I know it's RWD and RHD but I want to know if I can put the front clip on it on my car. Can anyone help me out on this one ? I REALLY like the way that thing looks and would love to do something that different.

 

three things will be required:
1. Torch
2. bondo
3. money

 

Someone already put the cefiro grill and headlights on their 3rd gen.....and got flamed for it on here

 

Well yea that was me, kinda flamed, everyone that sees it in person loved em but everyone that just seen the pictures didnt like em. New pics from this last meet this weeken everyone loved em. heres some recent pics with the stillen lip.
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=322279&page=2

 

Why bother with the front clip? Honestly the styling is VERY similar. Just get you the headlights, corner lights and grille. Make them fit RIGHT even if it requires body work to fit the corner lights like stock and some creativity and customization for the headlights and grille to line up. Then get a wings west body kit and have a shop mold it to a factory 3rd gen bumper to look like the one in your picture, trust me it can be done.

 

Here's a question, does anyone have a picture of the wings west body kit? I keep seeing show up on listings, but none of the online stores have a picture. Not even wings west. Makes me wonder if it even exists. I only ask because I'm thinking of getting a kit, and I'm stuck between one of the erebuni kits, and the wings west (just because I haven't seen it)

 

I have a WW kit. And if someone gave me a quick tutorial about how to post pics, i'll post em.

 

you have to have pics hosted somewhere (try cardomain, even though it's been not working correctly lately).

As for the Cefiro lights, I think they look pretty good on Maxininct's car, but from what he described it seemed like a lot of work. In which case, personally, I like the E36 projector conversion just as well and would probably go that route if I ever decide to change lights.

 

Cefiro A31 - is not analog of J30 maxima. It stay near Skyline R31 in nissan model line. linear 6 cilinder engine RB-series, skyline-stile suspension etc... And body has too many differenc with J30 maximas. BMW E36 headlamps imho the best ligting mods to j30 maxima.

 

Maxininct - great job with the conversion...I'd never seen that. Great grill light combo...makes the max look a lot more "current" in the style department.

 

damn... if i could get that bumper on with the headlights i'd do it. looks pretty good imo and with that bumper i'd be able to fit a nicely sized intercooler in there.

 

Im kind of new, so this is the first time I ever heard of that car...
Dam I want that Grill, bumber, lights combo.

 

Click here If you're looking for the hard to find JDM parts here they go.

 

I think that we could modify the bumper to fit to our fenders, just need to get the bumper, and grille/lights...

I got a quote from Japandy on ebay for a set of lights and grille for $165-$250 shipped. I'll have to see about the bumper, I am sure it will be a lot more since it is bulky.

Brian

 

That's what I'm saying though. I found it last night on accident ans fell in love with the damn thing.It's so OMG AWSOME !!!! So you guys are telling me there is not a SINGLE nissan in japan that had BOLT ON parts boy wise for ours cars ? So that means that only honda and toyota gave their owners the joy of being able to do that ?
That sucks *** !

 

The body style for the cefiro and J30 are similar, but they have differences.

 

Eerrrr.....but I'm talking bolt on like JDM civic vs USDM civic bolt on

 

No, who wants all that rice anyways?

 

Essentially the JDM maxima stuff is the same as USDM, there are slight varitations between CDM, UKDM, AUDM. Canada/Aussie/UK got folding rear seats. UK got a different grille and corners.

I am not actually sure if, or how many maximas were actually sold in Japan? The # of JDM maximas even then would still be small in comparison to the US market.

Like Maxinct has done with the Cefiro headlights and grille. that shows us that the front end must have a similar width, at least within 1/4-1/2" tolerance. The bumper should be an easy thing to attempt, ours mounts differently to the front fenders, so we would have to fabricate some mounting brackets after hacking off some of the bumper ends. The other question is about the height of the bumper, will it drop beyond the fender? or will it line up? Then to go about getting this to line up with side skirts that might be the same length, since we use the cefiro door sills in our car. Then we'd just have to worry about a rear end makeover. Add in the corner lights or keep the stock ones. And voila! A cefiro 3rd gen maxima.

Brian

 

This is not the first time I've heard of the Cefiro, but it is the first time I've seen one. Pretty hot. Not quite Silvia or Skyline hot, but aggressive nonetheless.

 

I'm gonna look into this more,but I want the bumper if anything else. I have an idea I'm going with on the current headlights. I'll post is when I'm done so you guys can see.

 

Make them fit RIGHT. lol well ok buddy it was about a 8 hour job to do what i did, and to do the body work is much much longer. So they actually do fit RIGHT but i havent done any body work yet. so go easy and dont be so quick to be a ****.

 

That would be cool if the intire body was real close. That would open up a hude load of options.

 

Yes it would,and I am so PISSEd that it's not,but oh well !

 

The major difference in the front panel is that the space between the front wheel well and the beginning of the front door is longer on the Cefiro. I am not sure on the specs of the lines coming down the hood, but if you want you could do some chopping and make em fit. Not for the faint hearted.

Brian

 

I'mma give it a shot

 

Get bigger wheels and send it to a body shop. End of story

 

FYI, the J30 chassis was never used in Japan. Too big for the times IIRC.

 

hey antonthegrey, nice engine bay, it looks exactly the same as mine minus the CAI... mine is just short ram.. same plug wires, FSTB...

edit: just saw the exterior pic on ur sig, damn, even the fogs look similar, and the body colored grille.. cept mine still has the "nissan" in chrome on...

back to topic.. i think the cefiro looks like a ford thunderbird. and i actually like the cefiro lights on a black maxima with the stillen kit more than it being on the cefiro itself.

the cefiro lights mod on the max looks so damn cool with the stillen front lip.. it's just awsome.

 

lol,yes I belive everyone feels the same

 

except mine is an SE 5-sp.

 

Cool, I'm thinkin of making mine 5-spd.

 

Now why would you want to do that?

 

Cause from what I hear the manual trannies are surpose to be a tad bit stronger(from what I hear anyway)

 

sorry man just seen the pics. The lights and front end are nice. WHere can i buy that front end and lights at. Will I be able to keep the stock grill?

 

Got to get them imported from Japan or Aussie. You can keep the stock cefiro grille.... the lights are wider than our stockers.

Brian

 

Thanks for the info

So who imports them again ?

 

you do the importing..... Cha cHING $$$

 

Exactly how do we go about getting it imported. Who do we contact? I want one!

 

I'll message my cousins in the philippines, maybe they have a hook up for a few sets.