I got lucky this weekend, took advantage of an opportunity to buy a 1995 GLE at wholesale - $6,250. Car has 77K on the odo, CarFax came back clean - one owner, no accidents or emissions failures, good to go. No, I probably can't get another one for the same price...

Some questions:
First, I'd love to buy a CD Changer for the stock Bose system. If anyone has one that they no longer use, let me know.

Second, there's a button missing on the Bose system - lowest button on the left-hand side. Aside from the dealer, can anyone recommend a source for this type of minor part? Perhaps the same guy who has a CD Changer might also have a failed/retired head unit?

Third, the color. What colors did 95 GLE's come in? This car is a very dark purple color. Looks practically black at night, but there's a definite purple tint to the car at certain angles. Where can I find a list of available colors for 1995 models?

Last, the leather on the driver's seat is worn off on the outside seam. Aside from having that seat re-upholstered, has anyone got any suggestions for repairing/hiding the damaged seat?

Thanks in advance for any info you can provide.

Tom G

Congrats on your purchase. As for your questions, to find a changer for the bose unit I would suggest going to ebay. I buy a lot from ebay, but you have to be careful to check out the seller before buying. The answer is the same for a replacement stock bose unit, they have a lot of them on ebay all the time. As for the color of your car, there is a metal id plate on the pass. side firewall under the hood. The color code is on it. Search on the org and you will find a link to the color chart for all years that can be used to cross reference the name of the color from this code. As for leather repair, I am no help. Maybe someone will post about that.

Good luck.

i have a 95 GLE and my driver seat is worn out on the outside arm...wth, i think this is something that happens to all maxima's

There is a company called Soundgate which now makes a CD changer interface to use the stock Bose system w/ an Alpine M-bus type changer. I would strongly recommend purchasing the products (both adapter & changer) from org member "Pearl96Max". He owns an audio shop in New Jersey, and is an authorized dealer for Alpine products. He offers a nice deal for ".org" members. You can find his e-mail addy in his "profile. I believe the model# for the adapter is SLS-NA1, and while u can use any Alpine M-bus type changer. The newest is the Alpine CHM-S630

The color was called Granite Pearl. I have it on my 95 GXE. Check the sig pic...

That is the power button; sorry, but I don't know where to find a replacement.


I had a similar problem with my leather. I had a hole in the upper part of the front passenger seat. Courtesy Nissan quoted me a price of ~$450 for just the upper part (and that's with the Maxima.org discount.) I ended up getting in on the leatherseats.com group deal and went 2-tone front and rear for <$700.