if i haven't already made my maxima out of this world rediculous... i wanted to poke the idea of a push/grille guard mounted to the front steel bar behind the front bumper.. hmm .. possible?? no one has ever even considered it.. but..... i'd say if you can stick one on a dodge intrepid or a crown vic...you can put in on a maxima.. would you just need a welder and some elbow grease?

 

Why would you want a push guard on a maxima to begin with? Dude you need to get a Crown Victoria or a LTD.

 

Nooooo, don't do it.

 

Well you might have to look at an upgraded suspension if you haven't already. Why? Because our cars are quite front heavy to begin with. You add an extra 150 or whatever on to it and you're gonna look like a Camaro but not in the good way. But yeah, probably have to weld it to the frame and cut around the bumper. Give it a shot. I know you're going for the cop car look so if you can pull it off, more power to you.

 

i wouldnt do it to my car, but done right it could like kinda cool

 

Why don't you go check out how they are mounted on the cop cars. Just don't say you want to impersonate them.

 

police issue vics mount to the frame under the front and come up to meet the top section just behind the grill. Wouldnt be too hard on a max, enough room.

 

You better be putting it on to use the max as a bumper car.

 

Mmmmmm.... Mercury Marauder.....

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JLD

 

you can but I'm not sure how functional it would be on a unibody car...

 

well your going for beasty-ness. i say do it!

 

This thread makes baby Jesus cry...

 

i think it will be sweet, if YOU like it. i already know you're going for the 'cop look'. i say keep it up bro!

 

This thread also makes mother teresa cry...right next to baby jesus...might as well throw in the 3 kings while your at it...

 

I was also thinking about doing this to my car a while back.Just for the intimidation factor at the walmart parking lot.

 

cool feedback.. well i was planning on doing it.. just not sure of which guard to buy? ... would it matter? all guards on the market are "made" to fit their designated car.. of course that doesn't mean they can't be custom fabricated.. but.. with the front of the max already hunkered an inch and a half.. ? someone said the bar would be 150 pounds? really? i know they're heavy.. it wouldn't make it scrape in the wheel well though.. right?

 

screw them though...this thread makes me laugh.

do it up man! take some pics! i wanna see this!

edit: i dont think theyre litterally 150LBs. maybe like 50? ever thought of doing just a bullbar?

 

I would say you're gonna add a minimum of 100lbs, with the brackets, reinforcement (which will be needed on the unibody) and the actual bar itself. Personally I think it would look foolish on a maxima unless you custom fabbed it well to the stock lines of the max. Don't think its gonna be that easy of a job to do right, unless you just want to hook it up stricktly for looks and have only enough support for the bar itself
just my 2 cents but you get into it you'd better give us some updates!!!