Adrian_CNC

First post updated, I have reduced prices on the remaining items Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

Boot mat sold

Plenum spacer sold to Brimstoneboy

I sold my 350Z recently so it's time for a clearout. All prices are not including postage but I will use myhermes for all heavy/large items so postage will be cheap. I will not accept offers and will be gradually lowering the prices until everything sells. Starting with bits I expect to go first: Orange Wasso Plenum Spacer, used but in great condition, comes complete with all bolts, washers, etc required for install. SOLD D1 spec throttle controller, used but in perfect conditon, comes with all wiring, double sided tape, etc. SOLD Damaged 350Z facelift tail lights. I have bought these on here a long time ago, they were damaged in the post as per pics because of very poor packaging... £100 Genuine Nissan boot divider, in excellent condition and with all the installation kit as per pictures £80 Nissan Boot Mat? I was convinced this is a genuine mat as it has an aluminium Z badge at the bottom and is superb quality but I'm struggling to find the same one online... In excellent condition. SOLD Genuine Nissan cargo net in great condition SOLD Nissan Bury bluetoth adapter with cradle £35 Part worn EBC red stuff pads, taken off the car after I bought it as I prefer DS2500 £25 Neo chrome shift knob spacer for aftermarket 350Z knobs, never used SOLD Brodit mount for 350Z (you'll need to buy a cradle for your phone separately) SOLD Single DIN head unit fascia for 350Z, never used £6 Collection near Leeds (Menston, LS29) also available

I bought my 04 de at 32k, had an alternative of getting a slightly modded revup for the same money at 85k, same great condition and fsh, I bet I will lose less in value (if any) thanks to going for the lower mileage one. Some people are happy with a 200k mileage, others will stay away from anything over 30k but the trend is always the same - the lower the better and it's the people who are ready to pay more for lower mileage that inflate the price of those cars as there's not that many around. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

My experience of looking for a decent Z in the middle of summer in 2014 was that the chances of finding a bargain at that time of the year are rather slim. At the time I was toying with the idea of selling my previous car for a while so I have been browsing ads since around March and there seemed to be way more cars to choose from at the time compared to summer when I decided to buy one. When the weather picks up cars like Z's are sought after and the good ones disappear literally within days. I didn't want to book a day off so tried to arrange viewings for Saturdays and I must have missed out on at least 3 cars! In terms of the prices, I think low mileage cars were (and probably still are) a good investment. The difference in price between low and high mileage examples was very small (at least 2 years ago), I will be surprised if that difference doesn't keep growing now with a lot of cars being around 100k mark and people being afraid of 3 digit mileage.

I had a go at fixing my boot pop today. First changed the struts as the old ones tried to kill me this winter - no change to boot pop. Then followed this guide and moved the latch all the way down (moved about 2mm maybe) - again didn't fix the boot pop. Okay, time to remove the boot weight, after 15 mins of fighting with the plastic clips that hold the whole panel I managed to remove it without marking the edges too much by using some plastic bike tyre levers and a little plastic wedge/gap opener that I got with a phone mount. Guess what ... still didn't fix the bloody boot pop. Penny trick - last resort, I wanted to avoid it after reading that it can cause the lid to bend, crack the paint, etc. I've put a single penny under each boot spring but to make sure they don't wear through the rubber tube I've cut a "gasket" from a foam padded double sided 1mm thick tape (like the ones you use for fixing a reg plate to a bumper) and stuck that onto a penny. Made them slightly larger than the penny itself so that it covers the edges and pushed it into the rubber spring cover. Put the stops back together and voila - it did the trick, I can open the boot with one hand finally. Such a small thing but it did get on my nerves so I'm happy it's finally sorted.

Great guide, I wish it existed when I fitted mine. My 2p - a small cable tie is probably safer than tape for securing the plugs together if they do not clip (which seems to be the norm). I love this mod, makes Z feel noticeably faster and less lazy, especially when you floor it in 2nd.

I second that, the grip in the wet is actually annoying to me sometimes because it makes any spontaneous roundabout sliding difficult. I kinda laughed at all the praise they get before getting the car with them on, wondering where all those MPSS fanboys came from but they just are bloody impressive!

Thanks for all the replies guys! I was worried about trackdays in particular because of the unusually high temperature and a mix of 5 different metals which expand at different rates - wheels, spacers, 2 stud types and alloys... Like most Z owners I like some B-road blasts from time to time but I don't think I ever got near track day temperatures. Funnily enough I messaged Tarmac when I started this topic asking whether he thinks his spacers are safe for track use is and his reply is "I wouldn't recommend spacers for track use no." But seeing they have been put through their paces before I think I'll take the risk.

Hi, has anybody running Tarmac Sportz spacers used them on track? I'm planning to go on a track day and I reminded myself about some horror stories I read previously about unbranded wheel spacers cracking/falling apart... I had my spacers on for about a year now and they've been faultless but taking them on track if they haven't been used in that way before seems a bit risky to me. Any feedback from other people running these would be appreciated (pic of spacers I have below).

Has anybody running these spacers from Tarmac gone to a track day? I bought a set in this group buy and they have been faultless however after reading some horror stories about unbranded spacers cracking/falling apart I am a bit anxious about using them on track. Any feedback about using these in extreme conditions would be appreciated.

I installed mine a couple of weeks ago and I struggled with the d1spec plug that clips into the plug that goes to the ecu (the one with orange rubber gasket inside). I removed the white plastic bit from d1spec plug and I removed the orange gasket from the ecu plug and still no matter how hard I pushed it wouldn't lock on the clip. I ended up wrapping a cable tie around the 2 plugs (with the white plastic bit and rubber gasket in place) to make sure they don't disconnect and it worked a treat. Other than that it is a doddle.

I took my ZED for a little photoshoot last night, managed to get some really nice pics I think but I'll let you guys be the judges.

Did you lot read that?? That means the Zed Shed is a decent garage as we have a brake pipe flaring tool All decent lasses shave their legs, not all lasses that shave their legs are decent though....