costcowholesale

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the tiny driver side bracket thing, I didn't have to cut anything, it just went right in, look here
http://communities.msn.com/mycarniss...ma/maxima.msnw


did I get the wrong FSTB?

Nismo

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no cutting here also

costcowholesale

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but 99+ max got those bracket things there, & a lot of peopel told me they have to cut the bracket thing off I dunno

araffio

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why would you have to cut anything???

costcowholesale

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http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....ght=streetbeat

JUDE

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I just got my FTSB today for my 99. So if I understand from previous posts, since its a Courtesy bar, I don't have to worry about the bracket, right?

costcowholesale

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I have no idea, Nathan had clearance problem from his 99, I didn't have that problem from my 99, we both have vibrant (street-beat)FSTB. I think you're fine because they mentioned courtesy bar will clear

JUDE

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I was going to wait to install it next week. My car needs an allignment and I thought it would be better to get that first before installation. What do you think?

Bman

I think it's your guys' cars that are different in not needing to cut the bracket. I bought my Courtesy 5th Gen FSTB from Sterling99SEL, who didn't like the fit, and he bought a Courtesy 4th Gen bar instead. He DID have to cut his bracket, but he sent me a picture of it and the bracket on his car looks different from yours and sits higher. It's like an inverted Y squished down onto the strut, and looks like it would almost certainly interfere with that FSTB, since the C-bracket on the Courtesy FSTB looks almost identical.

I'm guessing then that the bracket is one of those mid-production run changes manufacturers sometimes make.

Mystery solved!

ny96max

cutting to fit a FSTB is def a first for me

1MAX2NV

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plain 99 and the 99 SEL

Vyrus

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Exactly. The '99s should have no problem at all. The '99SE-L does have to cut a bracket.
-Cyrus

playas33

I have a '99 GXE and had to cut the bracket, I got mine from custommaxima.com....don't know what brand it is?

costcowholesale

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mine is an early 99 model (brought it October 98)what about those that had to cut the bracket? maybe thru middle of hte year nissan moved the bracket up

costcowholesale

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ok, I think it has to do with early & late 99 model, my early 99 model doesn't have the big bracket thing that late 99 models have. Take a look madd max's late 99 & my early 99

late 99 :
http://community.webshots.com/storag...upQZYCs_ph.jpg
http://community.webshots.com/storag...IjkUJTN_ph.jpg

early 99(mine):
http://community.webshots.com/storag...xeeUdyz_ph.jpg

http://community.webshots.com/storag...VNpCAsu_ph.jpg
http://community.webshots.com/storag...vxkhlmb_ph.jpg

Synki

Yep. I have a late model 99 GXE and have the braket there. I have test fitted a FSTB and realize i had to cut and never ended up getting a FSTB since i didnt want to cut it

costcowholesale

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u still don't have it?? you're afraid of cutting the bracket there & not using nitrous


j/k

Maxilicious

I have a 99 SEL with a courtesy FSTB. I had to cut. Very simple and made a dif in handling. If you cut.... paint the exposed metal so rust will not develop.

1MAX2NV

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and not purchased date? Who has the earlist production date for a 99? Mine was made in 12/98. I bought it 03/99.

costcowholesale

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I purchased mine 10/98 so mine gotta be one of the earlier ones. How do I check production date?

Synki

What nitrous?



I have it, just havent installed it yet. I need to fix the dremel.

1MAX2NV

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Check the plate that's on the door jam when the driver door is open.