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Limeybastard · 06-21-2014, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Drakonis GTR

Nah man, that isn't a dumb question. No worries there.

Now a real dumb question would be "Der, where do I put the gas in???"

Or putting oil in the coolent reservoir..

madwi · 06-21-2014, 03:43 PM

Waiting for next thread... "Should my gas door be at this angle when fully opened? Looks a little off to me."

Limeybastard · 06-21-2014, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by madwi

Waiting for next thread... "Should my gas door be at this angle when fully opened? Looks a little off to me."

Thanks for your positive contribution as always. And more importantly your LOLz.

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madwi · 06-21-2014, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Limeybastard

Thanks for your positive contribution as always. And more importantly your LOLz.

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All in good fun.

BGTV8 · 06-21-2014, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Limeybastard

Whatever occured to the old fashioned steering wheel lock. Remember, turning car off and slight turn of wheel would lock the steering wheel.

Is this not to US specifications? I ask as I my previous cars here inc Z do not have this ( useless ) function.

In the old days, the steering column lock was mechanical and worked off the key.

Now that we don't have a physical key and more and more cars are run from a power distribution module that is able to be programmed (like engine is off, park-brake applied, car in neutral/park, blah blah blah) and the central locking is triggered, then fire the solenoid to lock the steering as an anti-theft measure.

IMHO, it more driven by electronic management of the body (eg: not engine/transmission) than anything else, simply because there is less mechanical management of the vehicle.

I'm not sure about design regulations in the US, but here in Australia, there has been a design rule since the 70's stating that removing the key MUST (as an anti-theft measure) lock the steering column.

markoware · 06-21-2014, 09:11 PM

This is interesting to me because I bought a 2009 cube (with push button ignition) as a second car and when getting out I hear a motor running in the steering column that I assume is engaging the wheel lock. This explains why I don't hear it in my 2014 Z. I found it odd they were different.

VCuomo · 06-22-2014, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

... And to answer cooltoy's question. I think it was/is a safety feature so that anyone cannot turn on your car, you need to move the steering wheel off the "locked" position to start it.

Not as far as I know - all of the cars I know of, including the pre-2011 370Zs, don't require you to move the steering wheel in order to start it - you just have to move the ignition switch so that the steering wheel unlocks and the starter engages.

I'm not saying that there aren't any models where you also have to move the steering wheel off of the locked position, I've just never seen one and I'm an old fart who remembers when the car manufacturers started putting steering wheel locks in their cars. As MadChemist pointed out, the steering wheel lock was widely advertised back in the day as a "modern" anti-theft device - it had nothing to do with safety.

End of old fart's history lesson for the day. Class dismissed!

DavidZ370 · 06-22-2014, 03:52 AM

arghh

UNKNOWN_370 · 06-24-2014, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Zoren 370

^ My Z is 2011 i don't have this safely steering locking mechanism. Fyi

Mine neither. My car was one of the last cars built in 2011.

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markoware Base Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Nebraska Posts: 14 Drives: 14 370z Solid Red Rep Power: 11	This is interesting to me because I bought a 2009 cube (with push button ignition) as a second car and when getting out I hear a motor running in the steering column that I assume is engaging the wheel lock. This explains why I don't hear it in my 2014 Z. I found it odd they were different.