AmyZed

And now you can do tasteful mods rather than undoing their crap

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nice to see you got a proper zed this time i used to see your old one at xquisite when it was gettin fixed and this new one look a million times better

"getting fixed" thats an interesting way of putting it !!!

it wasnt fixable. it was bent and with a bodykit on it.

anyway, less said about it the better! i have been paid off as it was dangerous, and now i have a better one as you say

Thanks Carla

Update; the new rear tyres have sorted the slip warning coming on , phew!!

i have meshed the front bumper, and put a small jap plate to the side, i love it now, really happy with her... as you can see below !!! about time i was happy with a 350z !!!

so the latest issue is the bose cd player ... standard.. i know most owners throw them away i have heard as they are rubbish?! well, mine worked for a few days, played my 6 cds.... i was very happy .... and now... it just says ' check disc' GRRR!!!! theyre the same cds that were previously working in her the day before any ideas?

i tried to hit it to the left/ right of it ! as i heard a good bash may work..used to work on my old tv !! but that hasnt helped d'oh !!!! ideally id love it working as no money for another cd player at present ....

..... maybe its because i was playing Gary Barlow

wheels sold

265 on the rear will be fine, although maybe look a little stretched. It shouldnt affect the rolling radius enough to throw the TCS into spasm, as the difference is only 30% of 10mm.

275 is a better option for future reference, and if its not too late to change the order, then I would

thanks for this, is now is too late so i will PRAY theyre ok... thanks for the advice... so far not much has gone smoothly has it ...

d'oh !!!!

uh oh.. have i got it wrong again then?!

thanks, she def looks smarter now im really happy just hope the tyres sort traction control issues...

i have more info ;

fronts are 225/45 zr 18 91w

rears are 245/45/zr 18 96w all kaiser tyres.

i have same finichis on my FTO... they were my only wheels and they never had any issue and sat in snow / all sorts of weather as had no garage,...... ??????

i hope they dont go bad over winter.....???????

for sale, 4 350z alloys with tyres- all tyres have good tread! and 3 alloys are almost perfect, just one with slight curbing- in a pic, can hardly see it though.

looking for £180.

the alloys are in watford hertfordshire.

pm me for details or if you are interested

ill be with miss banzai all weekend at this one! hope to see some more zeds there

I have ordered new rear tyres - they were 265/30/19 (rear) and fronts were 235/35/19... so ive made em all 35 ..........

ill post some pics... check out terrys cool working footware! (ok they were mine!)

im really pleased with the car though, love exhaust, wheels, and its now away meshing the front bumper i just hope the new tyres stop that SLIP warning light... it felt reallt awful driving it ... and i wouldnt usually drive with little air in... i had to get it to garage, i was lucky it got there!!!

Well.... things dont run smooth with me and 350's!!!!

aaarrrrggghhh!!!!

OK, im sure ill forget alot of detail in this; maybe Kite, or D4NXY (hope thats right user name for danny with the lovely black modded zed) or BulletMagnet can add to this!!

they all came round mine to help me fit the 19" alloys, k1 exhaust and look at my 'cubbyhole'

The wheels went on.... the rear tyres have little air and as they have aluminum valve caps theyve corroded / got stuck on and therefore tyres (rears ) have little air right now... (this may help explain a big prob ive had today.............)

the exhaust; the poor chaps were at it from 1pm till 10pm- no joke!!!! the standard exhaust the bolts etc were so rusted they just couldnt get it off.... easy on a ramp as room to swing at them etc.. but we only had they car jacked up. So i ended up driving it last night with no exhaust and the k1 in passenger seat!!! That however was all fitted at a garage today, and looks great- sounds good too. i like it .

