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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 08:57 PM
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cosmetic's???

ok I am looking to buy a couple of cosmetic peices but I am a little low on fund's. I need to prioritize what I buy or if I should even buy them at all i would like to buy the clear corners, stillen front lip, fog light bulbs, and a new upper and lower stilen gril or simular style. can yall put this in some sort of order my self i have no personal preferance. also can you guys maybe point me in the right directions for finding these parts cheap. i know there is a GD on the clears so i am fine there. also the grill's dont hae to be stillen i just want it to look like that. i think the diamond cut chicken wire doesnt look as good as the horizontal billet. Thanks for the help ahead of time
Old Dec 29, 2004 | 09:03 PM
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id say start of with doing your lights, try ebay.
Than for a gril i would go with JMS cus they dont seem to have a rust problem.
thats what i would start with
Old Dec 29, 2004 | 09:40 PM
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I have Grille Tech grills and there is not a spot of rust on them. I'm guessing it will be the same for you since your are in Cali. I would go clear corners and front lip first. Maybe try painting your stock grill body color. That looks really good to.
Old Dec 30, 2004 | 12:16 AM
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Man i have to say my fav thing on a max is the front lip get that first then.. fog light rewire and blue color fog bulbs. Then performance and lowering thats what i would do.
Old Dec 30, 2004 | 04:21 AM
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Originally Posted by crispykid717
I have Grille Tech grills and there is not a spot of rust on them. I'm guessing it will be the same for you since your are in Cali. I would go clear corners and front lip first. Maybe try painting your stock grill body color. That looks really good to.
i second the paint option. See my sig:
Old Dec 30, 2004 | 05:27 AM
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that merlot max is hot man, ive always love that color.

When i first got my max, I went straight for the clear corners with red and amber bulbs, because i like that look when the sun is setting... its just hot...

Next was the 35% llumar tint, majestic blue and dark tink just looks nice. Check out maximapolaks cardoman site. He even has black SE rims

I then went for the rear window spoiler from paradox systems because it looks really clean on the max. I also used polargs on my parking lights, piaa for reverse lights (the blue tint on the reverse lights are SICK!, piaa super plasma bulbs for fogs.

I still have to rewire my fog lights.

Later I went for the maxima.org license plate cover (5 bucks... you cant go wrong) and then i bought the Grilltech diamond upper and lower grills.

One of the biggest regret i had was not getting the 3m protecant film for the front of my car, i got some chips and scratches in the front... i cant really do anything about it, but it just really hurts to see them.... i would have spent 300 bucks on the film the day i got the car if i knew.

hope this helps.
Old Dec 30, 2004 | 10:06 PM
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wow that really helps i have limo tint on my car as soon ias i finish some of the things that i want to do i wiil get a webpage and post it in my sig any more ideas or order i should get that done in????
Old Dec 30, 2004 | 10:24 PM
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Front Lip man.. Stan im telling you it looks so good!!
Old Dec 30, 2004 | 10:31 PM
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I'm in the process of putting on the DDE's right now. I've got one headlight completely finished and reinstalled. I also cleared the turn signal while it was open. I also changed the fog light bulb to PIAA Super Plasma and installed the clear fronts while I had the plastic shield off under the car. I can say that the DDE's are more of a PITA than I'd anticipated, but I think the finished product will convince me that it was worth the hassle. Also, I wasn't sure that the Super Plasmas would match the stock HIDs, and I can say that they match perfectly. I've recently done the chrome guage rings on the instrument cluster, and that's a really cool and fairly simply upgrade.

If I could afford it right now, I'd prob be doing the stillen classic front lip, b/c man that thing is hot! Unfortunately I'm about to dump an a$$load of money into the stereo system.
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