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Thanks Chris From the best of my knowledge Scott, it's not the same as a Stagea (wish it was, would be a lot easier to track down) - thanks anyway

Hi guys, As the title suggests, I'm after a LHS wing mirror (JDM) for my V. There are plenty G35 ones available online, however, they are all manual folding. I'm after the JDM one (auto-folding) as I came back from dinner last evening (in Subiaco) to find this: Don't know who/why, however, just reaffirms the boredom in Perth's youth. Anyways, if anyone is selling or comes across one then please drop me a line. Lastly, I might try using Q Bond to try and glue it back, although I have my doubts. Any other suggestions on products/methods for bonding this back together? Thought it's worth a shot. Many thanks, Tarun

Cheers for the feedback guys. After posting this I managed to dig out an old box sent by the previous owner which contained the halogen headlight cradles to hold the H1 globe in place (which was a start). After a couple of hours, a crimp tool, some spade connectors and electrical tape, I managed to secure and mount the halogens in. Problem solved...for now. They look like absolute crap compared to the previous HIDs but just need to clear inspection and back in they go

Hi guys, Been a while since I've been on here, so howdy to all the new and old faces. I've got a bit of an issue. After 3 and a half years of owning my V, I got pulled over on the freeway and got slapped with a yellow sticker for having HID lights without the necessary 'protection'. I bought the car from Sydney with these on and upon bringing it to WA it went over the pits in O'Conner and passed registration without any issue. They are 4000k HIDs so brightness wasn't the problem, rather, they are not "self-levelling" nor do they have "washers" and therefore are deemed 'illegal' by virtue of ADR 13 and a few bits of legislation. I won't rant on about the cop's conduct, but let's just say he wasn't a pleasant chap. I wasn't speeding nor have I had any major prior run-ins with the police. He refused to believe it was factory fitted nor did he believe that it passed pits so I've lodged an official complaint with the department of transport and an 'investigation' is being undertaken by them as I refuse to pay the inspection fee for something which should have been picked up over the pits. Here's my dilemma, I took off the wheel and the splash-guards, got access to the headlight housing to find that the halogens which I bought won't simply "plug n play" into the existing HID housing (duh! ) I'll be ringing my mechanic on Monday to see what he can do, however, in the meantime does anyone know or has anyone attempted to convert their HIDs back to stock halogens? (I don't imagine there'll be a lot of people). I've read various articles about hacking away at the wiring loom, by-passing the HID ballast etc but it's all Greek to me so I won't venture up that road. Any suggestions guys? Does anyone know of a place/website where I can get OEM wiring and ballasts to put the halogens back in? Plan on selling the car over the next couple of months so don't want to spend too much $$$. Many thanks in advance! Tarun

That would be your in-cabin micro filter (for the aircon). It's located behind the glove-box. Pretty sure it means you're due for a change / clean (if it's non-disposable). http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/180603-incabin-micro-filter/

Welcome This looks like Dean's old car

Drop a line to V35_Paul - he had the same issue if I'm not mistaken - he may be able to give you a bit more insight into this.

Great setup there Mark. Would I be right in saying those A pillar splits are something from the top-shelf brands? - Looks like Morel to me but could be wrong. Do you mind walking us through your setup? Or if you've detailed it in another post could you kindly link us up? Cheers

Here you go:

You are probably not looking at the boot release, that's the indicator that lets you know when the seat is down. The internal boot release is located behind the floating centre console in the backseat ( the plastic bit between the 2 seats) just at the bottom of the backrest. Squeeze your fingers between the backrest and console, you should find a red cloth tab, you then pull it and the little button at the top of the seat will pop up, then U can open your boot.

Pretty straightforward, a suspension place can do it or even (if you're lucky) your local tyre place. I think I might give it a crack myself (with the help of a mate). If you're good at tinkering with your car (without stuffing it up ) then I think it shouldn't be a problem.

I've got a pair of Kinetix upper control arms (yet to be installed):- http://www.kinetixracing.com/kinetix_350Z_and_G35_front_camber_a-arms.aspx There are also other brands (Ichiba, Tanabe etc), however, I'm not too much in-the-know about what they go for these days. If you're going sway bars, Whiteline is probably the best bang-for-ya-buck and (correct me if I'm wrong) they also stock bushes - so U can save on shipping.

Lads, Was good seeing the old and a lot of new faces yesterday. Apologies for not sticking around for too long. Big thanks to Victor for taking the time and effort to organise these things. I know you're equally as busy as all of us and your dedication and enthusiasm to organising these sessions is fantastic. Look forward to our next cruise. Cheers Tarun

Nice setup mate. I've got the Kinetix HFCs, waiting for the Megan Y Pipe to be delivered in the next few days, can't wait to get it installed. Your stock Y pipe looks slightly different to the one I have on, mine looks very much like the one on the left in this photo:

Got quoted $1475 for the system (includes X pipe etc) from them. I think with the $US rate at the moment - people should dig into the overseas market. I saw a Borla true dual catback for $US1,100 a few weeks ago. Shipping was $US 300 - all up still works out cheaper than the X Force. Nonetheless, I've heard the X Force in action and it does sound good - also supports the local boys, which is always a good thing