Hi guys I was wondering if it's possible to swap maxima's front end over to I35 or vice versa

Both are basically the same car. Do you think fenders and bumper cover and headlights are the only things need to be replaced?

 

Bolt pattern may be different, but good luck.

 

Add in grill, hood, fogs, bumper lenses, associated latches/brackets.

 

and fenders if im not mistaken

 

nope i havent

 

That is your first and ONLY ***** post, keep doing it and you will most likely get banned.

 

I was going to have the i30 front end put on after "the great fall" BUT the wheel wells wouldn't have matched (front and back). It required a little modification to the front end i.e.: hood latch and the parts were a little more expensive.

 

Already mentioned by OP.

 

I would just buy an I35 and do the Australian/NZ Maxima kit mods.

Teh hawtest I35 on the .Org:









It belongs to leeI35 and IMO it looks better than 95% of the Maximas on here.

 

Sure it is. too bad there's issues with wheel wells.

 

It would be a pretty good swap. I have yet to see someone do it.

 

I had thought about that before. I looks like the front half would physically bolt up, but the similarities end there. If you look at the I35 above, you'll notice that the body lines down the whole car are different than the maxima.
The two cars don't share any sheet metal. The I35 is rather smooth and has a slight crease down the upper half of the doors and down the quarter panel. Wheras the Maxima is rather curvy. Instead of the crease in the doors, the Max curves near the top to a bit of a concave shape down the sides of the doors. Also the Max has pronounced wheel-wells front and back.


Cliff's Notes: you could probably bolt the front of an I35 to a Maxima, but the body lines won't match up from the fenders to the door....

 

pronounced fenders easily fixed by adding aftermarket fender flares.

 

Personally I think it could be done. But as a few have said, the body lines wouldnt match up.

 

^^ agreed... it would cost quite a bit as well.. from an economic standpoint, definetly would be cheaper to just purchase an I35!

 

Am I the only one who thinks that kit looks . The Auto Couture, Signature body kit for the I35 is just plain SICK though. If it wasn't around 2500$ after shipping I would deff jump on it.

 

which lip is this one?

 

I've been searching for auto couture kits, but I can't find any for the i35. Do you have a link or pictures of what it looks like?

 

hey i have an i35 and i am going to put a nissan maxima body kit on my car. i am going to ask them to modify the front bumper to fit. is that possible.

 

5.5gen front looks so much hotter... but that I35 is lookin nice too minus the lambo doors

 

any1 have pictures of the couture kits!!?

 

Check the date, and search!

 

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