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Thanks for all the info everyone. I've always thought they might be Work VS-XX wheels but never sure. I'm gonna be parting ways with them but wouldn't want to sell them as genuine if they turned out to be copies.

Hi everyone, was wondering if anyone knows anything about the wheels on my Zed. I've been told they are Work wheels but I'm not too sure. Any thoughts are welcome! Cheers John

Think I'm going to go down the route of replacing the radiator and adding a separate oil cooler for the auto box. Looks like it should be pretty straight forward to do, but if anyone has any tips for this job I'd welcome them. Main thing I'm thinking about is if I can clamp or tie off the auto oil pipes so I don't have oil going everywhere when I take the radiator out. Going to use this opportunity to replace the gearbox oil too I think. I saw somewhere that it is filled using the drivers side dip-stick, is this right? If anyone has any good radiator brands (coolant or the oil one) I'd appreciate some info. Thanks again everyone for all your help, really good information from everyone! John

Hi everyone Taken a look this evening. The coolant is leaking from the very top of the radiator housing. Someone has done a bit of a bodge fixing it in the past with some putty stuff and looks like its finally give up, so new radiator time I think. As my car is a JDM automatic I'm thinking that the radiator is also used for cooling the gearbox oil, so guess I'm going to have to get a radiator and a separate oil cooler too, correct me if I'm wrong. I've included some pics for everyone's perusal! Cheers all!

I really appreciate all the advice everyone, some really good stuff. Went back to the car with a few bottles of water, topped up the radiator. It drank it all so I don't really know how much was missing. Was able to get the car home with no issues, was only 1/4 of a mile so the car didn't even get to temperature on the way back. I left it running on the drive for a bit and it got up to operating temperature (just below half way on the gauge) and seems okay, no steam or anything. It's pissing it down at the moment so it's going to be a job for my day off to clean it all up in there and try and locate the source of the leak. Bit worried about potentially having a blown head gasket, I've checked the oil on both sides and it looks really clean, no white residue that I've been told to look for. Also no smoke from the exhaust when it's at temperature. Fingers crossed its okay. Cheers everyone

To be honest I wouldn't be surprised if the rad or one of the pipes to it is shot, the roads around here are so bad and my suspension so stiff it must get some real jolts.

Whilst my car is a N/A, I think the Rad cap is off a TT as its pressure rated to 1.2 (I think). Doubt it makes a difference, but my thoughts at the time where that is was leaking from either the cap, the overflow or maybe the seams at the top of the radiator itself. As far as I could tell the steam was coming from the front right of the engine bay, near the main fuse box area. Those two big pipes at the front of the engine block were a little splattered but mostly dry. I'll take a good look this evening after work and test it, and report back. Cheers

Okay, will do. Thanks for all the help vodkashots!

As far as I am aware the whole AC system is hacked out, so nothing related to that I guess. Looking at the pictures I took on my phone, all the fluid is splattered around the right of the radiator (when looking at the car from the front). What is the hose that is attached to the top of the radiator fill cap? Cheers everyone

Ah, I was told the aircon was deleted, guess thats why then. Ill refill it in the morning. At the moment the car is parked at the top of my town, so i'll need to move it. Would I be able to drive it about half a mile, or is it a tow job? Cheers

Just pulled up at some lights, steam started gushing out from under the bonnet, temp gauge all the way to the top. Pulled her over and took a look under the bonnet, lots of greenish coolant everywhere. Clearly something has gone wrong XD Anyway, took a few snaps of the engine bay, can you guys take a look and tell me what you think? (sorry the pics are blurry) The last one makes me think that a belt is missing, I can't find a good picture of that area though. Cheers John

Just saw what I think was a black one with high spoiler, Cheltenham town centre about 9:00 PM!

I'm not a big fan of the scoop on the sides, but I really like the way the arches have been defined.

Hi folks, just saw this whilst poking around in the interwebs: http://wp.me/p10kB8-1AV Thoughts? Cheers, John

Really nice!

