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There are some very good points raised by everyone in this thread, and I agree with the most part of it. The biggest problem as I see it, are the dealers who snap up the crusty cars, slap on some polish, reset the odometer, and on sell for a price that doesn't make sense. It ruins it for everyone and its as simple as that. At the end of the day, the basic economics of the import business would be no different to any other industry in our capitalist culture. It is ruled by greed and tightarsedness. If it were possible, we would be seeing compliance being undertaken by illegal mexicans in a shed somehwere off the coast of shit creek. Anyhow I just cant help but to stir the pot a little, from a customer and enthusaist's point of view. Can you imagine how wrapped I am when I pick up cars from compliance, only to realise that my factory HIDs are still in tact, my project-mu pads are still there, my semis are still fitted, and I'm about a grand richer than I expected to be when I left?* I, and many other consumers, probably couldnt give a stuff if my cats have been changed or if the car "meets ADRs". What I want is a purple sticker at a good price, and to keep my JDM goodies. *note - may or may not have actually happened.

I have to withdraw my interest, sorry. Forgot about another event i wanted to attack on the same day (AROCA P.I.)

justjap.com have bc racing coilovers for the v35 i actually bought the 350z set myself.

Thats a bit optimistic in my opinion. Perhaps on a very happy dyno. Also, the final drive WILL change the dyno reading, beacuse it is a reading of the power at the wheels (not the engine). Its the same as doing it in a lower or higher gear. So i'm not sure what you mean by "feel"?

signage companies, i would have thought?

The front brembo pads are very quick and easy to change. Little bit more stuffing around with rears, and non brembos. Check youtube, there are quite a few videos on the subject.

Are non-members welcomed to race on the day? Cheers

The semis are attached to 18" 350z wheels which I sprayed black. The wheels + tyres will probably be for sale after next weekend, although I don't expect there to be much tread left. They're basically on the indicators as it is.

I'm in. Not that i expect to post a quick time, i'm just curious re what it can do.

PM Sent I'll take them ASAP Thanks Brad.

I'm not defending the person who sold you the car, but there are good chances that the odometer was wound back in japan, and that he has nothing to do with it. Caveat emptor, as they say. The organisation you should be complaining to is whoever did your pre-purchase inspection (state roads victoria?). But i'm guessing that they would have made you sign some T&Cs when the inspection was completed? something along the lines of limiting their liability to whatever you paid for the service, wouldnt surprise me.

Yes, bloody oath i do. All i want is button that switches to AV1 (iphone) without fiddling around with the remote.

The compliance workshop fits the immobiliser. It is a requirement for all cars that are built after a certain year (2000?). Mine was a proximity thing with a dongle on the keyring. I had to get Chris Rogers to rip it out and install a full alarm because it was conflicting with the factory nissan gear, and i couldnt start the car sometimes.

Yep, i still have the 2006 model OEM HIDs in mine. I love them, but they are not as good as the EVO8 MR ones I had on my previous car. Re: the mirrors. They change them from concave/convex to an ordinary flat one. the driver's side at least anyway. the result is a less distorted but smaller field of vision.

When the compliance is done, they give you a list of things done and corressponding part numbers. Unfortunately, I don't have it with me, but its just basic stuff. Fluids, pads, side mirrors, fitting of an immobiliser. Thats about it.

Touge, do you have any details on this HKS intake, please? Are you selling your one?

I'm sure it goes in the "seemed like a good idea at the time" category.

My BC Racing coilovers do not clunk. They've only been installed for a matter of weeks tho.

If you're finding the factory ride a bit harsh, perhaps there is a problem? Worn bushes or shocks perhaps?

I also have the BC racing coilovers. I'm happy with them for the price. Just keep in mind that while its great having the adjustability, it is not as quick and easy to adjust as you might hope. The rears are the main problem. The rear upper strut mounts on these cars are basically enclosed. There are a few small holes, but none big enough to fit the extenders through (at least the BC racing ones anyway). I have read that some people drill a bigger hole and thread the extenders through to the boot, but i dont have the will-power to go that far just yet. My solution for now is to drop the shock each time i need to adjust it. Also, the height adjustability is always a slow process. The fronts you just deal with. They are not stricltly a "coilover" in the rear, which means you need to adjust both the spring perch and the shock individually, and with only enough room to do perhaps a quarter turn each time, i'm finding it to cause less stress if you basically unbolt everything and do it that way (but then again i'm not the patient type). Anyhow. I'm happy with the performance of these on the street. There are 30 notches of damper adjustment. On 15 rear and 10 front it felt a bit friendlier than my prior setup (nismo struts, rsr springs). I'm now driving around on something like 27 rear and 22 front and its quite firm, i need to back it off a bit after the next track day in late May.

Other than fitment, how is the part itself? Has it made an improvement?

yes it is possible to get a white manual coupe for under $20k landed and complied. it may not be a premium edition though. i could be wrong here, but im going to suggest that many of the cheap v35s going through auction lately have had their kms wound back. the drivers seat side bolsters seem to be an obvious giveaway, some are showing significant wear and cracks.

If you ask me, matte black works on a few different cars: 1 - Old and crusty vehicles / track hacks 2 - New and expensive vehicles (think supercars, high end euros, etc) Anything else (such as the V35) is a gamble. As mentioned you need the perfect set of wheels, in an agressive offset, and the ride height to match.. otherwise, i think its a bit like fitting one of those GTR look-alike front bumpers, if you know what i mean. Good luck and make sure you post a write-up!

Far out! Might be worth looking at japanese items instead. My Fujitsubo was $1600 including everything. For a coupe tho.

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