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Also need mileage. Just a fyi, the "Nismo" variant of the Z33 was just a body kit with different bumpers and side skirts... unless it was an import or had been modified of course.

Neat & Tidy, Tidy & Neat! Well done....

Just a comment if you go used... the Z on the 370Z is different to the 350 one

I did choose (in 2005). Got the GT4 and still have it 19 years and 116k miles later. No contest.

I know its not fashionable to recommend a Nissan Dealer but I'm a very fussy customer and have both my GT-R and my 350Z serviced and maintained at Nissan Exeter. Just ensure you ask for technician Jamie who has a wealth of experience on Nissan sports cars. Better still, pop in for a chat, first with Michael the Service Manager and then ask to speak to Jamie. Its worth a vist to get to know the people and show them you know what needs doing. I say all this as a satisfied customer but the decision has to be yours.

Dont know about changing it but I tried washing the whole length with soapy water and made a big difference (positive!)....

Do remember fitting 4 x GT4 rims in mine. Took a while to figure it!!

And is the preferred way for RHD cars as leaves left hand for gear changing. UK used to be like that but then we got "standardised" by Europe and b*gger the RHD UK market... Now we're too small a market to have UK Spec variant....

Probably wont be much help as I live in deepest Devon(!) but here you are: South West Wheel Repairs in Marsh Barton, Exeter. Everyone used to say "ask for Bob" but he's semi retired now but the team is the same. Cant recall last price but I think it was around £700 for the set (you need the set done to get a match - they wont do odd ones for this type of finish!). I know they do work for several dealers and I saw a stunning, unregistered Ferrari in there one time...

In 18 years of ownership I've never come across a named paint colour for the wheels. I beleive this is because the painting process is multi-staged and builds up the "colour" in several layers, including black, silver, and a clear coat. Mine have been refurbed a few times, several attempts being very poor, but I've now found a place that understands how to get the finish as close to original as can be done.

I have my 350Z GT4 from new in 2005, plus now on my 5th R35, a 2021 Track Edition. Although not in the same household, my eldest son has a 370 Nismo V1 and we quite often both go to the same events...

To be accurate those alloys were part of the spec for a last fling special edition* (which was a similar colour to the pic). The alloys were in a darker silver finish than those on the GT4 models. *They had to call it a limited edition because when they were selling the GT4s they said the wheels would only be supplied on a "limited edition".

Regarding your first post, I think the Haynes manual for the 350 originates in the USA and is therefore left-handed! Just in case anyone else is looking...

I've checked my notes and with a couple of friends who had early cars, and I was wrong - sorry! There was a base model and one of the differences was they didn't have Rays wheels. However (I'm told) they did have Brembos, unlike the rest of the world Base models which didnt. And, fwiw, the GT4 was the first to get the Rev-up engine, which later in 2005 was adopted as standard.

As far as I know the "GT4" name was a Nissan Marketing UK embellishment for the 35th Anniversary Edition and is therefore only a UK model. I know the Limited Edition numbered plates were put on the cars at Sunderland when arriving in the UK, and the Sony PS2s with the Yellow 350Z image on the pack were provided by Dealers at PDI time. In fact, Nissan UK were caught out by claiming the GT4 wheels were unique as they continued to be supplied on cars in other parts of Europe, and when the 350Z came to the end of its production run manufacturing said the last models would have only those wheels! UK got round that by claiming the last produced cars were also a "Limited Edition"... (those cars wheels were a darker silver (grey) than those on the UK GT4s). It's interesting that there's a low mileage 350Z advertised on Ebay at the mo as a GT4 when it clearly is not. I'm guessing the seller got confused between the "GT" cars (boot spoiler and Brembo brakes) and the GT4. I also dont believe any non-GT 350Zs were sold by Nissan in the UK. Any around without Brembos are probably oem imports.