5th bow bungee
 

Anyone have experience with the new 5th bow bungee kits?
I've replaced these on 2 other roadsters.
The new kit is unlike the old and is the only one you can purchase fro Nissan now. Part # 971F61ET0C
Nissan provides no instruction how to retrofit this new bungee
Anyone have a 2018 or up FSM that could take a look and see if the new procedure is in it.
I'm getting no assistance from Nissan.
I'll try to post a pic. Old bungee on right, new on left.
Thanks
http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8jmkfuoj.jpg

Sorry I have no helpful information, but I had mine replaced last month...does that mean I got the new one? The tonneau still hits the rubber molding on the bottom of the roof..

Unless a dealership has an old version laying on the shelf youll get the new version. It should have fixed yours?? The 2 Ive did previously fixed the problem with hitting the cover and the loud snap when closing the top

Well, it did fix that problem...it is a soft hit on the rubber only now.

Wouldn't you know after begrudgingly paying the stealership to fix the bungees on the last roadster I repaired I found myself in the same boat on my latest. Luckily found this on Youtube. Details the installation of the new style bungees. Hope this helps others who run into the not direct replacements.
https://youtu.be/WnzoyLNb_78

Oh also the same OP has other videos up on top troubleshooting and some parts replacement

Great find blake!! Thanks for posting this!

Well done Blake, thanks for the info and the you tube link-very handing indeed. Will see if I can track down those new bungees in Oz as my lid does annoyingly strike 5th bow.

Great that you can get replacement from Nissan.
Common problem with a lot of small convertibles.Same problem I had on my Spider.I made my own flat bungees to work.Part was unavailable.

see the new thread. nissan stopped using the temporary fix - bungee cords, and instead started working on a true fix. They say the fix should be ready in 2 to 3 months (approx. July 2019). I talked to nissan corporate and they're asking everyone with this problem to call in and open a case

http://www.the370z.com/nissan-370z-r...ml#post3839829

Hey it only took them ten model years to come up with a fix.
Good thing they had nothing to do with the moon missions

Lets not hold our breath just yet! At least they didnt take MBZ and call it a Z35.

Any idea what a true fix would be?

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:

Would be cool if you could take a photo of this new part number.
Let's see what has been improved.

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

Have you installed it yet?

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:

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

instruction for bungee cords
 

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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

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.

part # 971F6-1ET2A bungee kit
 

I sold my 2012 Roadster and never installed my 5th bow bungee kit. I can sell the kit and color instructions if anybody's interested.

Price shipped to 01770? Let me know, thanks!