Sounds like your dealership is full of ****, swapped out the sport package calipers w/ non-sports and wanted to make a little extra money on the side.

But, that's just me.

Did you buy used or new? If new, they come out of the shipping containers ready to sell minus some things (like the NISMO suspension blocks or whatever they are). No need to swap calipers or anything stupid.

awesome! :tup: good to hear you got this resolved.

honestly i thought sport packages come out of the factory with everything less the front diffuser installed. :)

x2 Stay away from that place. Better yet, file a complaint with nissan.

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They just HAPPENED to find a box with the brakes in the back???

Either one of the tech's tried to pull a fast one so he could sell/install the brakes on a non-sport or the dealership itself is crooked and was going to offer it as an option to a non-sport...

There is a good chance they tried to swap them on your car to finalize a deal with someone buying a non-sport model.

Call/write Nissan ASAP.

Congrats though! Still check for the LSD ASAP though just incase.

Indeed, I am writing a letter to Nissan right now about this "box". I'm going to another Nissan dealer tomorrow to check the LSD. I already test it myself by doing what "kenchan" (first page) told me to do to check for LSD. But I'm not sure if they going to do the same thing but I just want to make sure.

If it was used, it would have made sense, but it does look like they tried to pull a fast one.

I know my friends who had a G35 with brembos and a touring 350z without them swapped the calipers before trading in at a chevy dealer, so its not out of the question that could have happened, but not on a new car.

In fact, anyone thinking of trading in their sport package car would do financially well to swap brakes + cash with a base person near them if trading in, especially at a non nissan dealership.

WOW....... Those crazy MOFO SOB's. I'm glad they set things straight for you. The bigger rotors & brakes look 10x's better than the small brakes/rotors.

the good(?) thing about VLSD is that they dont hold much value imo since it's not a real clutch based LSD. considering the work involved to swap, i think people will opt for true LSD's like qualife.

this is why track guys will sometimes buy the base without sport package and get their preferred bbk, new LSD, new wheels.

That would be correct........:eekdance:

Holy crap this is scary! This is why you research the vehicle immensely before buying especially if you're dropping so much money. Its scary to think a dealership would do that to someone http://serve.mysmiley.net/scared/scared0008.gif

Glad you got everything worked out http://serve.mysmiley.net/happy/happy0025.gif

"Oh, sorry about that, your brakes ended up in Pablo's trunk. I guess we will never know how that happened!"

That sounds sketchy of the dealer....

This whole story sounds like BS to me.

The rear diff is a bit more work to remove than calipers and rotors so you are probably fine but why trust them.

Someone was mucking about with your Z's brakes. The dealership first told you that you had the "Sport without the brake upgrade", but then magically found a box in the back with your parts. That's BS. Something fishy was definitely going on here, as others have said.

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kenchan makes a good point though . . .

Check to make sure you got the other parts that your Z was supposed to come with.

1. All 370Z's come with a pair of small diffusers that sit in front of the front tires that are dealer-installed. Lie down on the ground in front of your car. There should be a black plastic thing hanging down in front of each wheel. If they're not there and not in a plastic bag in your trunk, call the dealer.
2. The Sport package models come with additional front chin deflector. Make sure this installed. As I do not have a Sport, I can't describe exactly what it is, so you may have to browse around here to find a pic (or, I'm sure someone will chime in).
3. You do have the 19" RAYS wheels, right? Maybe I missed it earlier in the thread, but that and the presence of a spoiler are the easiest visual way to distinguish a Sport from a Non-Sport. At least on a brand-new Z. Wheels are easily swapped, of course.
4. And on that note, you've got a spoiler, right? :tup: From the factory; no Spoiler, no Sport