Hi guys got a little sleep. Was a long but very worth it day :driving: Sorry for your trouble at the dealership Pint. I would def. go to Nissan with your complaint.

Do you have a full indicator too Gale? LOL Is it on your forehead and you check it in the mirror? :bowrofl:

I gave my car the first proper wash/wax it's ever had since I bought it. Put down one coat of wax and let it sit for about 2 hours, and now the 2nd coat is sitting. Will finish it off tomorrow. I can now see how far gone my paint is on the roof (not to mention how f-ed up my front bumper is from chips and ****). It's going to need a serious buff/polish to fix the roof, but that bumper is a lost cause right now.

I'm looking at getting my front bumper clear bra'd.

I got three separate complements on the car in the last two days..I have never received so many remarks over a car in my life!

Let me show you why Im happy I didnt bother with that:

My mother was outside of the Chevy dealer whan I traded in my Z for the ZL1 she said alot of people where looking at both cars. Compliments about the same for each. Love getting the compliments. Congrats on your compliments Ri. :tup:

OUCH. Hope that doesn't happen to me at The Glen. I agree a clear bra probably wouldn't have made much of a difference there.

Pace yourself and you'll be fine.

I've never been know for my restraint Mighty but hope to be able to keep within my ability. :ugh2:

:( Time to nurse my feelings with vodka.

Im assuming its a few chips near the fangs? And how did they get there?

She hit one of my drunken ninja raccoons I sent to help her. Man I'm loosing these guys right and left. :shakes head:

Me neither...Ouch.

Sorry to see that video..


I never want to see someone lose it like that..


Sideways, yes, but off course, no way...


Sorry about that...

Was not there when I left her at the dealership. Was there when I brought her home. I'm guessing their wash has something to do with it.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.... It is like we have to take a before and after picture...

They will deny, deny, deny...


I am going to need to medicate...

sucks. Some dealership you're working with. Geez.

I've only been back to my dealership once with the car, to get new wheels on. All they did was drool over it. :icon17:

ouch sorry pint

i don't let the dealership wash the Z anymore (they re-use towels for the entire day :shakes head:

A sharpie will fix that right up

:icon18:

I'm told I get this glazed over look on my face and drool... I'll look in the mirror next time :bowrofl:

Lol

Ouch! :eek: You don't think the clear bra would have helped? :confused: :bowrofl:

I think I'm just going to let it go to ****.

Guys I'm going to get some more sleep. Have to do the first detailing tomorrow on the ZL1 for cruise night. Night guyZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz

Don't give up little sister, you will be rewarded.

Hey, what was that you were saying about me and the car gods? Looks like they're not favoring you too much lately either, eh? :(

Hang in there. It'll get better.

Pint ...Hang in there..

Unknown370 just got hail damage...

Remember, it could always be worse...

Oh damn, did he? That sucks! :eek:

Sorry I hijacked your celebration big brother Fire. Please post more pics when you can! :tup:




Thanks for all the concern guys. Sometimes i just wish I didn't care about the car so much. In the end, it is just a car. I'll probably get the paint fixed this weekend and I'll bitch out the dealership tomorrow. :)

Y'all have a good night! :tiphat:

wow, that's crazy pint. :(

huhhh??!!! wtf kinda dealer is that? it's not a special filter. you can hop on over to a honda dealer and use a honda fit filter even. hahahaha! :icon17:

hey mr.gale. yep, i did test the fake sony mic and the bullet looking real sony mic. i used my HU in my Z to benchmark where the gopro's internal mic was clipping to gauge where the best s/n would be.

1. gopro clips at 12 on the volume level on my pioneer.
2. fake sony from polarpro or waterver they're called clipped at 10.
3. bullet sony doesnt clip at all even at 12, but the sensitivity is much lower.

so i ordered yet another mic. lol :icon17: the sony one but the real one because the real one is less sensitive to bass and a lot more flat per the comparisons i saw. this could be the one that might work in my car. :p i will run another test on friday hopefully.

in the mean time, i ordered a backup 32GB class10 just in case something happens to the one i have right now. been pulling the thing in/out many times so i think sooner or later it's going to break or i will drop it somewhere i wont be able to find. :eekdance:

if the real sony fails too, im going to wire up a small 10k ohm resistor on the fake one. that appears to attenuate about -6dB and should work.

btw, that cupholder mount place sent me an email stating that the unit is indeed a defect and will arrange to get me a replacement. :tup:

Wow! :eek: you really don't mess around when you commit to doing something do you?

