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Congrats on the purchase. It sounds like you got a pretty good deal. I've never thought I would like racing stripes on a Z, but that looks very good. I like it. I also have a base model and have had it for 6 years. I don't miss the traction control, the vehicle dynamic control or any of the supposed "upgrades" ' I have yet found the need for the limited slip differential. The base is the lightest of them all and thus the best handling. I have put in aluminum pedals and HID lights so I am very happy with my Z. Good luck with your Z.
Im starting to think its a Base.....Grrrrr No spoiler, I didn't know that was an indication. I just assumed that if it was advertised as the performance then it was.....DOH
..... The lessons of buying my first car. Live and Learn, And I realize its not something used all the time but the trip from atlanta back to florida after I purchased it would of been really nice to have.Oh well.....Ive only had the car 2 weeks, but so far I am in love. All i really want to do is maybe get it repainted, and put in a nice Stereo/touch screen, And figure out what the best thing to do as far as making the head lights super white. Any suggestions on that? Is that something I could just buy from an auto zone or should I look else where.?
And if you haven't guessed cars aren't really my forté, Sportbikes are, But i really want to learn as much as I can about this car. The driver side window motor is gong bad, I found a thread on how to pull it and clean it, so I did that but unfortunately it didn't help, So ill be replacing that this weekend.
having a base model Z is still better than having like the best honda civic in the world! no offense to you civic lovers (if there are any?), it was just a terrible analogy! anyway, enjoy your new ride
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Congrats on the purchase. It sounds like you got a pretty good deal. I've never thought I would like racing stripes on a Z, but that looks very good. I like it. I also have a base model and have had it for 6 years. I don't miss the traction control, the vehicle dynamic control or any of the supposed "upgrades" ' I have yet found the need for the limited slip differential. The base is the lightest of them all and thus the best handling. I have put in aluminum pedals and HID lights so I am very happy with my Z. Good luck with your Z.
Im thinking of upgrading to black rims eventually, the ones that came on it have a few dings in them but nothing I cant live with for now,
Can anyone give me suggestions on what the best options are for head lights?
And the stripe is only on the hood, not the whole car. It also already has stillin exhaust and an Injen intake
Just Google "HID light kits". Lots of examples come up. I have the Brightstar lights but they are almost 6 years old. I bought mine from Importhookup.com but I don't think they are in business anymore.
Don't put any crappy plug and play HID kits into your headlights. Just buy a set of oem HID lights from ebay and sell yours. If you just want a white bulb, look for German Osram/Sylvania NightBreaker bulbs. You have to buy them from overseas, and don't confuse them with the crappy US Silverstar bulbs, but they are white and quite good. These bulbs are one of the the brightest and best performing aftermarket stock wattage bulbs according to many review sites.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Osram-Night-Brea...3%3A1|294%3A50
You could always get those cheap blue-coated bulbs off ebay for even whiter light, but your visibility will suffer a lot.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Osram-Night-Brea...3%3A1|294%3A50
You could always get those cheap blue-coated bulbs off ebay for even whiter light, but your visibility will suffer a lot.
Last edited by ambientflier; Jun 19, 2009 at 04:51 PM.
Anyway, they are good bulbs, and are noticeably whiter than stock. They aren't as white as a blue-coated bulb, but those put out a lot less light. It's probably the best you can do without getting HIDs. Buy two pairs, one for lows and one for highs.
I've got these on my Mazda6, and while they provide identical lighting to stock, the color looks to be about 4000K compared to about 3200K stock.
Last edited by ambientflier; Jun 20, 2009 at 11:51 AM.
Those halogen bulbs are going to cost almost as much as a plug and play HID kit. The HID kits are not crappy, I've had mine for almost 6 years and they still work perfectly. Here is a link......................
https://my350z.com/forum/body-exteri...-motoring.html
https://my350z.com/forum/body-exteri...-motoring.html
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Those halogen bulbs are going to cost almost as much as a plug and play HID kit. The HID kits are not crappy, I've had mine for almost 6 years and they still work perfectly. Here is a link......................
https://my350z.com/forum/body-exteri...-motoring.html
https://my350z.com/forum/body-exteri...-motoring.html
Last edited by ambientflier; Jun 20, 2009 at 02:12 PM.
I have an 04 performance and I have cruise control. Look right above where your left knee is when your in the car and see if theres a button that says VDC. If it's not there then they lied to you.
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thanks for the help with the bulbs guys, Yeah i just want them too look whiter is all, I dont like the yellowish look of the stock lights, But i did get an amp sub and new head unit in today, I took out the spare tire and put a 12 in the trunk, Turned out really nice did everything my self.
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damn i took those with my iphone they look shitty, I need to retake them with a digital, Its sounds great, Tomorrow im taking it out and Dynomating the whole trunk so it should sound a little better when its all finished
thanks for the help with the bulbs guys, Yeah i just want them too look whiter is all, I dont like the yellowish look of the stock lights, But i did get an amp sub and new head unit in today, I took out the spare tire and put a 12 in the trunk, Turned out really nice did everything my self.
