A&Q about 350Z
Q:
I was at my Nissan dealership tonight picking up a friend, and we were looking at an 04 LeMans with a Billet Grille on the front. I have hesitated putting a grille on because I did not want to cover the tow hook. This particular grille had a hole cut out just for that reason.
I asked the parts department about it and they told me it was an E&G Grille and it was $595 installed. I asked how much it was without installation and he quoted me $198, we kinda smirked at each other about that.
I went to the E&G website and could only find what appears to be a model without the hole.
http://www.egclassic.com/350_Z_grille.htm
Does anyone know where to get the one with the hole?
Thanks in advance!
2003 350Z LeMans Sunset
JWT Pop Charger
Rallitec Q-Shifter
Zainoed (Z1, Z2, Z6, Z18)
A:
courtesyparts.com has it for 175 or something like that.
A:
You da man! Thanks!
Now, does anyone know how hard it is to install? Would seem that it is fairly simple, but I don't know if the dealership is charging $400 for installation because it's a tricky install or if they are just trying to make a buck.
2003 350Z LeMans Sunset
JWT Pop Charger
Rallitec Q-Shifter
Zainoed (Z1, Z2, Z6, Z18)
A:
Disregard!
courtesyparts.com has the installation instructions too. Looks easy, the dealer is making a killing on the installs.
2003 350Z LeMans Sunset
JWT Pop Charger
Rallitec Q-Shifter
Zainoed (Z1, Z2, Z6, Z18)
A:
I live in Dallas and drove up to Courtesy Nissan to pick it up. Installation is really easy. They are definitely making a killing on installations.
There are six nuts underneath the bumper. Remove those. Pull down the plastic piece so you can reach your arm behind the OEM grille. Before starting anything, make sure you definitely use masking tape when installing or you might run the risk of scratching your bumper. Having 2 people there would be better but not needed (1 to hold the grille in place while the other tightens the brackets). I threaded the brackets to the new grille and made the brackets parallel to the OEM grille. Push the brackets through, tighten them up and your ready to go. There were 2 tricky parts, and both of them resided at both ends. They have them blocked off for some reason.
I posted picks of the grille installed on my CS Z.
Here is the link:
http://www.my350z.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=52942&highlight=courtesyparts.com
A:
My friend was quoted 200.00 labor to change his spark plugs on his 2001 maxima. I did it for the first time in about 18 minutes. Give me a break, the nissan guys can't be THAT stupid for it to take them 4 hours to do it.
19[TT]91
My TT beauty is gone.
2[00]2 Honda 954RR
Suzuki 1200 S; sportscar eater
19[I4]94 Integra GSR Sedan
Long live the Z...
aka SAHTT
A:
Never liked the billet grills on the 350Z's. Makes the car look like it's "mouth" is duct tape together, or a driving electric shaver.
___________________________________________________________1983 280ZX