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Old Sep 20, 2013 | 01:19 PM
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Hi everyone!

I just bought my first 350z a few months back and I'm currently looking to make it look/sound better!

First of all, I bought the car like this and I did not do anything to it. I plan on removing the stripe asap. The next thing I wanted to do was get an aftermarket exhaust on it, and I was thinking about getting this one
http://www.amazon.com/Infiniti-Nissan-Exhaust-Catback-System/dp/B008DJ5CNK/ref=au_as_r?ie=UTF8&Make=Nissan%7C67&Model=350Z%7C877&Year=2006%7C2006&carId=001&n=15684181&newCar=1&s=automotive&vehicleType=automotive#productDetails http://www.amazon.com/Infiniti-Nissan-Exhaust-Catback-System/dp/B008DJ5CNK/ref=au_as_r?ie=UTF8&Make=Nissan%7C67&Model=350Z%7C877&Year=2006%7C2006&carId=001&n=15684181&newCar=1&s=automotive&vehicleType=automotive#productDetails

I don't have TOO much cash to spend, seeings how I'm a college student, and I was really just looking to see if this is a decent exhaust system or not.

Thanks for your help!
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Old Sep 20, 2013 | 01:28 PM
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That looks like an HKS replica exhaust - if you do a search for that you'll find lots of information.
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Old Sep 20, 2013 | 01:34 PM
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LMAO please don't tell me you've had that stripe on for "a few months" Jesus it's horrible.

Welcome and take that off asap.

Wait are those wheels painted like that?

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Old Sep 20, 2013 | 01:35 PM
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Alright i'll search em up later. Thanks for responding! And yea man... I was gone for 1 of those months due to some field work I was doing... yea it is pretty bad huh? haha thanks
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Old Sep 20, 2013 | 01:45 PM
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Welcome. Hopefully you can do the car better than the previous owner..

roof fin, color matched wheel spokes, yellow calipers, side decal... all need to go!
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Old Sep 20, 2013 | 02:03 PM
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Man some serious work needs to be put it in.
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Old Sep 20, 2013 | 02:49 PM
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Hopefully that stripe isn't painted on..take back to stock and start over!
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Old Sep 20, 2013 | 03:08 PM
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x2 on removing the Stillen graphics. Congrats on the Z
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Old Sep 20, 2013 | 03:38 PM
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nice.. but yeah put her back to stock.. the exhaust doesn't look bad.. curious on your opinion after getting it
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Old Sep 20, 2013 | 05:52 PM
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i got the same exhaust except mine was of ebay for the same price its nice loud but not to loud and mine is stainless Steele
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Old Sep 20, 2013 | 07:55 PM
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thanks guys yea I know a lot needs done. Anyone else have any knowledge on that exhaust system I linked?
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Old Sep 20, 2013 | 08:26 PM
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^ I had those before (HKS Rep) and it sounded great. Wouldn't have sold it if it wasn't for the fact that I didn't want to chop my diffuser up to fit them.
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Old Sep 20, 2013 | 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Bmurray350z
Welcome. Hopefully you can do the car better than the previous owner..

roof fin, color matched wheel spokes, yellow calipers, side decal... all need to go!
i think what you're seeing is the reflection of the white picket fencing not roof fins. if it was in fact roof fins, omg.
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Old Sep 21, 2013 | 01:57 AM
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There is a reflection of the fence that looks like scallops along the edge, but I think he's talking about the antenna fin in the middle for the satellite radio.

I kinda like the stripe. It's better than a lot of the crap people do to their cars.

Nix the exhaust system. Save your ears.
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Old Sep 21, 2013 | 04:48 AM
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Dont order from that person on Amazon. I ordered it 3 weeks ago. On the day it was suppose to arrive i checked the tracking and UPS had sent it back and put an investigation on it. We called then to figure it out and then the UPS driver showed up. He said that the box was damaged and he thought there might be parts missing, so he sent it back. We talked to the company and they said they would 2 day ship us another. "cool right" WRONG the douchers sent it to another person with the same name as me in a different state. So Amazon is handling the claim and getting my money back. they sent us an email saying that it was UPS fault and that it wasnt theirs so please dont write a review on us. I'm waiting on my mony then writing a review.
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Old Sep 21, 2013 | 04:52 AM
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Oh! also the house it delivered to... the guy noticed that the box was damaged and saw my paperwork. He got my contact info and called me to tell me about it and said he was picking up bolts all the way up his driveway because that box was damaged and missing parts as well. 2 times they got it wrong with crappy shipping and blame UPS for it.
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Old Sep 21, 2013 | 05:50 AM
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Originally Posted by winchman
There is a reflection of the fence that looks like scallops along the edge, but I think he's talking about the antenna fin in the middle for the satellite radio.

I kinda like the stripe. It's better than a lot of the crap people do to their cars.

Nix the exhaust system. Save your ears.
yea not roof fins, just the antenna there haha. And I'll take a look at the other sellers then, thanks for that info!
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Old Sep 21, 2013 | 06:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Justin Gilbow
yea not roof fins, just the antenna there haha. And I'll take a look at the other sellers then, thanks for that info!
Not a problem bro, I like them also. I'm going back and forth between the HKS replica and a Megan Racing single exhaust. I just have to wait on the money to go back to me.
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Old Sep 21, 2013 | 06:38 AM
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Paint the wheels asap
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Old Sep 21, 2013 | 08:33 AM
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That stripe! ah kills the look of the Z its gotta go now. Congrats on your Z man enjoy it
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