hey whats up i was wondering how i make my gxe have the options like an se which r i just bought leather setas and i have the wires they dont work theyre not cut or anything duno what to do anybody can help me

 

The 4th gen Maxima was offered in three trim levels for the US market:
GXE "The essential Maxima"
SE "The Sportiest Maxima"
GLE "The luxurious Maxima"

All trim levels have the same engine, so performance differences between them are pretty much nil. The best way to tell which trim level you have is to decode the VIN Plate. This is due to much part swapping and trim upgrading, even transmission swaps that can be done.

TO DECODE THE VIN PLATE:
Raise your hood. Look for a shiny metal identification tag fastened to the passenger side of firewall. The top row is the Vehicle Identification Number, starting with J. The second row is model information. The first five characters are BLHUL. The sixth character is the trim level designator, defined as follows:
E = GXE
G = GLE
V = SE

There are some feature differences that can help you determine the trim level on site. Keep in mind that most of these can be changed aftermarket by the owner, but as we know the VAST majority of Maximas on the street are bone stock...

GXE
Black guage faces
Cloth seats
Basic stereo (BOSE optional but extremely rare)
Probably no sunroof (optional but very rare)
Chrome outer window trim and door handles
5spd or Auto trans
No spoiler
No fog lights
Steel wheels with hubcaps
Chrome grill on 97-99 models
Manual A/C


SE
White guage faces
"Sport" Cloth or leather seats
Basic or BOSE stereo
May have sunroof
Black outer window trim
Body color door handles
5spd or auto trans
Spoiler
Fog lights
15" blade-style (95-96) or 16" 5 spoke (97-99) alloy wheels
Body color grill on 97-99 models
Manual A/C or climate control
"Sport" suspension
Electronically controlled front engine mount on automatic transmission cars
Liquid filled rear shock mounts

GLE
Black guage faces
Leather seats
BOSE stereo
Sunroof
Chrome outer window trim and door handles
Auto trans only
No spoiler
No fog lights
15" honeycomb (95-96) or 15" blade-style (97-99) alloy wheels
Chrome grill on 97-99 models
Fake wood color dash and door trim
Fuzzy A-pillars on some years
Pop-out drawer (not flip-down) below radio on some years
Climate control only
Electronically controlled front engine mount
Liquid filled rear shock mounts

Keep in mind that spoilers, foglights, mudflaps and wood dash trim could be had as dealer-installed options on all levels.

Other options like heated seats, traction control, ABS and the like were offered on more than one trim level, so they are not a reliable indicator.

credit: mzmtg

 

^^^ what he PASTED^^^^

SE is the $hit

 

GLE is da **** :P

 

GLE Baby. Yeah. Leather seats make for great sex. Not that I would ever have sex in my car......*cough*

 

ibought the car they said it is a base se like arrafio max looks the same way im just tryin to see why the power dont work in the power seats is theyre a fuse or relay for the wires??

 

easier to clean

 

There are lots of external details too, like there is no chrome on the SE (door handles, trim, next to grill) but the gxe has the chrome, and the gxe does not have fog light.

 

my car has fogs has a wing has no chrome has whtie guages neva has power seats but had the wires so i got power seats n know it dont work?

 

my car has fogs has a wing has no chrome has whtie guages neva has power seats but had the wires so i got power seats n know it dont work?


so ur car is a SE then, right?? as for the seats it may be a wire or fuse

 

SO WHERE IS DA FUSE THEN

 

If u had power seats then it consists of a motor, the #1 circuit breaker( under the left end of the instrument panel) and the 30 amp F fuse in the fusilble link box under the hood.

 

Where R Both Of Those Located Please Thanks

 

I Neva Had Power Seats But I Have The Wires There So Im Tryin To Make Them Work

 

man, it MAY be b/c you never had power seats, therefore there is no fuse for them?? check haynes or any repair manual.

just my 2 cents.
GOOD LUCK

 

that what i was sayin i neva had power seats but the wires r there so i conected them is there a fuse i need to put in or something
?

 

GLE is the grandma edition

Topped out fully loaded SE owns ALL !!!

 

ugh...not really

GXE is the best because you can get it cheaper than SE. eventually all the SE features will go away when aftermarket parts play in. ie. SE sports suspension will be gone, bose system will be gone, fog light will be replaced by angel style, spoiler will change into type-X or stillen type 2, seats will become aftermarket racing seat... and the list goes on. GXE also weights ligher than fully loaded SE, therefore a tiny bit faster.

of course, that's standing from an enthusiast perspective...

i've seen plenty fully loaded SE around, but i haven't seen a midnight blue GXE with bose system and sunroof. the only person i can think of is turbo95max off my head. he had midnight blue 95 GXE with all that features, but now it's nothing like that with his current setup.

oOo...did i mention that 97-99 GXE doesn't have a fog light, therefore their CAI will perform better than other models with fog light. (according to cheston)

now GXE 0wnerZ joo...