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Did you buy the car from a dealership here in Australia? I am assuming you did, as to my knowledge you can't import any 2020 Skylines from Japan. In that case it is NOT a 400R and not a Skyline. It is a Q50 Infiniti That is why the insurance companies cannot find your model - a 2020 Nissan Skyline does not exist in Aus. Just because someone might have put Skyline badging and a 400R style front bumper on it, does not make it a Skyline. The people calling their Infinitis 400Rs are kidding themselves - they are not that car, and neither is yours I am pretty sure. Post a picture of your VIN plate - that will tell the story.
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On my ADM Infiniti G37 there is a soft button on the door handle (both driver and passenger side), that when pressed with your keys in proximity locks/unlocks the car (press once to unlock just the drivers door, press it twice quickly to unlock the passenger door as well). I assume the JDM V36 Skyline is the same. Yes, my boot does the same only opening approx. 1mm - you can barely tell it is popped open. And yes, the boot closes hard if you just push it down (like my kids constantly do).
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2001 V35 Skyline overheats
Nightcrawler replied to dac1313's topic in V Series (V35, V36, V37 & Infiniti)
You most likely have air in your system - V35 are notoriously hard to get air out of - use the top-most air bleed multiple times with multiple cool down/heat cycles to make sure there is no air in the system. The smallest amount can make your car run hot. But yes, as Duncan wisely said - we need much more info to diagnose intelligently for you -
Mod Plate and Engineers Certificate
Nightcrawler replied to nitznair's topic in V Series (V35, V36, V37 & Infiniti)
Sadly in SA the police won't care about nor recognise any form of mod plate or certification, as you could easily (and likely) have modified the car (in an illegal way) post-mod-certificate anyhow. They send you to the pits if they don't understand the car in any way, shape or form -
As said, if the km are too good to be true (and they are by half), then it might be wound back. Get a reputable odo check company to do a history on the car. Parts are easy, generally - most parts are available locally, or at worst out of Japan or the USA.
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V35 Nav and Language Swap
Nightcrawler replied to LoudOne666's topic in V Series (V35, V36, V37 & Infiniti)
Nope, the Russians (Xanavi) who did the translation no longer do it, as far as I am aware. It was not as simple as putting a disk in - the guy in each state who was their agent had to be online with them and put in codes from the GPS etc to unlock the maps and make the translation work. And no, no-one has gotten the maps to work. Putting an overlay over the screen and running Apple car play is the only (and expensive) option. -
wizlb, let me unequivocally guarantee you that you DON'T have a G35. There is no such thing as a right hand drive G35. G35s were made for the US market. If you have Infiniti badges or grille, or whatever else, they were fitted by someone wanting the Inifiniti badges on it either before or after it was grey market imported to Australia. You have a Japanese V35 grey import. Nissan hates V35s, as they were all imported here in direct competition with the 350Z they sold locally, and as I stated almost all Nissan dealerships won't touch a V35. If you have found one that will help you, then that is great, but that is not the experience most V35 owners have had over the years. On a related note, FYI G37s (which in Japan are called V36 Skylines and can only be imported to Aus in manufacturing years up until the end of 2012), however, were complied to Australian standards, have English buttons and everything works, and ARE Infinitis. FYI I had a V35 for 9 years, and have had my Aus delivered G37 for nearly 4 years.
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I assume it is a sedan - in that case then almost all of them are VQ30s in Australia (the 250GTs were too low power to be allowed import into Aus, and the VQ35-equipped 350GT GT-8 is the relatively rare/much-feared CVT model). My advice would be to find a decent auto electrician who actually knows Nissans. FYI ALL V35 coupes are VQ35s. Go to a Nissan specialist - they will sort you out in no time. And yes, it is most likely Cam sensors (replace BOTH even if only is faulty).
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Just thrown in for no reason!
Nightcrawler replied to doggido's topic in V Series (V35, V36, V37 & Infiniti)
Are you saying that you did 824.7km on a single tank of fuel?? That would be amazing. -
History Backtracking
Nightcrawler replied to S1mpl3_V1C's topic in V Series (V35, V36, V37 & Infiniti)
Here are many pics of the various iterations of bars and wheels for your enjoyment -
FYI you don't need that (or any) bolt to remove the rotors. Yes it might make it a tad easier if they are stuck on, but to be honest once the brake calipers are taken off, the rotors come off with a half decent whack or 2 with a hammer. Often they just come off in your hand with little or no persuasion.
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2008 Skyline 370gt auto doesn't start
Nightcrawler replied to G-noob's topic in V Series (V35, V36, V37 & Infiniti)
They do super weird things when the car battery is even the slightest amount flatter than it likes, or is failing/has failed. Try jump starting it with a safe/electrically shielded jumper set, or a plug-in starter/charger pack. -
History Backtracking
Nightcrawler replied to S1mpl3_V1C's topic in V Series (V35, V36, V37 & Infiniti)
Hi Paul, hope life is treating you well mate. Loving your Q60 pics btw - very jealous! -
History Backtracking
Nightcrawler replied to S1mpl3_V1C's topic in V Series (V35, V36, V37 & Infiniti)
Wow, that's my old car! I crashed it in Aug 2018 and it was a write-off (I assume stat write-off since it has been repaired and re-registered). I hit the front right hand corner and it damaged the bar, guard, light support (I think it snapped one of the headlight mounts), totalled the oil cooler, and cracked the front carbon fibre support (which was the main reason for the writeoff - insurance said the composite carbon front nose is around $15k brand new out of Japan). Does it still have the black SAFCII mounted where the ashtray used to be? -
It was 3 years ago that I took mine off - yes, maybe you have to pull the rotor off and unscrew it from inside the rotor. If your wheels were bad offset on the V35, chances are they will be much better offset (in terms of filling up the guards) on the V36. FYI I had 10 +12 offset wheels that sat flush on the back of my V35. With stock height and camber, they sat at least 3cm outside the guards on my V36, so no good. The fronts of 9.5 +20 sat flush on the V35, and poke out maybe 10-15mm on the V36, so they are usable, but really poked a bit much at stock height/camber.
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You need to get higher profile tyres, or if your car is lowered (which it looks like it might be), put it back to standard height. Yes it won't look as low and sleek, but alas, you will be able to drive without being terrified of scraping on everything. Pro tip for your next bumper bar - source a urethane front bar. You basically have to bring one in from the USA, and it will cost a lot, but they are significantly more flexible and forgiving. I killed 3 aftermarket fibreglass front bars before I learnt this tip, and then got a Nismo style urethane and it was amazing and unkillable. You can literally fold them in half and they spring back to their normal shape.
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Phone mounting brackets / cradles for V36
Nightcrawler replied to protik's topic in V Series (V35, V36, V37 & Infiniti)
Both of those that you posted are for the US market. If you put them as per the pics, your phone would be fully blocked by your steering wheel and inaccessible. If you mounted them inversely on the passenger side, your phone would be too far away from you effectively use as you would have to reach too far. I have an el-cheapo mount I bought off Aliexpress for a few bucks and it is great. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000155108239.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.6c054c4dQulDJf -
Yes, that is the ADM Infiniti G37 (2013)/renamed to Q60 (2014/2015) we have been talking about .... I own one
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How/where did you install the sensor, or is it electronic?