No Interior Scratches?
04-18-2018, 06:45 AM
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No Interior Scratches?
Hello everyone. I recently bought a 2003 350z with 155k miles. I must've been real lucky but the interior is absolutely perfect. No scatches whatsoever in the interior or broken parts. Im actually quite surprised because of the mileage. Almost every 350z ive seen has had a lot of scratches in the interior. did my car come with special paint in the interior? There are no signs of the interior parts being repainted.. My center console is a light grayish color and not the black color that scratches up that most 350z's have. Were there certain 350's that had interiors that didn't scratch? I know this sounds dumb but i even tried using my nail to check and see if paint would rub off and it didn't haha. Did I just get lucky with mine?? What do you guys think.
Last edited by Bernardo Z33; 04-18-2018 at 06:47 AM.
04-18-2018, 08:07 AM
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I think you got lucky with the fact that you came across a 350Z without a scratched interior, but I don't think your Z's interior durability is any different than the rest of them. You just came across a well cared for Z.. As far as my Z, I'm almost 100% sure the PO was a female that had long nails and wore high heels constantly because of the circular scratches around the HVAC ***** and the 4in. rip right under the dead pedal. 
04-18-2018, 08:58 AM
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I've wondered this too as my '03 is scratch free while everyone else's seems to be a mess.
I have some clear coat peel just above the cruise control "accel" button... but that is it. Door panels, arm rest, center console, etc, all look NEW. People are always shocked when they look inside. Now my gear shift **** is a mess, the clear coat is long gone and the leather is getting pretty bad too. I just hit 75K miles, as the previous owner garage queened the car.
I wonder if metal watch bands are to blame, I wear a sports watch which is resin/plastic so it doesn't tear up the arm rests.
I have some clear coat peel just above the cruise control "accel" button... but that is it. Door panels, arm rest, center console, etc, all look NEW. People are always shocked when they look inside. Now my gear shift **** is a mess, the clear coat is long gone and the leather is getting pretty bad too. I just hit 75K miles, as the previous owner garage queened the car.
I wonder if metal watch bands are to blame, I wear a sports watch which is resin/plastic so it doesn't tear up the arm rests.
04-18-2018, 01:10 PM
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Mine only has 50k miles but still has 0 scratches. The only ones in it are from me getting into the panels to replace stuff.
I get a few scratches but like above some Z’s look worse than movie trucks I’ve seen. God only knows how or why someone needed to put interior to that much use on a cramped sports car.
I get a few scratches but like above some Z’s look worse than movie trucks I’ve seen. God only knows how or why someone needed to put interior to that much use on a cramped sports car.
04-18-2018, 02:34 PM
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My 03 is the same it’s not actually black it’s a dark Smokey grey and I doesn’t look repainted but is completely scratch free with 44k on it. My
old 04 back in 2008 had same miles but with the normal interior paint scratches you see in most Zs. The paint was more of a black and just alittle shinier
old 04 back in 2008 had same miles but with the normal interior paint scratches you see in most Zs. The paint was more of a black and just alittle shinier
04-19-2018, 05:35 AM
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I'm starting to think 2003 models had a different paint on the inside that was more durable. like livin z life said my interior also isn't black. Its like a smokey gray color. I think I remember reading somewhere that when nissan changed the color to black they used cheap paint on later models.
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04-19-2018, 05:37 AM
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04-19-2018, 05:38 AM
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My 03 is the same it’s not actually black it’s a dark Smokey grey and I doesn’t look repainted but is completely scratch free with 44k on it. My
old 04 back in 2008 had same miles but with the normal interior paint scratches you see in most Zs. The paint was more of a black and just alittle shinier
old 04 back in 2008 had same miles but with the normal interior paint scratches you see in most Zs. The paint was more of a black and just alittle shinier
04-19-2018, 05:40 AM
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I've wondered this too as my '03 is scratch free while everyone else's seems to be a mess.
I have some clear coat peel just above the cruise control "accel" button... but that is it. Door panels, arm rest, center console, etc, all look NEW. People are always shocked when they look inside. Now my gear shift **** is a mess, the clear coat is long gone and the leather is getting pretty bad too. I just hit 75K miles, as the previous owner garage queened the car.
I wonder if metal watch bands are to blame, I wear a sports watch which is resin/plastic so it doesn't tear up the arm rests.
I have some clear coat peel just above the cruise control "accel" button... but that is it. Door panels, arm rest, center console, etc, all look NEW. People are always shocked when they look inside. Now my gear shift **** is a mess, the clear coat is long gone and the leather is getting pretty bad too. I just hit 75K miles, as the previous owner garage queened the car.
I wonder if metal watch bands are to blame, I wear a sports watch which is resin/plastic so it doesn't tear up the arm rests.
04-19-2018, 05:42 AM
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I think you got lucky with the fact that you came across a 350Z without a scratched interior, but I don't think your Z's interior durability is any different than the rest of them. You just came across a well cared for Z.. As far as my Z, I'm almost 100% sure the PO was a female that had long nails and wore high heels constantly because of the circular scratches around the HVAC ***** and the 4in. rip right under the dead pedal.
04-19-2018, 05:34 PM
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03 and early 04 had the gunmetal finish, it doesn't scratch easy because it doesn't have the rubberized finish like all other years, all other black items in the car for those years will have a metallic black paint instead of the rubberized matte black. Also the silver trim on the 06+ is shiny and 05-will be satin instead. Any more questions?
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04-19-2018, 06:48 PM
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'06, 106k. Black rubber.
If I look at it wrong it's scratched.
#lifeinthefastlane
If I look at it wrong it's scratched.
#lifeinthefastlane
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04-20-2018, 04:24 AM
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03 and early 04 had the gunmetal finish, it doesn't scratch easy because it doesn't have the rubberized finish like all other years, all other black items in the car for those years will have a metallic black paint instead of the rubberized matte black. Also the silver trim on the 06+ is shiny and 05-will be satin instead. Any more questions?
04-20-2018, 10:11 AM
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In a sense it's not a dowgrade, it's matte and has a soft feel, so it is nicer. I don't think they knew how terrible it was going to hold up over the years. The 04.5 and 05 were probably fresh and didn't scratch so they used even more in 06+. I like how it feels and looks but this is the second waterfall dash pieces I buy and I'm not about to spend another $500 so it can start scratching in a few years lol.
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