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hey everyone

im matt from the northern suburbs of adelaide :D

i have just recently swapped my ford fg for a 2001 NM35 stagea, it was actually "stagea LEI's" from on here.

this is the first nissan and turbo'd car i have owned.

so bear with me for some stuff.

now when i got the car it had a front bodykit which i have removed and replaced with the stock front bar.

it has a drift universal blowoff which i have plumbed back into the system but i havent got it set right cause i dont have a boost gauge yet (its on order).

the car also has BC sports coilovers (which i have to purchase the c-spanners for)

its done 148,xxxkm and looks like i need to do a rocker cover gasket and the CV boots

cheers

the car with bodykit

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Welcome Matt.

So, you removed the front bar & replaced with a stock one??? Erm, each to their own, I guess. Some people like the boat look, lol.

The few things on your to do list are pretty common maintenance items. Enjoy your new ride :)

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i would of kept the front bar on except it has some ugly damage and due to not being mounted correctly the mount points were abit busted...

and i like the stock look on cars and then put the money into the motor...(what little i have)

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Hi Matt, I'm Ryan from the northern suburbs of Adelaide!

Get onto the for sale section and have a look at the bumper Ironpaw has for sale, factory aero, much nicer.

If you read this in time a few v35/m35 owners are meeting at the Bombay bicycle club. No cruise, just a catch up.

Whats the thing in the passenger footwell?

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Whats the thing in the passenger footwell?

I missed that, I couldn't get over the centre console double din replacement. Not a fan. IMHO, try and find an OEM unit (or just a better aftermarket one) when you have spare time/cash :O Unless it doesn't offend you, in which case - don't mind me :P

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cheers guys.. i was told that its the speaker for the factory sat nav, not sure how true that is tho.

i didnt even know the cd player was a double din origanally lol

and i dont wanna pull the centre console apart again.

did it yesterday just for something to do and there was wires everywhere, was a struggle to put it back together and now the pop up screen dont work. may have knocked a plug out.

the inside was worse before i took these pics, it had that carbon fibre look-a-like tape over most of the woodgrain. made it look very ugly IMHO.

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Might have made it look ugly, but probably made it match :P

Now that Dunc has pointed it out to me, I can't get over the hideous mismatch of interior. I'd be going on Yahoo Auctions/Import Monster and seeing what you can find to replace it.

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well whats it spose to look like??

x2 I'd like to know too...Does the RX usually come with the faux woodgrain around the transmission column?

Cos I have an RX but its all beige plastic...the only woodgrain I see is on the door handles...

Not that I'm complaining...I hate the wood look.

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Hi ransom, it might pay to have big kev racer have alook over your car... There's still things I'm finding hidden a year after purchase...

Sure the speaker is for an aftermarket sat nav, as the factory should go through the door speakers

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x2 I'd like to know too...Does the RX usually come with the faux woodgrain around the transmission column?

Cos I have an RX but its all beige plastic...the only woodgrain I see is on the door handles...

Not that I'm complaining...I hate the wood look.

Im not sure what model it came on, its not a common feature though.

The centre console should colour match 100% with the rest of your dash - basically something like this

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I believe your double din fascia is one of these http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/392305-v35-g35-single-or-double-din-stereo-install-kit-metra-99-7604/

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x2 I'd like to know too...Does the RX usually come with the faux woodgrain around the transmission column?

Cos I have an RX but its all beige plastic...the only woodgrain I see is on the door handles...

Not that I'm complaining...I hate the wood look.

mine is

the interior in my rx is beige/cream colour with wood grain on centre console. door handles and gear knob - half peeled

i'd like the black/beige combo, but cbf to paint the top part (done it with my old car, PITA

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he used to have it set very low. stock wheels were almost tucking under the arches last time i saw it

well its not sitting really low its been jacked up a fair bit

x2 I'd like to know too...Does the RX usually come with the faux woodgrain around the transmission column?

Cos I have an RX but its all beige plastic...the only woodgrain I see is on the door handles...

Not that I'm complaining...I hate the wood look.

i like the woodgrain look but i now see the problem with the sorround is lol

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