after owning 3 3rd gen, i finally purcahsed my first 4th gen maxima.

1997 white SE 5 speed. black heated leather, moonroof, climate control were some extras on there that i didnt really need. it has 85K on it. just needs a litte TLC. i did take some pictures but havent uploaded them to a hosting site. any recommendations?

this is my family car, so i dont plan on modded the crap out of it. i definately want to do suspension. i probably will only do breathing mods, intake and full exhaust from y-pipe to the muffler. for external mods, just some tints, cleared turn signal, debadging, some clear lenses up front and maybe headlights. i dont know too much about them, ive been doing some research on the cerifos, they look pretty nice. also rims, i have a set of 2k2s that i had on my 3rd gen. i dont konw if i should put those sell them and get some 18s. i do want to stay oem, so only maxima, g35, or z 18"s will go on.

any body got any pics with some oem 18s on their maximas. also some pics of some white ones would be nice too.

i will be doing maintenance this week. oil change and tune up. dont konw when the previous owner last did these things and i want to do them just to be on the safe side. any suggestions? thanks

joshua

 

how much you get it for laly?

 

Do the usual ... clean the TB, change the plugs -- you never know what kind of condition they'll be in after you buy a car.

I think that makes a difference if you want to do the AE mod to headlights etc, personally I think the dark colored max's look much better with no changes to the headlights. I love the look on my black 97, I've wet sanded and used meguiars plastic wax to make them look crystal clear. But with a white car, some contrast might look nice.

Sounds like money isn't too much of a problem, so you can go with whatever intake you like -- but if you want to save some you can hack the airbox.

DEFINITELY do the red/clear tails! Best appearance mod you can do for the cheapest price (what, like $4 for the acrylic light cover,) just be careful when baking the tails.

I've seen 18' g35 rims (sorry no pic) on a max and liked the look, but I also really like the look of the wheels you already have.

And why debadge? I think our trunks look much better with the MAXIMA logo at least, maybe get rid of the nissan emblem .. personally, I like both.

No matter what you do though, can't really ruin the beauty of a clean 4th gen max

 

sounds like you got a plan, i have 17" G35 rims on the way with a debadged trunk, red clear tails and front clears, little thingsthat keep it clean.


As for the intake i would just hack up the stock air box. The other ones dont give you much better gains .

keep us updated

 

If its a family car don't hack the frigging airbox, just put in a K&N filter and forget about it. I suspect at 85K the spark plugs are probably good to go. Just take one out and have a look at it. Given that the car is stock, I suspect the OEM plugs were replaced around 60K with the OEM NGK platinums. If they're other than NGK plugs, give them the hook.

You might want to do a pH test of the radiator and flush it if necessary. I would also consider replacing the power steering fluid, clutch fluid and transaxle fluid if necessary.

What condition are the brakes in?

 

[QUOTE=rmurdoch]If its a family car don't hack the frigging airboxQUOTE]

ya, you tell that to the other thousand members on this forms with intakes.


i dont know if you noticed but every maxima is a family car .

 

5-speed, black leather, on a white Max...sounds HOTT. Good find.

Debadge the Nissan logo on the trunklid as your first mod. Really makes the MAXIMA logo stand out better and looks less cluttered. Heat gun/hairdryer for a minute then use fishing line or dental floss and the residue comes off very easily.

Below pic just to show how much better it looks without the hamburger:

 

i would suggest not getting a full exhaust if you're going to use this as a family car. The catback itself yields little gains. Just get a y-pipe on that bad boy and you will be all set

 

jesus, i posted like 6 hours ago and got a bunch of responses already. well thanks for the info. i didnt know maxima owners cut up the airboxes. it was a big think when i owned a vw, but i didnt think there. i personally think that the airbox mod is better with a k&n drop in.

also thanks for the letting me know not to get the cat back, i definately want a ypipe. ill try just the y pipe and see how that works first.

brakes will need to be changed soon, any suggestions on pads. i use axis ulitmates on my se-r . any suggestions here?

thanks for the pics, also i do like the way the trunk looks with just the nissan sign debadged. that is what i will do.

i paid 5900 with one blown tire and drove it home on the doughnut. i think i paid a little high for it, but these are kind of hard to find especially with under 100k miles. what do you guys think about the price.

and for as it being a family car, duh, i know all of them are family cars. but all the people driving these dont have families. my real toy is my 91 turboed se-r. no hard feelings, i was waiting, and expecting, to be welcomed in the 4th gen family with a smart a$$ remark. it did sound pretty stupid now that i think about how i wrote it.

 

good price josh. cant wait to see it?

did you go to the leroy oaks meet today?