Parts & Tools

Everything we actually bought for the Q50

Items appear here once they are purchased, with the exact price paid. Recommendation and affiliate links wait until the part has actually been fitted and used on the car — we do not vouch for something we have not installed yet.

Need vs Want

“Need” means anything required to acquire, transport, title and register, maintain, repair or make the car roadworthy. “Want” means optional sound, appearance, performance or convenience upgrades. A Need being listed does not mean it is already paid — every line also carries a financial status.

Status badges

Confirmed means paid and verified. Estimated means expected but not yet paid. Planned means intended and not yet purchased. The VR30 transmission swap is a special case: the work is complete, but its published $2,900 figure is a budget/quoted allowance and payment confirmation is still pending. Each order also states whether it is delivered and whether it has been installed.

Needs — maintenance, hardware and repair

NeedMaintenanceConfirmed

Maintenance & hardware order

Amazon · Purchased Aug. 24 · delivered Aug. 25

Activated-carbon cabin air filter$7.99
A-Premium two-piece engine air-filter set$15.99
LivTee rustproof license-plate screw set$5.99

Merchandise subtotal: $29.97
Tax: $1.87
Confirmed total: $31.84

Delivered — engine air filters installed

Basic filters and plate hardware for the first maintenance pass. Delivered and confirmed paid. The engine air filters have been installed; the cabin filter and plate hardware are not confirmed installed yet.

No affiliate links yet. Exact product links will only be added after fitment and use are verified.

Wants — optional upgrades

WantAppearance & soundConfirmed

Muffler-delete exhaust

eBay · Purchased Aug. 27

Muffler-delete exhaust for 2014–2024 Infiniti Q50, dual 4.5-inch burnt tips$230.00

Shipping: $0.00
Tax: $14.38
Confirmed total: $244.38

Ordered — awaiting delivery and installation

Optional modification — not required to make the car roadworthy. Confirmed paid, not delivered or installed, so there is no fitment or sound result to report.

Not an affiliate item.

Affiliate link policy

Bought Busted may use affiliate links in the future. Right now there are none on this page. When links are added, they will only point to products we actually bought and used on the car after fitment and use are verified, and the required disclosure will appear next to them. Nothing listed here is an endorsement yet.

This list grows as parts are bought — no invented prices, photos or results.