mattross1313

Same here - I did the iPod hack at the weekend and it just plugged back in and all worked as before. Worried now though that next time I will need a code!! Will keep an eye out for the sticker on the back of the unit. Matt

^^ HAHA yep, i think the whole town would here the reply to that one mate I'll swing round tonight if you are about dude? Looks like a nice day, plus i need to speak to you about booking in some wrenchtime at the shed. Also need to pick up my 'coffee table' Matt

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Nice pics. That Supra looks angry!!! love it I loved mine other than the fact it was an Auto.

This thread just got interesting For me, it would have to be this.......yeah OK it ran from the 80's but I think it was built until '92...either way....damn!!!

Just stumbled into this thread after I was thinking of starting one Myself and some friends run a mini photo project where each 2 weeks we select a word or topic, then task ourselves with capturing a photo linked to that word. Here are a few of mine from our past project words. I'll grab a few more from my H/D tomorrow Some of you will recognise the first photo - those of you with 2013 Zed calendar's will be greeted by this photo throughout May

Oh, and Chris - I asked for you just now - she said she doesn't need to practice

Haha - I'll pass the message on Chris but I wouldn't hold your breath matey Nothing much to report today, had a few items arrive in the post - list updated below as I ordered another small thing off ebay today. Stubby Aerial (and Tarmac sportz sticker) New Nissan driver and passenger floor mats - been delivered, but the misses left them at work! Bluetooth Module for BOSE system - Delivered & fitted. tested on the driveway and all works well, time will tell as to how it sounds at motorway speeds but a happy chappy at the moment 06+ Velocity Stack for the airbox Cargo net for the boot - arrived today and will be given a wash in the next few days as it smelt a bit weird Maybe the headlight washer cover if its arrives from Alex important one - 350-uk club sticker - arrived in todays mail, will be fitting it at the weekend alu sticker to try and jazz up the worn stock gear knob OEM+ stickers in white

Another update to close out the Easter weekend. Today was mainly cleaning. First time cleaning the car since ownership so always a little scary as you find all the small paint work gremlins you missed when viewing the car.......and I did just that. Nothing HUGE but lots of small bits of paintwork, small chips or scratches dotted around the car, but only when you really look for them. Worst culprit is the swirls - previous owners must not have known what a micro fibre cloth was, let alone the two bucket method etc. But this shouldn't be anything I can't fix with good cleaning and maintenance. Big thanks to my better half for spending a lot of today cleaning the interior on the Zed. We have an agreement that she cleans the interiors and I usually do the exterior. She spent a lot of time on the inner door shuts, boot frame, plastics, seats etc etc. And boy did the car benefit from the attention. Interior looks amazing!! I on the other hand had a hard job ahead of me today.....wash, claybar, wash, dry, paint renovator, polish and then wax. I also claybar'd the better half's Evo whilst I was at it!! both cars look miles better after a good deep clean and polish. Inbetween all the layers of polish and cleaning stuff I quickly t-cut out a scratch I spotted on the rear bumper (between the number plate and the indicator). Didn't take long, but again it's one of those little things that really catch your eye once you know its on the car. BEFORE AFTER No more snaps after this as my phone ran out of power. But I finished up just touching in some small chips with a touch-up pen - small chips on the door edges from walls, tiny bit of the wing mirrors and a spot on the spoiler. All in all a very productive day - now time for bed!! Hopefully throughout the week I should see a nice collection of parts arrive at work which will keep me occupied next weekend - Stubby Aerial (and Tarmac sportz sticker) New Nissan driver and passenger floor mats Bluetooth Module for BOSE system 06+ Velocity Stack for the airbox Cargo net for the boot Maybe the headlight washer cover if its arrives from Alex important one - 350-uk club sticker alu sticker to try and jazz up the worn stock gear knob Matt

Nice motor mate. Wheels look a bit like Lenso D1R's - had a white set on my old MR2 but can't quite tell in black. Matt

Just has a read through this - great work mate, new rims look spot on

New carbon bits look awesome mate

Good to know there is hop for me yet It will take a while yet though i dare say! Heres a quick snap i took the day I picked the car up. The weather was pretty awful but I grabbed the camera and got arty. Myself and some colleagues are involved in a photography project where every 2 weeks we pick a word or subject and capture a photo linked to the word. As luck would have it last weeks word was blue........so no real surprise what I took a photo of huh!! Enjoy

Thanks chaps yep, Zeditis has taken hold already - should have 4 or 5 things arriving in the post this week which should keep me occupied next weekend. Tomorrow I'll be giving the car a full exterior clean and claybar. The better half will be cleaning and detailing the interior for me as she is far better than me!! For the grommets - I got them from Halfords. They came in a 3 pack of different sizes, I THINK it was the middle one which fitted. Matt

This thread proved useful for myself today as I had to replace the rear cig lighter unit. Thanks to Wasso for the instructions on how to get at it!! much appreciated

