thetranquilbass

Cheers, ended up going back to Simon's Exhausts to use his guy to paint and fit, will be back this Sat to get the ends that have cracked filled and painted and then next on the agenda is the side skirts with rear bumper likely to follow early next year

Was heading back home after getting the front splitter fitted

Not sure tbh, am in two minds as to what I would like to do but my current thoughts are as follows. Option 1: Aerokit spec r2 side steps, as Buster kindly pointed out above, and Chargespeed rear end (most likely Taras replica) or Option 2: Nismo V3 front bumper and sides along with the Chargespeed rear I still have to reach an ultimate decision on whether am going to fully go down this route as the Z has been my first foray into car modding

Well done mate, glad it all worked out for you yesterday

Cheers, can I ask which side skirts it is you have and do you know if they are still available, as really like the look of them on your Z

Didn't quite go as smoothly as hoped and will have to go back next weekend to get some minor repairs done, as the bit the wraps around into the wheel arch cracked on both sides when trying to fit. Despite this am happy with end result as know I'll get the wee bits sorted next week and was only charged £80 for the work. The paint match is surprisingly good given that it was done with paint code only. Few pics of it as is now:

Picked up a Chargespeed front lip off ebay a while back and am getting it fitted tomorrow. The item was damaged with a big split in the middle along with various scrapes so picked up relatively cheaply. Have had a local bodyshop repair the lip and have decided to have it colour coded. Link to the original ebay listing is below and will post up pictures of the end result. http://www.ebay.co.u...54800105&_rdc=1

Was that you heading in the opposite direction on Hamilton Rd (A725) last Saturday morning, nice looking car for all of the brief second that i saw you.

Good tires, as other have said very well planted, however my rears only lasted 7,500 miles

If no trim removal tool a flat head screw driver to carefully remove, or best bet just by some replacement clips (I was fortunate in that the Alu kickplates came with new clips as even with trim removal tool I still managed to break one of the clips)

Great new look

I had a 2005 A6 SE 3.0TDI Quattro prior to having the zed, purchased second hand in 2009 for around the 15k mark, was traded in against the Z in April of last year. Was the saloon version, great car but obviously totally different kettle of fish from the Z. Effortless motorway crunching and an extremely nice place to sit, very comfortable also. Plenty of space for 5 adults to sit comfortably and enough space in the boot for another two, maybe three in the case of the Avant (only tried once), but used to be able to get all our band gear in the boot when travelling to gigs etc Only problem I encountered in just less than 3 years of ownership was both front wheel bearings but apart from that not a single other issue, and maintained on 20,000 mile service interval. I really liked my A6 and if I'm ever in the position to require a large saloon again the A6 will be top of my list.

Thanks folks, gives me a couple of places to start off with requesting quotes.

Hey All, Does anyone have any recommendations for a bodyshop in Glasgow/Central Scotland? Front end needs a respray to get rid of road rash but have also just acquired an item off ebay that requires some minor repair/painting before being fitted. Many thanks in advance.

Nessen Forged if i remember correctly from reading the article

Have just pre-ordered one with Carphone Warehouse, deposit of £29 refundable upon completion of order however in my case it will come off what I'll be paying as will be remaining on my current contract terms.

rear bumper looks a bit strange in the first shot, but the face on from the back looks okay to me. $1,806.00 for the front and rear bumpers only from VIS racing

a lot of useful info here to get you started http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=23843

Why muck around with the stock exhaust when you can go aftermarket or even full custom? Full custom stainless can be done for crica £450 depending on where you go, Simon's Exhausts (http://www.simonscustomexhausts.co.uk/) in East Kilbride would be another option and has done a few Z's including my own.