So my roadster has 32k miles and I took it into the dealer for the first time to just get warranty stuff done. I've been wanting to go for a while but have just been lazy.

I decided to tell them to look at the top to see if I could get a new one. There was one section of stitching that looked like it might become a problem down the road. I honestly expected to get denied since the problem is so minor and could likely fit under wear and tear, but I just told the guy that I read there are problems and I'm concerned about it becoming a problem in the future. No questions asked he ordered me a new top. It's good for other reasons as well, since I have a very small white spot (likely from paint) that I've yet to completely remove, and it's faded a little since new.

I have the navy blue top and love the navy on the silver Z.

FYI, the other major problems I'm having looked at are:

1) Left speakers don't work most of the time when playing from CD
1a) They ordered me a new head unit
2) I get a suspension clunk when going over small bumps at slower speeds.

 

So they ordered you a new top...no pics taken...no talks with the warranty manager...no need for Nissan Headquarters approval...is that right?

 

haha i had to get warranty approval for my 06 headlights gettin water into them .and this guy gets a top just like that...lol

thats awesome dude

 

was this done in austin?

 

Yeah, Town North in Austin.

Well I don't know what the service manager did, but I dropped the car off yesterday and he called me a few hours later and told me I could likely plan on picking my car up on Friday. He said they ordered the top yesterday and it'd get here on Wednesday.

He spoke as if he just ordered the top without hesitation.

visionboy - The service writer's name was Eric.

 

If we can see the tear in the top that the customer is talking about when the Z comes into my dealership 9/10 times we just order a new top right there. No approval needed.

 

Hey bleu...you work for a super great Dealer.I brought my '04 ZR in last Wednesday...called again yesterday & they said that they would have an answer by this week-end. here's some pics...you can see the plastic re-enforcement coming through above the seam and a smaller cut just below...(it's those white spots).

 

Mine is slightly worse than yours.

This is a picture of another user's top, but mine is essentially the same, but not quite as significant, maybe half the size:

 

Uggghh mine looks like that. I don't think replacing it with the same top is a good long term solution.

 

Well newer is better than older.

Plus on sunny days if you look from inside of the car I can actually see sunshine shining through. Albeit it hasn't leaked at all during carwashes I thought it could grow into a larger problem. I don't drive the car in the rain so it's more of a issue I'd like fixed for resale/future owners of the car.

 

Yea thats warrantable, the best thing that I can tell you to do though to try and make your top last as long as it can is get some of the special treatment that they make for them to lengthen the life.

A friend of mine that I go to school used some on his GT mustang this past week and it totally changed the look of his top from a somewhat whitened/grayed black top to a deep deep black with somewhat of a shine. He told me that as he was putting it on he could feel the top getting looser and more flexible under his hands. Ill ask him tommorrow what the name of the treatment was that he used.

 

I did use 303 at least 4 treatments. I just hope they come up with a better version because I was planning on giving the Z to my bastard son when he comes hunting for me 18 years later. Otherwise I'm joining the 335i bandwagon.

 

I also have an 04 Roadster that has a bad top. I now have 34,756 miles on her and I waited until today to take it in and give them the LONG laundry list of Warranty repairs it needs.
After the service Manager regained his breath from looking over the long list, he said everything should be covered. He inspected the top and said without hesitation that he would get the new one ordered. So, we will see how long it takes!

 

what was on your list?

 

1: Top Replacement
2: CD Player Skips
3: Seat belt's did not retrack well
4: Fuel filler recall
5: Head light covers are fogged up
6: Fuel filler door not opening properly
7: Plastic door under dash for plug in not closing
8: Plastic door for Nav not opening properly
9: Noise in rear of car when backing up
10: Car pulls to the right-All the time

 

damn man, good luck there

 

My nav door doent work at all now...ive had my Z for 2 years and it has 14,000 miles on her...do you think they'll replace it?

 

Going in Monday for the Top replacement.

 

2 yrs only 14k miles? what do you do ? leave it in the garage sitting? I have mine for 2yrs and i have almost 40k. but then this is my daily driver.

 

I got that beat, 2 1/2 years and only 4k miles

I mostly drive my FX35, only time I use the Roadster is when I head to the beach on weekends, otherwise it pretty much sits in the garage...