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do you have a tape deck? if so you could get one of those tapes that allows you to connect to mp3's. This would probably be the cheapest option however you will probs loose some music quality

Yeah they turned out good - but just bought a right hand side drivers headlight in good condition for 300 delivered - and thats just because of the bloody crack! I would have kept the headlight otherwise. I might open her up again when I get the new headlight and see if I can repair the crack and cover it up well by spraying the inside of the headlight black.

Hey guys - I bought a pair of jack stands last night stupidly without google'ing the curb weight of the v35 or anything.. http://www.supercheapauto.com.au/online-store/products/SCA-Car-Stands-Pin-Type-Pair-1200Kg.aspx?pid=203781#Description Those are the jack stands I bought - I found out that the curb weight of the v35 is ~1500kg. Does this mean I cannot use these stands as they have a capacity of 1200kg? is the 1200kg for a single jack stand or for the pair? I know that the whole weight of the car won't be rested on a single jack stand and even when I have the two jack stands under the car the whole weight won't be loaded onto them, but I cannot seem to find info on the safe way to use the jack stands online, and I can't read the manual. And I found out the jack I have for my v35 is rated at 900kg?!?!? Sorry if this is a n00b question - its just stressing me out a little.

wtb- drivers side headlight for skyline v35. Shoot me a pm if you have a spare hanging around. Cheers

Ok well it didn't turn out as bad as I thought - This is what the headlights looked like before - I don't know what all the white stuff was (definitely on the inside as I had done a proper headlight restore a week prior) but it was stuck to the lens, only way to remove was to sand.. Another shot - So I decided to bake them! Trust me, this is not for the feint of heart, it took a lot of courage so I'm proud of that I baked them for around 7-10 mins at 100 degrees. After baking I opened up the lens (It is stuck on with some silicon/rubber adherent) and proceeded to pull it all apart. After doing so I cleaned the insides of the headlight with glass cleaner and a microfiber cloth and then tackled the inside of the lens. After a few wipes I started to smudge the clear coat on the inside so I had to sand. I wet sanded the inside lens first using 600 grit then gradually moving up and finishing with a light sand using 1500grit sand paper. After sanding the insides I cleaned the lens using glass cleaner and polished it up. After wiping away all the polish I clear coated it using a high temp enamel spray. I coated the inside lens with 4-5 light coats. After assembling everything back together (I did a proper clean of the outside of the lens as well) it turned out something like this - No more yellow haze! All in all I reckon the result was pretty good - I will never do this mod again though, it wasn't easy and it took quite a long time. Ohh and the epic fail I was talking about - well if your thinking of doing this PLEAASE PLEAAAAAASE don't do it if your not a very patient/meticulous worker lol, the actual technique I followed wasn't bad at all (results were good) however a major flaw in this diy was me! I rushed it a little at the beginning and accidentally dropped the inner headlight casing and viola - I put a clean snap through the plastic If I could have been f**ked, and if it wasn't so dark I probably could have fixed it as I was planning on painting the insides black anyway - however I really couldn't be stuffed opening the other headlight just to pain the insides so I left it. Its actually not that noticeable, especially from far away - but its there and for that reason I will probs just buy another headlight to replace it and just keep this one as a spare. Still it looks a lot better than before when it was all murky and oxidised inside.. Edit: I reinforced the factory rubber seal with some marine silicon on the outside so hopefully I won't get any more water getting into my headlight

tried it. EPIC FAIL

Ok cool - send me a pm if you decide to sell

Personally not a fan of the strip, I like the black roof!

Cheers mate - I'm going to give opening up the headlight a crack and see if it will work. According to the US boys the lens from the inside is VERY easy to scratch because of a very thin UV coating on the inside - would this be the same for the jap cars? I'm thinking I'll open it up and first just run some water through it, if it gets rid of those white marks from the wash then I'll dry to get rid of the condensation and then reseal, However if I can't seem to get rid of the white marks just with water (and depending on how brave I'm feeling) then I might try some alcohol, if that doesn't work I might try wet light sanding to remove the thin coat, polish it up - then I'll seal it using a UV sealant so that it doesn't go hazy (any recommendations?) Edit: there is a headlight resto kit they sell at autobarn (not like most of the pos brands) which has everything including a clear coat/sealer which you need to allow to dry off for 1 hr, Might buy this and give it a shot on the inside of the lens.. Looks like I'll be the pioneer for this as I can't seem to find anyone else who has every attempted this before which is kinda weird as our headlights are notorious for going all hazy. Edit edit: I'm doing this tonight! From what I've read the best way to clear up any haze would be to wet sand - with the use of 1200 grit as your final, then polish and then apply a couple coats of a good clear coat instead of a headlight sealer (I'm going to be using high temp engine/caliper enamel). A guy who did it this way has said his headlights still look new 2 years later!

