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The sound system is now night and day, compared to the previous system where only half the speakers just about worked (with lots of crackling and jack all sound). With the windows up and A/C blasting, the new sound insulation and speaker quality is brilliant, makes the Z much more usable. Over and above the works list mentioned in previous posts, inspired by Vigs install, I added a wireless phone charger and reverse camera which have both been fantastic additions. Upon strip out, the typical JDM car mess of dodgy wiring was found and stripped out, made safe and thoroughly cleaned up. All new wiring has been done very cleanly, new sound deadening to the doors and boot, foam to seal up the doors to ensure sound quality, a pair of Andrew G tweeter housings which is my favourite part! Broken brackets to the head unit mounting points were found, from previous owners - all has now been repaired. Sadly as they encountered a lot more extra work than anticipated due to how tight the Z is, the wiring routes and the repairs/wiring tidying, they rushed the tweeter housings and fitted before the paint had fully cured - I had been rushing to get the car back when the sunny weather arrived. They'll however take it back and refinish them to get a nice smooth finish, in a few weeks time, so all will be well. I appreciated their clean work e.g. placement of the alarm LED perfectly centre in the bezel trim. Lots of photos were sent and updates every few days, which is always a good gauge of a quality company. Talking of photos, here's plenty they sent me; Spaghetti wiring: Shocking old speakers and interesting tweeter location.....: Centre console brackets broken: Various installation pics of the new goodies and sound deadening:

After 4 years of only half the speakers working and an outdated alarm system with only one working fob, the new audio/security installation has all been completed hurrah! Good timing for the security system as the day I went to drop the car off to the audio shop, some thieving bastards took an angle grinder to my garage defender lock/brace, but thankfully neighbours raised the alarm after seeing the sparks flying and hearing the noise, at 2am, and they left before attempting to break the locks. Funny as I'd been thinking about beefing up security on the garage a month before this happened... The wife and I think this is a sign from the Z Gods to give me a boot up the backside to get the security in order pronto!

Just bought my ticket 🙂. Assuming the weather is ok, I'll be there.

Happy Birthday Tom. Hope you had a brilliant day.

For our UK roads, I’d recommend getting as many Nismo bushes as possible. The Nismo ones are a good halfway house between harsh polybushes and soft OEM ones. You can source them from Greenline Japan. I believe you can get Nismo rear knuckle bushes too. Unfortunately they don’t sell every single bush you need, so you’ll need to get those from other suppliers - e.g steering rack. For any you can’t get Nismo for, I’d go energy suspension.

Amayama is brilliant! Glad it was a simple fix in the end and saved you messing around with the speedo again.

Glad to hear the modern day Z retains the old school charm and the NA power delivery is something special in itself. Saw a Nismo one driving in front of me and they do look pretty mean and well stanced. Good luck in your search and on the sale of your current Z.

Great video and review of this clean Z, nice to see it so well received for a relatively stock car, from someone who’s driven pretty much every performance car out there.

Thanks for the advice guys, useful to know, will definitely be doing this from now on 👍🏽. Fingers crossed my system keeps operating for years to come.

Short of being used in the rain, from April-Oct, there’s not much more I could possibly use it 🤷🏽‍♂️ On the weekdays it takes me to work meetings, on the weekends guaranteed early morning blasts out and daily driver duties.

I saw yours down there, he said he’s sorting the rear bumper paint for you and some other bits n bobs. It does look mean as f**k in black, I gotta say. You gotta get out and drive it more! Mines running beautifully after Jim’s rebuild too. Managed to do almost 4K miles I think last year over summer and hope to do same this year too.

