ShaunLCG Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 (edited) Hi guys, I've owned my Z since August last year and stalked the forums for bits of advice here and there since, but only signed up today since I've done a couple of things to the car recently. I recently had the ARK Grip exhaust fitted and the UpRev remap, all done by Horsham Developments (great guys btw). The remap was done to solve the low rev jerkiness that I've seen others have suffered with, and it has done the job. The exhaust sounds great to me, so I'm well happy with that too. Yesterday I fitted the bluetooth module sold by Z-Tech (forum member cs2000), which works really well too. I'll put some notes up soon on differences between the supplied guide (I think based on a 2004 model) and what I found with my later model 350Z. Future jobs I hope to do are: 1. Either fully sand & polish the headlights or just replace them, subject to positive or negative research on that subject. Any immediate thoughts welcome. 2. Get the wheels refurbished. 3. Upgrade suspension. 4. Sort out some bodywork defects. 5. Possibly respray to Midnight Blue. She's done about 110k miles now, so if anyone has any general advice for things to look out for at that age that would be welcome. I made a lot of notes on that topic before buying, but would be good to get some recent knowledge from fellow owners. Proper recent pics to follow when I've cleaned it! Here's the ARK exhaust on it for now. Edited April 24, 2023 by ShaunLCG 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADPHONES Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Once you've polished your headlights, don't bother with wax, sealants, Gtechniq C4 ceramic coating, Meguars Headlight lacquer.......they ALL fail after 1 summer at most. Others have had proper clearcoat sprayed on For me a clear vinyl wrap has survived 2 harsh summers effortlessly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Muxlow Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Hi and welcome along buddy. cracking exhaust. They sound awesome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaunLCG Posted April 25, 2023 Author Share Posted April 25, 2023 13 hours ago, HEADPHONES said: Once you've polished your headlights, don't bother with wax, sealants, Gtechniq C4 ceramic coating, Meguars Headlight lacquer.......they ALL fail after 1 summer at most. Others have had proper clearcoat sprayed on For me a clear vinyl wrap has survived 2 harsh summers effortlessly. That's interesting, thanks. I had read about the Gtechniq C4 coating and thought that would be the way to go. Did you have your vinyl wrap before yours had yellowed, or did you polish then wrap? I've polished with the Meguiars kit / buffing pad, which made a big difference but it's wearing off now. It came with the 4 grades of sanding pads, so was going to have a go at that next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADPHONES Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 I polished them up then wrapped them. I posted a thread on here about it but the search facility doesn't like me and I can't find it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaunLCG Posted April 26, 2023 Author Share Posted April 26, 2023 Cool, I'll try and look for it, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coz@TORQEN Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Hello and welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ShaunLCG Posted May 11, 2023 Author Share Posted May 11, 2023 I promised some photos when it was clean, which I forgot to take after I last washed it, but instead I'm including some photos taken on a road trip across Wales and back last week - which was ****ing great by the way. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payco Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 (edited) Welcome along. Nice zed. Imho the best exhaust you could choose for your zed. Put one on both my 350Z and 370Z Nismo when I owned them. Picture of beauty and the burble is spot on. So good I had my 350Z rear bumper carved out to show off those resonators. Edited May 11, 2023 by Payco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaunLCG Posted May 12, 2023 Author Share Posted May 12, 2023 Nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly350z Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 On 25/04/2023 at 08:38, ShaunLCG said: That's interesting, thanks. I had read about the Gtechniq C4 coating and thought that would be the way to go. Did you have your vinyl wrap before yours had yellowed, or did you polish then wrap? I've polished with the Meguiars kit / buffing pad, which made a big difference but it's wearing off now. It came with the 4 grades of sanding pads, so was going to have a go at that next. Welcome along! Personally, I'd save yourself the hassle and just get a bodyshop to do it. That's what I did, removed both sets of headlights, took them down and he professionally refurbished them, and then clear coated them for me. Cost be £100 per set, and I think the results speak for themselves 03 DE 07 HR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaunLCG Posted May 12, 2023 Author Share Posted May 12, 2023 They look great Olly. I have a growing job list without doing things to the car, sadly, so this is probably the thing to do. Is the clear coat UV stable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaunLCG Posted May 12, 2023 Author Share Posted May 12, 2023 7 hours ago, Olly350z said: Welcome along! Personally, I'd save yourself the hassle and just get a bodyshop to do it. That's what I did, removed both sets of headlights, took them down and he professionally refurbished them, and then clear coated them for me. Cost be £100 per set, and I think the results speak for themselves 03 DE 07 HR They look great Olly. I have a growing job list without doing things to the car, sadly, so this is probably the thing to do. Is the clear coat UV stable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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