Dicky

Some fucwit did the same to mine within the first week. Lets hope they get cancer, die young and give us all break It cost me approx £300 to get it resprayed. Gutted for you

Thanks for your input lads. I know what you mean Stew, had problems with them in the past. Its bloody annoying when there’s obviously a design/manufacturing fault and they continue to ignore it. Once these bastards have got your money they don’t what to know. but I’m not finished yet. I’m thinking of taking early retirement at the end of the year so it could turn out to be a little hobby for me Dicky

I think your right on the button there H5. I rang customer services who have never heard of this problem, the local main dealer who also said hes never heard of the problem, BOSE who say its not there problem and Clarion ( who make the CD heads) who say the Japs make them, so its their fault. Their customer services guy gave a whole list of reasons why the problem wouldn’t be down to them apparently hanging his hat on the fact that the known problem resulted in a complete loss of sound from the left speaker, suggesting a broken pcb track being the culprit. He seemed to miss entirely the fact that all problems with the exception of skip are on the left channel. Whether its distortion or total non function is academic since it’s always the LEFT channel and distortion could quite easily be a for runner of a complete loss of sound. I know this cus I’m and electronics engineer don’t you know! Anyway I’ll keep on knocking and see if I break through. Dicky

Got this reply from BOSE so taking it to the stealer tomorrow. I can only hope to get a gesture of goodwill from Nissan but Hey if you don’t ask you wont get! Unfortunately we have to tell you that Bose does not manufacture head units (radio, cassette player, CD-player/-changer etc.) for the automotive industry. Bose "only" supplies loudspeakers and the system-electronics (amplifiers, equalization). The head units and other playing devices are manufactured by another car manufacturer supplier. (Unfortunately we do not know the various companies.) Therefore our information regarding the root cause of your problem with your CD-player is limited. We recommend to contact your next local Nissan dealer since we know that Nissan is aware about the “left hand side speakers cut outâ€Â

I’ve emailed BOSE direct and given them a severe finger wagging, so thats got to put the shivers up them. They sent and automated rely so well see what happens next week. Some spotty Herbert employee will probably read it and reach straight for the delete key. Ah well nothing ventured.

My left speaker sounds distorted and low volume when playing CD’s. It’s ok with the radio, so looks like the head/other has gone the same way as many others reported here in the past. My car is 31/2 now so it won’t be covered, but surely there must be a problem with these things if it’s always the left channel that goes. Has anyone taken this up with Nissan or BOSE because Im going to and any feedback would be appreciated Cheers,Dicky

What’s happening. I can’t wait much longer, has the race been ran, is the date set, or did you both get bored and move on. Update please

I’m afraid you’ve all got it wrong. Not a lot of people know this, but ZORST actually originated in Roswell in 1947 when a space craft came a cropper there in the Nevada desert. Apparently it was dragging this long banner behind it made from some kind of advanced and very thin aluminum foil material and bearing the letters ZORST along its length. The local rancher, who found it reported it to the local sheriff who contacted the local military and between them they puzzled for hours but couldn’t understand what it meant, so gave up went home and kicked the cat. Me however, being a little bit knowledgeable in these matters know this to mean, your Z Out Runs my Space Transport. Obvious when you think about it. Im on nightshift so please excuse!

Getting very brooooooody now. Love my 04 but that 07 looks 3 better. Very nice Im jealous

Myself and Tracy went the other way, from roadster to coupe - my summing up of the roadster/coupe comparison is here: http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/viewtopic ... 99&start=7 Hope it helps Cheers, Mr Chesterfield a very honest report I felt. However given I’m a little numerically challenged these days and the old thatch is beginning to thin, I keep getting this picture in my head of this old bloke (still devastatingly good looking though and very highly intelligent) driving through town with the top down, my reversed baseball cap to keep the sun off, Engelburt playing full blast and wearing my flying goggles to hide the wrinkles. I DON’T THINK SO! Bloody hell another dream shattered. Ah well another coupe with heavily tinted glass I think.

Well I’m 60 but (that’s just between you and me, right) and it certainly attracted me. Its unfortunate but its only now that I’ve got enough disposable income not worry about the costs. As it happens I visited a garage on spec just to kill some time, walked around a corner and there it was. I fell for it straight away. I asked how much and bought it. I did hesitate a bit thinking I was to old but a millisecond later signed the paperwork. Sod what people think. In fact I’m amazed at the number of older guys I see driving sports cars. Sad old FARTS like me I suppose. PS now planning on trading it in for another Z but poss a soft top. Anyone had a coupe and now running a soft top? Id be interested in your comparisons

Nearly had a horrible accident for the very same reason. Having indicated left I turned down this country road with a housing estate half way down on the left. Approaching the left turn into the estate a woman pulled out in front of me. I banged the horn gave the fingers and lots of verbals only to discover I was still indicating left, the bloody thing hadn’t cancelled. I didn’t see the indicators because of my hand position neither did I hear the indicator because of the radio. What a prick she must have thought I was No permanent clock display and the paint, well, were all aware of that one.

