think i may have a problem
 

ok so its been raining here all day and when i got off work and was heading home i went to stop and the brakes locked up on me and i slid to a stop it kind of freaked me out. does the 4th gen come with ABS and if so how else will i know its working right? thank you in advance

it was an option... you can tell by popping the hood pretty easily!

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also, sounds like you might have had a bit of flash rust and it just kind of glazed them over. did it continue to do that? or just that once?

well when i slammed on them it slid that once and then it kinda did it again when i was getting off the interstate. and i will have to loo under the hood tomorrow

I thought the only ones with ABS as an option were the 99s....no others had it

According to wikipedia, the 99's were the only ones with optional Traction Control...maybe thats what you were thinking?? I just did some googling and looks like ABS was optional on all years but I could be wrong.

maybe that's what I was thinking...

I think the FAQs sum it up pretty nicely as to what year they're optional on and all. IIRC it's optional on 95-96, and standard on 97-99? :gotme:

Not standard on 97 cause thats me :D

I know ABS ain't standard on 99, I don't have it.

And yeah it was traction control i was thinking of that was available on 99 only...2bros corrected me properly :)

I've got neither.... :devil: muhuahahahhaa!

abs wasnt standard on the gxe's

what about a 98 SE?

^^^looks like it was an option on all years...but did you go look under the hood like max_dreamer showed you?

I've found the problem. :rolleyes:

lol +1 I think if you SLAM on the brakes, not even ABS is gonna help you with the roads being wet...

N yeah, ABS was an option in all years. Traction control only came in 99's... ABS was standard for GLE and allllll i30's.

Nothing driving school can't fix:D

ABS ain't gonna do squat if your tires are bald.

I am just sayin

DW

no the *** hole slammed on his brakes for no damn reason so i had to slam on mine to go left to miss him. and no i havent looked under the hood yet i have had a busy day today. btw has anyone ever replaced the third brake light on their spoiler? a good bit of my leds are burnt out and was wondering

You can follow these instructions here;

http://forums.maxima.org/4th-generat...led-light.html

I tried that and failed abismally, so I just got s new OEM one. A bit pricey at $140:bawling:

DW

This is also partially right and wrong. ABS was not standard on GLE 4th gen maximas but it is standard on all I30s.

yeah but most people seem to have trouble removing the led strip without taking the spoiler off.

bent screwdrivers FTW!

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ive posted this before but i use this handy dandy

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interesting if that is the case... Ive personally never seen a GLE without ABS... My ABS system is F'd so I always check for them at junk yards... Typically I deduct that it is a GLE by badging or woodgrain interior... (and no, i dont just assume that a woodgrain interior is GLE, there are differences in SE vs GLE) That and the pop-out drawers in younger years... Ive probably seen upwards of 100 maxima's in the junkyards, of which 15-20 were probably GLE's... Could I be that lucky?

Sorry, getting off topic here... But it intrigues me!

yea i took my light out earlier and looked at it. plus i think the right tail light harness is messed up along with the inner left one as well. is there somewhere that i can get the the bulb sockets themselves?

umm. i replaced my brakelight at spoilerlights.com. $50, + double sided tape cost. it looks and fits perfect. its not OEM but nobody on earth can tell the difference looking at my car.

i bought this one specifically. it sits flush and is bright as hell. in the time it would take to replace 3-4 of these (the same cost as one OEM one) i would have probably sold my car already. http://www.spoilerlights.com/servlet...und-Red/Detail


as for ABS. if you look under your hood or turn on your ACC lights and ABS lights up, you have it. SE models have it. 95-99. GXEs 99% of the time don't and GLEs are pretty much glorified GXEs with uglier door handles and don't again 99% of the time. (abs was always optional but SEs came standard with them)

That is the case. I have the 97 and 98 Maxima borchures. ABS was optional on e-v-e-r-y Maxima.

DW

either from factory if you want the exact harnesses, or you can just get an aftermarket harness that fits our bulb and splice it in.

ouch...

:bawling:

I have 99...no sign of ABS or traction.

not all SE's had it and according to the brochures that dwapenyi looked through it was optional on every model. I know for a fact not all se's have it as both aackshun, a local buddy with another crimson blaze 99, and nismo_maximus have two SE-L's and SE all without ABS...

Well ill be damned!

lol, dont worry, you still have no top speed limiter and cool wood grain and auto ac... GXE's will be jealous!

i def love my gle. i just need a 5spd swap! luxury + sport.

That's exactly what a fully loaded SE is, sport + luxury. I have a 98 I30t 5-speed now, so you know I'm good:cool:

DW

is the SE woodgrain the same burlwood that comes in the GLEs?

Yup. Same. I was happily surprised to find that, not only does my I30 have the nice rear headrests, but the 98 model also came perforated leather, like the 99 Max SE limiteds.

DW

i dont like the wood grain for some reason. i would rather have all my stuff painted inside. i wanted to go blue but it wouldnt look good with the tan so i think i may just paint everything black with some flakes in it or something with blue lights

If I was in your shoes I would paint the window switches and dash trim a dark green with light green speckles/splatter. That combo with tan interior would be killer.

DW

here is the thing thou once i get the money i am goin black rims, headlights, and tail lights. so the black on the inside i think would look good and my head unit is blue so put blue lights in it to match maybe i dont know

Not standard on the 97-99. I have a 97, no sign of ABS. Pretty sure it was an option for the 95-99.

I have a GLE no sign of ABS either. :o

OK, I see. Then this is what you have to do:

Power window switches and dash trim painted black
Neon Electric blue sprinkled/splattered etc on switches and dash trim.
All your LEDs (power windows, AC, gages) switch to electric blue.

THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.:D

DW