tez162003

id go with these personally, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TPI-premium-locking-wheel-nuts-12x1-25-taper-subaru-/370335917151?pt=UK_Cars_Parts_Vehicles_Wheels_tyres_Trim_Nuts_ET&hash=item5639bda45f#ht_2327wt_756

This TMC? is this on all years of sat nav or just newer ones?

i could be looking for 4 spacers too. Anyone?

Its not so much a given time, every polish is different as is the pad, weather, and so on, its just experience, know what your looking for. best bet is do some digging on a detailing forum for how to's. I know detailing world has tons of helpful write ups.

It could be a ton of reasons why you didnt get much correction. Maybe your technique is wrong, and you not generating enough heat to break down the polish. Thats when polishes really do their work. Maybe you paint is tough and requires a more aggressive pad or polish. I wouldnt give up, it's a great skill to learn. but yes it does kill your back

cleaning is a good relaxation time, but if cleaned wrong can cause no end of damage (whole other topic lol) As for which colour is best, every one will say there own car colour lol. I originally wanted blue but soon saw it wasnt aggressive enough for the 350z. Anyway, if you change your mind and start looking at Gun Metal, let us know

Polish: http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/polishing/polish/menzerna-250ml/menzerna-250ml-sampler-kit/prod_220.html Pad 1: http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/polishing/meguiars-buffing-pads/meguiar-39-s-softbuff-2-0-foam-polishing-pad/prod_543.html Pad 2: http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/polishing/meguiars-buffing-pads/meguiar-39-s-softbuff-2-0-foam-finishing-pad/prod_544.html Tape: http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/accessories/3m-3434-masking-tape/prod_79.html Backing Plate: http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/polishing/meguiars-buffing-pads/125mm-5-ultra-soft-rotary-backing-plate/prod_231.html Cleanser: http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wax/dodo-juice/dodo-juice-lime-prime-250ml/prod_441.html That lot teamed up with your machine and your Blue Velvet will see great results. Bring the car back to mint. If you use the Menz polishes to remove swirls and light scratches. Then simply apply Lime Prime to further clean the paintwork, then Blue Velvet to finish. There will be no need for SRP as its only a filler for swirls, Once detailed by machine you wont have swirls to need filling. Where are you based?

black cars are a pain. lol Shows dirt in the winter, dust in the summer, Swirls in the sunlight and covers up a cars lines. But those 5 minutes after a 14 hour detail session are heavenly looking haha after that its back to being dirty lol. Good luck with the hunt

how about mine? Tad over the mileage, but has GT, sat nav, parking sensors, Rays etc Could be moved on price a tad http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=56&t=39592

exactly i'm happy to help people out if there in a bind, just like id like to think people who try help me if i had a problem

super resin polish has NO cut what so ever. it just has a load of fillers to mask swirl marks. DJ Lime Prime has a very very mild cut, as in a few abbrasives but its not made for that purpose alone really. Lime Prime Lite has no cut at all. Black hole is a good cheap glaze. There's no point buying a machine polisher unless your going to use proper polishes, LP can be applied by hand. I recommend you buy machine, Megs soft buff pads, 3m back plate, menzerna sample pack, (250ml of all cuts) about £30 on CYC. pack of micro fibres, Lime Prime and a decent hard wax. What is you budget for everything. machine, pads, cleansers, waxes? In my opinion there is nothing better than a hard wax. beats glazes of soft waxes hands down. Supernatural is an awesome wax for the money. Just look the results on my own car.

just buy the correct ones. no point trying to re cut your studs. you can just buy 12 x 1.5 studs. What bolts do you want? 12 x1.25 tuner bolts or standard nuts? coloured nuts, alloy nuts? I work at a wheel company so can get you some cheap if you wanted. Just send me a PM if you want

dont waste your money on one of these, utter crap.

I have a R reg 1.2 corsa for the commutes and a 350z for the weekend, My insurance is £300 different. lol I am selling mine if you were interested

bloody hell. small fortune there haha. Let us know the results when you get back

put in the street name and city then? London Road - St Albans, job done.

were there many options availible when the 350z was launched. Mines a 350z with GT pack, Sat Nav, Parking Sensors, Bluetooth, had the car care pack thingy done as well when bought. What else was an option? Sorry to hijack. Sat nav comes under options lol

Post code units are not as common as you think. Nissan introduced it on their 05 models? (someone will correct me if im wrong) but BMW only got the licenses to use post code sat nav a couple of years ago from what ive been told. Like i said, OE nav isnt great but it does the job most the time.

In my experience, if you had a limited budget, buy a cheaper machine and spend on the backing plate, pads and polishes. Quick run down for beginners to "detailing" Backing plate. For a beginner you want a very soft thick foam backing plate. 3m do a good one. The reason for this is while learning your technique you can see just what pressure your applying by how compressed the foam is. You cannot gauge this with a hard backing plate. Pads. Pads come in all different designs and abrasiveness's, they range from finishing all the way to heavy cut and everything in between. Tons of makes on the market, some work better with certain paint types, some you just seem to work better with. I tried about 10 brands until I found my preferred pads. Rule of thumb, when deciding what pad to use on your car, start off with a finishing pad and lightest cut polish, test, if it does not cut enough to desired results, set up one grade on the polish. If that doesn't work step up one grade on the pad, then polish then pad etc. Also as with backing plates, for beginners you want big thick pads to see how much pressure you are applying, a beginner with a solid backing plate and hard pad = bad times Polishes. Same as pads, many brands, try them all till you find you desired polishes, you will get loads of recommendations but nothing beats trying and finding out yourself. Everyone's different and has different techniques so if one type works for your mate, it may not work as well for you and your technique. I personally like Menzerna polishes. in my opinion a good all rounder. But I have found they are affected a tad by temperature, so only really uses these polishes indoors where temp is consistent. For a newbie to machining, I would recommend a DA if going straight onto your own car, or rotary if you have scrap panels you will practice practice practice on first. Rotary's get results easier and quicker than DA in my opinion. Can get a cheap silverline rotary for £35. That is all you need. Only down fall is its a tad heavier than others. But this can give you up to an extra £150 for polishes pads, waxes and so on. As long as your polisher DA or rotary has a good range of adjustable speed settings then your good to go. Silverline is cracking for a DIY Detailer Then a 3m Backing plate. http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/polishing/polish/3m-polish/3m-perfect-it-iii-rotary-backing-plate-125mm-m14/prod_758.html Then first pads id say to try would be Meguires soft buff pads. But the cut, polish and finish and practice with those. Great pads http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/polishing/meguiars-buffing-pads/cat_23.html Hope that helps clear things up a bit?

christ it aint that bad, its just out of date, it still can get me to 99% of places i need to get to if i need sat nav. I cant justify £400 plus quid to swap it for a better one.

Let him know, see what he says. He currently wont find it anywhere other than on this forum, so please do mention it. Thanks

sod pulling of the rubbers on the car. I just unbolt the bracket then take the rubbers off when there off the car. K1 is loud, but also IMO a very poor crap quality exhaust.

Original post has now been updated just in case anyone on here is interested. Thanks

crap! im only up the road in flitwick, i wanted a set of these to replace my rays. plus i have 2 good rear avons to complete the set If you get let down let me know.

how much do 350z standard cat backs go for inc y pipe? and where is the 'usual' place the exhausts get welded? sorry to hijack, just read this knowing i have one in my garage for the day i need to swap my buddyclub pro spec III back to standard to sell the car. But mine has corroded and broken on the join from back box to centre pipe.