haynes doesnt make manuals for "newer" cars because they know they wont sell very well because they are still under warranty and being serviced at the dealership. you can get the service manual that the dealership uses. its on here somewhere

 

Well heeeello there.

Not sure if there is a Haynes/Chilton for 5.5 gens. Try the FSM. It might be more helpful.

 

STOP!!!!!!!

 

BAN!!!!!!!

 

Yeah what soonerfan said.


Also as a heads up maxgirl, don't take offense to what the guys say on here because you are one of the few girls that own a maxima which makes it a but just don't take anything the guys say offenseive or personal just try and ignore the ignorant comments that they make towards you if any.

 

... Ok I'll stop.

 

why cant we treat a woman like any other member? its pathetic

 

Cause most of them are horn dogs and don't have self control and they have the immaturity of a high schooler.

 

I am not one of them. I just did that to liven up this thread. Ok now, back on topic...

 

lol thanks for the "warm welcome". I'm a diy person and I've gotten some great ideas looking around the forums. I plan on doin some stuff to my car, mostly cosmetic at first, but since I am on a college student's budget it will take some time.

 

lookin for someone who has a black max and had 5zigen fno1r-c rims on their car and now has some volk racing rims i want the pics of his car, im making a video slide show of my favorite maximas of alll time =D if anyone can find it can you please let me know

 

clean this **** up (or PM)!
& bump for teh noobs.

 

Done... now back on topic.

Panda and Law, get a room. Or a chatroom. Whatever turns you boys on.

 

I have a 2000 maxima with 67,000 miles and apparently my brake master cylinder is going out? After taking it to midas they say after "pinching" off my brake lines they say they found this to be problem. My question is, is this normal for this year car? I know the brake is the last thing I hit and I dont ride my brakes either, and no I dont let brake fluid get low or anything like that. I don't see any posts about this! PLEASE HELP!

 

The 5th generation Maxima is not known to have master cylinder problems that I've heard, also what you said sounds funny. You said that Midas said that they pinched off you brake lines and found that your master cylinder is bad......pinching off your brake lines is not a way to test the master cylinder. It sounds like you are getting taken for a ride. Take it to a Nissan dealer.

 

lol.....ill consider it... *Im actually cracking up* Heh..sorry to post *****

BUMP!

 

I have a few questions! where can I find a turbo kit for my 01 maxima se and where can i find other performance upgrades and accesories and so on?

Mark

 

Mark, check the stickies/FAQ here http://forums.maxima.org/forumdisplay.php?f=53

and likewise in the 5th gen forum.

 

EDIT: oops, I didn't read what you wanted very carefully. Oh well. I don't know of many guys who have run these wheels on a 5th gen, off the top of my head.

I have them in 17x8 for track/autocross use. Here's a pic.

 

These Are Some Great Post Really Helped Me Out. Thanks For Helping The Newbe

 

lol!

Bump to top for newbies

 

That's Great; Thanks For Sharing.

 

Both my fogs are cracked. Should i get replacement OEM or are there others out there that are recomended? Also arent there protector shields that protect from cracking? Any info much appreciated...grassy ace!

 

It seems like most people are buying OEM replacements and using a 3M protectant. Still, that doesn't neccessarily solve the problem.
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....70#post1954870

 

You can go to Autozone or Advanced or any other autoparts dealer and buy aftermarket fogs for around $40-50 a set and fit them in place of the OEM's if you're handy. As far as the wiring goes, I just cut the wires after the OEM plug (on the foglight side of the plug- you'll see if you do it) and spliced in there so I can re-use the plug if I want to. It's actually really, really simple to do: just a little creativity when it comes to mounting them. i re-used the holes in the bumper to mount the fogs using the brackets that came with the new fogs. As far as fitment goes: stick to 3-4" diameter replacements and you'll be good. See sig for pic or go to my cardomain page if it's still up.

