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Old 12-29-2014, 02:20 PM   #2941 (permalink)
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Wash, oil change, meistershaft mid pipe and y pipe finally installed.
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Great looking exhaust! How do you like the sound?
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Great looking exhaust! How do you like the sound?
Thx, mid pipe and y pipe look so shiny compared to my dirty exhaust lol. Car sounds like a beast. Love WOT .. Thanks for the quick shipment on those parts
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Oh I can imagine that your gas mileage has decreased a little due to WOT! I also know that your car has certainly made a name for itself on your local streets!
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Went for a nice drive today with my wife. Today was a weird 40 degree sunny day here in southern CT. So what better to do, burn some cheap 93 octane.

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Today, I did this:



To get to this:



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I didn't, no, but honestly following the steps in the FSM made it extremely simple. If there was enough interest in a DIY I could do one, but really for this part the FSM is all you'd ever need.

Step 1: You have to start with the 'SR' section pages 14-16. That guides you through the steering wheel airbag removal.

Step 2: Next you use the 'ST' section, page 14. That guides you through removing the steering wheel.

Step 3: You use section 'IP' page 17. This gets the lower steering column cover removed.

Step 4: Section 'MWI', pages 103-104. This walks you through removing the instrument cluster from the car, up to removing that upper cover from the instrument cluster itself.

All the tools that are needed are:

- Small flat plastic panel removal tool
- Small slot screwdriver
- No1 and No2 Phillips screw drivers
- T30 Security (tamper-resistant) Torx bit (removing the airbag screws)
- Impact gun (not required but makes getting the torx screws out way easier without stripping)
- 19MM Socket for removing the steering wheel nut, can use the impact on that too
- 10mm socket with extension for removing the lower column cover bolts
- 10mm wrench for disconnecting the battery
- Worklight or flashlight helps

Total Time: 1 hour, max, and that is really taking your time to read the steps in the FSM and meticulously place every screw/part in a logical sequence for re-assembly. The only thing that would add time to this is if you stripped the torx getting the airbag out or they wouldn't release. That's when an impact gun is worth it's weight in gold.

I removed the drivers seat for more room to work, not required at all, but I'm doing a big audio build and gutting the interior for it anyways so the seats were eventually coming out regardless.

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I didn't, no, but honestly following the steps in the FSM made it extremely simple. If there was enough interest in a DIY I could do one, but really for this part the FSM is all you'd ever need.

Step 1: You have to start with the 'SR' section pages 14-16. That guides you through the steering wheel airbag removal.

Step 2: Next you use the 'ST' section, page 14. That guides you through removing the steering wheel.

Step 3: You use section 'IP' page 17. This gets the lower steering column cover removed.

Step 4: Section 'MWI', pages 103-104. This walks you through removing the instrument cluster from the car, up to removing that upper cover from the instrument cluster itself.

All the tools that are needed are:

- Small flat plastic panel removal tool
- Small slot screwdriver
- No1 and No2 Phillips screw drivers
- T30 Security (tamper-resistant) Torx bit (removing the airbag screws)
- Impact gun (not required but makes getting the torx screws out way easier without stripping)
- 19MM Socket for removing the steering wheel nut, can use the impact on that too
- 10mm socket with extension for removing the lower column cover bolts
- 10mm wrench for disconnecting the battery
- Worklight or flashlight helps

Total Time: 1 hour, max, and that is really taking your time to read the steps in the FSM and meticulously place every screw/part in a logical sequence for re-assembly. The only thing that would add time to this is if you stripped the torx getting the airbag out or they wouldn't release. That's when an impact gun is worth it's weight in gold.

I removed the drivers seat for more room to work, not required at all, but I'm doing a big audio build and gutting the interior for it anyways so the seats were eventually coming out regardless.

Thanks. So removing the cluster guage to get to that part was your primary objective? I guess I am trying to say to remove the ODO meter one would need to remove Airbags and steering wheel first?
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Yup, you bet.
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Da faq? I did that too except without removing the steering wheel. All of which was in the service man.
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Da faq? I did that too except without removing the steering wheel. All of which was in the service man.
I need access to remove the speedo as one of my future projects. I would like to change perhaps the dial faces to the euro spec UK one.
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The sequence for removing the gauge cluster in the FSM is 1) Steering Wheel (to include airbag) 2) Steering Column Cover 3) Combination Meter (Cluster).



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Thinking back, it may have been possible (well I guess if you did it, it IS possible) to do it without removing the wheel/airbag, but there would be way less room to work. Seems like it would be easier to follow the sequence in the FSM, the wheel/airbag are only 2 bolts and a nut, a couple clips.
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I took mine to a Nissan dealer to install the rear fog lamp kit and switch/harness that I ordered from the Z Store. None of the Nissan techs at the place today would touch it without Nissan-approved instructions. The Service Manager did call another tech who was off today, and he said he had "seen it done" and was comfortable that he could install it, tomorrow. So, I left her overnight and will see what happens. I should have done it DIY, but they quoted my$125 to put it in over the phone, and so I thought that beat me spending all day pulling interior panes apart and jacking with the bumpert, etc. etc. I guess I will find out tomorrow whether the can do it.

I cannot believe that Nissan has this thing as a standard on the Japanese modesl, but does not even publish installation instructions for US models. Go figure.
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