Hey people,
I have an 04.5 coupe and just noticed that it does not have a hood sensor in the engine bay. In other words, when you open the hood the door open warning light does not come on. I was installing the Insamamine ground kit and the instructions mentioned how I needed to remove the sensor bracket assembly to get to the ground wire. But there was nothing there. Now I'm curious as to whether my Z is missing the piece or if it was removed from the newer models.

Can you guys with an 04.5 Z coupe please check your engine bays and let me know if its there. I've attached a picture of what it looks like.

Thanks
ISH

 

no there isnt one. I have a 2004.5. The instructions for insaneamine's kit tells u that the 2004's dont have one. these are the actual printed directions that come with the kit.

 

thanks, I was working off the instructions I had printed from his website.

Now I'm curious.....why would they remove that feature from the newer models???

 

maybe because it was not needed in the first place?

 

Weird, a ton of cars come with hood pin sensors, good find

 

so they took it out of the 04's? Why the hell would they do that?

 

weight reduction

 

No hood sensors in the 2004 model as well as the 2004.5 models (my production date: 9/03). Why? I have no idea. Made installing the ground wires a bit easier though.........

 

I feel robbed... even though it's pointless... I still want one.

 

but the 04's have the knee pads though

 

Yes! Wouldnt you know the hood was opened if you opened it?? You wouldnt have to get back into the car for it to tell you that!
Now , to be a bit more serious - if your hood werent latched well- and you were going down the expressway at XXX miles per hour - it is possible ( has happened to autos over the years ) - the hood could fly up - block your vision - and you might run into an object / car that moved into your pathway. I've never had it happen to myself or anyone I have known personally.
Happy zzzzzzzzz-ing!

 

Knee pads???? I didnt get any withy mine!! Was I supposed to get a helmet and shoulder pads also??

 

The knee pads come on the 2004.5 models..........can also buy the inserts aftermarket from Nissan in needed. I went and sat in one with the pads and they're useless for me - knees didn't come anywhere close to the pads!!?? You need short legs and the seats pulled almost 3/4 to the front for them to be effective. I'm only 6' tall and prefer to drive with the seat drawn back aways & knees are nowhere close to the pads.

 

I wouldn't want to be that near the stearing wheel anyhow - those frakin air bags can give one major injuries also if one is too close!

 

I was working on my Dad's GMC truck and left the hood cracked while the engine was cooling off. The little lever arm was latched, but the part that has to be released from the inside wasn't. I went in for lunch and ended up getting distracted by something for the afternoon. I get a call from my sister later that the hood had flown open on her on the way down the road. No one was hurt, but the hood was bent all to pieces. I couldn't believe she went driving without noticing the hood was OPEN, but I guess things like this do happen.

 

The knee pads were included on the 2004's. My track has 'em and my build date was 11/03 (that's still 04, not 04.5, right?).

I'm 6'4" tall, and I love the knee pads, although my legs are so long that they're really more like "upper-calf" pads, but they still keep my leg off the center console.