I'll just wait 'til you're all done testing, and then I'll buy the one you chose!

nope. it's all part of being the kenchan. :tup: im a persistent guy.

yah, until i have the exact mic that works for me (or a setup with a quick mod) i wont post it as it probably wont work for others.

the fake sony one isn't too bad. sensitivity is almost right on, but just needs to be flatter and/or attenuated 5-6dB for car use. i found in-line attenuators online so worst case i will use that. sad is the thing costs more than the mic. lol :icon17:

Hello Hello Everyone!! :tiphat: :tiphat:

Howdy from Home!! :tiphat: :tiphat:

I've been absent from here for 2 days (I think):eek: , came back last night, originally the arrival time is 4:00pm, but the first flight got a 60mins delay :icon14:, therefore we cannot make to the 2nd flight :icon14: :icon14:, the original plan was the 1st flight take off at 10:35am arrive Atlanta at 11:20 and the 2nd leave at 12:50 then arrive Toronto at 4:00pm....

Since the 1st flight has a 60mins delay, it arrives Atlanta at 12:40, thus we will miss the 2nd flight, Delta switches us to another flight, which leaves Atlanta at 6:11pm.... better than nothing :ugh2:, thus eventually I arrive Toronto at 8:15pm.....

I woke up at 6:45am and until I settle everything at home it was like 1:00am, wanted to check-in here but passed out right after I turned on the laptop... :icon14: :icon14:


First thing I did after got home, drove the Z :tup: :tup:

Actually I had to go out to pick up some tennis racquets... then drove around a little bit... :tup: No place better than home, No place better than Z.

Z related:

I washed and drove my Z today.... :tup: :tup:

Just power read 12 pages....

Fire... Congrats Congrats on the ZL1!! Is the cap a gift from the dealership? And it only comes with a cap?? :confused: Any special ZL1 key-chain stuffs like that?? Look forwards to more pics!!!

I strongly suggest the clear bra, especially for the bumper, it's $$$, but it worth every penny!! :tup:


Ms.Pintsize725, hang in there... Z-Hugz for you!! One suggestion... is that the only dealer in your area?? Maybe you can do a search or ask some members in here to see is there a Mod-Friendly dealer in your area, I notice those dealers does a better/detailed jobs.... good luck.. good luck...


Mr.kenchan!!!! :hello: LOL!!!
Have you decide on the camera lens yet?? Still looking at the 35mm-f/1.8?? It is equal to 50mm in FX.. which is a very standard focal length...
Not sure about your budget.. otherwise I suggest you this lenses It's equal to a FX 50mm-105mm, which is excellent for stand to portrait, it's one of the flagship lenses from Nikon for this range and since the lenses are Nano coated, the pictures are extremely sharp... my brother has this lens... and he strongly suggest it to me :tup:
I remember you are looking for a lens for portrait, so I believe a DX-50mm, which equal FX-75mm will work the best for you...
Anyway, it's your choice, bring your camera to a store to give it a try...

Also good luck with the mics... with all those you have, I bet you gonna be busy for a long while, LOL :tup:

O.F.C. :driving:

There are a LOT of recommendations for the clear bra on here, but the cost just seems, astronomical to me.

I just had my bumper resprayed (while getting some crappy parking damage repaired) and had it done at one of the most reputable shops in the area, and the bumper respray was under $300 and looks better than new. Perfectly polished, it's like hard candy... if candy came in platinum graphite.

I'm all for protecting an investment, but I'm a stickler for detail and I hate that I can always see the edges of a clear bra. I'd just much rather get a respray now and then. Just my $0.02.

The cost to clear-bra the bumper does cost more than repaint it, that's why many people choose to repaint rather than the clear-bra.

The difference between the clear-bra and repaint:

1) Are you happy to see all the stone-chips and damages on your bumper every time you look at your bumper?? Remember you don't repaint your bumper every week, therefore you see those damages every time you wash your car.... for 2-3 years....

2) Let say you just pick up and drive your car for 10 days, and you found couple stone chips on the bumper... a new car less than 2 weeks old.... will you feel freaking pissed off??

3) You got a stone chip less than a week after the repaint.....

4) You repaint your bumper.... it looks excellent and shiny.... and it looks newer and shinier than the 3 years old hood and side panels.... thus everyone can notice you just repainted the bumper...

5) Most repute clear-bra shops custom made/cut the 'bra', and also, the edge doesn't really shows unless you carefully look at it, especially on black, silver and grey, it's almost invisible....

Those are my own experience and opinions... where my previous black 350z did not have a clear-bra on the bumper, and my current PW 370z does have the clear-bra.

my $0.02 :tiphat:

Good morning all!

Got my coffee on and it's going to be a great day! I hope to have time to check in and chime in during the grind hours! :)

apparently we've had a serving of spam here this morning, too.

Need a mod that's here in the morning and during the day. :rolleyes:

We had spammers yesterday, too. I think India has found a way around whatever mechanic AK used to keep them out. Time for a new one.

Whats the problem?? Seems your tires have been checked and are good:ugh2:


Fire, congrats on the car!! I see the new avatar:tup:



Gmorning guys:hello:

Morning boys! :hello: