Madmarky

Between 31 and 35 PSI or 2.2 to 2.4 Bar is recommended

I know exactly what you mean Dan, I did debate not putting them on for ages but it does beef the look as it looks a bit drab and dirty without them. Cheers for constructive comments as always

Cheers guys, it got so much attention today at the show, every time i turned round people were pointing and taking photos

As some of you have seen my car today I thought I would share some changes with the rest of you. First of all I made a decision with the recent Envy problems that I can't support a company that is making enemies and place my car in a situation where it may be target by these enemies. I do hope the situation is rectified in the near future tho as I have a good history with them. With this in mind the Envy graphics on my car had to be removed. So i have replaced them with some advertising for a mates Bedford based company owned by the guy who originally supplied my wheels, Andy will know Adrian Longman from his dealing with Boss Wheels. I also decided that I really like the traitors logo an it would look great with my colour scheme so got one made up to go on the bonnet with approval of the Nissan Race Academy. The biggest change I have made is finishing the engine bay, adding lots of bling and colour coding parts to match. Will be adding a custom made grounding cable to it next week, should of had it done by now but couldn't crimp the connectors myself as they are extremely heavy duty connectors so getting a local audio shop to sort for me. First of I painted my throttle body, washer bottle cap and dipstick black, have put a guide to this in the guides section. Finished result I then sourced some polished tanks Also fitted a universal catch can, Orange Samco hoses, Orange universal plastic cable tidy tubing and finally managed to get my carbon battery covers to stay on. I also got some new graphics made up for my engine cover and the radiator cross member. Here are the final results of which I am very happy and is exactly how I wanted it to look. Some of you will know how long I have been waiting to finish this so its a great relief to finally have it done. Hope you like the final result, enjoy

As I have just painted my throttle body I thought I would document it as always in case someone else fancies a DIY job. As with all my guides this is merely a account of what I did, it doesn't mean this is the best way to do it, and I accept no responsibility to any damage caused by you trying this yourself. While I was doing this i also painted my dipstick and washer bottle cap will include these in the guide. Now lets get started, tools and materials you will need: A socket set, pliers and screwdrivers to remove your intake, there are hundreds of guides out there for removing this and many have various modified intakes so I did not document this. You only need a 5mm Allen key to remove the throttle body itself. Hi Temp Paint, there are loads of different ones about, ones for doing brake callipers are quite a good choice although they are normally not the spray can variety which is what I wanted. I chose a BBQ paint that can handle 500 degrees only problem was the matt finish so I purchased a second normal metal paint to apply a final satin look. Some masking tape Stanley Knife Engine degreaser I used and always swear by GUNK Wire Wool or in my case I used the Dremel version attachment as well as the wool Scotch Pads Pre Paint or surface cleaner Clean micro fibre cloth This is what my throttle body looked like to start with Step 1 Remove the throttle body Pretty simple, just disconnect the electrical connector on the back of the unit then un bolt the four bolts with a 5mm Allen key. Step 2 Masking up Take your time doing this, completely cover the areas you need to cover and trim with a Stanley knife. You may need to re-do this after the cleaning process just make sure no paint or metal filling can get to the inside or the electrics. If your doing the dipstick wrap some masking tape around the dipstick bar up to the handle. As for the washer bottle cap find some small wire to poke in the little hole, i used some solder, use a bit as it will help you to move it and get a better paint finish. Here is what mine looked like. Step 3 Prepare for paint This is the longest and most boring paint by the more thorough you are the better the end results. Apply some degreaser to the throttle body and scrub with brushes, wool or whatever you have. Your trying to get rid of as much dirt and anything stuck to the surface which will stop the paint sticking. You dont have to get it to a perfect finish but spend some time doing it. I found using a flat blade screwdriver (the one i lost in the engine bay ) helped to scrape the grime out from some of the hard to reach places. Once this is done take a very coarse scotch pad and vigorously rub over the whole thing, little over kill but good practice. For the dipstick and washer bottle just use a scotch pad over the whole thing they should go very dull in colour. Check the masking tape on the throttle body and make sure it is still in place if not re-apply masking tape. Now apply pre paint or surface cleaner to all surfaces that require painting and wipe off with a clean cloth. Step 4 Painting For the plastic parts you would normally apply a coat of primer first, on this occasion I decided to paint them with the same BBQ paint i was using for the throttle body which is a primer also so I never bothered. For the first coat you want to apply a very fine dusting to all surfaces, hold the can about a foot away and spray, don't spray in one area for too long, keep moving the can around constantly until you are happy you have got everything. If you have missed anywhere its best to leave it to the second coat to avoid over spraying areas. Check the can to see how long it will take to dry, this will obviously depend on conditions. In my case it was scorching hot so was pretty much dry in 15 mins. Always leave for longer if not sure. Repeat this process about 3-5 times till your happy, just make sure not to apply too much at once else you will get runs. At this stage I wasn't happy with the matt look so I went to check out if I could get some sort of heat proof lacquer, unfortunately I couldn't find any but I did find some satin black radiator paint which I thought I would take a shot with. I gave it a last coat with this paint but again only fine just to give it a little shine. Now probably best to leave 24 hours to allow the paint to fully harden and dry before removing the tape, heres what mine looked like at this stage Step 5 Remove masking tape and admire your hard work Carefully take the masking tape off and you should have something that looks similar to this Step 6 Put your car back together Reverse the removal process and enjoy Thanks for reading

