Importing a Noble M400

[Ferrari458]

Hello Folks,

my englisch is not as good, but i hope all unterstand my meaining.
In the next time, i will import a Noble M400 to germany.

Now i had a few questions about that car.
Am i right, the engine is a Ford Duratec 3.0l V6 that has been modified for use with a turbocharger.

Does anyone know a shop in germany, where i can repair my Noble 400?

What is the regular service interval. For example, after 1000 Miles, oil change... and so on.


Many thanks for answering my questions.

Best regards

Edited by Ferrari458 on Saturday 7th June 13:49

[TuxMan]

Hi welcome , yes you are correct on the engine spec , there are 2 turbo chargers though .
Service interval is 6000 miles or once a year .
Tux

[Evo2aGTO]

Hi, there do not seem to be any Noble dealerships or service centres in continental Europe. You may just have to find a good independent motorsport garage - you/they can source parts/advice from the UK.

However, see this link to Rossion Q1 on the web (no idea how old this listing is) there are some contact details here for someone who has done similar. Hope it helps. Good luck.

http://www.racing24.com/single-seat-race-cars/ross...

[Ferrari458]

@TuxMan
Thanks for your answer.

@Evo2aGTO
Many thanks for you answer. I head speaked with that person. The Rossion was sold for 4 years
But he also did not know where i can done service for a Noble or Rossion.

For parts i had found that page: ht*p://www.thelotuscentreonline.co.uk/

Can you also give me further adresses?

@all
If you had informations about "Where i can repair a Noble in Germany" please write it in this topic!

Thanks

[Ferrari458]

That is the Noble i will import:

ht*p://www.ayrtonsportscars.co.uk/2013/10/noble-m500/

The gearbox was changed. To much HP for the gearbox?

[AMG Merc]

http://www.ayrtonsportscars.co.uk/2013/10/noble-m5...

So 645hp then

Good price and very low miles - good luck

[Ferrari458]

Hello,

it's me again. In a view days i will visit that Noble M400. Perhaps i buy that car.

But i had one further question.

Where do i get body parts (for example: complete Noble front, complete Noble rear)?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NOBLE-FRONT-CLAMSHELL-CL...

Maybe a bad crash happend to my Noble... (Hope not)


Many thanks for answering me.

Best regards

[mgbond]

There is another guy on eBay who sells complete front and rear clams. He makes them from a mould. Good price and nice guy as I'm just about to buy a rear clam.

I also doubt that car has traction control.

[JBliss]

Problem is that not all clams are the same, so some might not fit.

Bondy, Surely buying one thats in gelcoat is going to cost a fortune to prep, paint, underseal etc?

Ive still got my one.. £150 now..

[Ferrari458]

Ok, thanks.

Does anyone know the Name from that guy on ebay?
Is this the only way i can get complete front and rear clams?

Kind Regards

[mgbond]

Ferrari458 said:

Ok, thanks.

Does anyone know the Name from that guy on ebay?
Is this the only way i can get complete front and rear clams?

Kind Regards

No, u can buy Julian's rear clam and get it repaired.
Or you can buy them straight from the factory.

Julian, stripping the paint can also be time consuming and I believe what Im buying is ready for primer/paint. It's also coming with a few mods.

[verba1]

Ferrari458 said:

That is the Noble i will import:

ht*p://www.ayrtonsportscars.co.uk/2013/10/noble-m500/

The gearbox was changed. To much HP for the gearbox?

make sure the air con is working it gets pretty hot in the cabin !

[Ferrari458]

verba1 said:

make sure the air con is working it gets pretty hot in the cabin !

Thanks for that point

[Ferrari458]

Update:

I did a test drive with the car. And it was unbelievable, also the performance.
But the car is now sold too an other person...

But i have another option...

The Noble has normaly that rear lights:
http://www.motorstown.com/imgs/61539-noble-m400-8....

But when i will import one from USA they have sometimes that rear lights:
http://www.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Ffa...


So where can i buy such "EU lights" with the orange glas, because the red turn signal is not allowed in Germany?

Best regards

[mrpbailey]

The UK lights are from a mk1 ford mondeo saloon.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-MONDEO-MK1-SALOON-T...

But you'd need a whole new rear clam as the US lights are of a bigger size so the clam cut outs are larger and the UK lights won't fit

[andrewr]

Could you not change the US spec Hyundai rear lights for euro spec ones from the same car?

[Ferrari458]

mrpbailey said:

The UK lights are from a mk1 ford mondeo saloon.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-MONDEO-MK1-SALOON-T...

But you'd need a whole new rear clam as the US lights are of a bigger size so the clam cut outs are larger and the UK lights won't fit

Thanks for answering me.

I am afraid off. A complete new rear clam...

So i better look for Noble's witch have the UK lights mounted.

[Ferrari458]

andrewr said:

Could you not change the US spec Hyundai rear lights for euro spec ones from the same car?

@andrewr
witch Hyundai rear lights do you mean, from witch model?

[stevegto3]

I think its a Hyundai Sonata, see attached. As previous post said, you will need bodywork adjustments to get the Euro Mondeo lights to fit in the space left by the Hyundai lights, which might be cheaper to get a new clam.

Steve

[Blu3R]

There are quite a few owners who don't like the UK spec lights and would like the US spec. If you bought a car with US spec I'm sure someone would be interested in a swap if you were to offer it.