Nissan 370Z Forum - 5th bow bungee

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Originally Posted by Rodd (Post 3868625)

Hi All,

I just contacted Nissan here in Australia to order my bungee kit as the lid hitting is starting to annoy me now. I quoted p/no 971F6-1ET0C and they said cost about $230 which is about right here for Australia based on the US price.
Interestingly he said that part has just been superseded and new part no is 971F61ET2A and will cost $530. Has anybody heard of this part number? I asked for more info about it but parts man had no idea as no one as ordered one yet through his dealership, which is not surprising here in Newcastle (2hr north of Sydney).

Could it be a new improved bungee, I'm hoping but :rolleyes:

i would wait before you order the bungee kit. Nissan is finally rolling out the permanent fix - August/September. See thread:
http://www.the370z.com/nissan-370z-r...ml#post3868992

Thank you VMAN. Hope this fix finds it way to Oz. They don't even acknowledge the problem down here. Even if I can just order relevant parts from the US and install myself.

Cheers.

Guys,

A Canadian here. Just took the Roadster in today to register the strike of the tonneau cover with the 5th bow, and of course the damn car didn't do it for the service representative. Go figure!

Any hoo, at least its on record with the dealership. I don't know whether Nissan Canada has the same fix coming down the pipeline as it does supposedly in the US ... but I'll keep you posted as to what developes from this end.

Gene

Weird how no website seems to have a single pic of this new 5th bow kit. I even checked eBay, which has a seller offering the kit but with no pics, just the corporate logo. Anyway there are a number of Nissan OEM parts dealers offering it for just a bit over $131 US.

https://www.tascaparts.com/oem-parts...bow-971f61et2a

http://www.the370z.com/nissan-370z-r...then-some.html

check this post out. Pic on left is the new kit.

New Bungee kit 971F6-1ET2A

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Originally Posted by jeffcao (Post 3909530)

New Bungee kit 971F6-1ET2A

Have you installed it yet?

jeffcao,

Did the kit come with any instructions?

Gene

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Originally Posted by gbhrps (Post 3909643)

jeffcao,

Did the kit come with any instructions?

Gene

Grygst posted the service bulletin NTB1-061 dated Aug 2019 in the post below titled 'bungee kit and them some'
I am very keen to see if this can be a do it at home job, looks like a tricky task though. Perhaps all us Roadster owners should buy a new kit and send it to Klaus? at top hydraulics to install and make another video for us. :tup:

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Originally Posted by gbhrps (Post 3909643)

jeffcao,

Did the kit come with any instructions?

Gene

Here it is. This one is the original color. I got a tough time hunting it down.

instruction for bungee cords

Alternate thread for 971F6-1ET2A Installation

Hi,

I don't know if any has seen it but there is a parallel thread in this forum with some insights about installing the latest 5th row bungee build part #971F6-1ET2A

http://www.the370z.com/nissan-370z-r...a-install.html

There's a link to the NHTSA WebSite to get the instructions.

Got a little affraid of all these steps though. Here's what I'm in process to do and this may interrest canadian fellows reading.

In Canada, Nissan Dealership sells this part 1250$ CAD including our beloved taxes, dealership workshop quoted 4 hours to install them, figure another 400$ CAD to install the somewhat ackward rubber bands. Scandalous.

So I turned around and ordered the same sku on US website I won't publish here but you can figure out that most sites containing the words "Nissan" and "Parts" are US dealerships selling online and shipping within 2-3 days. The cost, including currency conversion, transport, tax and duties: 235$ CAD. 1/4 the price, 4 times scandalous.

I contacted a local independant garage who kindly accepted to install the bungee kit for me though he's not selling the part. Otherwise, he would have no choices but get the pricey Canadian OEM version because no jobber version exists. The delivery is due tomorrow so I will post the rest of the story shortly.

Stay tuned

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Originally Posted by egemme (Post 3959970)

Wow, I wish I'd gotten around to buying the part pre-Bidenflation. Now it's $396 and there's no information to be found whether it will fit my car or not. It's a freaking bundle of rubber bands and they want $400US for it - AND I have to install it myself because the dealership gave me the "deer in the headlights" look when I went in to buy the part. If they can't find the part in their system how can I expect anyone to know how to install it?

Apparently, I have to buy it online and install it myself. There was a time when I was a pretty competent mechanic but I'm in my 70s now and I really don't want to do the contortionism I will have to do to install this kit. Even if I choose to dump the car and buy something not so **cked up I'll still need to fix it before I can sell it in good conscience. Not looking forward to it.

I have installed it, worked great. Fixed all issues.

For those who may have been looking but don't peruse the classifieds often, I've just posted a new kit for sale that is still in original packaging.