Cheers guys, i knew you would know. I bought the Castrol one from Halfords £7.99

What power steering fluid do I need to buy?

Run your power lead down the passenger side of the car and all other leads can go to the boot via the centre console. Its not a too hard job.

That centre dash cup holder was a JDM option as far as im aware so is quite usual that you dont have one. The bit you have thats broken can be seen in the picture below in the blue area

do you think you could start another post giving details of being idecent to Ian? Sounds entertaining. ****ing Google Chrome spell checker its as bad as predictive text!

Cheers for that Husky your filled with such positive thoughts tonight

If you've taken it for a drive it may well have fallen out already The undertray (if thats what you meant by the "under car splash guards" RT) dosnt go as far back as the TB, it stops about 1/2 way of the engine bay.. and things you drop down at the back generally drop straight through onto the floor, unless your unlucky and they end up lodged! I dont have a undertray either, lost it in a similar unfortunate indecent to Ian

Take a picture Martin of it with it open and we can see if its been replaced or if your missing that spring clip you have found.

Yeah ive got one of them too but its only any use if you know where what your trying to fish out is in the first place

Does the post facelift have a pop out coffee cup holder on the drivers side? Pretty sure they dont as the cup holders are in the door cards

yes its the srping clip from the pop out cup holder on the passenger side

I tried driving rather recklessly down a extremely bumpy part of the industrial estate by me still no signs of it. Fiddy, i cant get under the car as i dont have a jack so may need to nip to a local garage me thinks to check where you suggest.

Been finishing my engine bay bling this week ready for Brands on Sunday. While I was fiddling I heard a sound like something falling down the back of the engine. Several minutes later I realised the only thing I am missing which I had been using was a medium sized flat blade screwdriver. Ive search everywhere for this screwdriver and can only assume its fallen in the engine bay around where the throttle body is. If had it all apart and just cant find it. Is there anywhere behind there that a screw driver can get lodge permanently and any clever ideas on locating it.

Mark I have one at home in Kempston. Dunno whether it will be slim enough for your use but if your more than welcome to borrow it if it fits the bill Cheers Martin, if I get stuck ill give you a bell and we can sort something out.

Try painting it bright orange and see what happens I get people taking pictures of my car in petrol stations all the time. Its a pain in the arse when im in a hurry as i dont wanna seem rude.

I need to get a trolley jack ASAP but need one slim enough to go under the car, as Terry Tibbs would say "talk to me!"

Take it to a body shop and get a quote for repair first. If they say new bumper then there are plenty of second hand ones floating around from where people have fitted after market ones. If you need a bumper pm R35LEE im sure he can source one. Certainly not worth a insurance job for that little damage imo.

Only just seen this but thought i would say they look very nice mate, not seen this wheel before but me likey

Using conditioner is a bad idea especially with the drying towels as the conditioner containers agents which will stop the towel absorbing as much liquid.

Yes indeed they were Rich and they look fantastic