hi.just picked up a 1995 UK maxima,there are a good few differances.i think i would rather the US spec,boy have i had probs trying to change the UK grille as no one in the UK makes a sports grille.
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back lights i do like,but not the front bumper,need to get a lip spoiler ?
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lowering springs on there way,and i have found a grille but its not quite what i was looking for.
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its a 20 year old car,apart from the back bumper the car is in very good condition,only 71k on the clock and runs so smoooth.http://

 

Your interior looks perfect!

As far as grilles go, I would try looking up "cefiro grill/e" or "i30 grill/e" on ebay, because that is our counterpart in the united states. As far a front lips go, I think duraflex made one for the Infiniti I30, however I am not sure if it would fit on your U.K. spec bumper. You could be the guinea pig!

One question, was is the button that is two the left of your shifter? A sport button?

 

Yes its sport and allso a snow switch.i did go for the cefiro grille, it should be here this week.do you not get a sport switch on the US spec car ?
do you no eney other differences in the two cars ?

 

Man is it just me, did the UK maxes get the higher grade leather?..my leather is nice and in great shape but it looks like that leather is smoother
and ur odoms are in kilometers right? which means u dont have many miles on it all....but man, im seeing everything i look at now in reverse after seeing that pic of the interior...

 

steering wheel is on the wrong side btw....

 

Pop your hood and show us your engine bay.
All USA Maximas and I30s came with the biggest VQ V6 motor at the time, the VQ30DE.

 

what does he have, a vq20 de??

 

beautiful find btw. enjoy it!

 

That's the $64000 question

 

A more direct comparison......

 

 

 

My car has perforated tan leather but it doesn't look anywhere as deliciously creamy as yours. Wow. LOVE my steering wheel though

 

I just noticed that your center dashboard is straight from the US Maxima, wheres as the US I30 has a slightly different, more vertical center dash.

And your speedo reads to 160 mph as opposed to the 140mph of US Maximas.

Interesting.

Show us your engine bay! I bet it has the, what is popularly known as MEVI here on the forums, to correlate with that higher speedo.

 

Nice car, but if its the VQ20...that would suck!

would they put a speedo up to 160 in a VQ20?

 

thanks for all the photos,very interesting.But yes it has the 3ltr V6
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Lowering springs will turn up on Monday, 40mm drop all round. Looking at a set of 18s to go on.8.5 front and 9.5 rear with 35 off set.265 rear tyres.a little concerned weather they will fit without eney modifying to the wheel arches ? HELP! Eney one fitted this size.

 

Haha, not only is it the vq30de, it's the Mevi one. US maximas got pwned

On another note. Your trunk cluster seems to be a newer model than the brake lights flanking it.

 

Good eye on the trunk lights.

 

265 seems to be a very wide tire. Most people upgrade to about 235 with a few going 245. Check out this thread for suspension/lowering questions;

https://maxima.org/forums/5th-genera...on-thread.html

Even though it s 5th gen thread, 95% of the information applies to the 4th gen as well.

Check this thread to see all the I30/I35s out there...lots of pics;

https://maxima.org/forums/infiniti-i...i30-i35-s.html

 

Thanks for all your help and information, its been very interesting. Well, now down to the back lights. The rear cluster that runs across the back of the boot ? The one on the photo is the O/E one off a 1995 car.there is a crack in the fog light, so I have replaced it with one off a 1997 car (£30) of eBay. Very little difference to the old one, only difference I can see is that the 1997 cluster centre section is slightly darker, all most smocked in appearance.

 

Just got round to changing the old grille, hated the O/E grille. Look like one off a micra.glad to see the back of that.
Also been down to price up some new alloys, decided to go with 18s.lowering springs turned up last week but want to check out the ball joints before I start work on it as the steering is a little vague.
I think that this might be a long project, not in a great rush as this is only a 2nd car plus I also have my motorbike.

 

What is that box that looks like cooling fins to the right of the coolant overflow res.?

 

Vague steering is probably your outter tie rods. Look up phmor. He has lots of YouTube videos on maxima maintenance. Also you should change all your fluids.... Tranny, steering etc for those systems to last long without leaks

 

Looks like you are looking at the alarm, ?

 

Just checked and found out that the vague steering is down to strut baring. So will replace both as I am looking to lower the car 40mm all round. Found the wheels I am going for, a set of ST16s in gunmetal. 18x8.5 all round,