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bodaciousbob
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Ok.

First off, I purchased my 1993 Infini J30t. It's sweet. High Miles but runs great!



Second off, my questions:

1) Is my car really a Gold Series T? It has gold front and rear emblems. No gold on the door handle or window trim. It also does not have heated seats. I thought all gold trim J30t's had the heated seats? It's an American car, because the dash is in Mi.

2) How do I remove the bezel around the interior clock?

3) How do I remove the corner lights (the ones right beside the headlights)? I took off the one screw at the top below the plastic windscreen and the lights wouldn't come out. I couldn't see any other screws holding them on in the Service Manual. Both are burnt out.

4) How do I vertically raise or lower my headlamp beam? Again, I looked in the service manual and found a vertical adjustment screw on the rear of the headlight. When turned it wouldnt move the headlamp up or down.

5) Where is the tool kit in the trunk? I looked under the spare tier, and in the jack location. I want to find the manual sunroof opening tool to I can manually open the sunroof.

6) How do I remove the plastic sunroof control panel to access the manual sunroof opener?

7) Is there any way to ADJUST my POS drivers window motor? Should I just yank it out and replace it?

8) My heater does NOT blow any air on a daily basis. The other day after a half hour drive, it miraculously started working.. took some coaxing to get the motor to full blast, but eventually I could turn it up and down and it worked fine. Although I turned the car off and let it sit for about a half hour and it wouldnt work anymore. When you turn the heater controls on and turn the fan up to full, you can hear a "click" after you reach the full on setting. How is the best way to access the heater blower motor? Is the blower able to be services (cleaned?)

9) What OEM S13/S14 parts fit on a J30? S14 Zenki corner lights look like the same as the J30 (Any Infiniti/Nissan Parts guys?) Also does suspension from the S13/S14 fit on a J? I'd like a lower suspension as the J30 looks great low.. As you can see my front suspension is pretty much pooched.. the front bumper is also quite low. Is the Infiniti too heavy for S1X series suspension and would just sag terribly?

NOW, my WTBs:THE CAR IS BLACK ON BLACK LEATHER1) Interior clock & Plastic Clock Surround Bezel2) drivers side power seat switch assembly3) OEM Tool Kit4) 4 MESH centercaps5) DR Window Motor6) WORKING blower motor7) CANADIAN (KM/H) or JDM gauge Cluster8) UNWORN Leather Steering wheel (good condition only)9) Fog Lights10) HID Kit11) unripped black rear leather seats (top portion)12) JDM center taillamp garnish13) Black Leather DR. interior UNWORN door panel14) OEM NEW weather stripping (all interior and sunroof) Anyone here an Infiniti parts guy?15) OEM good condition black floor mats16) Working Sun Roof motor17) DASH piece that surrounds the radio (black)18) Rear Flip Down Passenger Console

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congrats on the car man, looks sweet.........

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bodaciousbob wrote:1) Is my car really a Gold Series T? It has gold front and rear emblems. No gold on the door handle or window trim.
It was just a profit booster for the dealers. I don't know of gold door handles.Quote » It also does not have heated seats. I thought all gold trim J30t's had the heated seats? [/quote]Not in 93, first year of production. You're also missing the electric rear mirror, and powered lumbar adjust. But, you had HICAS- http://www.ttzd.com/tech/hicastech.htmlQuote »It's an American car, because the dash is in Mi.[/quote]I'd drive back down to Michigan and insist they give it back to you. Good luck with those DRLs.Quote »2) How do I remove the bezel around the interior clock?[/quote]Lots of cussing and prying. I have a post with a picture on here somewhere, good luck with the search engine.

Quote »3) How do I remove the corner lights (the ones right beside the headlights)? I took off the one screw at the top below the plastic windscreen and the lights wouldn't come out. I couldn't see any other screws holding them on in the Service Manual. Both are burnt out.[/quote]Hiding inside the fender.

Quote »4) How do I vertically raise or lower my headlamp beam? Again, I looked in the service manual and found a vertical adjustment screw on the rear of the headlight. When turned it wouldnt move the headlamp up or down.[/quote]Turn it more, that's it. 8MM hex head, I think.