Absolutely, time really does fly by, but as you say, every improvement is oh so worth it 😃

Having working AC for the first time in my ownership is a revelation. Around where we are, other than the early morning or evening drives, anytime during the day, you end up stuck at traffic lights or some traffic during your journey and during hot weather, the Z makes you melt! That is, until now 😀. How handy it was this weekend when we were driving around all day, whenever we'd hit traffic, just whack on the AC 🙂. I picked up the Z last Friday which was strategically planned for the perfect weather and what a drive back it was. Pics at collection: Raising the front suspension and carrying out the minor alignment adjustment has transformed the drive too, as during the drive back from PowerZed, the front end would have rubbed on the arches say about x10 times. Last Fridays journey, it didn't rub once! The high speed handling has also improved, particularly at 100-112....KPH speeds down the M4. I was worried raising the height would make it look naff, but Jim has judged it perfectly and the height looks proportional to the rear end now, so a job well done, as with all of PowerZed's work. I'll just about tolerate driving a dirty car for a while, but having a dirty windscreen cheeses me off to no end. Carrying out the windscreen wash system overhaul has made it operate like a new car, which is very useful. All of these little jobs have really improved the drivability of the car and will make this summer driving much more enjoyable. Now eagerly awaiting the sound system and alarm install in early June, which will take about a week. Thankfully they're local so no cross country travels required 🙂. My alarm system has completely lost its marbles since just before I locked it away last year for winter - It repairs itself after the battery is disconnected, then when unlocking, it doesn't unlock the doors, so I have to manually open from the passenger side to get in. Anyway, all getting resolved in a couple of weeks.

Before I got the Z back out, I fitted the freshly powder coated harness bracket to the left side of the plenum, which stopped the connectors rubbing against the turrets, the nice new windscreen wash reservoir cap and coolant overflow cap. Jim gave it an oil change with Millers Oils finest, brake fluid flush as its been 2 years, with the good old Motul RB660 fluid, replacement windscreen washer pumps (front & rear), new windscreen wash nozzles, fitted the powder coated power steering reservoir, raised the front suspension height as its been rubbing for years and repaired the AC System, as the pump seals failed almost straight after install previously. Pic of the old Power steering reservoir - looked awful and rusty, much worse in person: Replacement reservoir in gloss black - much much better now: General overview of the engine bay now with all these bits fitted. Much cleaner and only thing to do is swap the blue hoses out for some black ones, but that's a job for next years list:

In April I got the battery charged back up and ready to go back out on the road. When I started it, it fired up straight away but quickly started to run like a bag of nails! I was seriously gutted after it had been in hibernation since last October. It was running super rich and stalled. I reversed it back into the garage, whilst stalling about 5 times, and quickly called Duane from DWM to collect it ASAP. Thankfully I already had a booking with Jimmer a week and a half later, so off it went to PowerZed HQ. Before the collection, I'd downloaded the Link ECU software on my laptop, plugged it into the ECU and found Zero errors, all readings for voltage within spec for the common items. I checked all connectors and as my harness is brand new, as are all electrical items, I ruled out corroded connectors but still sprayed electrical contact cleaner throughout, as good measure. Running through my mind was the million and one things it could be, spark plugs, coil packs, injectors, corroded connectors, CAS, TPS, but the conclusion to every one of those thoughts was - hold on a second, everything that could cause these issues I or a previous owner has replaced. Left seriously confused, I was eagerly awaiting Jim's report, of which came back a week later confirming it was just the MAP sensor hose that I had accidentally pulled out the firewall - Doh!!!🤯 Apparently it looked like it was on its last legs anyway or not a very strong hose, so probably didn't take much force to make it slip out. It must have happened when I was playing around with the engine bay a few times over winter. I'd somehow missed it - oh well, learnt my lesson! He plugged it back in and now running silky smooth once again.

He’d get a tonne of orders! I did actually come across a 3D printed housing on FB, but it’s not well shaped and looks very much stuck on, whereas Andrews looks perfectly moulded and OEM. Will send you the link so you see what I mean.

I'm going to fit those engine bay bits this weekend, get the battery charged up and get the car back out on the road hopefully. In the next few weeks, I'll be heading down to Jimmer for an oil change, brake fluid flush as its hit the 2 year interval I always stick to, fitting the power steering reservoir, raising the front suspension a little as it rubs on the arches on bumpy roads and at speed, fit the washer pumps and refitting of my AC pump; as unfortunately the pump leaked soon after install, so Jimmer had them replace it under warranty I believe. I will finally have a fully functional AC system 😃.

