Several things that I want to know here.

1) Has anyone re-whitened the pinstripes on their max. Mine are fading, but I like it better with the stripes so I don't want to just pull them off.

2) where is a picture of the taillights from an se? People say they are different but I don't see enough of them to know what the difference is. I am only asking because I have a busted taillight now and I am thinking about using that as an excuse to convert my gxe over.

3) Where can I learn about wheels for performance. I know that it is good to have light wheels but I don't know if having larger rims and a thinner tire helps in cornering traction, or if it is a bad thing.

4) Does anyone else here design vehicles from the ground up like me? I have been doing this for a while now and I would really like to share ideas with people.(yes I know off topic.)

Anyway thanks.

 

Just peel and real apply new pin stripes. They're just stickers...

Check out Craig's site (I think a link is in the FAQs)

 

my sig or homepage has a pic of the SE tails from a VE(92-94). the ones from a VG(89-91), the center piece is blacked out. the VE tails look better i think.

 

[list=1][*]Vinyl fades over time, so re-whitening is NOT an option. It's really a simpler solution to just reapply the stripes[*]Check out Laly's sig pic or look up Craig Brace's website. Either that, or I guess I could take pics of MY car....[*]I can't really answer that one. I have a friend that races cars and she explained stuff to me like "unsprung weight" when it comes to wheels, so that's what I go by. I'd do a website search for better info[*]My design experience is limited to the stereo realm. Sure, I've got lots of ideas about WHAT I'd want my car to be like, but putting together a nice system is MY design passion.[/list=1]

 

3. From what I understand (info from my dad who is a Porsche Club instructor) wheels are tricky. If you go too big (i.e. 18" on a Maxima) you'll start to reduce tire spin and lose traction in the turns. Plus the larger your wheels are, obviously the heavier and more tangentially inert they become.

Going off topic a bit, does anyone think the 18" wheels on the E46 M3 are too big? And how about the 19" ones on the new M3 GTR? Terrible.

-Jake (who still has stock wheels on his '92 SE so don't listen to him)

 

thanks for the help guys. keep it coming on 3 and 4

 

The E46 with 18's shouldn't be too much of a problem - especially since they have the upgraded sport suspension anyway. I don't know about the GTR's though...

 

The 18's are ok, but we've had both an E36 and E46. The E36 had 17" wheels on it, and even though it was a convertible I thought it had better roadholding than our (read: my father's, not mine) E46 coupe.

Could also be the tires though, I'm partial to the Pilots the E36's came with.