What did you do with your Z today II

kenchan · 01-20-2012, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

There was, but the part number was not obvious to me. I will get a picture of it tomorrow as I have to go back there. Forgive my senior moment.

thank you, mr. onzedge.

if it's not too much trouble that would help us greatly.

cptspeed · 01-20-2012, 09:45 PM

Dropped of rims and springs at the shop today.

MrZ · 01-21-2012, 11:17 AM

Oil change with Vavoline 5w-30 full synthetic oil and added my magnetic drain plug. Gonna shower and after i eat go tackle a few curves

ZForce · 01-21-2012, 11:45 AM

Mr.onzedge sorry to hear about the steering lock freeze/failure. First heard about it on FB ZONC page. Car is home which is a good thing while the part is on order. I will take a peek today on both Z's to see what rev we have.

So rev's A & B on 09-10 models are the failing ones?

Serinty, noice mod on the chin spoiler. That little shaving just saved me $200 on the driveway ramps. Did you gain any additional whp from that mod?

Mine was not as bad as Mr. onzedge but had both Z's upper radiator hoses replaced yesterday. Funny how both sprung leaks at the same time. First I thought it was weather related. Odd that the dealer does not stock this hose. Their response was they do not fail like the hoses of yesterday. Received a free wash yesterday courtesy of mother nature.

gurneyeagle · 01-21-2012, 11:56 AM

Just installed my Mike The Powder Coater "NISMO" vinyl letters to my rims. Super-easy to install - just needs a little patience, a steady hand, and an exacto knife.

Highly recommended!

kenchan · 01-21-2012, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by gurneyeagle

Just installed my Mike The Powder Coater "NISMO" vinyl letters to my rims. Super-easy to install - just needs a little patience, a steady hand, and an exacto knife.

Highly recommended!

looks great!

gives it that nice spice.

SPOHN · 01-21-2012, 01:08 PM

Gutted rear interior. Look.

Spohn's Journal

kenchan · 01-21-2012, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

OK -- so I went back to the dealership today to pick up my Z and bring it home to reast while awaiting the part. Like promised, they jerry-rigged a module from an Altima so the car is drivable but the key light is on. I am still not going to drive it until I take it back for the repair.

I cannot speak highly enough about the level of service that Maita Nissan of Sacramento has provided during this issue. They let me take the Z home so that it did not have to sit there for three weeks and they are letting me keep the loaner car while we wait. BTW: it is a sweet 2012 Versa. I promised I would not take ot to the track.

In the attachments below, you will find the low-res Droid shots of the failed module that I was able to take this morning. If anyone knows how to identify the rev level, please let me know.

Thanks again for all the support -- this kind of stuff usually puts me in Spazz Mode but I am amazingly calm about it.

mr.onzedge- thanks for taking that pict!

that confirms RevC might be bad as well. not sure if this was an isolated incident or not. ive not read about GTR's going back for repeated steering lock failure... hummm..

i have that revision in my car right now. i guess im glad i used regular metric screws cause i can swap it back in the field if it goes bad. lol

how many miles on your car?

onzedge · 01-21-2012, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan

mr.onzedge- thanks for taking that pict!

that confirms RevC might be bad as well. not sure if this was an isolated incident or not. ive not read about GTR's going back for repeated steering lock failure... hummm..

i have that revision in my car right now. i guess im glad i used regular metric screws cause i can swap it back in the field if it goes bad. lol

how many miles on your car?

I have 26,300 miles on her.

kenchan · 01-21-2012, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by onzedge

I have 26,300 miles on her.

wow, that's a lot of miles, mr.onzedge!

you have definitely beat the RevA/RevB working life of typical 20K max.

hahaha. hope you get your RevD soon.

thing about this lock is these are made in germany (probably by TRW) and there's nothing less convincing than letting the germans make electronic parts.

some will work great, some will fail. no consistency.

onzedge · 01-21-2012, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

wow, that's a lot of miles, mr.onzedge!

you have definitely beat the RevA/RevB working life of typical 20K max.

hahaha. hope you get your RevD soon.

thing about this lock is these are made in germany (probably by TRW) and there's nothing less convincing than letting the germans make electronic parts.

some will work great, some will fail. no consistency.

I figure that the whole point of having it is to drive it.

I have, therefore I drive.

FL 4Motion · 01-21-2012, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan

wow, that's a lot of miles, mr.onzedge!

you have definitely beat the RevA/RevB working life of typical 20K max.

hahaha. hope you get your RevD soon.

thing about this lock is these are made in germany (probably by TRW) and there's nothing less convincing than letting the germans make electronic parts.

some will work great, some will fail. no consistency.

sh!t. Germans and car electronics is a match made in hell. We're probably lucky they're not catching fire or something.

370ZilverZ · 01-21-2012, 08:20 PM

Installed some JWMotoring LED's. They sure did brighten and color things up.

White LED License Plate bulbs

Blue LED Map lights

Blue LED cargo area light

happytheman · 01-22-2012, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by daemon1957

Installed some JWMotoring LED's. They sure did brighten and color things up.
White LED License Plate bulbs
Blue LED Map lights
Blue LED cargo area light

Hey Daemon, you should post the linky to these over in the cheap mod thread because they look great!

ZForce · 01-22-2012, 12:04 PM

Regarding steering lock failures. Cold weather may be a cause to the failures. Has anyone polled failed users what time of the season they failed?

IIRC: the failed Rev C member, had his fail on a day when the temps did not get higher than 40-49 degrees.

Both Z's are 2009 models and both have about 35k miles on them.

My Z: mfg date 01/09
Part # JF00B-B1-01
35k mi

The bros Z": mfg date 10/08
Part # JF00A-B1-01
35k mi

No failure yet, fingers crossed.

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ZForce A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 2,359 Drives: 09 370Z Tour + Sport Rep Power: 22	Mr.onzedge sorry to hear about the steering lock freeze/failure. First heard about it on FB ZONC page. Car is home which is a good thing while the part is on order. I will take a peek today on both Z's to see what rev we have. So rev's A & B on 09-10 models are the failing ones? Serinty, noice mod on the chin spoiler. That little shaving just saved me $200 on the driveway ramps. Did you gain any additional whp from that mod? Mine was not as bad as Mr. onzedge but had both Z's upper radiator hoses replaced yesterday. Funny how both sprung leaks at the same time. First I thought it was weather related. Odd that the dealer does not stock this hose. Their response was they do not fail like the hoses of yesterday. Received a free wash yesterday courtesy of mother nature.

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ZForce A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 2,359 Drives: 09 370Z Tour + Sport Rep Power: 22	Regarding steering lock failures. Cold weather may be a cause to the failures. Has anyone polled failed users what time of the season they failed? IIRC: the failed Rev C member, had his fail on a day when the temps did not get higher than 40-49 degrees. Both Z's are 2009 models and both have about 35k miles on them. My Z: mfg date 01/09 Part # JF00B-B1-01 35k mi The bros Z": mfg date 10/08 Part # JF00A-B1-01 35k mi No failure yet, fingers crossed.