As per previous posts, the major plan for this year is to get the retrim completed during winter hibernation, and before that to replace the sound system and alarm. I was impressed with the Cerwin Vega spare wheel subwoofer that Vig got for his Z, since it fits inside the spare wheel well, takes up zero boot space and requires no timber housing - the best solution I've seen for a Z. I got ahold of a Z Spec double din bezel in preparation for the new head unit I'll be fitting. Again inspired by Vig's install, I'm currently looking at the Atoto head unit which seems to be a well rated android system with the ability to download the RealDash app - this app can connect to my Link ECU to display all the engine data. This is my loophole to avoid having to install tonnes of expensive gauges on the A pillar and getting rid of my current boost gauge on the A pillar. I've been discussing the install with a brilliant local shop and have now agreed all the speaker and amp specs. The ancient alarm system on its last legs will also be replaced for a modern one at the same time. Looking to complete over a week in May. For the first time for the Z, I'm using a place 10 minutes down the road, rather than hours from home! which is a nice touch. After 4 years of ownership, I will finally have all 4 speakers working and a head unit I can connect my phone too! I don't need the music so much when I'm travelling with my other half, but very nice to have when using it for work site meeting travel and the early morning blasts I do on every dry weekend. The google maps on the head unit will mean I don't have to have a Halfords air vent phone holder which I'm very much looking forward to (mostly because it would occasionally slide out when going fast!). I had asked @AndrewG to make up some of his beautifully crafted tweeter housings for the door sails but due to the lack of time from now until install, I will try and take a stab at it myself. If I fail, I shall be in touch again Andrew!

As we near the end of winter hibernation for sir Zed, I got my act together and started sourcing some more parts on the wish list. Inspired by Richards find of the new OEM windscreen washer pumps from Amayama, I started searching and found them in stock and at really reasonable prices (around £25 each). Whilst I was there, I noticed various other washer components which tend to get clogged up over time like the nozzles, check valves and hose clips were dirt cheap. I wasn't going to buy them until I saw Z1/CZP were charging around $30 for the check valves compared to £2.77 at Amayama! I thought whilst they're still available and since my washers are shocking and the rear nozzle clips are broken, may as well overhaul the system. Whilst I was at Amayama's website, I sourced the coolant overflow cap and windscreen wash cap which have been on my wish list for a while, as they're both aged, stained and brittle on my car. Next up was to source a used power steering reservoir from Banzai Breakers and take to the powder coaters for the gloss black treatment, to suit my engine bays theme. I also took for powder coating the harness bracket for the left of the plenum which Jimmer kindly gifted me. That will sort out the loose hanging harness in that part of the bay. They didn't mask the reservoir very well so I found tonnes of sand blasting media inside, which was an absolute ball ache to clean out. 3 cans of break cleaners and tonnes of water later, I think it's now fully free of sand inside! Looks stunning though so worth it, especially as my current reservoir has gotten rusty all over.

Hi All, has anyone fitted the Interior Innovations front seat foam kit before? I've been told they're rock solid when new, but hoping they soften up a bit over time, so wanted to see if anyone had any experience? thanks. Link here: https://interior-innovations.com/product/this-radio-bezel-is-a-stock-replacement-unit-with-double-din-opening-r-h-d-version-you-can-now-install-double-din-stereo-units-without-making-any-modifications-to-your-existing-bezel-simply-instal/

Happy Birthday Andrew, hope you've had a great day 😃

Very helpful, thank you 👍. Would very much appreciate if you could send over the details of the speakers you have installed? so I can check specs for the front speaker dimensions (depth in particular). I'm going with the Cerwin Vega spare wheel well sub that Vig has installed, as it's the best option for Z32's IMO. Apparently a really punchy unit that more than does the job. I'm not a huge audio guy, just want to have a nice clean sound with some bass.

Hi All, I'm starting to look into speakers and wanted to check sizes. Could someone confirm if the below sizes are correct? - Fronts: 6.5" - Rears: 4" x 6" Mines not a Bose system - I believe they had different speaker sizes. Also has anyone been able to fit tweeters onto the backs of the mirrors? (the trim that covers the fixings for the wing mirrors). I believe AndrewG custom made a trim piece to fit the tweeter into. Has anyone else managed to do this? Thanks.

How’s the engine build going? Really interested to see the outcome of this one.

Happy Birthday Richard 🎉😃