Help Researching q45a

[sorceress]

for a friend who has a q45a

here are that friends ??

how many 1992 q45a where built world wideit was built in 91 but registered as a 92

[maxnix]

World wide including JDM? Impossible to determine, probably even for a Nissan employee very difficult.

[GseaQ]

it was built in 91 but registered as a 92

That one's pretty normal. For example, 2008's actually reached dealers in 2007.

Make sure your friend gets a dealer to check it out. The "a" has a lot of stuff that need special maintenance that can get expensive. However, a member here - texasoil - is a Q45a guru who can do a lot of this stuff very affordibly. Let us know what the dealer's verdict is.

[sorceress]

yea world wide and what is jdmreason for #'s is the friend wants to qualify for collector plate status

[Haitian_King]

yea world wide and what is jdmreason for #'s is the friend wants to qualify for collector plate status

Shouldn't your friend be the one on here asking, since they own the Q?

BTW, JDM means Japanese Domestic Market. It means the vehicles sold in Japan and other places in the RHD (Right Hand Drive) configuration. RHD is when the steering wheel is on the right.

[elwesso]

dont cars have to be 25 years old to get collector plates?

[superuber]

In Pa you can get classic plates at 15 years. But it has to be all original.Wonder if I qualify? I'll find out in two years. Once your car is made a classic no registration fee forever!

[Q45tech]

I do remember that 10% of US Q sales were A cars and in Japan 85% were Active Presidents.

[sorceress]

one friend lives in canda so that why they looking for #'stwo cannot get online except when they come to visit me so i do all the researchwhen it come to online stuff

[lino]

I have always wondered how many G50 were sold, but before I successfully bid on a 2001 G50 press kit, I never knew.

Forthwith are the sales figures by year by model:

1989 1,1081990 13,9611991 14,7071992 12,3161993 12,4111994 11,4191995 7,8031996 5,896

TOTAL 79,621

First question is how many were sold in the US? Take 10% of that number as Dennis mentioned earlier. Then add 85% of Japanese sales (If we were to assume that 85% of the Q45s and Presidents were both sold as Active models in Japan.) Then, the next question would be how many Q45s were sold in other markets? I always see many more Presidents for sale in Japan than Q45s which makes me wonder how rare these cars must be in other parts of the world.

one friend lives in canda so that why they looking for #'stwo cannot get online except when they come to visit me so i do all the researchwhen it come to online stuff

Does your friend who own the Q45 Active live in Canada?

[sorceress]

yes he does lino and thank you so much for the numbers

now we having argument over if it is an a or not it has the tcs button i say it is after looking at the wiki on the car

[lino]

Take a look at this picture and see if your friend's car is like this:

[Q45tech]

Unfortunately those were sales number in a calender year not Model [year]numbers sold.

All one can derive is that the 90-94 models sold about equal numbers and the collapse occured with 95 model since 97 was first sold in 96.

[qship96]

Unfortunately those were sales number in a calender year not Model [year]numbers sold.

All one can derive is that the 90-94 models sold about equal numbers and the collapse occured with 95 model since 97 was first sold in 96.

I have looked at lots of 1996 model q45`s , and never seen a VIN above 4150 as the last 4 digits {1996 models began with 0001 as the last 4 digits of the VIN}, so I would assume less than 4200 1996 Q models were built.
Modified by qship96 at 4:25 PM 3/26/2008

[sorceress]

there is button but it says tcs will save this post so when friend comes down friend can take a peek 2

edit: just called the friend and they say no button btw where can u go to replace the radio antenna in the lower mainland it no goes down on their car and was told it would be $300 to fix

[goody90q45]

.....edit: just called the friend and they say no button

No TCS button or no N/H switch? Or both?

btw where can u go to replace the radio antenna in the lower mainland it no goes down on their car and was told it would be $300 to fix

$300 should cover my round trip plane ticket to repair your antenna mast for you and I'll supply the mast.

Seriously, you can buy the mast off Ebay for $25 shipped to your door and install it yourself. It won't take 10 minutes and you don't need any tools, just a 2nd person to turn the head unit on. Go to Q45.org in the Tech Help section for step-by-step instructions or search here with the keywords antenna mast.

[sorceress]

sry has tcs but no button shown in pictureand will be bookmarking site for next q problem down the road due to helpful and knowledgeable folk

[maxnix]

yes he does lino and thank you so much for the numbers

Those are US annual sales number, not distinguisahble by model year.

