What did you do with your Z today II

alcheng · 02-06-2012, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

so im wondering how mr.onzedge is doing with his Z getting all fixed up.

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Originally Posted by onzedge

Me too. Wait, that's me.

Anyway, the lock is good and functional. So far, so good.

The dent, though. Hmm... I may just live with it. The headliner needs to come out just for the paintless dent fixer guy to be able to tell if it is fixable or not. $220 for a headliner R&R. I ahve a guy ZForce has used and I think I may have him look at it.

The thing is very small but it bugs me.

I thought Mr.onzedge might disappear for 3 days driving the Z to fulfill his 3 weeks hunger.

kenchan · 02-06-2012, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by IMWEZL

Bought two replacement 305/30 RE11's from Costco for less than $800.
I love these tires but gotdamn they're expensive!

that's a good deal, i thinks

yah, those are top of the line in the US from them.

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Originally Posted by daemon1957

Completed installing Dynamat in the hatch area. It made a world of difference. The road debris is hardly noticeable, yet the exhaust can be heard just like no change at all.
Pics in my journal.

nice. yah, when i did mine i could immediately tell a difference too.

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Originally Posted by Thechidz

Thanks

yep my buddy works at a well known garage just down the road from me, he's actually fairly high up the chain and got me $20 off the alignment and $10 off the oil change (I'm a regular customer with both my cars which helps). Not only that but my other buddy who was doing the actual work on the car adjusted my rear wheal angle for free which is normally a $50 charge.

The negative was that he noticed some of the Nissan cheap paint orange-peel problem on my front quarter panels, and he also noticed a bubble in one of my front tires. It's not too bad yet but I'm keeping an eye on it.

sounds good on the hook ups.

the orange peel is actually good to have if your car is a dd as it makes it easier to hide dings when PDR guy does the repair.

i would leave it. the bubble..yah, you'd better replace that tire soon.

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Originally Posted by onzedge

Me too. Wait, that's me.

Anyway, the lock is good and functional. So far, so good.

The dent, though. Hmm... I may just live with it. The headliner needs to come out just for the paintless dent fixer guy to be able to tell if it is fixable or not. $220 for a headliner R&R. I ahve a guy ZForce has used and I think I may have him look at it.

The thing is very small but it bugs me.

on the steering-lock.

congrats. hummmm on the headliner. i would open the door, pull out the weather strip and see if you can shine a light all the way below your ding. if so, should be no issue to push out. there might be some glue used but that too, there are tools PDR guys have to remove the glue. afterwards they will use some 3M mounting adhesive or silicon glue.

i would definitely NOT remove the entire headliner just to do the ding.

worst case the guy can use the glue puller if there is no access from the back.

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Originally Posted by alcheng

I thought Mr.onzedge might disappear for 3 days driving the Z to fulfill his 3 weeks hunger.

hahahaha!

Mt Tam I am · 02-06-2012, 08:30 PM

I had the road to myself, VDC off, came around a hairpin expecting to punch it when I saw a poorly marked police car. I crept past and saw a motorcycle signaling cop ahead and I too did the same. Sure enough just ahead was another one of those poorly marked cop cars.

When will these cops figure out, I don't want one of their tickets.

Fire · 02-06-2012, 09:18 PM

LOL Mt Tam you should have a bumper sticker made "Thanks but no thanks to tickets" I'm sure a radar detector would help ya too. I'm always worried about tickets cause my DD has a roof mounted red light but I have nothing on my car to identify me as a fire chief. As a professional courtesy police generally won't pull over a fire chief for minor speed infractions.

Fire · 02-06-2012, 09:29 PM

Daemon where those stripes custom made? Are they dark grey or black? They look a bit grey in the pics. I like them and think they look nice on your car.

370ZilverZ · 02-06-2012, 09:40 PM

Thanks. They are matte black. They are custom made found on eBay.
370Z Hood Rally Stripes, 3M Wrap Material 4 EZ Install, Double Nismo style decal | eBay

onzedge · 02-06-2012, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

that's a good deal, i thinks

yah, those are top of the line in the US from them.

nice. yah, when i did mine i could immediately tell a difference too.

sounds good on the hook ups.

the orange peel is actually good to have if your car is a dd as it makes it easier to hide dings when PDR guy does the repair.

i would leave it. the bubble..yah, you'd better replace that tire soon.

on the steering-lock.

congrats. hummmm on the headliner. i would open the door, pull out the weather strip and see if you can shine a light all the way below your ding. if so, should be no issue to push out. there might be some glue used but that too, there are tools PDR guys have to remove the glue. afterwards they will use some 3M mounting adhesive or silicon glue.

i would definitely NOT remove the entire headliner just to do the ding.

worst case the guy can use the glue puller if there is no access from the back.

hahahaha!

Thanks for the comments. Very helpful, Mr. Kenchan (or whoever you are).

Fire · 02-06-2012, 09:58 PM

Onze I see you have picked up on the "questionable" past of one Kenman. He seems very illusive as he posts thousands of times on here trying to throw people off his trail. My Sushi secrets will not be revealed to him.