Quote »5) Where is the tool kit in the trunk? I looked under the spare tier, and in the jack location. I want to find the manual sunroof opening tool to I can manually open the sunroof.[/quote]I don't know of a crank option for the sunroof. To repair it, you remove all soft parts of the interior that you can see.http://www.fuzzycats.com/j30_diy.htmQuote »6) How do I remove the plastic sunroof control panel to access the manual sunroof opener?[/quote]Nope.Quote »7) Is there any way to ADJUST my POS drivers window motor? Should I just yank it out and replace it?[/quote]Nope, yup. You might try silicone lube on the window channels. Quote »8) My heater does NOT blow any air on a daily basis. The other day after a half hour drive, it miraculously started working.. took some coaxing to get the motor to full blast, but eventually I could turn it up and down and it worked fine. Although I turned the car off and let it sit for about a half hour and it wouldnt work anymore. When you turn the heater controls on and turn the fan up to full, you can hear a "click" after you reach the full on setting. How is the best way to access the heater blower motor? Is the blower able to be services (cleaned?)[/quote]Maybe. The diagnostics procedure for the HVAC is what, fifty pages?Quote »9) What OEM S13/S14 parts fit on a J30?[/quote]I think some of the screws have the same thread, but I'd about bet none of the lengths match. Welcome to Infiniti.Quote » S14 Zenki corner lights look like the same as the J30 (Any Infiniti/Nissan Parts guys?)[/quote]I think the bulbs use electricity in a similar manner, and they do look bright in the dark. Otherwise, Ahahahahahaha. No.Quote » Also does suspension from the S13/S14 fit on a J?[/quote]Someone keeps bringing up rumors that some other struts fit, but they seem to be false hopes. Again, bend over and welcome to InfinitiQuote » I'd like a lower suspension [/quote]Ah, I'd like a free trip to Europe.Quote »as the J30 looks great low.. As you can see my front suspension is pretty much pooched.. the front bumper is also quite low. Is the Infiniti too heavy for S1X series suspension and would just sag terribly?[/quote]You can put it in, but you'll probably get tired of hearing it rattle around in the trunk after awhile.Quote »NOW, my WTBs:THE CAR IS BLACK ON BLACK LEATHER1) Interior clock & Plastic Clock Surround Bezel2) drivers side power seat switch assembly[/quote]eBay.Quote »3) OEM Tool Kit[/quote]Pretty iffy. The "Tool Kit" is the jack handle and lug bolt. Maybe a junkyard.Quote »4) 4 MESH centercaps5) DR Window Motor6) WORKING blower motor7) CANADIAN (KM/H) or JDM gauge Cluster[/quote]eBay, common.Quote »8) UNWORN Leather Steering wheel (good condition only)[/quote]You'll never see one. I have the only one left.Quote »9) Fog Lights[/quote]None. After-market, or possibly re-wiring and replacing the bulbs in those gargantuan turn signals that I'm sure the designers meant to be fogs, but the factory cheaped-out from. I still don't know if they'll throw a decent pattern for actual fog/cornering use, or if you'd just look like a poseur.Oh, and don't be shocked when you feel one of those lamp housings in your hand. They're all plastic, and weigh several ounces.Quote »10) HID Kit[/quote]Quite a few threads here. Do not try to up-bulb the lamps through the factory headlight relay.Quote »11) unripped black rear leather seats (top portion)[/quote]Eh, maybe eBay, or a junker.Quote »12) JDM center taillamp garnish[/quote]Garnish, or center lens? There isn't really much of a garnish, and again, the center lens is fairly common on eBay. The 93 was its own design, but I've not noticed the difference in real life. There's a payoff in having a car that didn't change a panel throughout its production life.Quote »13) Black Leather DR. interior UNWORN door panel[/quote]Impossible. The cheesy imitation simulated genuine pebble-grain faux ersatz fake wouldbe leaterette was left-over stock from the '74 Datsun 1200, which they found wasn't robust enough for use in the Cherry. Contact a local upholstery shop for repair options.Quote »14) OEM NEW weather stripping (all interior and sunroof) Anyone here an Infiniti parts guy?[/quote]All J30s get all their parts from Scottsdale. Quote »15) OEM good condition black floor mats[/quote]A few companies have replacement kits on eBay. About $60 or so.Quote »16) Working Sun Roof motor[/quote]Eh, eBay. Do have fun with that weekend. Despite what you'd hope, beer doesn't much help with this one.Quote »17) DASH piece that surrounds the radio (black)18) Rear Flip Down Passenger Console[/quote]Again, probably eBay or a junker. They're good cars. They're expensive. A lot of the parts are J30 only, and Nissan's not letting up on the prices.Oh, and somebody around here always says welcome to Nico, so that too.


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bodaciousbob
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Holy ****.

Thanks for your time.Hahaha Not quite the answers that I wanted to hear regarding some of my Q's, but it was wishful thinking.

As for the "t" not having heated seats
driverdriver wrote:(1.11) What does the "t" in J30 stand for.

The "t" stands for touring. The Difference between a regular J30 and a J30t is that the "t" model came with HICAS 4 wheel steering (only available on 1993 and 1994 models), a rear spoiler, heated seats standard (US models only-heated seats where standard across the line in Canada) and a stiffer suspension.

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bodaciousbob wrote:Holy ****.

Thanks for your time.Hahaha Not quite the answers that I wanted to hear regarding some of my Q's, but it was wishful thinking.

As for the "t" not having heated seats
Well, heated seats where either an option or not available for the 93's as my 93 doesn't have them but my 94 does. (both J30t models.)

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The aftermarket blurbs can't be trusted. Of course, neither can the factory, as they say in the Owner's Manual that the remote can lower all the windows, and in their blurb on the Infiniti site that the '97 year had Homelink. Both are wrong (dammit, because that Homelink is kinda cool).Oh, and your radio surround is wood, also found on eBay. The factory Bose fits so that there is no trim around it.

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Congratulations on your purchase.

"Gold" package J3Ot's that sold in Canada came in one of two exclusive exterior colours only pearl black with black leather and pearl green(dark) with black leather.

All emblems are gold plated, front grille and all door handles. The power antenna was also gold plated.

They came with a special set of BBS manufactured gold wire wheels with gold infiniti emblems on the center caps.


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