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Installed some used knee pads that were less scratched than the ones i had, a new center console with a working lid, and a used rear cargo cover! I love those OEM parts!

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Originally Posted by abm89 (Post 4022208)

Installed some used knee pads that were less scratched than the ones i had, a new center console with a working lid, and a used rear cargo cover! I love those OEM parts!

Man I must have missed it. I have a bunch on interior parts and upholstery from my 2010 silver Nismo. Most in pretty good shape.

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Originally Posted by Doc's Z (Post 4022204)

I had nothing but issues with the vendor and won't mention them - I'll take the high road. I can share that the door handle covers were not plug-and-play. The outer covers fit fine, but the inner door handle pieces required some modification to fit properly. The process wasn't difficult, but it was time consuming because I had to sand, test fit, sand some more, etc.

Thx for sharing. Back to square one for me. Yours turn out very good at least. I am just going to locate some 18+ dark handles and call it a day.

Developed a new 'oem look' phone mount (see the post in interior/exterior sub) and got my parts in to make my k&n sri into a true cai. Supposed to be a real nice weekend so I'll have some fun figuring that out.

General maintenance day...

New shoes being mounted, balanced and aligned. Clutch fluid flush. K&M air filters cleaned and oiled. Oil cooler flushed and oil change. Maybe brake pads, waiting on the inspection.

Just rolled over 34,000 miles, is there anything else I should look for or do?

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Originally Posted by MZ DAIZY (Post 4022247)

Recently saw someone post a diff fluid change video at 17k miles and it was disgusting. If you haven't done that yet, wouldn't hurt.

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Originally Posted by SLOPOS (Post 4022251)

Recently saw someone post a diff fluid change video at 17k miles and it was disgusting. If you haven't done that yet, wouldn't hurt.

Yes! What he said! Excellent suggestion. Thanks.

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Originally Posted by babyzilla (Post 4022198)

Last week I started getting some shop quotes to install my aftermarket parts and do some maintenance work on my Z. I have been using Hill's Garage (they are great), but they don't have an alignment system, so I've been trying to find a shop that has one and can do all the work while the car is there rather than bouncing around multiple shops. I was surprised to see how much the quotes varied (installing the rear diff bushings is expensive af)! Today I decided to go with Kinetic Autoworks. Dave was very communicative, the shop is familiar with Zs/Gs so he helped walk me thru some things, and their quote was reasonably priced. Some shops just don't pick up, or they get back to you days later. I'm sure they're busy, idk.

I have the following things to be done: CBE, FUCAs, rear camber arms and toe bolts, poly rear diff bushings, clutch fluid and diff fluid flush, and alignment. Lastly, I'll need to go back to Hill's for an EcuTek tune, and I'll finally be done my project (I did some other things prior)! I'll be sure to update back on here once everything is done with a list of all the modifications. Hopefully I have a positive experience with this new shop.

People seem to laugh when I say I'm about to complete my project lol. I get what they're saying, but I had to draw the line somewhere and actually have other responsibilities! I definitely learned a lot more about my car though (and made some mistakes along the way) which was great.

I spoke too soon lol I need a diff fluid flush (figured I'd do this while I'm at the shop anyway) and the eccentric lockout kit for the rear (recommended by Frank at Hills). This is a key difference between a good shop and not so good shops. Frank was the only one who told me that I needed the lockout kit if I wanted to do it properly. Also shows their experience on the Z/G platform.

Also, I decided not to go with Kinetic Autoworks. I looked a little more into their reviews and found some really suspicious things. I'll just stick with Hills and try to find an alignment shop after everything is complete. Finding a good shop, that's relatively close, is hard!

@MZ DAIZY
@SLOPOS

I didn't see yalls post until after I posted my post above. I'm at 50k miles and have never changed my diff fluid...oops

Hopefully everything is ok lol

Probably fine if you haven't had any bad noises or heat issues. I'm guilty of also ignoring time frames for fluid changes and usually would go just based on miles, but if you think about it, these oils don't last forever once you heat them up the first time and even if you're not driving, they're breaking down just sitting there. I've seen some horror stories/videos of people that ignore oil change intervals because they don't drive their car much and the way it gunks up the engine is scary.

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Originally Posted by MZ DAIZY (Post 4022254)

Yes! What he said! Excellent suggestion. Thanks.

You should also service your power steering and brake fluid.

My power steering fluid was checked and topped off not too long ago. I'm waiting to get my brake fluid flushed when I install my z1 slotted rotors w/ new brake pads. The rotors are backordered though and I ordered them late last year.

Designed this for my drift switch today.

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Originally Posted by Hotrodz (Post 4022215)

Man I must have missed it. I have a bunch on interior parts and upholstery from my 2010 silver Nismo. Most in pretty good shape.

aw man!

Though i think the Nismo has red stitching on a ton of those parts right? that would clash with the rest of my car i think.

I am looking around at options for an OEM base/sport bumper though.... i may need to just buy a new one and get it paint matched

Since I’m still waiting on blower upgrade before going boosted (now this fall), decided to order new wheels to tie me over this summer: 18” Enkei RS05-rr’s in 9.5” (+22) / 11” (+16). Will be mounting 275/40 DW06 in front and Toyo TQ 315/35 out back.