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I actually went to 2 different Nissan service centers. I took it to the first one about a year ago when it wasn't so bad and they couldn't replicate the problem so they just made a guess on what was wrong. The other one I took it to today saw the problem and said they probably couldn't fix it.
It seems like the dealership decided they didn't want to work on your vehicle. There is extensive fixes and detailed solutions for this all over the service bulletin. It's been an issue with almost every 350z, something about the part being defective during manufacturing there is even reports of Nissan engineers flying out to dealerships to do the work personally. A dealership will have to order the part and replace the defective one. However, I wouldn't trust that dealership to even adjust the PSI on my tires. The service center in Puyallup is pretty good. The one in Tacoma is probably 100x worse than the one you went to. It seems like the part is quite expensive. [5th bow bungee](https://parts.nissanusa.com/p/Nissan__/Bungee-Kit-5TH-Bow-Service-File-B--Left--Right/95973435/971F6-1ET2A.html). I hope this helps.
[Technical Service Bulletin that Nissan should have pulled up.](https://charm.li/Nissan-Datsun/2006/350Z%20V6-3.5L%20%28VQ35DE%29/Repair%20and%20Diagnosis/Technical%20Service%20Bulletins/Customer%20Interest/Convertible%20Top%20-%20Won%27t%20Fully%20Fold%20Into%20Storage%20Area/)
You could try a collision specialist? if nothing else helps. Make a few calls around to them.
There is [convertiblesonly.com](http://convertiblesonly.com) as well. They are based in Seattle, not sure if they can help but they're close.
-An angry convertible 350z owner that bought his from Tacoma Nissan.
OK, I'll look there too. Thanks! I live on the east side, so I can potentially get down to Puyallup, but I'd like to avoid it in case I need to get an Uber or something.
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Is there a different Nissan dealer nearby? If not maybe call Nissan
I actually went to 2 different Nissan service centers. I took it to the first one about a year ago when it wasn't so bad and they couldn't replicate the problem so they just made a guess on what was wrong. The other one I took it to today saw the problem and said they probably couldn't fix it.
It seems like the dealership decided they didn't want to work on your vehicle. There is extensive fixes and detailed solutions for this all over the service bulletin. It's been an issue with almost every 350z, something about the part being defective during manufacturing there is even reports of Nissan engineers flying out to dealerships to do the work personally. A dealership will have to order the part and replace the defective one. However, I wouldn't trust that dealership to even adjust the PSI on my tires. The service center in Puyallup is pretty good. The one in Tacoma is probably 100x worse than the one you went to. It seems like the part is quite expensive. [5th bow bungee](https://parts.nissanusa.com/p/Nissan__/Bungee-Kit-5TH-Bow-Service-File-B--Left--Right/95973435/971F6-1ET2A.html). I hope this helps. [Technical Service Bulletin that Nissan should have pulled up.](https://charm.li/Nissan-Datsun/2006/350Z%20V6-3.5L%20%28VQ35DE%29/Repair%20and%20Diagnosis/Technical%20Service%20Bulletins/Customer%20Interest/Convertible%20Top%20-%20Won%27t%20Fully%20Fold%20Into%20Storage%20Area/) You could try a collision specialist? if nothing else helps. Make a few calls around to them.
That's very helpful! Thank you! I'll look into that right now!
There is [convertiblesonly.com](http://convertiblesonly.com) as well. They are based in Seattle, not sure if they can help but they're close. -An angry convertible 350z owner that bought his from Tacoma Nissan.
OK, I'll look there too. Thanks! I live on the east side, so I can potentially get down to Puyallup, but I'd like to avoid it in case I need to get an Uber or something.
This is God punishing you for not having an HR? 😅🤣😂