Yep, even the bits that you will hardly ever looks at (spare wheel surround and cig lighter) really bug me!! So I got them fixed first before I got sidetracked with proper mods With a few hours to kill this afternoon before going out I decided to tackle the iPod hack. Had a quick visit from Bob to help getting the stereo out then I was away with the tools dismantling the BOSE unit. It was all pretty painless, and a quick test showed everything to be working correctly. I tucked the 3.5mm jack into rear cubby next to the bluetooth adapter - in the future I will pull a feed from the cig lighter so I can charge and play my devices at the same time. All in all a successful day

Had a few hours this afternoon so tackled the hack. Not as scary as I first though, even with me being pretty useless with a soldering iron. All plumbed back in and seems to work OK at the moment. The tape deck went a little crazy when I popped the connector blocks back in, but once that settled down all seems OK. Off for a drive later so will report back

Midday update - spent the morning removing the panels and covers behind the seats in order to replace the broken cig lighter. All done successfully, no broken panels or clips......and done all by myself..proud much! haha Before and after pics as per normal. Next up this afternoon is the iPod Hack - Buster is heading round now as I'm having an issue getting the BOSE out. Following the guide but there is a mystery piece of plastic getting in my way! Matt

Nice one!! Looking forward to both this and the sticker I was round Busters yesterday having a brew and was informed that my tea was in a rather rare, nay collectable, Tarmac SportZ mug

Just to bump this thread - has anyone else seen that the bulbs stay on? As Jell says above, when driving around I see that the bulbs are still on but very dim. I'm going to check the car tonight when its dark to see if they turn off when the car is locked etc. Just wondering if anyone else has noticed this? Matt

Payment sent - thanks matey

Coming in the post next week I should have Cargo net for the boot (already fed up with my shopping flying about the place) Bluetooth module for the stock system most importantly - a 350-UK sticker for the rear window

Hi Folks, After wanting a Zed for a long time I finally took the plunge with some help from Buster. I picked up 1 2004 Azure Blue GT spec Coupe. Has done just under 85k and has full service history. The car is completely stock at the moment which is what I was looking for - time to put my own stamp on the car I have too many plans for her at the moment but first things first was to replace some broken trim pieces and a good service. First inspection showed me that I needed the following parts ordered - Fix crease on passenger side dash Passenger side headlight washer cover Front cig lighter cover Rear cig lighter cover new bonnet pull catch new passenger side rear carpet new passenger side spare wheel surround New aerial and boot aerial power box thing Huge thanks for ZedmanAlex and to Keyser for supplying the above parts. Much appreciated. Here she is after a quick blast into the New Forest the weekend I brought her home. After owning my Zed almost 2 weeks I have been patiently waiting for rain to stop so I can start fettling!! Whilst the rain has been coming down nice and hard for pretty much the whole two weeks, I spent the time productively hoarding a collection parts!! Earlier this week I had a small piece of the dash repaired as there were three creases near the passenger side air vent. Not sure if someones leg caught this, or something being loaded in carelessly from the boot (or maybe the previous owner getting busy ). Had a chap come and repair this for me one morning and he did a great job!! BEFORE AFTER Today the rain stopped so after my chores from the girlfriend I was straight out there fitting things. I loaded up the car and headed to Busters (literally one street away) and we got to work. I tried to grab pics of most things but my phone died towards the end. It's not much to look at right now, but I'm very happy with it as the little broken pieces would drive me round the bend!!! All done and now heading back to a working, stock interior....for now!! Broken spare wheel surround and carpets before New parts fitted Impromptu modding - remove the rear boot weigh and rear wiper delete (spot the Zed Shed sticker already) Here is the broken cig lighter cover. I know its pretty much impossible to see when fitted. But i KNEW it was there, and always bugged me! Now fixed and refitted. Quite hard to see in the photo but one of the plastic holders had snapped off the bonnet pull. This meant that the cable was just floating around behind the lever. So you had to faff around, grab the cable and yank it to pop the bonnet. This is the new piece with two holders for the cable - now works a treat!! One of my interior lights was blown so took the opportunity the fit some LED ones Did the same with the front sidelights as one had blown when I picked the car up. Now sporting some super bright 9 LED ones. Also fitted a new tax disk holder. Not a huge mod, but it did have one of the big ones that car dealers like fitting. So i whipped that off and put a small magnetic one in its place. Much better IMO. No pics of the other mods but thanks to Buster I now have rear LED number plate lights, and the interior boot light is also an LED. Thanks to Buster for the bulbs! We will fit the rear cig lighter another day as thats longish job. I think thats all for now unless I have forgotten anything. Bob, thanks for your help this afternoon

Not sure where you are based matey but I saw an Azure being broken on eBay yesterday. I can't find the link right now but it was from Charles Trents. They have breakers dotted about the country but I think this one was in Poole, Dorset. http://www.trents.co.uk/contact-us.php Hope you get it sorted. Matt

BTW always loved your avatar, but doesn't work on the new forum! I spent about an hour watching it over and over when i first saw it! Here's a memory refresher then.... Ooooofff.....you know, for about 20-25 minutes there I forgot what this thread was actually about!! So...umm...yeah...pompeii