dcains

iTrader: (15)

I'm with Mic, in that the outside of my Z looks mostly stock, except for a Blitz rear spoiler, stubby antenna. JDM fender lights, and Rays LMGT4 wheels:







I've done a lot of interior mods, though, and you'll find the quality of materials Nissan used on these cars can be pretty poor. The center console and door pulls were badly peeling, so I hydrodipped all those parts:







Shift *****, handbrake handles, boots, short shifters (or extended shifters) are also easy mods that can change the interior quite a bit:



And, I like lighting mods, too:









Some will call that last one "ricey", but I like it, and I'm all for improved visibility. The stuff you can't see is full OEM Nismo suspension (springs, shocks, bushings), Hotchkis sway bars, Nismo S-Tune exhaust, and Brembo brakes.

So, there are plenty of somewhat inexpensive things you can do to individualize your Z, all can be done to your taste, and all will be criticized by someone. Do what you like, but take your time, and if you're going to install some new parts, do the work properly.

jsteele5

man i really like those front blinker/side markers. where did you get them?

dcains

iTrader: (15)

They're OEM Nissan parts - any dealer can order them. And, I'll take my $10 now:

http://www.carbunk.com/owner-manuals...-owners-manual

jsteele5

i have this owners manual in my car but it doesnt show what fuse is what. it doesnt give me a diagram

jsteele5

Dcains, what did you wire your interior lights to? It came with a negative and positive wire that powers the control box or a cig adapter but the cig adapter doesn't push enough power to keep the lights on unless I give it gas

dcains

iTrader: (15)

Oh, I see what you're asking. This is as close as I can come:

https://my350z.com/forum/exterior-an...ight-fuse.html

dcains

iTrader: (15)

They're actually wired to the dome lights. See this:

https://my350z.com/forum/body-interi...different.html

tampa_joey

oh- and to the OP- dcains has indeed done some plasti-dip himself.......lol - now - to see if you can find the story ....
(and to dcains- i thought perhaps i saw your car around my side of town recently- but after seeing the picture of the spoiler and side markers- nope- it wasnt you)

dcains

iTrader: (15)

I think 75% of the '08 cars are carbon silver. It was the only 6MT base I could find, and I searched for months, all over FL. I wanted San Marino Blue or Nogaro Red.

dcains

iTrader: (15)

Hint - not on the Z.

MicVelo

Essentially correct. The money into my car is all hidden underneath, not worn on the outside (although a couple of minor things are in the "2017 Cars Plans" and already in my garage waiting patiently). And determined by ME what it needed for my driving type and skills. No consensus here.

I spent $2,495. in 1978 on the driver. Wuzzat in 2017 dollars? Any guesses? FWIW, it's $9,137.29 today.

Moral of story: Equivalent 4-day racing/pre-licensing class at Bondurant today is $5,499.* Still cheap (and hasn't caught up with inflation) for a lifetime of driving pleasure that will never go away. Besides the skills you learn about driving itself, you learn a lot about yourself, your limitations, your temperment.

The point is, a skilled driver can take a reasonable amount of horsepower and turn it into more fun than a numbnut lamea$$ in a 2x ponied supercar.


* This is for one of the top courses, taught in a Viper and Formula cars. (My trainers were Datsun 810s, 280Zs, and Formula Fords, waaaay slower than today's cars but all the principles apply the same.) There are 1, 2, 3 day HP driving courses available starting at $1300.

[ Mic steps off soapbox ]

MicVelo

So it's not rice.

It's pasta if on your Alfas and Spätzle on your BMWs.

dboyzalter

iTrader: (3)

Well I am most deff a ricer.




And everyone is still pretty nice to me, except t-bo he never sends the good pictures.

turboed350z

Dboy has a junkyard at his house so dont listen to him heb it comes to parts. Hes gets free stuff while the rest of us have to buy our parts.

Back on subject, parts for the z arent cheap. I just bought 2 a weapon R (cheaper brand) coolant tank and power steering tank for around 125 bucks. 350z maybe an import, but parts comes at a price.

​Plenty of mods you can so that will look good without costing too much. Wraping a few accented piece will cost you 25 bucks. Wrap the roof for 50 and the car looks clean without the cheap ricer look of plastidip.

turboed350z

Because your hoods is gross. I love carbon fiber, but when its yellow, its gross. Just take the g35 hood and mold it to fit the 350z and ill be nice to you lol

jsteele5

Too much work for me lol I just need to find my damn audio or headlight fuse!! The diagram above is the under the hood fuse box. I can't find the interior diagram

dboyzalter

iTrader: (3)

Its called patina, makes it more valuable.

tampa_joey

come on OP - dont fail us now- there are indeed "pictures" of the fuse box diagrams. all of the fuse boxes... all over the interwebz

dboyzalter

iTrader: (3)

Just from memory im pretty sure its that one.



Although I didnt check... And im a bit disoriented when its just laying on a storage bin.

dboyzalter

iTrader: (3)

I might have been looking at it upside down.