yeah I would love new headlights but I'm a bit poor to afford them atm. I might give this a shot on the weekend, hopefully i can make them look better - I'll take pics regardless and post up a diy. If they turn out good I'll be blacking out the insides also. As for putting them together again, are there any good products I can use that will last a long time? I'm thinking silicon rubber or marine silicon sealant?

just checked my finances and as much as i would love these, i can't pay for them - at least not for a couple weeks...

so its ok to wipe the inside lens? I've read some thread from the us where they say the inside will scratch up because of the uv layer and it will look much worse? Will a simple wipe down with a clean rag and water/glass cleaner scratch up the inside of the lens?

i have emailed him to get a quote, i will confirm with you guys here if i wish to go ahead. Thanks

hey is it too late to get in on this? are you guys getting a spare set? if so i would like to buy..

How about y-pipes on a stock exhaust? Any sound difference? Sheldon I don't think I'll go test pipes as I'm trying to keep my car legal atm. Do you notice any smell from exhaust fumes? I just want to enhance to sound of the exhaust, without going all out

ohh and why do people say test pipes smell? (I'm guessing its the exhaust fumes that smell different when they are installed and not the actual test pipes themselves lol) Edit. Won't be going test pipes as they are very illegal! Any experience with high flow cats? can I keep my car legal with high flow cats? and do they make the exhaust sound louder/nicer?

There is a product being sold second hand close to where I live - SUS CAT through pipes for VQ35 Z33/350Z/V35 sec/h Are these basically test pipes for the v35? would there be any performance gains at all? Any sound difference?

Hi guys, Just a quick questions - Does anyone have test pipes or a high flow cat with a stock exhaust? I want my car to sound a little louder (want to have that sharp vq35 sound) and was wondering if adding test pipes or a high flow cat would do this? Also am I right in saying test pipes are illegal whereas a high flow cat would be legal? Does a high flow cat make the stock exhaust sound any louder? and would us products made for the g35's fit the v35's? Any help would be appreciated thanks.

Hey guys, I seem to be getting what looks like condensation within my headlights. It got a lot worse after the last wash I did, because now there is whitish stuff in there which I think might be from the high pressure soap spray I used. I polished up the outside of the headlights a few weeks ago, but the condensation inside is really pissing me off! I have read on us forums that you can open the headlights by baking them - and I was going to do this to clean the inside lens and spray the insides black, but apparently if I so much as even look at the inside of the lens it will get scratched up beyond repair and look crap! Just wanted to see if anyone on here has ever opened up the headlights, and if so did you attempt to clean up any condensation on the inside of the lens? what and how did you do it? I was wondering could I use one of those headlight resto kits but on the inside of the lens? maybe some light sanding? Any help would be much appreciated - also if anyone has a spare drivers side headlight hit me up Cheers

i would say your battery is dead and you need a new one. Upon buying a new one, if the problem persists it might be your alternator not being able to charge the battery. Either way get a voltmeter and check your battery - should be around 12volts turned off and 14 whilst the car is turned on.

I'd be keen to come out!

Yeah I'm getting a service done at the same time - thinking I'll go with sinergy. Will get them to install 1" lower springs along with doing a service. PS. on another note - I tried to remove my gear knob tonight as its worn and was thinking of reconditioning it - have worked on many cars in the past and removing the knobs is as simple as twisting. Now tried this on the v35 tried to twist a little, did half a rotation then stopped and googled it only to find out there is a proper way of doing it, and if done incorrectly you can damage your transmission!!!!! Is there a chance I damaged my transmission? I had the car turned off and put it through the gears after and it seemed fine.. Guess I get really paranoid with these things :S I'll do it properly with a clamp tomorrow, just hope by I didn't fk up anything Edit: just took her for a drive and she seems fine! pheww Cheers

Cheers mate, yeah after reading around a little I have decided I don't want to drop it any lower than 1" which I think will work out fine. I just don't know where to get a nice set of springs from :S and then I need to find a good place to install. I reckon installation will end up being around the 200 mark. And yeah heard about sasau from Brad!

Hey guys, looking to get my v35 lowered. I don't have much cash so want to go the cheapest possible route - so basically looking at getting springs. I don't want anything too outrageous perhaps 1-1.5" drop, something that wont affect my shocks too much. Anyway have good experience with any particular springs? There is a place in Adelaide, they want to charge ~530 to lower my car with king springs, however its a 40-50mm drop, is this too much? I have 19"s so just want the car to sit a little lower and have the wheels nice and flush with the guards. Any help will be appreciated Cheers

Hey guys - looking for a 350z/v35 aftermarket muffler. Preferably something thats not too loud, but has a nice deep tone. Shoot me a pm if you or someone you know has one for sale. Cheers