[maxnix]

btw where can u go to replace the radio antenna in the lower mainland it no goes down on their car and was told it would be $300 to fix

Read Tangalora's excellent post in IOM forum.

[Haitian_King]

In Pa you can get classic plates at 15 years. But it has to be all original.Wonder if I qualify? I'll find out in two years. Once your car is made a classic no registration fee forever!

I heard it was 20 years in NJ so I'm waiting. But I'm not too clear on the rules.

When you say "all original", is that as in you've been the original owner from dealer purchase? If it is, then I don't think I qualify. Hopefully it's different in Jersey.

[GseaQ]

TCS (traction control) is pretty common in the northern market. I don't think the active model "a" was ever offered in Canada.

The antenna mast cost is $135 at Canadian Infiniti dealers (yes, just the mast!) versus $35 (I think) at IOS or $25 on eBay.

[lino]

TCS (traction control) is pretty common in the northern market. I don't think the active model "a" was ever offered in Canada.

You are right, no ACTIVE cars in Canada, except for me . (My car is a US car that I imported.)

The antenna mast cost is $135 at Canadian Infiniti dealers (yes, just the mast!) versus $35 (I think) at IOS or $25 on eBay.

You are right again. I bought my antenna mast from Joe at Infiniti of Scottsdale (IOS) for $35.08. Unfortunately, my antenna still doesn't go down all the way. I tried everything, including taking apart the motor. I think I may need a new motor. Here are some pics:

[goody90q45]

......Unfortunately, my new antenna still doesn't go down all the way. I tried everything, including taking apart the motor......

Cut a few inches of the plastic leg off and it should retract to the right level (flush).

[lino]

At first, it would stop about 3 inches too high, so what you are saying makes sense. Why would it be too long considering it is an oem part?

Now, the antenna stops 10 inches too short. Sometimes even more.

[goody90q45]

At first, it would stop about 3 inches too high, so what you are saying makes sense. Why would it be too long considering it is an oem part?

I bought mine off ebay and I remember reading that that you trim the leg if it doesn't go down all the way.

[ddrumman]

No TCS button or no N/H switch? Or both?

$300 should cover my round trip plane ticket to repair your antenna mast for you and I'll supply the mast.

Seriously, you can buy the mast off Ebay for $25 shipped to your door and install it yourself. It won't take 10 minutes and you don't need any tools, just a 2nd person to turn the head unit on. Go to Q45.org in the Tech Help section for step-by-step instructions or search here with the keywords antenna mast.

Are the ones from ebay that you're talking about like this one?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...72526

Mine stopped retracting a while back. I liked it better when it'd go down. I can still hear the motor do that whiny sound when I first start the car up or when I turn it off.

[maxnix]

I bought mine off ebay and I remember reading that that you trim the leg if it doesn't go down all the way.

OEM shouldn't need a trim. What, you think it is Jewish?

[goody90q45]

Are the ones from ebay that you're talking about like this one?

That looks like the one. The plastic teeth on the tail strip out, the mast finds a dead spot and won't fully retract.

OEM shouldn't need a trim. What, you think it is Jewish?

I didn't say trim the head, just the tail.

Lino- are you sure you got out any remaining tail that might have broken off in the motor body ?

For as often as I've ended up replacing masts I think I'll save a few bucks and continue to go with aftermarket on this one.

[lino]

Lino- are you sure you got out any remaining tail that might have broken off in the motor body ?

I took the thing apart 3 times and I could have sworn there was no little pieces. My old tail broke into 2 pieces. It appeared to be a clean break. I spent hours trying to get it to work. I ended up figuring out a "trick". What I did was turn off the radio and wait for the antenna to retract. Once it stopped, there would still be a few inches that did not fully retract. I would then turn on the radio and immediately turn it off and the antenna would go all the way down. Sometimes I had to do the trick twice to get it to fully retract. Now, that trick doesn't work. It just stops short.

[GseaQ]

I took the thing apart 3 times and I could have sworn there was no little pieces. My old tail broke into 2 pieces. It appeared to be a clean break. I spent hours trying to get it to work. I ended up figuring out a "trick". What I did was turn off the radio and wait for the antenna to retract. Once it stopped, there would still be a few inches that did not fully retract. I would then turn on the radio and immediately turn it off and the antenna would go all the way down. Sometimes I had to do the trick twice to get it to fully retract. Now, that trick doesn't work. It just stops short.

I have the identical situation with the '92 (new mast from IOS), but the "trick" still works. My service guy says the motor is getting weak.