The cubby hole.... They had it all out and in pieces.... and my motorised screen had stuck down- we got it back up and the reversing camera worked...woohoo!! the sat nav does not though. whilst all this was apart the weirdest thing happened!! the car made an actual door bell noise!!!! DING DONG!!!!! twice!!! it was really funny... but very strange!!!! we all joked the cubby hole would close when all put back together and ignition switched off......... guess what- it did!!!!!! so the motorised flap seems to shut it but not put it up!?!?! it was really gutting as theyd spent a while taking it all apart just for it to shut back down!!!!!!! BulletMagnet (Mark) was really kind and took it all back apart and has now disconnected the cubby hole motorised screen- so now its stuck open so i can use the reversing cam.... but its all very strange and the sat nav is just lit black and beeps now and then and jap writing comes up ... ill need to sort this eventually.

We were listening to 'Elton John' haha whilst working on the zed and when we went to start the car her batt had gone flat.... typical!!!! this was at about 10pm after a huge struggle all day with exhaust!!!!! We swapped kites batt with mine- then quickly threw mine back in and charged it- we went for a photoshoot with the 5 zeds which Danny took the pics so hopefully we can post these up ..... There was 5 zeds as also Terry helped... i dont know his screen name on here !! he said he will come back on though

today...

tried to open the car- didnt work..... i assumed batt had died, started to bang my head on walls by now!!!!! but somehow after 5 mins it actually opened and started! very strange !?!??! i assume poss my key fob batt is dying???

i had the exhaust fitted, they didnt have alot to do as the guys had done most work, that went well !!BUT ...

On route from fitting exhaust to work the SLIP warning light kept coming up on dash, i seemed to be losing power , so i drove to work really slow i dont really know why.... i am praying its because the rear two tyres have not enough air... and one rear is very low on tread. I tried to replace that today but they didnt have the tyre i wanted in, i also asked them to pump then up- replace those valves as they were stuck- they advised untill i have the tyre not to said they didnt want to disturb the tyre replacing the valves?!?!!? and told me to get my garage this eve to do that......

this eve its going to another garage who are respraying front bumper and meshing it ..... so i just pray the car opens, drives and doesnt flash SLIP up too much ...... and i can get that garage to source the tyre and pump em all up right.....

all in all... very stressful

if anyone could help with this SLIP warning light that would help, it is because she now has 19's on her? or perhaps the fact one rear is low on tread and low on air??? i hope its the above and not a real fault / issue ........

thank you to the 4 lovely zed owners who spent allllll day helping me and under my car getting rust in their eyes yesterday. i cant thank you enough!

help!!!!!!

yeah i agree, id be best off with another HU ... hmm that will have to wait ... ill just leave it bust for now, apparantly the reverse cam should work though, so may ask someone to fix my flap and see if that at least works!!!

http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=52282&hilit=how+to+open+broken+cubby+lid

 

hope this helps a little?

thank you.. ive read it all hmm i wonder if mine was motorised... no clue !!

hopefully the guys coming sunday will be able to tell me...... id love a screen in there

( flaps broke at min- how do i fix my flap!?) ....

wash your mouth out

haha, classic.... you know what i meant !!

We are home!!

i have also spoken to her previous owner of the last 4 years... i texted him!! and he was very nice and replied and answered alot of my questions....

Its an import and he tried to change the sat nav to english (this will explain her english buttons on that then) he bought a version form the states however said it required alot of adaptation and he gave up.... the flap over the sat nav he said is tempermental and needs oiling - yep that flap is broke... cant pull it up .. and now i know the sat nav wont work but he reckons the reversing camera should on it!! (thatd be something)

he said he sold it in good condition and misses it... never any issues with roof (i asked that) but advised me to wd40 main hinges few times a year as they get dry when not used.

hmmm... what are my options with the sat nav!? ill be over the moon even if i just use that as a camera ?(if it works- flaps broke at min- how do i fix my flap!?) ....

the car has some jap aftermarket buttons under steering wheel to the left... i asked what they were and theyre where the car had front side and rear parking sensors but once in UK they were taken off so that clears that up, i was hoping theyd be an ejector seat..

he seemed a nice chap and asked me to look after her and enjoy her

on my way home from the garage i stopped off and took some pics... they arent much good but she looks alot better than my last one

