Stuart McK

Daisu, to clarify, the English menu conversion so far if for the Series 1 - conversion for the Series 2 is still under development. In the meantime, those with Series 2's need to rely on threads like this for updates or info on what others have otherwise learnt.

2005 350GT, mature age driver and my daughter is not allowed to drive it! NRMA - $980 with windscreen option 65% No Claim Discount, multi-policy discount

Spong, belay that! It looks like it's a standard DVD-ROM data disk. ImgBurn should do the trick with a dual layer DVD.

Win4ever, I'm in Australia. Happy to help - I assume we're not breaking copyright by copying the DVD so... I'll give it a crack and let you know the cost of media + postage. If it's trivial I wont worry about it. Spong, you mentioned that you've made a copy of yours which I resume is a similar format & media. Any tricks? What software did you use to rip and re-burn?

I've got the 2004-05 DVD and the earlier DVD unit (no button). Haven't put it in though, as I have driven a car with it left in and, frankly, I really don't need to know that I'm at the bottom of a harbour in Japan (which it kept showing me). Then there was that Japanese lady who greeted me when the nav screen popped up - cute, but as I don't speak Japanese... I wouldn't worry about it personally. Other suggestions that Chris had previously was to swap out the tuner (in the boot under the shroud to left of spare tire) with an alternate, or to use the LCD for a reverse camera which can be wired in. All too hard and expensive for me though - I'm just going to wait for the conversion DVD which will hopefully put some English words to the car stats menu options.

Thanks Spong. Seeing as how we're talking websites I've found this one to be the most useful summary for the 2004, 2005 & 2006 V35 - http://www.jlimports.com.au/nissan-skyline-350gt-v35-coupe . Doesn't have an equivalent page for the Stagea though...

Andy65, thanks. I've got my hand up for a Series II conversion. [hey, if I post 7 more of these I can then PM you ]

Spong - again, thanks. With each response from you I learn a little more about the jap'isms of the car. As Win4ever correctly pointed out, my car is a 2004.12 Series II (which was sold to me as a 2005 model because it was first registered in Feb '05 - @$#@$). The ETC system is installed alongside the Sat Nav DVD above the glovebox - I could see it would take a card and now I understand what for. Now if only I can work out why the rear view mirror has an electrical wire attached to it... Andy65b - I understand. I merely asked for an update because I could only find threads regarding the Series I conversion and reading that the "carwings" version conversion was a whole other ball-game. What was the cost for the Series I conversion DVD - any idea? Win4ever - TV wont be much good unless you wire in an alternate tuner and (possibly) antennae - refer other threads here from Sensei Chris & Co. Forget the Sat Nav, as it's cheaper just to buy a TomTom! However, you can still get good information from the car stats available to you on the LCD screen, such as fuel economy and distance remaining for tank (that screen also has an option to show a history of its economy as a bar chart), and distance to next service (configurable). It's trial-and-error using the joystick, until we see a conversion. The magic key is the menu button (top row - 3rd or 4th?), using the rightmost bottom key to cancel out of each option. Also worth downloading the 2005 manual from here, remembering that it's for the left-hand drive G35 - http://psedog.com/cars/fsm/g35/coupe/ All-in-all very happy with the car. Now just hanging out for the conversion DVD...

Thanks for the update Spong. I'll watch the forum for more updates. My Series II is one of the first (23 December 2005) and it doesn't have a carwings button - although it does have a carwings option on the computer LCD (along with ETC, which I assume is related to the Nav Sat). I also have a AutoDJ and another button just below my rear view mirror which I haven't worked out yet - makes nice "beeps" but that's about it. I assume the AutoDJ refers to an audio option which is not enabled. I need Indiana Jones and the Rosetta Stone to work this bugger out!

Spong, thanks - all makes sense. My V35 is a Series II so I assume that I have the carwings version and therefore good for little - I may as well get some console space back by poking the cable back down the hole... Win4ever - hope you enjoy your new car also. I thought the conversion by the Russians is for the Series I, rather than the Series II. If they are doing the latter too - woohoo! Can anyone else confirm either way?

Hi team. I have just returned from a 2,500Klm trip to try out my new 2005 350GT coupe - beautiful car to drive as a tourer. I have noted a couple of things though, and I'm hoping someone can help. Auto transmission: there's a Shift Lock button to right of the shift which apparently does nothing (no indication on panel and no effect). Should it? Auto #2: when shifting to manual mode @ 100Kph, the panel tells me I'm in 4th gear. Shouldn't it say "5", or is it true that reverse *really* does count as a gear? Cable in console: in the console between the two front seats there's a coiled cable ending in an interface which doesn't look familiar. Is this standard, and is it a connection for a jap-standard mobile phone? If so, can you buy converters for local connections? LCD display: asked whether there's a jap-to-english conversion for this in another thread. Any ideas? And, I've owned a HR32 and a HR33 previously. The V35 lacks the fun of the turbo, but a very smooth engine nevertheless. Probably a better fit for me now as I head into my senile years... Thanks in advance.

This is a long thread so I jumped to the end and my question may have already been answered but... has a jap to english conversion been sorted out for the Series II (2004.11 - 2005.11) V35 yet? I've worked a lot of the menu out but I'm bound to be missing something important. And I'd love to know what the nag message says when you're running low on petrol! Thanks in advance.