What did you do with your Z today V (ON TOPIC DISCUSSION ONLY)

CDepp · 01-09-2013, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by forza370z

Nice!

But I guess the squeaking/crying noise issue will get even worse if your fiance sees this list.

I bought a $450 rearview mirror (plus backup camera/home link/auto-dimming/etc) and I got a much stranger low tone grumble. It wasn't my exhaust. You think I should sent the Z into the shop to see if they can find/duplicate the noise?

The REALLY strange part: I wasn't even in the car when the noise happened. I was in the house.

Jasonle · 01-09-2013, 08:44 AM

dmhenderson · 01-09-2013, 09:53 AM

F winter. Washed and waxed the car over the weekend and there's already a fine layer of filth on it with no weather.

Benadrylz · 01-09-2013, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmhenderson

F winter. Washed and waxed the car over the weekend and there's already a fine layer of filth on it with no weather.

Similar to my problem. 4 days sunshine 1 day possible chance of rain. Eh... let's give her a bath...and of course, it ends up raining. Rinse, repeat.

CDepp · 01-09-2013, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmhenderson

F winter. Washed and waxed the car over the weekend and there's already a fine layer of filth on it with no weather.

Then spring will come and the pollen will make you say, "F spring"...then the dust in summer, the leaves and acorns in fall.....

RN SHARK · 01-09-2013, 12:15 PM

Washed the car and stripped all the old wax off with Griot's Paint Prep yesterday. Today I'm about to take the satin stretch cover off and clay bar the crap out of it. After that will be Meguiar's M105 then M205 paint correction. Wish me luck!

Z_Girl · 01-09-2013, 12:52 PM

Painted black accents in the front and back, including the lip and installed the fog light. Loving the new look!

Thanks to the guys over at Bell's Autosport in Huntington Beach. I highly recommend them!!
http://www.bells-auto.com/

dmhenderson · 01-09-2013, 01:04 PM

Pulled over for the first time in the Z today as I was leaving lunch. I was waiting to make a right-hand turn, saw the cop go buy me and pull a u-turn to get behind me so I figured he was going to nail me but I wasn't sure for what:

"Do you know why I stopped you"
"Actually, no"
"Well, you don't have a front plate"
"Oh, it's right here. Sorry I forgot to put it up"
... "Well, it needs to be mounted on the front of the car, have you been pulled over for this before?"
"No"
"Well Maryland state law says you have to have a front plate"
"Well, there aren't any holes drilled for it. I'll look into a mounting bracket"
At this point I try to hand him my registration and license and he waves me off
"No, I'm not going to run your stuff. It's a beautiful car"
Cop grins and says
"So is that a legal exhaust you have on that thing"
"Yes, as far as I know"
"rev the engine for me please"
(I oblige)
Cop grins, gives a thumbs up to his buddy who swung in behind him a thumbs up and leaves without a word.
~fin~

Mt Tam I am · 01-09-2013, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmhenderson

Pulled over for the first time in the Z today as I was leaving lunch. I was waiting to make a right-hand turn, saw the cop go buy me and pull a u-turn to get behind me so I figured he was going to nail me but I wasn't sure for what:

"Do you know why I stopped you"
"Actually, no"
"Well, you don't have a front plate"
"Oh, it's right here. Sorry I forgot to put it up"
... "Well, it needs to be mounted on the front of the car, have you been pulled over for this before?"
"No"
"Well Maryland state law says you have to have a front plate"
"Well, there aren't any holes drilled for it. I'll look into a mounting bracket"
At this point I try to hand him my registration and license and he waves me off
"No, I'm not going to run your stuff. It's a beautiful car"
Cop grins and says
"So is that a legal exhaust you have on that thing"
"Yes, as far as I know"
"rev the engine for me please"
(I oblige)
Cop grins, gives a thumbs up to his buddy who swung in behind him a thumbs up and leaves without a word.
~fin~

May the (police) force be with you.

dmhenderson · 01-09-2013, 01:16 PM

Most of the cops in my town go to my gym so I was surprised to be pulled at all but it was a dude I didn't recognize and was clearly off-duty and out of uniform (even weirder).

I suspect he just wanted a look at the car.

(*edit: I'm exploring the possibility of a front-mounted "under bumper" motorized license plate bracket")

DLSTR · 01-09-2013, 01:25 PM

Drove to work and back home. Enjoyed the ride and so far, the mild winter thus far. Love this car.

kfull · 01-09-2013, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDepp

Then spring will come and the pollen will make you say, "F spring"...then the dust in summer, the leaves and acorns in fall.....

Probably best just to garage it year round then

forza370z · 01-09-2013, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDepp

I bought a $450 rearview mirror (plus backup camera/home link/auto-dimming/etc) and I got a much stranger low tone grumble. It wasn't my exhaust. You think I should sent the Z into the shop to see if they can find/duplicate the noise?

The REALLY strange part: I wasn't even in the car when the noise happened. I was in the house.

Hahaha... No, don't bring it to the shop. You should fix it by yourself, in house!