Recently bought a full set of EBC Redstuff pads. Not fitted yet (getting the last grains of dust out of the old ones first). Searched around but couldn’t get a better price than CS. Delivery in the blink of an eye and friendly comms to. Can’t be bad.

Yep Fitted one myself a few weeks ago and it all works fine. Had initial fright as I thought there wasn’t any connector for the blue tooth module to plug into on the base unit, but Sarnie sent photo’s that did the trick. Any probs then search “Integrated phone-Helpâ€

Well decided to replace only the back tyres as the front still have 6mm of tread, having been replaced by Nissan last year due to a feathering problem. Decided to go for Bridgestones again mainly because Im a rebel without a clue and also due to the mileage I got from the last set. Had I gone for a full set I would have been tempted by the Falken 452,s from my local Falken dealer at £400 all in or the Toyo T1R's from a local Tyre Spot centre for £550.6 all in.

That’s not a bad price. Rang a few tyre fitters regarding fitting costs, but most will only fit if they supply. Only one would oblige for £18/wheel but that still makes them a lot cheaper at £496. I 'll look into that one cheers. Got a good price on Falken 452's, £400 all in Got a price also on the dreaded Bridgestones (although they've been good to me given my careful driving) REO40 £522 all in. Im looking for good milage from reasonable driving but its bloody difficult to get this info. Falkens look good at £400 but will they last? Ho hum, I wish I wasnt such a tight barsteward cus my brain hurts.

ATS in Newcastle say they dont stock Toyo's but will get me a price today. They quoted £642 all in for Pilot Sports, but that £162 in my pocket would be a winner. Bet they cant match your price though ATS just called with Toyo 452 fully shod, all in price of £570 . Best they can do and still make profit. Bloody hell, I’m giving them all that work and they still want profit. WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO

ATS in Newcastle say they dont stock Toyo's but will get me a price today. They quoted £642 all in for Pilot Sports, but that £162 in my pocket would be a winner. Bet they cant match your price though

Many thanks

Do you think it’s worth taking the car along to a good tuning clinic now and again to get them to do their stuff or can’t they do very much to improve/maintain performance without adding lots of bits? The dealers don’t appear to do any tuning during services and I was wondering if you think performance falls over a period of time. Mines 3yrs old and I know a little tweek would keep me sharp, if I could get one these days. Dicky

Bloody hell, I don’t know if we should be proud or ashamed and hears me thinking I should have got a lot more! I suppose us Geordie boys demand more from out rubbers (if you know what I mean). I’ve been searching the forum to see which tyres give the best mileage but now understand it depends what you want out of them. Being a bit numerically challenged these days I’m afraid its mileage for me. It seems the Bridgestone’s haven’t done to bad from what I’ve read here. I know there frowned upon in Z circles but I cant say I’ve had any problems with them other than the feathering I got on the front ones in the early days, but then again I don’t drive outrageously these days. However I was going to go for either Falken 452’s or Toyo T1R’s this time anyone got milage data on these? PS, I understand that Andy can supply tyres. I’ve sent him a pm but no reply as yet. Is this Andy from Sussex ? Cheers Dicky

FYI - My rear tyres have now reach their limit after 25K of reasonably steady driving. OOoops -Ive put it in the wrong place. Im on nightshift so please excuse

Don’t want to be the voice of doom but I’m a sparky and although I haven’t looked at any wiring diagrams I wouldn’t have thought this was an easy 20 min job to do safely from either the ignition or the door lock cct. 1 Obtaining a live supply when ignition on = easy From the door lock cct = Not so easy 2 Also, is it safe for the live to the mirror switch be on all the time? This may be the way it operates not, I don’t know. If not, then either a timing cct or limit switch would be needed to cut the supply when the mirrors are extended/retracted. 4 When you turn the ignition off/ lock the door, how would you reverse the supply to the control cct and maintain it long enough for the mirrors to move back in board. 5 I would have thought this job would require one or all of these bits-- relays, timing ccts, limit switches, fuse and a lot more than 20 mins to get at the wiring points. However I have been wrong before. Hope it is easy and safe. Good luck

The engine seems to run a lot smoother and accelerations also seems smoother. The difference before and after was definitely noticeable on my car and I was over the moon. By the way get12 my main dealer said it wouldn’t have any affect on the warranty, however I would get anything they say in writing.

I use my daughters old Samsung D500 which appears to do everything other than allow your Pin code to be input verbally. Dicky