mteller

This Saturday I take posession of a 98 Gold Max SE. I am thinking of dressing it up a bit. I intend to get some clear corners for the front and I am thinking of some Altezzas for the back. My first instinct is to go with the chrome finish but I know the people here have probably seen many combinations. What do you all think?

Is Ebay a reasonable source for Altezzas? Does anyone have specific experience with any of the dealers there that they can recommend them or warn me about them?

maxfanfromohio

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Yes Ebay is a reasonable source, but get the Gen 2's. They look better.

jaykid806

yep, gen.2 iz better i have carbon fiber altezzas 1 gen and i took them off after a month stock taillights look better in my opinion!!!!

Capital15

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How 'bout some red clears??? Those will make it look cleaner.

optimus310

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I agree. I think Red/Clears Makes the Maxima look even better.

Broaner

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When I first read this I thought you were a 4.0 gen but now that I realize your 98 I definitely recomend R/C's. If I had the option I would. I'm contemplating getting the CF trunklid that has recently been produced and 4.5 R/C's but thats 650 so....

Klockpurple

Red/clears......no Altezzas. Won't look near as nice.

skiboarder72

Get them and do the skyline mod... looks so good!

Brudaddy

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Definitely red/clears over the altezzas.
They look a lot better.
Just look at Optimus' car.

jackson3837

^^^Bump, red/clears look 100 times better

Nazca

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I bought the Altezzas off eBay. I installed them, promptly replaced them with the stock headlights after one day, then hit the GD forums to get a set of red/clears.

Ludacris

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Do something different...open the altezzas and paint them body color or something...or red like one of the orgers did.

But yeah Red-Clears are much cleaner looking than the tacky altezzas...

helloiamphil

red/clears....def...altezzas are pretty whack...but really its what u like...good luck...

acj

It seems I’m on my own here. I went with Altezzas. And I think that they look great on my Pebble Beige max. I bought them from SWA (that’s before I discovered the wonders of eBay).

It’s all what you want though. It doesn’t matter what everyone else says—if I went with the majority of the opinions here, I’d have plain red-clears or something like that.

metallic97gxe

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I had gen 1 altezzas in both chrome and gunmetal but went back to red/clears

Ludacris

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MUCH better

bOdhi

Where can I snag a set of these Red/Clear's? (and for a decent price IF possible)
E-bay seems to be infested with Altezza's only... Thanks!

maximus_pr

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i like the way the cf looks but without the chrome trim

Ludacris

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No more than $10 and a free afternoon. Make them on your own...look at the HOW-Tos..

Nismotic

iTrader: (25)

Red/clears for a clean look...or as my friend would say:

"Friends dont let friends buy altezza"


*shrugs*

Fubar

You guys are making me start to worry now... my gen 2's arrive today. i hope i like them.

Brudaddy

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I think they will look like fubar...ha ha

ChinoX

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This is my baby with Chrome Gen1's:





And now with CF Gen2's:

A32Matt

where can i get those cans of nightshade paint? i'm thinking of tinting the lenses on my '95 since getting red/clears is pretty much out of the picture, and i'm going back and forth between tinting and altezzas.

Taken2DaMax

iTrader: (5)

Just go with the red/clears...those are probably the cleanest looking taillights ever. You could even do the DTM later to them.

Brudaddy

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[QUOTE=ChinoX]This is my baby with Chrome Gen1's:


Looks like a dang Accord.

1FSTMAX

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Stock or red clears are best.

Fubar

I'm actually quite pleased with the gen 2s. Call me crazy.

maxima105

....RED/CLEARS...

sagamax

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none

oTranscendental

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Altezzas suck bolls.

ChinoX

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[QUOTE=Brudaddy]dude!!! lol, you tell me then that the red/clears don't look like a civic?

Ludacris

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It doesn't matter what car it looks like...altezzas are tacky and red-clears are clean.

tpduke112

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Carbon Fiber Altezzas look very nice IMO. I dont so much like Chrome ones but they look ok. I would rather have carbon Fibers than red/clears anyday personally.

driver824

actaully had these on my "pebble beige" max. look good both during the day and at night i loved them. i just wanted sumthin more different then wht they were and red/clear. have my own setup.. check homepage for pics.. but if u want a good set of carbon fiber gen 2's.. i got a set that ill sell to ya for 140 shipped..

let me know..

blake

ManualMaxima

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i say gen 2's. i went from red/clears to gen 2's. every maxima owner i pull up next to 3rd 4th and 5th gen at a gas pump come over and ask where i got them, and ask if they can see them with the brakes on. i love gen 2's esecally when i push in the petal and the cars behind me look like they are om fire.

ManualMaxima

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hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.................. .....Brudaddy
,you got owned!

Tyrexx

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you ppl need to just pull the bulbs on the corners of the red/clears, dont try to put a red bulb in there it always looks pink unless its LED, theres 2 examples on this thread, just unplug them...

Maximus_Jones

Yeah, those Altezzas are fugly as hellll

DJMaxGLE

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Wow. I love these threads about tail lights. So much debate over plastic lenses. But I gotta agree. Red/clears are great. I just put mine on a week ago. I also got clear corners in my trunk that I plan to install eventually. for red/clears!