Oh and Onze I'm sure you will be able to overcome your addiction. There is a 25 step program for it. Unfortunatelly Ken is incharge of it.

IMWEZL · 02-06-2012, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

that's a good deal, i thinks

:

yeah they were $330 a piece, $28 each for mount and balance and an 8.5% SC tax

Funny thing I never noticed SC sales tax was 8.5% until now.

kenchan · 02-07-2012, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

Thanks for the comments. Very helpful, Mr. Kenchan (or whoever you are).

hahaha!

you're very welcome, mr.onzedge.

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Originally Posted by Fire

Onze I see you have picked up on the "questionable" past of one Kenman. He seems very illusive as he posts thousands of times on here trying to throw people off his trail. My Sushi secrets will not be revealed to him.

Oh and Onze I'm sure you will be able to overcome your addiction. There is a 25 step program for it. Unfortunatelly Ken is incharge of it.

lol, step1 ~ step24 is eating cheeze fries dipping them one by one.

step25: take a 3hr power-nap, wake up and go home.

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Originally Posted by IMWEZL

yeah they were $330 a piece, $28 each for mount and balance and an 8.5% SC tax

Funny thing I never noticed SC sales tax was 8.5% until now.

hahahaha, yah, tax does make a punch as the price gets bigger and bigger.

hey, a member here FIXED his RevB lock.

he took it apart and fixed the gear assembly that was seized. nissan's 'application of too much oil' is a bunch of BS. they have no production control.

he gave me permission to post his message on my DIY. scroll to the bottom.

anyway, im definitely going to fix mine when it fails. i will keep swapping it back and forth between my RevC and RevB. lol

onzedge · 02-06-2012, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by alcheng

I thought Mr.onzedge might disappear for 3 days driving the Z to fulfill his 3 weeks hunger.

I can't stay away from the forum. It's part of my disease. I am powerless over the forum and my life has become unmanageable.

Me: "My name is Donald and I am a forum-post-aholic. I haven't posted in 2 hours."

Everyone: "Hi Donald! Keep coming back, brother".

02-06-2012, 08:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mt Tam I am A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: California Posts: 10,709 Drives: 370Z T/S/N 6MT & XKE Rep Power: 3844	I had the road to myself, VDC off, came around a hairpin expecting to punch it when I saw a poorly marked police car. I crept past and saw a motorcycle signaling cop ahead and I too did the same. Sure enough just ahead was another one of those poorly marked cop cars. When will these cops figure out, I don't want one of their tickets. __________________ "Does the carpet match the drapes? NO!!! I don't date bald women." Nissan Motorsports 34R Oil Cooler. Stillen CBE. Hotchkis Sport Sway Bars. KW Variant 3 Coilover System. Stillen Gen3 CAI. Michelin Pilot Super Sport. Stillen Brake Ducts. Carbotech™ XP10/XP8 Pads. Z1 Front Rotors. Z1 Stainless Brake Lines. Two degrees of camber

02-06-2012, 09:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
Fire A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: WNY Posts: 4,117 Drives: 12 ZL1 6mt black Rep Power: 43	LOL Mt Tam you should have a bumper sticker made "Thanks but no thanks to tickets" I'm sure a radar detector would help ya too. I'm always worried about tickets cause my DD has a roof mounted red light but I have nothing on my car to identify me as a fire chief. As a professional courtesy police generally won't pull over a fire chief for minor speed infractions. __________________ 2012 Chevy Camaro ZL1 6MT coupe Back N' Black. 680hp

02-06-2012, 09:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
Fire A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: WNY Posts: 4,117 Drives: 12 ZL1 6mt black Rep Power: 43	Daemon where those stripes custom made? Are they dark grey or black? They look a bit grey in the pics. I like them and think they look nice on your car. __________________ 2012 Chevy Camaro ZL1 6MT coupe Back N' Black. 680hp

02-06-2012, 09:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
370ZilverZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: DFW, TX Age: 67 Posts: 2,321 Drives: '11 BMW Z4 Rep Power: 19	Thanks. They are matte black. They are custom made found on eBay. 370Z Hood Rally Stripes, 3M Wrap Material 4 EZ Install, Double Nismo style decal \| eBay __________________ 370ZilverZ Journal BMW Z4

02-06-2012, 09:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
Fire A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: WNY Posts: 4,117 Drives: 12 ZL1 6mt black Rep Power: 43	Onze I see you have picked up on the "questionable" past of one Kenman. He seems very illusive as he posts thousands of times on here trying to throw people off his trail. My Sushi secrets will not be revealed to him. Oh and Onze I'm sure you will be able to overcome your addiction. There is a 25 step program for it. Unfortunatelly Ken is incharge of it. __________________ 2012 Chevy Camaro ZL1 6MT coupe Back N' Black. 680hp Last edited by Fire; 02-06-2012 at 10:03 PM.

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