Good advice guys. I'll give those things a look over. In the event I have warped rotors, will I have to replace the rotors or can they be fixed? Cheers

Hi everyone Having a few issues with my Zeds brakes, nothing too major but would like some thoughts. First issue is a screeching noise when braking at low speeds. It is really quite loud. It seems to happen around 10 MPH but not above. Also, it doesn't happen if I brake hard and come to a stop, only when I'm inching forward in traffic or coming to a gentle stop. I've had a look at the rotors through the wheels and they seem okay, no gouges or marks I can see. One thing I have noticed while crawling along with brake pressure applied is that the screeching sound fades in and out. This makes me think that maybe the brake rotors are warped? This leads to my second issue, which is my steering wheel vibrates when braking at higher speeds, usually around the 40MPH mark. I have found that if I let go of the steering wheel and brake the wheel shakes around but the car doesn't seem to veer or change course. Very odd. Anyway, this has led me to think I have most likely got warped brake rotors, and maybe worn pads? The pads were replaced by the previous owner not too long before I got it, but that doesn't mean they are good pads and haven't been ragged before. Any thoughts are appreciated. Cheers, John

I miss my old beetle so much. Was a nightmare to look after but really wish I hadn't sold it. John

I had a system like Baz's in my last car, and it did work pretty well. That said I was looking to do something more like what pbryant knight did here: http://300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?149286-Walkaround-of-my-Zed-including-new-Stereo Very slick look. Cheers

Hi guys I am wanting to sort out the stereo system in my car. At the moment it has some rubbish Sony CD player that is eating most discs I put into it, so I want to get rid of it. I am looking at doing a headless setup using an iPod or iPad. The car has got aftermarket Panasonic speakers fitted already which all work and I am happy with the sound quality from. To do this setup I am thinking I need the following - An iPod -> RCA cable with a 12v power line (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/260741328797?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649) - A volume control I can fit between the iPod and the speakers (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280924275045?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649) - An small amp capable of driving 4 standard car speakers. Does this look like it should work, or am I missing something here? I'm no expert on car audio so any advice would be good. The stuff I've linked there is just cheap ebay stuff so if anyone knows of better alternatives I would welcome the suggestions too! Thanks for reading John

Mine did this for a while, but it seems to be pretty much sorted now. I checked and cleaned the connectors on the water temp sender, and the connection on top of the idle control valve. I also checked coolant levels, connections to the ECU in the passenger footwell, and all the fuses (not saying these things are whats wrong, just everything I did on my car). After that the idle evened out but was very low, so I adjusted the idle up by disconnecting the IAC and turning the bolt on the side of the IAC unit next to the battery (as if to unscrew it). Seems to be running perfectly now, 1000rpm when cold dropping to 750 rpm when warmed up, with the heaters turned off. Just some ideas Cheers, John

Good thoughts guys. As far as I am aware the pipes run pretty freely. When I noticed the targas leaking I checked the drains and they run through. I'm kinda thinking there could be a split in the pipes and water can run along the outside of them, if you know what i mean. Hopefully it won't be too rusty, when I was under the car a couple of months back it was spotless, but I will have to wait and see. I don't suppose the sloshing sound could be anything else? Water in the sills makes the most sense, but is there anything else I should check too? John

Hi guys Over the winter my Zed has had a rushing water/sloshing sound coming from somewhere behind me when cornering. When I had the MOT the tester said he thought there was water in the sills which is making the noise. Made sense to me, I've had a leak from my targas, and as far as I am aware the targa drain pipes go down and out through the sills. I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on the matter, and if anyone could advise me on how to check for water down there? Cheers John

I know it's not up for sale yet, but just letting you know I would be very interested! Is that Aztec Red (AG2)? Oh, and the lip is on sale from http://www.conceptzperformance.com for $175. Should give you a figure to start from. John

Gonna try and take it off later. I'm a bit worried about what the paint work will look like underneath but I will see Cheers John