Demolition49 Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 I decided i didnt like the look of those orange reflectors on the Z and ordered up a pair from sarah (Chilli Red) Thanks again Sarah I didnt realise that fitting a pair of reflectors would be such a hassle! Alot of learning happened during the removal of the bumper/wheel arch lining etc as ive never tinkered with my Z till now (only got it 2 weeks ago) BEFORE: So this saturday i got my screwdriver out and thought id only need to take the wheel arch lining off... so here is the car with the wheel off: i then start unscrewing the wheel arch lining and this is how far i got untill: As you can see there is a tank in the way so now i cant get to reflector so easily... But before i got cracking on with the bumper, i moved my wheel arch lining a bit more and saw this! WTF?!!? A dead bird! That was a bit nasty but anyway! I managed to partially remove the bumper and squeeze my arm in to unscrew the reflectors as id rather not take off the whole bumper! Used one of these to get the job done as a normal screwdriver wont fit! Heypresto i got it out after removing the two screws holding it in you just give it a firm push and it unclips New Reflector Fitted! Job done! AFTER: Looks sooo much nicer with the clear reflectors! I think this is a must have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 winner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BladesGrant Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 Looks loads better, good job on tinkering yourself. Bonsof having a JDM, only one washer bottle to contend with!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo-R Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 Is it possible to pop the bumper out enough tp change reflectors without having to remove the wheel? Good Job BTW! I need to do mine and get the amber ones out so I can test out fitting LEDs into it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P15UL T Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 nice work...i do believe that screwdriver came from screwfix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNABASHED Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 looks good, I'm doing mine tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TADDY Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 nice one, looking good i tried to remove mine today and too found a dirty great washer bottle in the way ile give your way ago tomoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilli Red Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 Excellent job, looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunGodRA Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 I did mine in a similar way - but found it easier to unclip water bottle rather than remove bumper Can be done without wheels off (I changed my indicators and side lights today with wheels on) but my hands suffered! - lots of cuts and bruises! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demolition49 Posted June 20, 2010 Author Share Posted June 20, 2010 nice one, looking good i tried to remove mine today and too found a dirty great washer bottle in the way ile give your way ago tomoz there are two tanks on the uk cars so no luck on either side without removing bumper! I was originally planning to remove the whole bumper but the plugs at the top were difficult to remove as some of them you cant actually get to underneath! I will take some more pics tomorrow! If anybody needs a full guide/write up im happy to post up in detail and take you through it! P.s the screwdriver was from screwfix! P15ULT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo-R Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 I did mine in a similar way - but found it easier to unclip water bottle rather than remove bumper Can be done without wheels off (I changed my indicators and side lights today with wheels on) but my hands suffered! - lots of cuts and bruises! Could you elaborate on how you did this briefly? Did you have to unclip the wheel arch liner at all? May give is a go on Sunday! providing I can get away with not removing the wheel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunGodRA Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 I did mine in a similar way - but found it easier to unclip water bottle rather than remove bumper Can be done without wheels off (I changed my indicators and side lights today with wheels on) but my hands suffered! - lots of cuts and bruises! Could you elaborate on how you did this briefly? Did you have to unclip the wheel arch liner at all? May give is a go on Sunday! providing I can get away with not removing the wheel! what do u need to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demolition49 Posted June 20, 2010 Author Share Posted June 20, 2010 For the sake of 5 mins id take the wheel off! Saves your hands suffering! + if you do take the wheel off make sure you do it by hand and put tape around each of the holes to prevent scratches! Picked that tip up off husky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunGodRA Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 jack up the side you are on - it will drop the wheel loads and give you clearance - but i did mine today without jacking up, just makes it more fidley but still do-able Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo-R Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 I did mine in a similar way - but found it easier to unclip water bottle rather than remove bumper Can be done without wheels off (I changed my indicators and side lights today with wheels on) but my hands suffered! - lots of cuts and bruises! Could you elaborate on how you did this briefly? Did you have to unclip the wheel arch liner at all? May give is a go on Sunday! providing I can get away with not removing the wheel! what do u need to do? Got reflectors to go in just like Demolition has done. I prefer not to remove the wheel if I can get away with doing it. Sods law I break something whilst trying to remove the wheel!. Surely the bumper can be whipped off without the need to remove the alloys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demolition49 Posted June 20, 2010 Author Share Posted June 20, 2010 How can i forget a proper pic before and proper pic after! UPDATED - pics now on main post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TADDY Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 much much better sod it ile just mask up around them, painting them tomoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demolition49 Posted June 20, 2010 Author Share Posted June 20, 2010 much much better sod it ile just mask up around them, painting them tomoz Hmm i dont think thats the right way to do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gervais Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Good job mate Look much better with the clear ones. Mine pulls off the orange ones though so one less thing I need to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andlid Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 WOW cant believe the difference! wohoo! Looks ace! Now get some proper stands! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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