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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 04:06 PM
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So as some of you no I've been trying to ditch the Z for quite sometime now. I finally sucked it up today and just took it in to an infiniti dealership and traded it in. I'm now rolling in an 05 G35 Sedan! I love this thing. Its not as fast as the Z but man is it smooth. It feels like riding in my boss' S430 benz almost. Anyone got any links where someone did a nav/audio install on one that looks clean? from what i understand you can't really put an aftermarket headunit in these without alot of extra $$$






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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 05:33 PM
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i believe theres a new upper center console piece that a company sells for a single or double din setup. youll really like your g. i dont wanna drive the z all the time, so i picked up an 03 g sedan, and damn do i love it too lol. your have heated seats or no, cus mine sure dont lol
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 08:17 PM
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yup got the heated seats. All i need are some wheels and a nav. anyone got any ideas for wheels on a lakeshore slate G?
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Welcome to the club. I have had my 05 for 2 months now and i love it. Gas mileage sucks (even compared to my thirsty modified Z) but it is a treat to drive daily.

I decided to keep my stock 17's on mine as the ride is very nice and the tires are CHEAP! If i change down the road, i really like the M45s wheels.

As far as nav, there have been several people selling the OEM 05 Nav over on g35driver. I dont know how hard the swap is. Really the only other option is the JDM OEM Double din kit.
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Old Mar 10, 2009 | 06:09 AM
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Nice! Congrats Dan! Glad to see you're still going to be apart of the Z/G community.
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Welcome to the club. I have had my 05 for 2 months now and i love it. Gas mileage sucks (even compared to my thirsty modified Z) but it is a treat to drive daily.

I decided to keep my stock 17's on mine as the ride is very nice and the tires are CHEAP! If i change down the road, i really like the M45s wheels.

As far as nav, there have been several people selling the OEM 05 Nav over on g35driver. I dont know how hard the swap is. Really the only other option is the JDM OEM Double din kit.
what kind of mileage are you getting out of curiouisity?


Also, I've seen all the 05 oem nav setups for sale on g35 driver and am aware of most of my aftermarket options but I've heard that its really tricky (more so than a z or any other regular car) and that you can end up losing your AC. Any word on this?
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i test drove a G35HR a couple weeks ago and instantly fell in love with it....now i just need the dough to pick it up.....
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Mine is a 5AT and so far in my 8 or so tanks, i have gotten 17,19,18,20,17,20,18,20 mpg per tank. I drive about 25 miles round trip per weekday and then it varies on the weekend. 2/3 of my driving is city.

It does get better gas mileage when i accelerate moderately. When i go easy on it, it gets worse. My blazer is the same way.
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http://g35driver.com/forums/g35-sedan-2003-2006-15/

you'll find EVREYTHING you need
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yup got the heated seats. All i need are some wheels and a nav. anyone got any ideas for wheels on a lakeshore slate G?
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You would be surprised. The 05 G35 Sedan is fast. It has the REV-UP engine, do a Motordyne MREV2 swap on it, and it will beat a stock 350z 03-06. It is the lightest of the bunch too. In some cases it weighs less than the 350z did.

You can put a aftermarket unit in it. www.g35driver.com has the info, JDM Radio Benzel is what you need.

I had a 05 G35 Sedan 6mt as well. I got around 21 city and 28-29 highway with it on average.

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So as some of you no I've been trying to ditch the Z for quite sometime now. I finally sucked it up today and just took it in to an infiniti dealership and traded it in. I'm now rolling in an 05 G35 Sedan! I love this thing. Its not as fast as the Z but man is it smooth. It feels like riding in my boss' S430 benz almost. Anyone got any links where someone did a nav/audio install on one that looks clean? from what i understand you can't really put an aftermarket headunit in these without alot of extra $$$
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Originally Posted by bbs350z
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you mean the gunmetal ones like i just got rid of? what kind do you think would look good on there?
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Originally Posted by SOLO-350Z
You would be surprised. The 05 G35 Sedan is fast. It has the REV-UP engine, do a Motordyne MREV2 swap on it, and it will beat a stock 350z 03-06. It is the lightest of the bunch too. In some cases it weighs less than the 350z did.

You can put a aftermarket unit in it. www.g35driver.com has the info, JDM Radio Benzel is what you need.

I had a 05 G35 Sedan 6mt as well. I got around 21 city and 28-29 highway with it on average.


Are you sure the 5AT has the rev up? I figured it would've been like my 05 Z in which the 5AT's came with the standard 287hp motor
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4 door is a bit unusual but pretty cool. I would love to have the all-wheel drive version (G35x?) for snow.
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does anyone know if this uses the same size drop in filter as the Z?
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Originally Posted by DanielW
Are you sure the 5AT has the rev up? I figured it would've been like my 05 Z in which the 5AT's came with the standard 287hp motor
Sorry didn't see it was a 5AT. You are right it doesn't have the REV-UP.

Yes it uses the same drop in filter.
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Originally Posted by DanielW
Are you sure the 5AT has the rev up? I figured it would've been like my 05 Z in which the 5AT's came with the standard 287hp motor
the 05 5AT power was rated at 280 which is up from the 03-04 260. The 6MT got the 298 hp rev-up motor.
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 07:18 AM
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ok and so i guess the intake tube tube and exhaust restrict that other 7 hp? I ordered a k&n drop in filter last night to throw in there hoping on getting a little gas mileage boost. Anyone know what i can expect in terms of gas mileage with a K&N?
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So I've been noticing that everytime the car has been sitting for a while and i start it up and get moving, right at the begining there is a strange sound that comes from the front drivers side part of the car. It might even be coming from the wheel area. It's almost like a sort of short creaking sound (best description i got) and it only happens once and then its like whatever it is is popped into place or something and it doesn't do it anymore until the next time the car has sat for a while. Any ideas?
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glad u got the better version of the sedan..i think all the other ones are ugly as hell..
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