G35 Coupe V35 2003 - 07 Discussion about the 1st Generation V35 G35 Coupe

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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 05:38 PM
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Jack + Jack Stands......


Do not use the one that came with the car...... unless you wanna die early
 
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 05:42 PM
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I use Rhino ramps to get the car high enough for me to put my jack under the front jacking point. Then I put it on jackstands. I use the rhino ramps for a backup safety feature along with the jack.
 
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by SilverII
Jack + Jack Stands......


Do not use the one that came with the car...... unless you wanna die early
couldnt of said it better my self
 
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by PeteNJ
I use Rhino ramps to get the car high enough for me to put my jack under the front jacking point. Then I put it on jackstands. I use the rhino ramps for a backup safety feature along with the jack.
+1 ...i use jack, jackstand, and Rhino Ramp. when i installed sways, and exhaust. i used Ramp for the rear and jack stand for the front. its good to have four jackstand tho. in case you need to lift all four corners off the ground. but ramp comes pretty handy. oh and i use Craftsman for all my tools...
 
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 09:36 PM
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Considering the hassle to buy oil, dispose, clean tools, etc. i stopped doing oil
changes myself. Just too lazy. I just take it to the dealer and get it done...
no appointments, $27 total, free coffee, a nice walk in the indoor automall
looking at other Infiniti's, 911's M3's SL's Maybach, etc. when you put
all the time together it takes about 1hr to drive to the store, get your stuff,
do the change and bring back the old oil. $27/hr is hell cheap vs my time.

Anyone else converted to a lazy-*** like me? i do mods, but maintenance
is work for my dealer.
 
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by smokedhen
what kind of jacks should I buy? wouldn't I need eight or so just to lift the car?
A couple of Rhino ramps, and 2 well placed jack stands for back up.

C.
 
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by kenchan
Considering the hassle to buy oil, dispose, clean tools, etc. i stopped doing oil
changes myself. Just too lazy. I just take it to the dealer and get it done...
no appointments, $27 total, free coffee, a nice walk in the indoor automall
looking at other Infiniti's, 911's M3's SL's Maybach, etc. when you put
all the time together it takes about 1hr to drive to the store, get your stuff,
do the change and bring back the old oil. $27/hr is hell cheap vs my time.

Anyone else converted to a lazy-*** like me? i do mods, but maintenance
is work for my dealer.
ive been lazy a$$, plus mine is 20 dollars
 
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by PeteNJ
I use Rhino ramps to get the car high enough for me to put my jack under the front jacking point. Then I put it on jackstands. I use the rhino ramps for a backup safety feature along with the jack.
Funny, I use my jack to get my car high enough to put the Rhino ramps under!
 
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Old Aug 21, 2005 | 01:06 AM
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I do my own oil changes with Rhino ramps - much easier than using the jack. For tire rotations, of course I use jack stands. I use K&N filter with Mobil 1. Total price $30. Go to the dealer for that, it would be over $60 plus you would have to bring your own K&N filter so add another $11 for that. I will gladly take the 30 min myself to save $30 and use the best parts. When you have 4 cars to do, it adds up.
 
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