The Voice - Talking Lady
 

how do you fix the voice thing on the car, do you have to buy a new chip or something?

It depends on what is wrong...

Does it work at all?

well it wasn't when i first got it, then it started working, and now it stopped so i think its broken now

If it's working intermittently, it's probably just a bad connection. There's no "chip". These cars were designed before car "computers" were much of a reality. That talking voice is recorded and played back on a little mini RECORD, as in spins on a platter... :D

how do u fix it?

Probably your best bet would be to start at the box. Which on your passenger side fender well..on the top. (It is a little black box.) Then trace the wires from there. And see if there is a break or bad connection.

Uhhh... yeah. Get a cheap volt meter and test continuity at every junction point. I would clean the connections with electrical contact cleaner and seal it with Lithium grease as you go just to make sure it doesn't go bad again later.

is it possible to edit the voice commands? lol

Nope.......

They are recorded on a RECORD as in a record player that uses a needle to play the music. Unless you have the ability to "press" another piece of vinyl, no chance. If someone had an immense amount of "spare" time, you could actually build something to "intercept" the commands and write a program to play back a specific MP3 or WAV for each "event" instead of activating the record. I'm not sure I've got that much free time left in me and I'm not that attached to the talking lady other than the nostalgia factor.

where is the record located? do they lik a japanese version of the record, maybe get a japanese girl to talk instead

See the SEARCH feature at the top of this window? Click on it and search for "voice" or "voice warning" or "voice box" in the 280zx section.

We've talked about it numerous times. :D

Nope. I tried a few years back to locate a Japanese one to no avail. Corporate Nissan even have me the "What in the world are you talking about?" line.

If Nissan even made one like that is still a mystery to me.

That'd be cool to intercept the signal and have it play specific messages for each warning, then when you get sick of it change it. Or put really annoying things when other people are with you. Like when you have a passenger and fuel level is low something like "Passenger is hurting gas mileage." Or when the door is open "Hey jackass close the door"

Or just make it british and everyone will think you have some sort of integrated GPS that can tell you all about your car.

really so they had some girl speaking english in the japanese zx? that seems wrong

I'm pretty sure the voice warning box was only added to the USDM Z cars...

Rear right side fender well, inside the car. Remove the spare tire cover. You will see a 5" square box. Unplug it and replace it. That unit has the moving parts in it.

the amplifier that the signal goes to is a long silver unit under the glovebox. No moving parts there so it probably still works. I replaced the black unit once and it fixed the voice warning system. It played a little slow at first but sounded better after she got warmed up.

whats the part called so i know what to look for

Here... let me reiterate again:

Now, check this thread ( I did a quick search for "VOICE" in the 280zx section :D ... pics and location of "VOICE WARNING BOX" included) https://www.zdriver.com/forums/showt...ighlight=voice

i found it and repluged it, theres like a static noise coming out like its trying to work

I would suggest replacing it with a used unit. Find someone parting out a car either locally or online. (eBay?)
I wasn't meaning you should ask a dealership. Who wants to pay $100-400 for something like that? Whatever it costs from Nissan, I'm sure its a LOT if they even have it. I got mine from a wrecked turbo Z. Probably sat for years but it worked.

see if you can pick one up for five or ten bucks.

would a junk yard be worth looking through or would those cars be to crapy

Junk yards wouldn't be worth much if the cars were too "crappy" to pick parts off of.

just don't get your fingers dirty! ick!! :eek:

LOL.... Mine sounds more like an 8 track! :icon_super: