Lewis Schwier

So had a few spare hours today so decided to just get the bodywork cleaned and decontaminated. The wheels are beyond saving but I've got my LMGT4's to put on anyway Car was pretty bad due to being sat on a driveway surrounded by tree's, a lot of moss and build up in every crack and crevice but nothing I couldn't sort out. Procedure was as follows. Citrus Pre Wash Snow Foam Rinse Hog Hair brush & APC - Boot Shut, Door shuts, Petrol Cap, Weather strips, all rubber trims, wing mirrors, badges, front grill & light surroundings Rinse Snow Foam Hog Hair brush and APC steps repeated Wheel Arch flush Rinse Two Bucket Method Wash Rinse Iron Out Decontamination Clay Bar De Tar Snow Foam Rinse Gyeon Wet Coat applied Rinse Hand Dried with Drying Towel Aim was just to get the bodywork cleaned and decontaminated, had some left over Wet Coat so used that to give the paintwork some hydrophobicity and to aid drying. Really pleased with the results, absolutely love this colour and I cannot wait to get this in the bay for a full weeks worth of detailing!

New build thread

Hi, guys some of you might of read my first build thread https://www.350z-uk.com/topic/120574-my-dream-come-true/ Unfortunately I had decided to sell my Sunset Orange 350z due to needing some cash to inject into my business, if I'm totally honest with you the car had a rough past life and over my time owning it I had put so much life back into it but got to the point where a few of the battle scars on the paintwork would need some serious money to rectify which I wasn't prepared to do, don't get me wrong when I sold it, it was a very nice example but me being a detailer there was tiny little paintwork issues that drove my OCD crazy! Anyway after being Zless since October my life hasn't been the same since! Being apart of car culture is a big part of my social life at home and when you live and breathe cars day to day not having your own pride and joy just well....sucks. So reach for the stars they say, I wanted to join my good friend @Killick.z and be apart of the Nismo club so I had my heart set on a Mk1 370z Nismo but after yearly projections for business and so on I come to the conclusion that I would maybe be living beyond my means, one day maybe but for now I'm more then happy to be apart of the 350z community! So waiting until July this year was my plan then I would be on the hunt for a low milage silver HR, but then the unexpected happened and all of a sudden I find myself in Zed ownership again! So on Sunday I travelled up North to England/Wales border where I went to view a fellow forum members low milage silver 55 plate Z. Now I had my heart set on a HR but for the price, low milage and all original paintwork I couldn't resist! So here it is 350z DE Silver, one owner from new with 31,000 miles on the clock!

UPDATE After needing some cash to inject into my business unfortunately I came to the decision to sell my beloved car....BUT after being Zless since October I am back! Creating a new build thread for it! Will post link for anyone who is interested!

1) davey_83 2) Andy_Muxlow 3) Tinyflier 4) zzIncubus 5) Valy 6) Shunter8 7) AntelopeSam 8) Dania350z 9) T4uvp 10) ben_8971 11) Justthejedi 12) StormtrooperZ 13) Lewis Schwier

Gyeon ceramic coating

Got mine from Richbrook.co.uk ,can’t fault it, super soft and fits well. I think I paid £100

Is this still available?

So nice, clean example. Sunset orange looks so good with the Nismo body kit on it

Great thread, sad that it’s going up for sale but I’m sure whoever buys it will be a happy chap!

You got any full shots of your car! I’ve not seen another sunset orange with LMGT4 wheels!

Just read through this thread again, absolutely incredible. So much respect for the amount of work put into this, I've got to have a ride along some day!

Ahhh the old fans! My car over heated and broke down the first day I got it! Luckily the garage I bought it from replaced the fans and thermostat free of charge. I just had new ones from Nissan, the Mishimoto ones are really loud

1) Payco - 2016 Nismo 370z - PA04YCO 2) Coldel - 2005 VX220 Turbo - VK05 XEU 3) Andy_Muxlow 2011 - 370Z - A20MUX 4) Seb - 2003 350z JDM - PR02 SEB 5) kbad - 2007 HR - J44SUS 6) Mopedmark- 2009 370Z Ultimate MT59UZR 7) Darren-B - 1971 240z - BVM 362K 8) Flashback - 2004 350Z - HJ54TBZ 9) NickC - 2003 350z - A3KXN 10) Shelly Masters OE07MYC 11} zippypooz - 2005 350Z - N44SSN 12) Lewis Schwier - 2004 350z - V6 LXD

Another awsome meet, thanks for organising @davey_83 good to have a catch up with Old faces and meet new ones!

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Do you have the side glass, both sides?

What a great read, thoroughly enjoyed that! Love the sleeper look, super clean Z!

Yes, can’t wait!

Yes ofcourse!

Haha, I will do a full in depth post of the detail at some point

I am currently approaching 1 years ownership of my beloved Z! Really happy with how much I have managed to do in a year, where do I start? Get your popcorn its going to be a long one When I got the car back from Abbey Motorsports the car felt like a new car, I think I spent just over £1200 but was well worth it as I know where its at mechanically now. Full P3 service Aux belts Spark plugs Rear diff bushes Tyre pressure Battery and Brake Fluid cover and trims as this was missing General Overall check So as I touched on before the previous owner had looked after it but had not loved it so I was keen to refresh/replace parts that were worn. First off the gear knob, this was battered and was just horrible to touch, I looked at aftermarket ones but the OEM knob for me was the best but as anybody knows they are expensive! Anyway I managed to find one for £85 shipped from an American store that stocked OEM parts direct from Japan, result! It was then onto the floor mats, the originals had worn badly to the point there was a hole in the drivers side. The original mats quality aren't great so I didn't want to replace them with new OEM. I liked the look of the Nismo ones but decided going down the route of buying Nismo everything on a standard Z. So I found a start up company called Reefined on Instagram and they did custom thick pile car mats. Had a chat and explained I wanted the OEM design and they said no problem and went ahead. Mats came and I was blown away with the quality and how well the 350z logo came out. These cost me £120 but was worth it for the quality especially when the OEM ones are £85! Also decided to do the ariel change to a Blox Racing stubby one from Torqen much better! Finally it was time to get the wheels refurbished, this was one thing that was sending my Mild OCD CRAZY! Everytime I looked at it the shame of how bad the wheels were was just horrible haha I got a few quotes from local places to me and it was looking like it was going to be quite expensive, this was mainly because I had a chunk out of one wheel! To cut the cost down I decided to just go for one colour all over keeping the OEM colour but not having the diamond cut centre and polished lip. I managed to find a local guy who did it for me for £280 all in. Overall I was pleased with the result, no more curbed, peeling and corroded wheels, yay! On a side note I had a nightmare with finding the Original Nismo stickers! There is a million places that make Nismo stickers but not specifically for the LMGT4 wheels (have to be a certain size) turned out the previous owner had bought fake ones when they had the wheels re done (absolute bodge job hence the peeling ect.) and they were slightly smaller in size. Anyway after buying 3 sets from all different sources and them all being the wrong colour or size I finally found someone who was selling some genuine ones directly from Japan! Cost me £25 plus shipping to the UK but at this point I was just glad to have the right sized ones and genuine! Really lucky to have got the upgraded headlights on mine when I bought it, definitely saved me some money as it was something I planned on doing. Over time they had gone a bit cloudy so was time to restore! Managed to book a week out of work so I could do a full multi stage correction and ceramic coating on my own car! Set out to take a photo of every stage but as usual I got lost in the process! Still managed to take a few though.. I will do a full post on this with a breakdown of all products used and every step but for this update its just a quick summary. It was by far the best thing I have done on this car, it really bought it back to life. I finally felt how all my customers must feel when I finish their cars haha! Absolutely blown away with the transformation, I do this day in day out but there is something about seeing your own car gleaming with 100% clarity to the paintwork knowing how many hours that has gone into it. Took me 7 days all together with some extremely late nights! Probably about 80 hours of work went into this one A trip down to Jack at Royal Steering wheels, extremely good value for money. the quality is great, do not under estimate how good it is to have a freshly trimmed steering wheel, totally changes the feel of the car! There was a thread on the Facebook group of people who had their steering wheels re trimmed and I have to admit I just totally copied a guy who posted his on their, I even messaged him asking for the spec so Jack did the exact same one hahaha Perforated leather at the sides, smooth at the top and bottom, silver stitching and silver tab, also slightly thickened too. Driving back from a meet and all of a sudden my exhaust blew When I bought the car the previous owner had fitted a K2 exhaust system which actually sounded pretty good but clearly didn't have much life left! Turned out to be the flexis had literally dropped off but before I even looked at it I had decided perfect time to get a whole new system. I had been saving up for some lovely Braum Racing seats so unfortunately I had to use those funds to buy my new exhaust system. After endless nights on YouTube watching exhaust videos I decided to go for the Invidia Gemini catback system with the stainless steel chrome rolled tips. Extremely happy with the look, performance and sound! First drive was incredible, the car felt a lot less restricted and free flowing! Thanks to Adrian at Torqen for suppling and huge thanks to Bob for fitting me in last minute on a weekend to fit! And I think that is it for Mods, not a bad 2018 if you ask me! Recently just gave it a P1 service. Currently stored away nice and safe in the dry, Friday I am changing the rear discs (Brembo) and changing the brake fluid all around (Motul 600) Then bring on show season! Ive got a long list of things I want to do this year but as usual we shall see what funds allow Have had a great first year of Z ownership its been everything and more then what I imagined! A few highlights from meets/shows Trax at Silverstone was great, first time I've been on the forum stand, really good to meet everyone. Had the chance to go down to Caffeine and the Machine that was a great day out, some lovely roads up that way. Me and @Killick.z have become great friends (all through the love of Z's!), absolute pleasure riding out with him, his Mk1 370Z Nismo is just stunning Midlands meet! Hands down the best meet I've been too despite the bad weather. We had a great turnout, got to speak to everyone the energy was great! Great location, loads of room and the little drive we took all together was awesome! Cant wait to do that again in April. Thank you to @davey_83 for organising that, legend! Heres me and @SHEZZA great to finally see his car in person after reading his legendary 'a zed time story' long before I even owned my car! Well thanks for reading if you made it this far haha more updates to come, for now it would be rude not to leave some beauty shots I took a few weeks ago when the sun was out!