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Old 11-30-2005, 10:45 AM
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MY SPEEDO, TACH, TEMP. GAUGES, AND STEERING COLUMN ARE POORLY ALIGNED WITH THE REST OF THE DASH. THEY ARE TILTED TO THE RIGHT. MY TRUNK HATCH IS ALSO POORLY ALIGNED. THE GAPS BETWEEN THE HATCH AND THE BUMPER VARY FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER. AND TO TOP IT OFF MY EXHAUST IS ALSO UNLEVEL. DOES ANYONE ELSE NOTICE OR HAVE ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR Z?

I LOVE THE Z, BUT THE CONSTRUCTION AND ASSEMBLY OF IT (MINE ATLEAST) IS POOR.

I FIND MYSELF POSTING MORE THREADS ABOUT THE CONS OF MY Z, THAN THE PROS. I GUESS I NIEED TO STOP PICKING HER APART AND START RECOGNIZING HER GOOD QUALITIES.
Old 11-30-2005, 10:48 AM
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I cant hear you when you’re shouting.
Old 11-30-2005, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by davidv
I cant hear you when you’re shouting.
Me either what'd he say?
Old 11-30-2005, 10:51 AM
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Weird I have never had those problems, maybe you just have a defect Z.
Old 11-30-2005, 10:53 AM
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Nope. And i wouldnt buy it if i saw those defects.
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Originally Posted by xcmpx
Me either what'd he say?


wow you guys spend to much time on line!!!!


he is not shouting he is typing in caps...lol get a life!
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Sorry about the caps fellas. I'll stop yelling.
Old 11-30-2005, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Slvr05z
Sorry about the caps fellas. I'll stop yelling.

no need to be sorry since you are not yelling, you just type in caps...lol
Old 11-30-2005, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Slvr05z
Sorry about the caps fellas. I'll stop yelling.
ITS ABOUT TIME.

Take your car back to the dealer or sell it and get a proper Z. So many of his love our Z's construction!
Old 11-30-2005, 11:02 AM
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If you tilt you head to the left everything will look alined!!!lol!!!
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Originally Posted by cessna
If you tilt you head to the left everything will look alined!!!lol!!!

His Z is set up for racing ovals, that's why they are leaned to the right. The dealer has a fix for this problem. Some people forgot to specify when they ordered their Z's about this issue. When you are driving the oval tracks high banks, the guages will appear level.

This is your brain on drugs
Old 11-30-2005, 11:43 AM
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My exhaust is misaligned too. I figured it's just one of those things... doesn't really matter, and you can't notice unless you stare at it for a long time.
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Wow, I Had No Problem What So Ever Like That With My Z. Of Corse Once You Start Swapping Ot Parts For Aftermarket Stuff, Then Your Stuff Will Stop Fitting Right. Luckly I Am Very Attention To Detial Oriented. I Make Everything Perfect Before It Goes On For Good.
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The alignment of the instrument pod and the dash is an optical illusion. It appears improper because your head is high to the left, and your line of vision is low to the right. So the dash looks bent.

Sit between the two seats with half your buttocks straddling the right seat, and half straddling the left. Look straight ahead and DO NOT MOVE YOUR HEAD. With your eyes, look left then right, then to the center again. See how much better everything is?
Old 11-30-2005, 11:59 AM
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what the hell is going on ?
goto the dealer and complain not the forum bro
on top of that... when u were test driving the car... u didnt see it?
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The steering wheel can also be aligned. Get under the car a disconnect this thing. Turn it a bit. Put it back together again.
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I Plan On Taking Her To Dealer When It Is Time For My Next Oil Change. All Of These Problems Are Minor, But When I Recognized Them The First Time, They Tend To Keep Eating At Me. The More Time You Spend In And Around Your Car, The More You See Things That Are Imperfect. This Is Why I Did Not See These Small Defects When I Made My Purchase. It's Like Buying A House, Although Less Money, You Don't Notice All The Little Impefections Until You Have Lived In It. Ps I Am Not Shouting......
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Did you buy it salvaged or something? I don't think I heard of these problems before. Why must you make such a statement with caps?
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Originally Posted by Slvr05z
I Plan On Taking Her To Dealer When It Is Time For My Next Oil Change. All Of These Problems Are Minor, But When I Recognized Them The First Time, They Tend To Keep Eating At Me. The More Time You Spend In And Around Your Car, The More You See Things That Are Imperfect. This Is Why I Did Not See These Small Defects When I Made My Purchase. It's Like Buying A House, Although Less Money, You Don't Notice All The Little Impefections Until You Have Lived In It. Ps I Am Not Shouting......
You spent precious seconds holding the *shift key with that frequency.

GOsh, Noobs these days need so much TLC.
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ive never seen anything like that


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