Blank buttons on dash due to missing features - how to fix

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  1. Nauraushaun

    Nauraushaun New Member

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    I need to buy another 300ZX. I don't mind the idea of a grey import, but I absolutely hate the blank button place-holders you get when you don't have certain buttons. And it seems all the Japanese ones have these because they didn't come with cruise control.

    What's your solution?
    I'm thinking of turning one into a switch. Getting a button out of some other Zed, using it for a set of lights or something, or even rigging up an Aus-spec rear bumper and using it for the parking lights :p Difficult?
     
    Nauraushaun, Jul 21, 2012
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  2. OZX_320

    OZX_320 Detachable Member

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    get 1 with cruise control. Pretty common for an Auto
     
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  3. ryzan

    ryzan Moderator Staff Member

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    Or retrofit in cruise control.
     
    ryzan, Jul 21, 2012
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  4. Sanouske

    Sanouske Retired Moderator

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    Odd. 2 out of the 3 grey import zeds we've had, had cruise...

    Anyways as above just retrofit cruise into your non cruise zed. Not that hard once you have the parts.
     
    Sanouske, Jul 22, 2012
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  5. ABZ300

    ABZ300 G

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    Dont buy a whole zed just for some buttons lol :p

    Abraham
     
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  6. Nauraushaun

    Nauraushaun New Member

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    Shame I don't want an auto ;)
    I was under the impression many of them didn't have it.
    What's involved in fitting cruise control?
     
    Nauraushaun, Jul 22, 2012
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  7. Stef

    Stef Active Member

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    Cruise on pre 93 was controlled by buttons on the steering wheel. Those without cruise had a plain wheel with no blanks

    What blanks are you talking about ?

    Have I you seen a zed ?



     
    Stef, Jul 22, 2012
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  8. Ascension

    Ascension Active Member

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    FYI, my 89 manual import has cruise.

    Ben

     
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  9. misszen

    misszen Red ones go faster!

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    What blanks?
     
    misszen, Jul 23, 2012
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  10. ABZ300

    ABZ300 G

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    I believe he is referring to the blank plates on the right side pod...some zeds like mine without cruise, have a blank plate over where the button for cruise is meant to be

    Abraham
     
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  11. Nauraushaun

    Nauraushaun New Member

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    Cruise on pre 93 was activated by a button on the right-hand instrument cluster. Have you seen a Zed?
    When you don't have cruise control, that button is replaced by a blank piece of plastic. A button that can't be pressed.

    Good to know some imports have cruise control. I'd much rather buy one with it than go to the trouble of retro-fitting.
     
    Nauraushaun, Jul 23, 2012
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  12. mmarschall

    mmarschall 3.5 zeds in sheds

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    If you wanted to give the button a function (on a non-cruise car), you can use it to activate extra fog lights, parking antenna, radio aerial (so it does not wear itself out going up every time the cars started) and so on.... Its simple enough to swap a cruise type switch in there and just make it do something different and add a little sticker to it. :)

    The whole switchpod with cruise (so you can use the button for something) costs $40 (sometimes less).
     
    mmarschall, Jul 23, 2012
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  13. Nauraushaun

    Nauraushaun New Member

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    My aerial never wore itself out, only went up when the radio was in, which was never ;)
    But yeah that sounds like a fine idea. And the cluster's pretty cheap. Thanks!
     
    Nauraushaun, Jul 24, 2012
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  14. waynoz

    waynoz New Member

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    if worst comes to worst, I used duck tape hear and there to cover things up on my z in the past, and hold the front spoiler to the gaurds..

    that will cover up those blank buttons!
    [​IMG]
    ;)
     
    waynoz, Jul 24, 2012
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  15. Nauraushaun

    Nauraushaun New Member

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    I'd rather have the blank butons :p
     
    Nauraushaun, Aug 1, 2012
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  16. Jordz

    Jordz Fashionably Late

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    HOW MANY INNOCENT DUCKS DIED TO MAKE THIS MURDER TAPE?!
    I believe youll find its actually 'Duct Tape' :D
     
    Jordz, Aug 1, 2012
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  17. waynoz

    waynoz New Member

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    fair enough... some of THIS should help clear up those blank buttons ;)

    [​IMG]

    or put little batman logos on them and tell your passenger "under no circumstances, EVER press this button"
     
    waynoz, Aug 1, 2012
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  18. Nauraushaun

    Nauraushaun New Member

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    Tape made of ducks is the better stuff, don't fall for cheap imitations.

    Heh, that's a plan. Eject buttons or something ;)
     
    Nauraushaun, Aug 2, 2012
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  19. kakaboy

    kakaboy New Member

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    You could always leave it blank ;)
     
    kakaboy, Aug 2, 2012
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  20. Jordz

    Jordz Fashionably Late

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    Or alternatively you can go Bond...make it fold back the grille and pop out fake missiles. That, i can actually help with if your interested ;)
     
    Jordz, Aug 3, 2012
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