Hello all!! My hubby and I just bought a gently loved 04 350 Z Touring Roadster on Tuesday. We absolutely love it and were so excited to have a fun/weekend car. The Z we got has Nav, ventilated leather seats, 6 speed manual, Magnaflow duel exhaust, and only 50K miles. We searched for the last month for the perfect car and after test driving an '02 Porsche Boxster and an '08 Mazda MX-5 (our daily drivers are a '09 Mazda 6 and a '10 Mazda CX-7) we decided the Z was the best option. So excited to be apart of the community!

 

Forgot to attach pics!!

 

I about had a heart attack when I saw the first pic! Looks like bad clearcoat until you see it's just the reflection of the sky haha. Looking good, glad you guys are loving the Z. Welcome!

 

Welcome to the forum, and congrats on your purchase

 

Welcome and congratulations.

 

Lol yea if you just glance you can't tell it's a reflection of the clouds. I came out of the store and another z came and parked next to me. I have noticed that since we got it other z owners wave. I remember it was like that when I had a mustang. Another thing is it's funny the faces of people when they see that I prefer to drive manual (bc I'm a girl).

 

Great decision! You'll have so much Fun. Sounds like
You will take great care too. Enjoy!

 

Congrats on the new car and welcome!

 

Has anyone ever bought the updated nav DVDs from Nissan? It still has the 03 edition nav DVD so I need to update it.

 

Welcome and congratulations! Nice seats. Be sure to check out the following threads:

https://my350z.com/forum/2003-2009-n...questions.html

https://my350z.com/forum/2003-2009-n...e-posting.html

 

Just got back from getting some quotes for modifications. We are going to reupholster the seats so that they are all leather instead of the ventilated part being cloth. Going to do them in electric blue with black sections with the shifter leather being blue. Also some blue led lighting on the gauges. Going to black out the tail lights, turning signals in the back. Eventually get black rims with electric blue pin striping on them. What does everyone think?

 

welcome and congrats

 

Nothing wrong with girls driving a manual. I taught my daughter to drive a manual when she got her license at 16. She is now 27 and still prefers driving a manual transmission.

 

Yea my dad taught me when I was 16. We traded in one of our cars(our only manual) last year for a suv and ever since then we have been wanting a fun car that was manual. I'm 25 and I prefer manual too. Ever since I had a supra when I was 17 I have been into cars lol.

 

Looking to reupholster my frost seats... What's the going rate for that type of work if you don't mind my asking?

Also, the Z wave is definitely there! Haha I came from the Mustang world too, and us oldschool 5.0 guys all would give the nod, whether cruising around town or at the track.

 

Hi, welcome to the forum (we’re in desperate need of a little more beauty to counteract some of the beasts here). (I kid) I have the same car, same year, and same color as you. It’s my daily driver and has been exceedingly reliable.

One thing to keep in mind, is that the convertible top needs some extra attention compared to the coupe model. Every now and then, use a specialty top fabric cleaner followed up by an application of top protectant. I use RagTop products. Also every few years, all the top actuation gears, linkages, and pivots need lubrication. There are 5 electric motors to power all the top functions and if all the linkages don’t move smoothly it’s very hard on the motors. This is not all that much extra service and it’s kept my top working and looking good for the past 8 years.

 

I don't want to sound mean, but am I the only one who thinks these mods sound absolutely awful???? Please don't do them.

 

The quote I got was 1600-1800. Keep in mind the Z I own has the upgraded ventilated seats. Right now where the ventilation comes through is cloth with rest being leather. Well when I get them reupholstered I'm going to get them completely leather wrapped and use perforated leather where there is cloth now. The foaming is all good on it so the only thing that needs replacing is the leather (which is just a little cracked). I was looking at some 'do it yourself' kits online and those ran about 500-600, but they were pretty plain jane. I wanted to get something unique and custom.

 

We got kinda lucky on the top because it has a tear in it and the dealership is replacing it for use when it comes in. I was hoping to get some info on reliability of the convertible top motors. Do you have the one with the Nav in it? I'm trying to decide if i want to buy the upgraded dvd for that from Nissan, if it was worth it. I'm used to being the only girl when it comes to my love for cars. Its always funny when we go car shopping and the dealerships are always shocked by what I know or require for a car lol. When we were looking for a fun car I had to tell one guy 3 times that yes I was sure I wanted manual.

 

I know the majority of people want to lower or put body kits on them, but we cannot do anything like that due to our storm shelter. We already had to construct a ramp to get it in the garage. Is it the color that you think is so bad?