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Just been researching Teins on google which directed me tomanothervforum where they contrasted these against H&R springs. Any info on these ?

If you fit Tein springs (never heard of them by the way) I assume they must be shorter than the oem springs so does that mean you have to get shorter dampers?

Got my daughter a 2010 370 a short while ago and she would like to lower it if poss. Don't know much about this so seeking info/advice before we make the decision. What would be the max recommended amount to lower allowing for speed bumps and multi story car parks. Is it just a matter of buying 4 coilovers (I believe they're called) and replacing the existing springs and dampers. If so can anyone recommend suitable coilovers. Would the car then need to have the coilovers professionally height adjusted. Thanks in anticipation

I will check into that,thanks

Impressive! ....Now that's lateral thinking at its best!

Anyone fitted these wheels or can comment on their suitability for my 2004 GT with 20mm spacers. They're on ebay (link below..hope it works). They seem very cheap which also worries me a bit. The eBay advert has a guide which suggests they will fit but was hoping someone knows something about them. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/18-CRUIZE-190-SP-ALLOY-WHEELS-FIT-NISSAN-SKYLINE-200SX-S14-S15-300ZX-350Z-370Z/201714612713?_trksid=p2045573.c100033.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D43782%26meid%3D21293f5a83e94f539fe01eb4abac8d0f%26pid%3D100033%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D331745577324 Been trying to educate myself on wheel technology but what with pcd's, inset or outset's, hub centric's and lug centric's, my brain is beginning to boil

As far as I can tell from the circuit diagrams they are not driven directly from sensor outputs. The oil pressure sensor output goes into a "Triple meter cpu" then on into a "Unified meter and A/C amp module". The voltmeter is also driven from the output of the Triple meter cpu which also appears to be driven by a output of the "Unified meter and A/C amp module". So no direct signals from the sensors......as far as I can tell. Hope this helps!

Ah hem! No interest in weight saving guys only carrying a punctured wheel !

Jurassic Z Never thought of that one Rob. It's my daughters car so I'm getting everything set up to cover all eventualities, hopefully she'll never have to use it. However that's sounds like a plan. Willsy 1980 Ha ha some lateral thinking there me thinks.

Plagued by afterthought. So I've bought the 350z space saver fitted into the boot, bought the jack and extending wheel brace, modified the polystyrene storage thingy to fit the latter bits and trial fitted the space saver ......BUT.....didn't check to see if the removed 19" wheel would fit in the boot. Can anyone who has gone this route please confirm that a removed 19" wheel will fit in the boot and allow the boot lid to close., it will save an old man even more work. Thanks in anticipation!

Had a scary experience in mine one day not long after I got it when back end broke away on a slow bend. It was a bit wet at the time but the car in front negotiated the bend no probs. Fitted 20 mm spacers all around and never been troubled since at any speed. The car feels so much more positive in corners and stable on straight roads.

Got. 2004 GT with the standard Bose unit fitted (no sat Nav) Has anyone had success replacing it and can recommend a replacement unit which will slot straight in, work with them steering wheel controls and provide Bluetooth connectivity with my iPhone.

Hi Keyser ..yep the sensors do work but they came close to ending life at the wrong end of my hammer after causing all that bother! GMballistic..without a doubt young man only problem is im a tight old Geordie so what can you do! Angrybiker..that's good thinking that is. Leave the BUGGER lying dead on the road and enjoy life! JurassicZ...now that's more like it.