FYI: OEM fogs are around $100 a side. The way I see it, I can replace them 5 times with aftermarket and still be money ahead. I'm on my second set of aftermarket fogs. Seems that something breaks them once a year so I'm due now.

 

Long story short: unless you got $7,500 or so to spend, go with other power adders before turbo-charging.

 

Hey I just purchased dual HALO angel eyes for my 2000 maxima. I was wondering can anyone give me instructions on how to put them in. I just want to see if the $100 this auto place I know is charging me is worth it. These lights are halogen as I said so no I don't have H.I.D. lighting system. Thanks in advance

 

how are you gonna install these on your headlights??
they are installed on HIDs because there are circles in the headlights. yours doesnt have them so there is nowhere to mount them.

 

Jason....clear out your inbox. Also see:

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....5526906...down near the end. Help me out

 

done
and
done

 

So this setup will work as long as i want to stick w/ halogen fogs right? If i want to go to hid fogs i gotta go w/ a hid fog kit in a group deal?

Oh also, is there any way to change the back windows so that they roll all the way down?

 

correct

No. they will hit the inside of the door before going all the way down.

 

look at the rear wheel well and answer the question yourself

 

Ok another noob question. I want to use a VR404 amp for the speakers. Anyone know how well it will fit under the passenger seat, if it will fit at all? I want to stay away from mounting it on the back of the back seat if possible.

VR404 specs: http://www.crossfirecaraudio.com/pro...p?IDProduct=89

 

FLAME!!! You are better off asking that in the audio forum.

http://forums.maxima.org/forumdisplay.php?f=25

 

i have a 2002 maxima se 6MT with about 86,000 miles. im driving on the road the other day and out of no where my car yanks to the right. scaring the hell out of me so i was more precatiouse and held the wheel tighter in case it happend again. then it would yank but not as hard sometimes so i took it to sts and made them take a look at my car. they said evrything was fine they couldnt find the problem so they told me they test drove it . and it did the same thing to them yank really hard to the right the guy thaught he was gonna hit the car on the side of him so they told me to leave the car over nite so they could continue testing. to figure wat the problem is so today the guy test drove it again twice and it didnt happend to him once. they ran in on the computer check abs and other stuff evrything is perfect so they came to a conclusion that it must have been ice that was frozen by the wheel. so i get my car back and i hope on the highway get up to like 80 mph for like 20 min im like hmmm it must have been ice. i hope off the highway and get on the streets and then it happend all of sudden i felt a tiny jerk. i was like ohhhh noooo so i was driving and i notice that when i let my foot off the gas and went to hit the gas. it would yank to the right by itself also noticed that it would only usuallly happend in between 2000-3000 rmp and only 1st thru 4th gear. evrytime i let off the gas then steped on it. it would yank i dont feel safe driving my car cause i could easily get into a accident. also few hours later im at a light and its in neutral so i decide to rev and i hear a noise. i turn my radio down and then i rev it again i hear like a grinding noise from rite in the middle of the car idk whats going. if some would could help me out that would be greatly apreciated thank you.

 

before you get any help
please use correct punctuation/sentence structure in the above post

 

sorry but i really dont like doing that waste of time if i edit it will it make you happy?

 

And THAT was the longest sentence ever.

Does it feel like a really, really quick jerk to one side like one brake suddenly grabbed and the let off in 1/10th of a second? If so, check your ABS lines to make sure they're not rubbing. Other than that, maybe a tie-rod end or something else simular. The best thing to do is get it up on jack stands and start tuggin on the tire (MUST be on jackstands, not a normal jack or you might kill yourself!). If you can yank the tire around, check the suspension components. If it seems pretty solid pull off the wheel that's tugging and inspect the ABS lines. And, lastly but most importantly the bottom of the keyboard has a row of keys situated between the shift keys that look like this: (zxcvbnm,./) Please make sure that the second to the last key that looks like a dot still works because it's darn near impossible to read your post without that key working.

 

How much time will you waste?
If you want people to help, at least make it convenient for them.