is my car really an SE?
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is my car really an SE?
so i've been wondering how basic the SE 4th gen can get? my car is an SE but only came with the fog lights and spoiler + brake light.. does any one else have the same options i do? also to open my trunk is a pull lever on the floor vs where most are on the door.. whats up with that?
white gauges = SE.
black gauges = GXE/GLE
thats all you need to know.
my 4th gen also had the lever to open the trunk. i think the 4.5 is when they started with the button on the door.
black gauges = GXE/GLE
thats all you need to know.
my 4th gen also had the lever to open the trunk. i think the 4.5 is when they started with the button on the door.
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From: South Jersey
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
(In Canada there is a model called the ES which is like an SE minus the BOSE, leather, sunroof, and spoiler (All standard on a Canadian SE). But, it does include the VLSD trans.)
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
(In Canada there is a model called the ES which is like an SE minus the BOSE, leather, sunroof, and spoiler (All standard on a Canadian SE). But, it does include the VLSD trans.)
so i've been wondering how basic the SE 4th gen can get? my car is an SE but only came with the fog lights and spoiler + brake light.. does any one else have the same options i do? also to open my trunk is a pull lever on the floor vs where most are on the door.. whats up with that?
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From: Knoxville TN and Charlotte NC
my 95 has the trunk release on the door but i have a GXE. I think you can also tell what model you have by numbers/letters on the vin plate on the left side of the engine bay on the firewall.
The popper button was used through out all 95-99s it was just more of an option during 95 and possibly 96. My GXE did not have the button but was prewired, nothing a leather interior swap with leather appointed door panels couldn't fix, now I have a button
ANd you dont agree with that mister, you know better
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humm i see.. mine is a 95 in the second owner and the first was an old lady so white guages havin't been swapped.. i have all the wires for the power leather seats and what not but it always bothered me about the trunk.. i've known many other 95 maximas to have the button on the door.. just sucks having a base model SE.. BORING!!!
humm i see.. mine is a 95 in the second owner and the first was an old lady so white guages havin't been swapped.. i have all the wires for the power leather seats and what not but it always bothered me about the trunk.. i've known many other 95 maximas to have the button on the door.. just sucks having a base model SE.. BORING!!!
"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"
From the faq.
Also the steel wheels are a dead giveaway it's a GXE.
But hey, I have 95/96 head lights and no fogs on my car, maybe someone sold em for a quick profit.
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"
From the faq.
Also the steel wheels are a dead giveaway it's a GXE.
But hey, I have 95/96 head lights and no fogs on my car, maybe someone sold em for a quick profit.
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From: lakeland, Fl
i have a 95 GXE and my trunk release is on the floor. it is one lever u push for gas door and pull for trunk. what is your prod date? mine is 7/94
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From: Tampa Fl
"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"
From the faq.
Also the steel wheels are a dead giveaway it's a GXE.
But hey, I have 95/96 head lights and no fogs on my car, maybe someone sold em for a quick profit.
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"
From the faq.
Also the steel wheels are a dead giveaway it's a GXE.
But hey, I have 95/96 head lights and no fogs on my car, maybe someone sold em for a quick profit.
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wow that sucks.. trust me my car is an SE i guess i was wondering what the lowest options you could get with the se.. i guess i just assumed it being an SE it would have came with more then it did.
i have fogs, white guages, black window trim, handles same color as car, had spoiler with brake light removed now, no light in back window so i'm pretty positive its an SE..
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I've got a bone-stock (until I need to replace the exhaust) 1996 Black SE with bose, black leather, sunroof, automatic climate control and a 5 speed. However, I don't have heated seats and mirrors which would be really nice. and the stupid sunroof is broken.
Last edited by cobrienss; Sep 22, 2009 at 08:37 PM.
wow that sucks.. trust me my car is an SE i guess i was wondering what the lowest options you could get with the se.. i guess i just assumed it being an SE it would have came with more then it did.
i have fogs, white guages, black window trim, handles same color as car, had spoiler with brake light removed now, no light in back window so i'm pretty positive its an SE..
i have fogs, white guages, black window trim, handles same color as car, had spoiler with brake light removed now, no light in back window so i'm pretty positive its an SE..
wow that sucks.. trust me my car is an SE i guess i was wondering what the lowest options you could get with the se.. i guess i just assumed it being an SE it would have came with more then it did.
i have fogs, white guages, black window trim, handles same color as car, had spoiler with brake light removed now, no light in back window so i'm pretty positive its an SE..
i have fogs, white guages, black window trim, handles same color as car, had spoiler with brake light removed now, no light in back window so i'm pretty positive its an SE..
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Dude, you should feel very proud of yourself. You've made it to my list. Officially the first and only red car I accept with black wheels on. I think red cars and black wheels look fugly as hell but your max is just plain ****in sexy. Oh and I should correct myself, its not a car, its a Maxima.
i agree red with black wheels doesn't look good but the style and the red lip on the outside makes it work with the car..the wheels are rota p45r 18x9.5 +30 offset foe the trunk i bondo the holes and painted the trunk.. thats how i solved that problem
My effin' 93 GXE came with power trunk button, heated power mirrors, keyless entry pad, FAR more Superior seats (ergonomically speaking), variable speed wiper switch, IRS... for a GXE that is pretty damn good if you ask me.
I concur, I never knew that but it now makes sense as my GXE was non keyless and had the lever. I swear...freakin 3rd gen maximas were far more generously loaded for their time.
My effin' 93 GXE came with power trunk button, heated power mirrors, keyless entry pad, FAR more Superior seats (ergonomically speaking), variable speed wiper switch, IRS... for a GXE that is pretty damn good if you ask me.
My effin' 93 GXE came with power trunk button, heated power mirrors, keyless entry pad, FAR more Superior seats (ergonomically speaking), variable speed wiper switch, IRS... for a GXE that is pretty damn good if you ask me.
3rd gens were VERY well equipped for their time. its also that sort of thing that catapulted the 4DSC into sport/luxury fame 
i have a gxe and my obdometer is digital. i've seen SE's wwith machanical obdometers. i dont think a cluster swap would be possible. i dont think i've ever seen a digital obdometer in an SE, but then i havent seen that many SE interiors.
Depends on the year. Both my SE's (98 and 99) have digital odometers.
