My first Z

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Rick6810
Posts: 16
Joined: Sat Apr 27, 2013 10:36 am
Car: 1990 300zx TT
Location: Cherry Point, NC

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Alright, it has been a while since I have even posted on Nicoclub in a while, I had a 2008 altima coupe but traded it in for a better car for my wife and after months of lurking on the z32 forums decided I desperately wanted one. After 4-5 months of fantasizing and going back and forth having one car was too much of a hassle and I found a 1990 300zx TT that was in decent shape for a decent price.

Now that its mine, i have a few questions for the forums, first one being the speedometer is not reading properly, from everything ive read it isnt the speed sensor since the tach is still working just fine, that being said i HAVE NOT pulled the speed sensor. I had found some stuff on other forums about the connections/connectors being bad just from time and age, i can see on the circuit board there are some cracks in the connectors and im sure they could used being cleaned. I tried to order a new OEM speedometer from conceptz only to be called the next day to be told they are no longer available -.- so what is my next best option now? I know i could pull one from a scrapyard or someones part out but i'd still be running the risk of it bugging out a month or a year down the road, or should i attempt the repair myself.
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Just a basic photo
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On the ride home I thought i'd give my parents a heart attack, the speed limit was 70 but my speedometer was showing around 95-100. They didn't know the speedometer was off :chuckle:
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After i pulled the cluster


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300ZXttZMAN
Posts: 6800
Joined: Mon Nov 22, 2010 4:07 pm
Car: 1990 Nissan 300ZX TT 5spd pearl white

DD: 2008 Nissan Frontier NISMO pkg 4x4 Crew Cab
Location: Sulphur, LA 70665
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Very nice! Welcome to Zdom!

Rager
Posts: 758
Joined: Mon May 24, 2010 12:32 pm
Car: 1992 Nissan 300ZX 2+2
1999 Nissan Sentra
2004 Chevy Silverado
Location: 860, the Z, 802, oh ive got area codes

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nice z . what did you pay if don't mind me asking

as far as your "parentS" , was one sitting in the passenger seat and one in the trunk? :biggrin:

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DCaff300ZX
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Joined: Sun Jun 14, 2009 8:18 am
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1993 CRP TT- Modified
Location: Tacoma, Washington

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Welcome, and looks like you did pretty well with your find.
Sorry I know nothing about your problem, but for a new Z guy here's a free pass at some pretty good help much of the time- the Online Service Manual:
http://300zx-twinturbo.com/cgi-bin/manual.cgi

Rick6810
Posts: 16
Joined: Sat Apr 27, 2013 10:36 am
Car: 1990 300zx TT
Location: Cherry Point, NC

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Lol no, I sent the photo to them. I paid 9


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