vijay

http://www.es-ab.se/z-car/IdleTech.html http://www.es-ab.se/z-car/IdleTech2.html

Spoke to Scott at Custom Exotics (place in Harlow) and seems like a decent guy. Thing that's still confusing the hell out of me is the finishes. In his opinion getting a mirror finish on a pearl white car is pretty pointless as it won't really show through. His ballpark figure without seeing the car is around the 3.5k for a gun finish and polish. But the place is Milton Keynes said about £1800 for that and were happy to quote upwards of 3k for the mirror finish knowing the colour. I'm so confused and fed up with this car, didn't think getting a car resprayed could be such a headache :(

lol, I'm looking at that phone at the moment

Not to worry but thank you anyway :) Hopefully I'll get myself to a game soon, nothing beats being there

not fortunate to do either but can get it on the net so will watch in on my PC and then MOTD ;) Haven't been to any games for a few years now

well he'll enjoy gloating after we show Man U

Your boy's obviously got good taste ;)

That is right but the stock gauge is pretty rubbish so not too accurate anyway.

Spoke to Knight Racer and was a little confused. They said a respray in same colour would be £1800 but if I wanted a showroom finsih it would be 3-3.5k. He said they have to mop the car over to get that finish but can someone really justify and extra £12-1700 for mopping a car:wack:

Mate, you're right which is exactly why I do what ever I can myself. They haven't actually been paid any of the 4.5k by the first garage yet and I've said they'd be mad to pay them but that's there problem if they do. What I'm hoping to do is find another bodyshop who can sort my car out and then the first garage pay them out of the 4.5k that the second garage's money and then the second garage get the remaining of the 4.5k. Oh, there's also sinkage in the paint in places :(

Morning guys, I brought another painter round to look at my car last night (a mates brothers mate who just gave his opinion and not in the position to do the work so is unbiased). He was shocked any bodyshop would turn my car out as a finished job :( After a lot of swear words he said they'd flattened the hell out of most of the car and most of the marks would come out if they had actually polished it properly. The bonnet had not been really flattened and the pin holes would have come out with a good go with the mop.There are marks that are in the paint and would have to be sprayed again. The T tops are not the same colour, both doors have not been laquered on the underneaths, no laquer where the door hinges are, no laquer on the bonnet hinges, various small nicks in the bodywork/bumpers that should have been stoppered at the primer stage, runs in the door mirrors, runs in the door sills, there are dents in the roof panels that are to the front and back of the T rooves, the boot has to be resprayed as there are about 10 places they should have stoppered, the bonnet has a scrape on the edge nearest the windscreen that is down to the basecoat. Around the wheel arches, they'd flattened back and taken the edge off the paint. And lets not forget the fact that a D.A has gone across the bottom of my screen and he doesn't think will polish out and will possibly need a new screen So in his opinion the only way of sorting my car out properly is a complete respray which I kinda already knew :( Once again I have the problem of my car not being in a drivable position to get to any bodyshops for quotes. What recommedations for bodyshops do people have? They have to be capable of spraying a 2 stage pearl. Cheers Vijay

Cheers guys, all out, wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be :)

I'll see how I get on tomorrow :) Vijay

Cheers guys. Any idea why I was told to remove the 2 together, does in make sense in anyway?

cheers guys. Can't get to the bolts from the starter motor opening, it's on the wrong side of the bolts. I'll have a look for the cover plate :) So doesn't it matter if the torque converter and gearbox are seperated? I was told not to seperate them :( Do they not have to put back on a certain way??? Vijay

this is the post I was thinkin of and the picture still works ;) http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=50795&highlight=water+pump

Hi Guys, Got to remove an autobox off an N/A and been told I have to remove the 4 bolts that hold the torque converter on before I remove the gearbox as I want to keep the autobox and torque converter in 1 piece. How do I get to the 4 bolts though? Cheers Vijay

Be aware that most Nissan dealerships don't have a clue about 300's. Be prepared for huge bills when something's up cos they'll change everything :( My advice is to look into finding a garage nearish to you that someone on here uses that knows 300's ;) Vijay

I've emailed them to ask :)

Well I'm not going to do it, it's down to the garage to put right and if they can't get the marks out I expect a new glass in but hope it doesn't get to that ;)

From that website I think that's for the aftercare stuff ;) http://www.metalmate.info/system.html

Just doesn't seem to end for me :( Went over my car again today and noticed they've run the D.A machine over the bottom of my rear screen and left swirl marks in it. Anyone know if they can be polished out of glass? Cheers Vijay

Contacted the company about Metal Mate and the Aston Martin place he cuggested charge £60 for 4 wheels. Normal price is around the £80 mark. Has anyone had their alloys coated with the stuff?

£38 sounds way too cheap, is it an OEM part? There was a post a while back about other makes of water pump that just weren't as good ;) Vijay

love it!!! lol