We learned a valuable lesson about the "VDC OFF" button today thanks to b1ades
 

We learned a valuable lesson about the "VDC OFF" button today thanks to b1ades. This will be the inspiration for the 2012 Nissan 370z Special OFFROAD edition as an alternative to the Jeep. Please feel free to chime in your thoughts. VDF OFF POWA!!!!!

Check out the mud on my all season tires
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The infamous hands behind the "VDC OFF" button - yea baby
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Check out a tenth of the mud I picked up on my offroad trip
http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/...1/IMG_1598.jpg

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The other side of the car was spotless... it took us like 5 minutes to notice what happened :rofl2:

Haha, oh man.

Those now qualify to be rally spec dirt tires :icon17:

I've got some pics of the damage after I washed it.

That would be what you missed today :tup:

Them Jeep owners ain't go NUTHIN' on me, if you don't like it you can KISS MY ...
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Damn I really wish I could have made it out today. I never got my car back together last night. Post up the pics after you washed it Shahid. What happened anyway?

More pics of my rally tires:

http://www.the370z.com/members/b1ade...oading-bit.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/b1ade...oading-bit.jpg

Scraped bumper:

http://www.the370z.com/members/b1ade...ont-bumper.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/b1ade...ont-bumper.jpg

Wheel rash:

http://www.the370z.com/members/b1ade...wheel-rash.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/b1ade...wheel-rash.jpg

All cleaned up :D

http://www.the370z.com/members/b1ade...n-mud-free.jpg

I like the dirty wheels look better, it is genuine offroad style ;)

Someone must have gotten confused and thought he was in a Subie.. :ugh2:

Testing out the limits of my car :icon17:

This was a result of VDC Off + worn front tires + wet tires from going over some puddles. There was this sharp right turn that went down hill and then up. I took the turn a bit too fast and felt the rear end come loose. It began to spin, but I corrected it. Unfortunately by the time I had corrected it, I ran out of road. My drivers side tires went off the road a bit and into some mud. If the road wasn't as narrow or the turn wasn't as sharp, I would have been perfectly fine. I've learned my lesson though, no more VDC off.

Anyone got any ideas as to how I can help fix the scrape on the bumper?

Hopefully someone in Nissan Marketing realizes the Z potential for offroad driving :p

HURRAYYYYYYY :roflpuke2: you handled that situation like a pro behind the wheels man. Jay looked relieved when he saw you come around that sharp turn.:tup:

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Yeah I was relieved too when I finally got out and looked at my car, I was expecting a giant mangled mess. Thank god I got away with only a scrape and some wheel rash. The steering wheel shaking had me soooooo worried while I was trying to catch up to you guys.

body shop... and no more VDC off... :bowrofl::bowrofl::bowrofl:

Bladez!! <3

Never driven either one :rolleyes:

I wanted to show that one guy that the 370Z is the best bang for buck car. It has good performance on and off the road. :icon17:

man, I wish i could come play with you guys! :tup:

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I ain't got no money for a body shop fix. Thinking more like touch up paint or something. I don't need it to look perfect, just be a lot less noticeable.

Honestly, I'm not gonna say that I will never turn VDC off again. I won't for a while, but I will be a lot more careful next time and not try to push the limits of my car so much. This same sort of thing could have happened on a track with the VDC off too. Hell this road was pretty much like a track, but a lot more bumpy.

You should drive down here some day. There's also ZDayZ, but I won't be there. :tup:

Luckily the bumper didn't get any dings or deep cuts in it, you could always purchase touchup paint for the scrapes. No need to spend a fortune on the scratches as it's really not bad man. Other thing you could do could be to go with cool vinyl or sticker over the scratch area...just throwing it out there.

What do you say that next time you have offroad plans, we slap a bumper cover on the car first :p

I think I'm gonna try the touch up paint. I'm just gonna get a car cover and cutout holes for the windows and a strip to get in through the door. :bowrofl:

That's my next mod :bowrofl:

Nice

If you decide to do this yourself instead of having the shop where you got your wing painted at let me know and I'll help you out. It shouldn't be too hard if you get the touch up paint in a spray can. I paint my motorcycle plastics with a spray can.

Wash it with dawn soap, prep it with rubbing alcohol, sand down with 180-320 grit, spray primer, sand primer with wet 600 grit, spray base coat, spray clear coat, wetsand with 1500...then compound it. Don't wax it for 30 days. Edit to add:This still will not look factory. It won't match the surrounding area exactly but you won't see the black scratches.

It wouldn't hurt to stop by the place that painted your wing to get a quote. By the time you buy supplies you could already be out 100 dollars.

That was going to be my next question, I would definitely need some help with it and I appreciate the offer :tup:

I don't know what I'm gonna do with it yet. I wanna give it a few days and see if I can live with it as it is. What would happen if I just painted over it with touch up paint?

Blades, you up for a cruise with me and the subie guys?

That depends upon the nature of the cruise. I think I could take you guys :bowrofl:

Honestly man that's gonna have to get repainted. I felt those scratches and they were deep. Gonna need to be sanded down, filled, etc.

Maybe some folks up in MD can recommend a good shop for ya?

Brian, man, we have to link up, I got a GSXR 600 about a week ago, I wanna have a piece of my fairing touched up with a nice clear coat. I've only had it a week and I havent had a lot of time to asess it and wee what it really needs, but Im pretty sure it doesnt need any body work done.

What road did we learn from on this day?Was it in PA or MD?

Not exactly sure was road it was, but I think it was in MD.

Also, I've been looking at the scrape on my car and you can't see it unless you are looking for it or looking at the car from a distance. What's the best I can do with like $20-30? I just want it to not stock out as much. The bumper is already riddled with a bunch of rock chips so I don't want to pay something like $100+ just to get that little spot fixed. Is rather just cover it up right now and get the bumper replaced later on.

Edit: Officially putting myself on a spending lockdown, so I'm just going to leave it as it is for now.

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LOL I think you should take up the offer b1ades and represent us. Someone has got to show the offroad prowess of the Zs man, who else would better suited for the job besides you man :roflpuke2:

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