PapoZalsa · 01-09-2013, 08:41 PM

Washed the Z since it was around 60ºF and I haven't wash the car since October (stays in the garage). This Sunday is going to be like 70ºF so I will put a good coat of wax before the cold gets here again.

Hotrodz · 01-10-2013, 01:27 AM

Received Z1 Silicone Post-MAF Intake Hoses and Stillen Light Weight Pulley today. Installed the intake hoses, got to wait on the pulley.

01-09-2013, 08:44 AM	#1862 (permalink)
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01-09-2013, 09:53 AM	#1863 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	F winter. Washed and waxed the car over the weekend and there's already a fine layer of filth on it with no weather. __________________

01-09-2013, 12:15 PM	#1866 (permalink)
RN SHARK Track Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Wake Forest, NC Age: 44 Posts: 618 Drives: 09 370Z, 14 SRT GC Rep Power: 35	Washed the car and stripped all the old wax off with Griot's Paint Prep yesterday. Today I'm about to take the satin stretch cover off and clay bar the crap out of it. After that will be Meguiar's M105 then M205 paint correction. Wish me luck! __________________ ___________ '09 6sp/Z1/PowerTrix/SPL/Swift/SRP/Whiteline/F.I.LTH&CBE/UpRev by Seb/CJM/Stillen/Ings+1/RJM/TrackSpec/Sparco/Motul/Wavetrac/Coolerworx/Verus/CraftSquare '14 SRT Grand Cherokee; '08 TL Type-S

01-09-2013, 01:04 PM	#1868 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	Pulled over for the first time in the Z today as I was leaving lunch. I was waiting to make a right-hand turn, saw the cop go buy me and pull a u-turn to get behind me so I figured he was going to nail me but I wasn't sure for what: "Do you know why I stopped you" "Actually, no" "Well, you don't have a front plate" "Oh, it's right here. Sorry I forgot to put it up" ... "Well, it needs to be mounted on the front of the car, have you been pulled over for this before?" "No" "Well Maryland state law says you have to have a front plate" "Well, there aren't any holes drilled for it. I'll look into a mounting bracket" At this point I try to hand him my registration and license and he waves me off "No, I'm not going to run your stuff. It's a beautiful car" Cop grins and says "So is that a legal exhaust you have on that thing" "Yes, as far as I know" "rev the engine for me please" (I oblige) Cop grins, gives a thumbs up to his buddy who swung in behind him a thumbs up and leaves without a word. ~fin~ admin, Mt Tam I am, ts-c63 and 10 others like this. __________________

01-09-2013, 01:16 PM	#1870 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	Most of the cops in my town go to my gym so I was surprised to be pulled at all but it was a dude I didn't recognize and was clearly off-duty and out of uniform (even weirder). I suspect he just wanted a look at the car. (edit: I'm exploring the possibility of a front-mounted "under bumper" motorized license plate bracket") __________________ Last edited by dmhenderson; 01-09-2013 at 01:23 PM.*

01-09-2013, 01:25 PM	#1871 (permalink)
DLSTR A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: Süd Germany Posts: 2,462 Drives: 21Supra 2.0/22 M240i Rep Power: 21267	Drove to work and back home. Enjoyed the ride and so far, the mild winter thus far. Love this car.

01-09-2013, 08:41 PM	#1874 (permalink)
PapoZalsa A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Not in Sunny Florida Posts: 6,358 Drives: 16 Nismo w/Tech Pack Rep Power: 4500	Washed the Z since it was around 60ºF and I haven't wash the car since October (stays in the garage). This Sunday is going to be like 70ºF so I will put a good coat of wax before the cold gets here again. __________________ 2009 370Z MB Base w/Sport Package 6MT Modshack's Custom Air Intakes /3M Clear Bra/ Illuminated Kick Plates / F. I CBE w/12" resonators / EVO-R Front Lip / Rear Hatch Wing / Tein S-Tech Springs /Ilegal Tint in the Rep. of VA/4x20mm Z1 Spacers/ Vinyl Roof/Liquid Carbon Designs

01-10-2013, 01:27 AM	#1875 (permalink)
Hotrodz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NW, AZ Posts: 9,330 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z Nismo Rep Power: 2684385	Received Z1 Silicone Post-MAF Intake Hoses and Stillen Light Weight Pulley today. Installed the intake hoses, got to wait on the pulley. __________________ *Fast Intentions TT Installed and Tuned by Seb at SpecialtyZ 610whp 560tq:\|Fast Intentions 3" TT-TDX*\|SpecialtyZ/Fast Intentions 72 Row Oil Cooler\|SZ 6 Puck Clutch & Flywheel\|3GsCustoms\|Z1\|Wavetrac\|Hotchkis\|Whiteline \|Blitz\|Fortune Auto 500\|Fujimura\|SPL\|H&R\|TK\|TWM\|RPM Rollbar\|Sparco\|Next Level Performance\|TrackSpec\|AeroFlow Dynamics\|Pioneer\|

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