Chris Rogers

and a certain one at that. at one time I was going to do drop in units for these. I may still do that.. thing being though most of you lot won't pay for the time it takes to actually set one up properly in these cars so most of the time I tend not to bother..

short answer is no. given the age of that system it is easier to bin it and start again.

to be totally honest though the only thing that screen is good for is a trip computer and a reversing camera. (and even that needs hacking in.) forget about the rest. if you want navi - bite the bullet and pop a 2DIN unit in there. far more effective and you gain a lot over the OEM setup and save sanity when the 6cd packs up.

OEM system with no mods - not a chance. garmin overlayed onto it - yes, done plenty of them. cheap - no.

car starts/ runs?

given I have no idea where you are - how can I fit it also need a lot more info. its not a simple case of banging one in.

no go. firm ware is not there for it.

to be honest I almost made the same mistake when I ordered this piece..

check that the seatbelt buckles are intack and that the seats are plugged in. if yu have some one hit it with a scan tool that will tell you quite quickly what it needs. most of those cars seem to spit the seat rams or the seatbelt tensoioners. quite possibly one of htose.

ASH, need business sponsor details when you have a second please. I want to get this set up now -ish like I do with the QLD club every year.

speak to iron chef about it. he knows people who know people.

ta! it's starting to get in my way

grab your phone 'i am about to call you.

trims, did you move the speaker covers across to the new panels? apart from the brown trim (now i remember your car btw.) what condition are they in?

OEM stuff wont be a probelm. whose paying the shipping? shipping on that will be at least a few hundred $$.

if you need a hand getting it shoot me a pm.

well its back at the workshop. time for me to put it up on tall stands and drop the suspension out of it. whlist that is out I'm going to keep cleaning.

04.5 IS CAN bus. the earlier one is as well but a very different version of it unique to japan.

Yep - most are available ex japan. some of the stuff nissan locally cannot find where as my supplier in japan can. I keep saying htis is the last car I'm going to build (said that 3 times now) and I'm going to do it correctly and not cut corners. most of the people that know me personally know I tend not to FK around. kushil once I get my hands on yours yoou will be hard pressed to see where I have been attention to detail - you betcha. there is another fellow on here that got me started by building a GTR though.. in due course. I have to get all my freshly ordered bits here first

I know a qld workshop wanted one at one point. ( you deal wwith him ) though he wanted a V8 one. on another note - pick this van up

not really. slightly nuts is a better description. looking for 2nd hand GTR bits via my usual avenues turned up things that were beat to hell or broken or ptoentially made form unobtainium by the person that owned them. this was the main reason I decided to buy new bits if they were 'cheapish' to do new.. the guards on mine ARE 2nd hand and even those are a bit rough. but for what I paid for them vs new ($1200 a side) they will do the job quite well. I still need all the plastic washers for them and they are still available. I have yet to order them as I'm still recovering from the clips/hoses order.. the undertray is a 4wd one (bearing in mind I own a GTS4 and not a GTST) so GTR or GTS4. there is a piece of it missing still and that is a piece of insulation that sits on the rear area. it is no lnger available and for me its not an essential piece. I ordered the cowl panel today ex osaka and I fiugre that is a good 6 weeks away as they will either have to make it or find one somewhere in japan. part numbers - yep. part of the reason I'm doing closeups of things when I can. the cowl panel though I do not think people will replace that in a hurry. I had toe make sure I could restamp that panel before I commited to buying it.

mark, you are trying to re'educate the educated. give up

taylor, front subframe (engine one) $? need one for mine. also radiator guides - think there are 3-4 of them -$?

wiper panel (black panel under windscreen wipers) rear wiper motor assy. boot trim got those? call me if you do. number in sig.

New front under tray. not expensive ($170) from nissan and it finishes off the plastic guards under the car. close up showing part number undertray in place - note the support rail. this has been bent back and up. not quite sure how I'm going to fix it yet. only other option I have is to replace it with a GTR subframe. top shot of the undertray in place. all the mounting bolts were actually still there from the old one and bits of the old one were still attached to them. I'm still going to replace the bolts. some of them had been ground off over time with some of the previous owners hitting things. there is one in the top right of this picture that sits UNDER the main area that I CANNOT get out. it has been totally ground to a stub and the blind nut under that is LOOSE! another shot from back.(above firewall) rear shot of bent support on subframe. there are 3 tags there for the undertray to bolt to all those tags are supposed to be 2" lower. I also ordered today : lower brake ducts and all the mounting hardware, headlight seals (rubber mats that mount to the support panel) and the mounting hardware. the headlight bits are cheap . the brake ducts - put simply you do not wish to smash one. they are $180 ea! I still want the part number for the directing flaps that sit on the steering arms (Vspec and N1's had them- can't find the number!!) all of that should be here in 3-4 weeks I figure. the cowl panel is a $750 exercise for the piece alone. this is something I'm not quite ready to replace yet (I'm still working on the front end and suspension.) but will require a few more odd jobs to pay for it.. removal I'll do myself. the spotweld cutters are cheap ($15) and fairly self explantory. one thing I did find out today for those that with to restore a GTR. the directing vents between the radiator and the bumper are no longer available. all the external stuff is though..