I have this 89 maxima and it's a pretty decent looking car. But I have this luggage rack on the car and it really takes away from it. (It was members of the org who killed it remember anyone?? maxima.cardomain.com/id/smoothmaxima). Well I can simply just screw the thing off, but my trunk will still have the wholes in it. I really want to get rid of it what should I do??...Will I have to get a whole new trunk?..if that's the case the rack is nice

Help ..it came on the car and it took me 2 years to realize it sux!!

 

well it depends on how big the holes are that are left from the luggage rack. i have no idea what type of screw holds those things on cus ive never seen one up close. if its a small hole you can probably just fill it in with body filler if you dont feel like buying a new trunk lid.

 

The holes are not big at all it's just some little screws but the holes are big enough to notice when it's off. Body filler what do you mean by that?...And how much you think a new trunk lid would cost me?

 

It would just be cheaper to have it filled and painted my a shop than buy a new one and get that painted

 

It would be cheaper to go to a junkyard and find a trunk in the same color as yours. If you have to fill it you would either have it welded or filled with bondo and then painted to match.

I would say it would cost maybe $100 for a trunk from a junk yard...but some places think they have gold and charge outrageous prices. So shop around and see what you find.

I think car-part.com is a good place to start.

 

thanks u guys ..i will try to find a used one. because i really want a spoiler too. So are u guys sayin don't try to fill it in and paint it?..i have a silver clear coat on my car

 

oh yea and does it have to be an 89 trunk lid to fit on my car?..or can it be a 91 or so?

 

any 3rd gen trunk will fit.

The reason I say not to fill it in and paint it is because it will get expensive and unless you have done paint before do not try to do the silver frost paint yourself. Silver is a very hard color to paint because it is metalic and will run real easy and will also streak.

I guess the best thing to do is call a local body shop and tell them what you want done and see what kind of price they give you.

Then try and find a whole trunk(in your color) and see how much that costs. go the cheapest way.

 

thanks for the help awsm. I think I'm just gonna invest in a whole new trunk lid and while I'm at it get one with a spoiler because I know that little difference will make a big difference on my car.

 

Make suer the color matchs