Sunday ill add some 19" finichi alloys, and the k1 exhaust (i have heard a few owners dont like this as its LOUD....my last cars were all crazy loud- but ill be keeping the bafflers in so hope itll be ok ) i think ill be in urgent need of wheel spacers if any one knows where they may be cheapest? and also- she needs new brake pads all round ... within 1000 miles was mot advisory ..no brembos on her so what pads are best and not too expensive !? im broke!!!

thank you all... i am picking her up this eve... nervous !! i know its silly but after the state of my last one... im terrified to find faults !! or break down!!

lets hope this time the car is good.

and tonight i may sleep!!

i looked at s2000s and porsche boxsters but everytime ive seen a zed since what happened.... ive been sad..... so knew i had to get another and put it behind me

fingers crossed, and sunday some lovely zed owners are coming to see me and put her new wheels and exhaust on ill take pics and post them up, i think ill have a huge grin (hope so!)

There appears to be a small child in the driver's seat of your new car!

 

Glad you put your woes behind you, but don't think for one minute that you did the wrong thing by revealing on here just how much of a mess that other car was, you did exactly the right thing IMHO

 

 

totally laughed out loud at this!!! thats me !!!!! haha!!!

yes i look a bit small in it- ILL GROW INTO IT RIGHT?!!?!

 

and thanks for the kind words, means alot

 

 

I get the same... I often get "Oh that must be his dads car" to which they get a rather impolite reply

 

It's a shame you've missed most of the big Japanese car shows by a few months though.

yep ill prob get asked if its my dads / brothers car too!! i havent missed any shows.... ive been to most and enjoyed them with my last show car .. but theyll be alot better with a Zed !!! even though she isnt a show car.. ill keep her really nice though

Pheww, Im back to!!

good

welcome back girl

hey Paul !! how you doing !! shes NOT GREEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! looks amazing though!!!!

love your zed !!!

There appears to be a small child in the driver's seat of your new car!

 

Glad you put your woes behind you, but don't think for one minute that you did the wrong thing by revealing on here just how much of a mess that other car was, you did exactly the right thing IMHO

totally laughed out loud at this!!! thats me !!!!! haha!!!

yes i look a bit small in it- ILL GROW INTO IT RIGHT?!!?!

and thanks for the kind words, means alot

Got there eventually Amy

 

I wonder how long it takes till you want the Zed the same colour as your old FTO

he he , the FTO, now that was white- then i painted her green, and then i painted her white again!!!!

white is on the cards for this... but not for ages!!!

Not far from Hemel (20ish minutes anyway) so it's nice to see a few more localish members .

awesome! i have now moved to dunstable... i need to update that!

I wondered whether to put this in 'newbie' but I'm not really a newbie exactly !!

I had a Zed before and it all went horrificly wrong !! some of you will remember...

its taken me a long while to sort things out, get over all that and buy another...

Ill leave a few pics, Ive bought a roadster

I can only pray it is 'straight!!!' and reliable... well lets be honest it wont be worse than my last !!

I know some of you will want to know what i am talking about... but if people can inform them privately thats better for me... as it all got out of hand last time and id made the situation worse by being on an online forum revealing the mess

I have already been overwhelmed with zed owners (who i have met / kept in touch with) who are already helping me !! i have some second hand nice alloys coming soon, a second hand k1 exhaust coming soon (with bafflers!) and a few other bits thanks to some amazing support from here!!!!! ive also bought some bumper mesh ... Sky Insurance have even been very nice to me and got me a excellent quote.

so ill keep taking pics of its progress, i cant go too mad... as i can barely afford her in honesty !! but ive been so unhappy without one !!!!

I pick her up either tomorrow eve or thurs, can everyone wish me luck i get her home and she is infact- not a lemon ! i dont think i could take it !!!

Amy

sorry no other pics... i did well to get these before i bought her!!

ok lol.

 

Now im confused.

 

Suffice to say it was not as advertised.

excellently put !!

i did win one... then gave it back and got compensation!