Conor's Night Blue 350z 'Build Thread'

[shaun350z]

Great mods and attention to detail so far Connor! I've also been looking for some reversing sensors for the 350z and there's 2 options as I see it...

 

If you don't want to drill holes in the bumper or want it hidden try this http://www.parkingdynamics.co.uk/Universal-Sensors/Parking-Dynamics-PD1/Parking-Dynamics-PD1-Parking-Sensor I know someone installed them and they were happy with them and even made a guide http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/43935-easy-reverse-parking-sensors-parking-dynamics/

 

OR if you don't mind drilling your bumper (like me) go for the flush sensors you posted! which is what I will be doing soon so thanks

[Kaveney]

Some good work going on there

[CPhillips93]

Some good work going on there

 

Thanks mate

 

Well... it's been a long time since I have posted anything of decency in here and after trawling eBay late at night for random items, I stumbled upon a cup holder from a pre-06 zed.

 

The one thing that has always irritated me about the 350 is the cup holders (aside from the poxy credit card holder, which is as much use as a **** flavoured lollipop!); the ones in the door cards only seem to fit small cans and some water bottles, as do the centre console ones but also having the downside of being far too close to the gear stick. So one popped up for the handsome sum of £20 and arrived this morning.

 

Not a particularly hard process to fit, but nonetheless, for those that want to do a similar swap I will try to explain each step...

 

So the old item:-

 

 

and the new:-

 

 

First, the credit card holder needs to be removed by using a flat headed screwdriver like so:-

 

 

The idea is to push the tab up at the back whilst also pulling out the draw. I wasn't able to get a clear photo of the tab that needs to be pressed, but it is smack bang in the middle of the holder.

 

Once the draw is out it reveals the first 10mm bolt that needs to be removed:-

 

 

Next, remove the 10mm bolt hidden underneath the 12v 'cigarette lighter' cover:-

 

 

The next bolt and screw to be removed is revealed by removing the door seal plastic as below:-

 

 

Then removing this plastic nut, and removing the plastic footwell cover:-

 

 

 

Revealing:-

 

 

Once removed, the lower dash cover can then be removed with the remaining bits of the holder attached by two screws at the rear:-

 

 

 

and a side by side of the two holders:-

 

 

Re-attaching is just a matter of repeating the above in reverse, you end up with a pretty nifty cup holder:-

 

 

So as you can see, progress and mods on the zed have taken a bit of a back seat over Christmas, and with my insurance renewal coming up soon I doubt that I will be able to do much to the car drastically other than a few cheap things here for there. I have been meaning, probably since I bought the car, to get some new discs and pads all round but like I say, this has taken a bit of a back seat for the moment.

 

In September of this year, I will also be attending the LPC in Bristol as a part time course alongside work. Whilst this is what I have aspired to do since leaving Uni, it does mean that I will have to travel once a month for two years and it's unlikely that I will be able to keep the zed to do these trips. In light of this, I am going to enjoy the car as much as I can until summer when I will probably have to sell her and something a tad more economical... it's sad growing up

 

Anyways, comments and suggestions welcome as always!

 

Conor.