Decided to fit reversing sensors to my daughters 370. Got a price from the local installer to fit Dolphin rear sensors, £400...eh! Sod that I'm thinking, I'll fit them myself. Undid all the bumper bolts and clips the stripped out all the boot plastic covers and polystyrene storage thingy's, decided on the mounting position, stuck masking tape on the bumper for marking locations and measured out the mounting positions. So far so good! Bearing in mind I've made some daft mistakes with measuring jobs in the past I made sure I measured 3x the twice your supposed to before committing to cutting plastic. With drill in hand my backside began to quiver as I approached the first hole position, then I thought, hang on a mo,better measure just one more time. All still good so committed to cutting the first hole, cut the second hole and waited for the usual after thought to flash into the brain " Oh bugger I forgot to "..... But no! nothing came to mind, great, so cut the other holes, ran the sensor wires to the controller, mounted it and the audible sounder, then decided to test it all before boxing up. As I still had to connect to the reversing light 12v wire and earth I got the wife to put it in reverse so I could locate the right wire (beige apparently) but nothing at all......on any wire! Got the wife to start the car in case the engine had to be running.....again nothing, but this time I mean NOTHING. The car wouldn't start, no lights, no nothing, completely dead. BUGGER, BUGGER, BUGGER what have I done now, I know, I must have left something on and it's drained the battery. Anyway I make the power connections to the sensor box and decide to finish this job before attacking the no power problem. I fit all the nuts, bolts, clips and plastic covers and box it all up again nice and tidy. Right me thinks I'll fit my 350 battery, so I take the battery off (with more than a little struggle, loosing clips down in the engine Etc) connects it to her car...still nothing, completely dead so reconnect her battery and go for a coffee (Now's the time to panic I'm thinking). I'm mentally drained by now, but perceiver cos us Geordies are built that way!!! I try to retrace my steps......... ( took those bots out, then the clips, then the boot plastic covers...........hang on a mo...there was that white plastic box thingy I found behind the offside boot plastic cover, just the other side of the filler cap ???? I thought it must be an automatic filler cover release that hadn't been connected or something. It was a white plastic box with a 3" white plastic shaft sticking out??! I know cos I remember I pulled and pushed on the shaft to see what it did but nothing happened so I moved on with the job in hand, so maybe that had something to do with it. Off with all the nuts, bolts, clips and covers again and Lo an behold there it is! I pull and push on the shaft again but still nothing happened. BUGGER SQUARED!! Anyway I close the boot then try to open it again but nothing it stays shut with my tools inside. I decide to try it again so get in the car and press start.......WOW would you believe it starts!! WHAT THE F---!! Great.....life's worth living again ! I try the boot, it works, I try the windows down then up BUT hang on the drivers door window won't go back up. After fiddling and farting for a while the window goes back up to the top and down and up. GREAT. I get out the car, the window drops 10 mm, I close the door....now it won't lift again....BUGGER CUBED ! Now I'm thinking smart, confused but smart.... I log into the 370 guides, and find a widow reset procedure, window down, window up, hold switch 3 seconds and WOW it works again...MAGIC NO its bloody TRAGIC!! I'm now in the bath soaking my old bones and thinking £400 wasn't such a bad price to pay anyway. How fickle we are. Lesson learnt................until the next time. My next car is going to be 30 yr old Landrover with handles to wind the windows, no computers making life a misery, dents a scratches so I won't worry where I park etc etc. Who invented computers anyway, he should be shot! Complicating life like that. PS...can someone tell me why that plastic box was ever given a role in life....what's it for??? Just to entice then annoy. Can't find anything in the manual!

Payment sent for the spacers.

Thanks for the pics. I asked because I read on PoliceUk.com that the law is happy so long as the tyre doesn't sit proud of the wheel arch. Apparently they are concerned about road crud being thrown onto following vehicles. I am interested but will pm you when I decide. Cheers

The tyre appears to be sticking proud of the wheel arch, can you confirm and if so roughly how much ?

Just a wild guess but could you have a small exhaust leak that could cause this. I suggest this because my mate had an engine warning light come on suggesting a lamda sensor error or cat problem (I don't recall) and the RAC guy told him it was due to a leak in the exhaust. He sorted the leak and no more error codes. Hope it helps!

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I had thought about a reversing camera as well but a bit apprehensive about getting it connected to a display. You've answered one of my concerns though in that I would need another head unit, by that I assume it won't connect to the existing sat Nav display. So what's to be done, do you get something to replace the existing display with something that will support the sat Nav and reversing camera or do you have to install separate reversing camera display ?

Cheers Dave, that's a bit of a bugger though. Hoped I might get at the back bumper via the boot plastics.

Anyone fitted front and rear sensors ? Can it be done without removing either of bumpers?

Hi guys, Did your rust stay away after your got this work done? Apologies for late reply, thought the post had ran its course. Yes the jobs still a goodin! No signs of rust yet but I'm sure if I'd gone the filler route I'd have to be starting all over again by now.

Anyone fitted Dolphin sensors? How do you rate them? Can you recommend a better alternative? Any fitting problems ?( front sensors look like a challenge) Cheers

Did you try opening the website from the list of professional-traders on the forums page? It's the 4th one down