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Despite Chris's somewhat trite (!) comment I would like to acknowledge here my appreciation for his work on my Delica this week. He turned up on time, installed my alarm, fixed the problems, and charged what I thought was a very reasonable sum for some excellent work. Good on you Chris - let's hope you get to work on my M35 Real Soon Now!

OK - I saw Muz's car at the the compliancer today - Chris has the dash in a million bits! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that he can work his magic on the entertainment and nav systems. Muz's car should be off to Melbourne (as soon as Chris pulls his finger out!) ASAP, and I can only cross everything that it passes the emissions test. Until then, neither his nor my car can be complied. Very frustrating. It would seem the major problem is that the VQ25DET was never exported to the US (unlike the VQ35 et al), which means it was never designed for the draconian Californian emissions standards. If it had, we'd be breezin' it in. It does sound like there's going to be a colossal amount of work needed to get this engine to comply to the relevant ADR. The evidence workshop is confident he'll get there, he just can't say when...

Well, I suppose while we're waiting I'll have plenty of time to detail everything, and spend lots of $$$ with Chris!

you must have went in just before me. dash is back in now. radio/display issue is worked out. I still have the nav out of it. compliancer said it could be a major project.. couldn't get anymore than that.

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Well, my new car finally arrived yesterday - the customs agent managed to deliver it to the wrong house, and called to say it was sitting in my back yard with the keys in the mail box. Looked out the window - no car! Turns out to have been dropped at my old house just up the street (so I got to drive it a little way - tsk tsk).

First impressions are amazing. This car really is like new - interior is flawless cream leather, not a mark either inside or out. Or at least this would have been the case had not some malicious prick at some point in the shipping process taken the cigar lighter and stubbed it hot on the wiper stalk, ripped off the navi screen joystick, and put a nice big scratch over the front left guard. The thought processes of the guys involved with shipping the car beggar the imagination. So now to do battle with the shipping company.

Amazingly the car came with ALL the original log books, manual, paperwork, tools etc even the spare remote key and valet key. I'll post some more pics soon. Raising the bonnet gave me a bit of a laugh (see attached pic). WTF is "Advanced Front Midship"?!!!! Don't ya love Japlish...

Compliancer now informs me that things are looking a bit more positive in terms of emissions compliance, so by the end of next week we may have an answer. It's frustrating having such a beautiful machine sitting in my garage, and unable to drive it.

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Hi Matt,

Just browsing Yahoo Auctions and saw a stalk for your lights at a reasonable price and also the other little thingo if your looking to replace them at a reasonable price.

On the subject of compliance, neither myself or Karen (wife) have heard buggar all from anyone except you and Chris. Karen rang XXXXXX and he told her that the car had been in Melbourne for quite some time but as yet he hadn't heard anything from VICAT (whoever they are). This was a day after you told me that you had just seen the car in his yard and that it would be going to Melbourne soon. Couldn't lie straight in bed! I may have to take some time off work and put in a personal appearance as the bullshit flows freely over the phone.

XXXXXX was supposed to ring Karen back but like JXXXXX the phone only works one way. Going to court over this is looking ever more likely.

Muz

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Amazingly the car came with ALL the original log books, manual, paperwork, tools etc even the spare remote key and valet key. I'll post some more pics soon. Raising the bonnet gave me a bit of a laugh (see attached pic). WTF is "Advanced Front Midship"?!!!! Don't ya love Japlish...

Advanced Front Midship would be referring to the new chassis design Nissan have switched to with all their latest models (starting with the 2001 model stagea and most of their cars after 2002 - infiniti, maxima, 350z etc). The engine was moved further back, behind the front wheels, and it seems the front wheels have been moved closer to the front of the car, similar to bmw's if you know what I mean. This change makes a big difference to ride quality and handling. A big enough difference to warrant putting "advanced front midship" in big letters in the engine bay :thumbsup:

Hi Matt,

Just browsing Yahoo Auctions and saw a stalk for your lights at a reasonable price and also the other little thingo if your looking to replace them at a reasonable price.

On the subject of compliance, neither myself or Karen (wife) have heard buggar all from anyone except you and Chris. Karen rang xxxxx and he told her that the car had been in Melbourne for quite some time but as yet he hadn't heard anything from VICAT (whoever they are). This was a day after you told me that you had just seen the car in his yard and that it would be going to Melbourne soon. Couldn't lie straight in bed! I may have to take some time off work and put in a personal appearance as the bullshit flows freely over the phone.

xxxxx was supposed to ring Karen back but like xxxxx the phone only works one way. Going to court over this is looking ever more likely.

Muz

Muz - thanks for the Yahoo auction suggestion...

As far as using names in public I'd be careful what you say (!) - better to PM or email. Having met the compliancer who is setting up the emissions test he seemed to know his business, and while all the firms involved in RAWS appear to be 'on the fringe' of the industry, I have no reason not to trust him. He gave every impression of being really committed to getting the emissions sorted, and since it will seemingly be costing him a great deal of money I would say that he'll be looking for a positive outcome.

When I called him yesterday he seemed - in contrast with two weeks ago - very upbeat about the outcome of the test. Apparently their own testing had proved quite successful given the mods they had done, and on the strength of that were fairly confident that the car might get through first time. By the end of next week we should know.

Perhaps there was some mix up in communication - I can't imagine why he would say the car was in Melbourn when it was outside his yard?

The message I'm getting at this point is that they will eventually get emissions, it's just a question of 'when'? My problem is at what point do we seek redress if this drags on and on. My legal advice is that a suit against the companies giving the incorrect advice could drag on for several months anyway - so better ot wait and keep the faith.

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Good Point! Please edit your post.

Cheers

Muz

Done. Just tried to call you at home - we need to chat.

It's very important I feel to keep xxxx 'on side' :)

Will try later.

M

Chris,

Have you seen this? http://g35ipod.com/installHW.php?skin=1&src=mp3car-sig

It's a pictorial guide to integrating an iPod with an M35 (Infiniti) using an AAI-NIS interface. Seems like the same audio / navi setup as my car, except for the Bose sound system.

I've also discovered (by accident) my Viper security system has a remote engine start system, with an american voice babbling on about valets!

There are secrets aplenty gathered herein...

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