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Anyone hear a hi-pitched sound coming from inside the cabin? This sounds like an electrical noise, not mechanical. It is constant, similar to the ringing in your ears after a

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Old 02-06-2009, 04:48 AM   #76 (permalink)
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Anyone hear a hi-pitched sound coming from inside the cabin? This sounds like an electrical noise, not mechanical. It is constant, similar to the ringing in your ears after a rock concert. It might be coming from the HID lights, but then, I think I've still noticed it during the day.
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The road noise can be a little bothersome, but nothing that cant be fixed. The thing I hate is the wheelwells have some sort of plastic lining, so when little rocks or pebbles get picked up from the tires, you can really hear it.
The best solution is to treat the inside of the wheelwells. This will help with that and the tire/road noise. I plan on doing this soon, I'll post up more later.
Here is where you can get the stuff: Sound Deadening Materials for Noise Reduction from Second Skin
I like this idea, thanks for the link! I was going to suggest spray on bed liner in the wheel well area, like the Line-X stuff. Not sure how well these options would hold up to the elements or constant attack by road particles though.
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thanks for the help guys....Semtex are those Michellins you had all season or summer? I am thinkin about gettin a set of all season because of this crap weather we have...if i get after market wheels I cant be driving around on them in the winter with all this salt on the road so all seasons are really a necessity
Michelin Pilot Sport PS2s are ultra high-performance summer tires. If you're looking to go all-season, you might want to check out their Pilot Exalto A/S line. The Exalto A/S is still considered ultra high-performance, but it's all-season.

Here are some links for you. The first one is for the PS2. The second one is for the Exalto A/S.

Pilot® Sport PS2™: Browse Tires in Ultra-High Performance Sport: MICHELIN® Tires: Michelin Tires

Pilot® Exalto® A/S: Browse Tires in Ultra-High Performance Sport: MICHELIN® Tires: Michelin Tires
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The road noise can be a little bothersome, but nothing that cant be fixed. The thing I hate is the wheelwells have some sort of plastic lining, so when little rocks or pebbles get picked up from the tires, you can really hear it.
The best solution is to treat the inside of the wheelwells. This will help with that and the tire/road noise. I plan on doing this soon, I'll post up more later.
Here is where you can get the stuff: Sound Deadening Materials for Noise Reduction from Second Skin
B-Quiet sound deadening material - Installs - 2003 Nissan 350Z
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Here are my complaints:

When you have your high beams on the little blue light in the dash is very bright and distracting. And it does not dim with the rest of the panel. Why?
I have yet to drive any car where the high beam indicator dimmed!

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This "hold-out until next year's car" is just endless. I have learned to buy what you want as soon as possible and deal with the minor issues it might have. Every year, there will be something better.

Nissan has a habit of adding little features and/or fixing issues with their cars every year.

There are only a very few exceptions when "holding out" might be logical (ie. Major mechanical or electrical problems). But that doesn't seem to be the case for the 370Z as of now.
Some times it's better to wait. A lot of 2003 Z owners ended up filing a class action law suit. They rushed out and bought the 03, the 03 is now one car to avoid buying used.
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I have yet to drive any car where the high beam indicator dimmed!

This is the only car I have ever owned (that's a lot) that has a high beam indicator that is actually distracting at night. I have even contemplated putting a small piece of electrical tape on there to block it. I live out in the country and when there are no lights whatsoever that thing is way too bright.
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This is the only car I have ever owned (that's a lot) that has a high beam indicator that is actually distracting at night. I have even contemplated putting a small piece of electrical tape on there to block it. I live out in the country and when there are no lights whatsoever that thing is way too bright.
Try a small round colored filter, like the ones that come with mag lights.

Only problem, getting it to stick on! glue??? I'm not sure about glue, especially on a new car dash!
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Some times it's better to wait. A lot of 2003 Z owners ended up filing a class action law suit. They rushed out and bought the 03, the 03 is now one car to avoid buying used.
I think that was because the 03 were a new Z that came out in a while as in the 09 is jus an upgrade/refreshment of the 350z.

it seems as though the 370z are built solidly.
i could be wrong though....
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^^ it's always like that for a new model car...it's not really a refreshment car....lol
it's a new model


the G37 came with a few problems.....but there are fixed now
I bought the absolute 1st one from the dealership and i got funky noises and stuff going on
like the engine makes loud banging noises sometimes. the exhaust rattle was fixed.
the throttle was acting up. as in if i accelerated to 3000 rpm, it would just stay there and if i braked to 2000, it would just stay there.........strange
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WOW every 2 years. It must be nice to have mula like that.
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Here are my complaints:

No heated mirrors, WTF is that about? Where I live it's foggy most of the winter and this is a huge safety issue.

No interior fuel release, not a big deal to most but here in Orygun we're too stupid to pump our own gas, so we hire people even dumber to do it for us. Now I have to get out of the car every time to open the fuel door.

No interior trunk release. Why?

Blind spots are terrible and dangerous.

No back up camera. Hello this is a $40k car in the year 2009.

The fuel gauge area/info center is dumb and looks out of place.

When you have your high beams on the little blue light in the dash is very bright and distracting. And it does not dim with the rest of the panel. Why?

No fog lights.

It seems like there should be a bit more sound insulation in the rear near the tires as you get a lot of road noise and other noises from debris in the wheel wells.


These are mostly minor gripes. The car is fantastic to look at and drive. The navi is great as well. The Bose system is just fine for me. I buy new cars every 2 years or so, so I've had many, and I've never had one that was perfect, there were always a few things that drove me crazy, and this car is no exception.
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Dang there is a lot of complaints. Even though they are minor, but it seems there are enough to be a big one. Hopefully you guys make the complaints to nissan and if there is enough of them, they may fix the some of the problems.
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^^ it's always like that for a new model car...it's not really a refreshment car....lol
it's a new model


the G37 came with a few problems.....but there are fixed now
I bought the absolute 1st one from the dealership and i got funky noises and stuff going on
like the engine makes loud banging noises sometimes. the exhaust rattle was fixed.
the throttle was acting up. as in if i accelerated to 3000 rpm, it would just stay there and if i braked to 2000, it would just stay there.........strange

yea thats true that it is a new model but what i meant was there was a LONG interval between the 300zx and the 350z.
370z just came right after the 350z so i was just assuming/hoping that there would be less problems than the 03 350z...i don't know.
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