get it sorted out one way or another.

As per title - I'm looking for a replacement tailgate for an SWB ASAP. Must be in good condition; the only reason I need a new one is because mine is rusty on the inside of the hatch. I have a spoiler to go on and a brake light and the car is waiting to be resprayed so colour/paintwork condition is not a problem. James

Cheers for that. I'm not on Facebook but I tried to give the phone number a call yesterday and it just went straight to voicemail so I have sent a text to which I've had no reply so far. If I don't get a reply I might see if I can get one of my friends to add him on Facebook and try and get in touch that way - or if anyone still speaks to him and could draw his attention to this thread that would be great. It's just to pick his brains about my turbos which he refurbished a few years ago.

Cheers Gaz. That email no longer works - I already tried that before I posted and it gets bounced back as a delivery failure. I'll give the number a try.

Oh dear! That doesn't sound good for what I want to ask him about then. Cheers for the reply anyway.

As above - does anyone have contact details for Mark Rawlings that used to trade as "The Zed Factory"? I've tried searching his name and "The Zed Factory" in the search box on here and even Google but to no avail. However, the last time I spoke to him was in 2012 so it may be that the posts I'm looking for are from too long ago! Thanks in advance, James

Please can somebody (Jeff?) send me the full story by email or PM if necessary. My email address is vern936(at)hotmail.com. If you know the story but are reluctant to send it - my car is in Nottingham at the minute and I would rather know if I should be worried about it. Who is the mapper and who is their sidekick?