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but a lawyers job is nowhere near the same type of job as an architect either, the term engineer is quite a broad term to describe somebody who works in the engineering trade.:) sorry allAn for the hijack lol

no hostility just feel that engineer is not the only title being miss interperated, i just feel that a degree is not the be all and end all for a title, some skilled by experiences should imo be also taken into account. people generally call me an engineer as its the easiest thing to relate too, i have also used the term myself as sometimes i cannot be arsed to describe my actual job, i know of a few mechanics that are mistakenly called i personally would call them cowboys. terms used to describe my job: machinist cnc turner/miller toolmaker diemaker toolfitter mechanical engineer precision engineer all pretty much describing the same job or parts which are incorperated into my job, i can also add general dogs body secretary pc advice (slightly more knowledge then my boss but no technician) design and development engineer design and development technician fitter fabricator its a whole can of worms, so tbh i dont know wtf to call my job title LOL

btw allAn i use engineer and machinist when doing quotes myself. they dont recognise toolmaker as an option.

but does that 4+ year degree student have common sense and forethought to do the job! what pisses me off is these degree boys falling out of university walking straight into a management position with no life or people skill and **** it all up!! seen this many times in my "trade". i didn't go to university as i did not want the financial burden it had.. but i did study mechanical engineering at college for 3 years, been working in the trade for 10 years and at my current job for the last 8, if i was shit at engineering principles i would be working in tescos now don't ya think!

ace was thinking of a few drinks in newquay. guys if you send me your numbers via pm i will contact ya when im down :)

yes what i ended up doing was to adjust the bracket on the strut so they sitted a bit more positivly. i think i just squeezed them in a bit but not 100%

read this today and thought it could be quite relevant to your situation Quote of the day: "Never make someone your priority, when they only make you an option."

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woohoo, im gonna be based in perranporth but am gonna drive around a bit.

probably up to about 80 as they are lighter, but the torque of the z will loose it over that i reckon!

ok thanks matey. there is an inner aluminium bumper support which im gonna try and see if i can hook up too :) what do ya reckon on the fit judging by my pics?

i have the carbon fibre door piller trim. looks ok :)

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please could you tell me where you connected the two bottom straps too? i was gonna use the tow eyes but they seemed a little vague fitment wise! but here is my attempt

spot on mate thats exactly what i wanna do:)

thank you i will have a go btw i wasnt gonna even contemplate resting against back window :) swb rear glass is rocking horse poo separately as is anyway :)

If you can fit them in with a 6 man tent, airbed , clothes, photography equips and general holiday stuff then fair play. My question was has anybody tried it. The obvious answer is no. I wasn't looking for alternatives as being a fairly awake person I have already thought of them! I will try and fit one and report back......

Syncro problem. Quite common. Try gear oil change but you can also double clutch to stop it

Woohoo only 3 years. Welcome back

No they have 4 bike to take themselves and the motorhome is continuing on holiday for a further 3 weeks after mine so that's not an option either, we broke my brothers roof bars on his freelander trying to carry 4 bikes.

Yes and I'm not looking to break any land speed records for the most economical z. I'm going in convoy with a motorhome and a caravanner so aerodynamics isn't the issue. Fitting two adult mountain bikes are 

sort of the same positions as this one? but obviously i would be buying a better quality one? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/UNIVERSAL-2-BICYCLE-CARRIER-CAR-RACK-BIKE-CYCLE-TOWBAR-/190456112524?pt=UK_Sports_Leisure_Cycling_Bags_Panniers_SR&hash=item2c5811a58c#ht_4253wt_1109

:thumbup: wish i thought of that! but seriously, do you reckon one of them universal ones would fit?? was thinking it could sit between the lights and the bumper and then between the spoiler (89 spec) and the window glass?

im down that way soon so look out for my z, if anybody fancies meeting up or going out for a few drinks one night (my birthday bash ) let us know gaz

anybody ever fitted one to a z? im wanting to take our bikes away on holiday and as we are taking the z i was wondering if anybody has ever done it?/ was looking at the universal bike racks ?