Originally Posted by dominicano3o5

Was the stock K on the Hid ligth on a 02-03?

Originally Posted by xsipnos

Yea I'm a Newbie, and I have a question that you have all probably seen a hundred times before, but I had no where else to turn, and I am no car whiz...at all.

I have 2002 SE, and I noticed that the Driver Side Headlight was out. I got out and of course used my ultrascientific method of tapping on the light and of course nothing happened. I turned the switch a few times and it flickered a few times and then it went dead again. The rest of lights are working, just not the Xenon.

I went to the Manual and it told me to contact a dealer. So I did that and I called the Star Service Dept here in NY, the rep I spoke to was "comatose" because he didn't respond for what seemed like 2 minutes. I told him the problem and he said $1,300 to get it fixed, he didn't even try to ask me other questions like the ballast or the bulb, just said $1,300. I'm no trust fund baby, and I can't afford that much, but I take pride in what I got and I want to get it corrected. Can anyone offer up any solutions, my buddy a Subaru fanatic told me it might be something with the Fuse, Ballast, Ignitor or the Bulb? I tried to search on the ORG and found a how to article but the link didn't work. I am eternally indebted to anyone that can help me out. Thanks and sorry for long msg.

Originally Posted by J79633

Hi, I am looking to buy a 2003 GLE with 135k miles on it, asking price is $9900 from a dealer. Car looks clean and drives nice, fully loaded except nav. I just want to know how much longer can I expect the car to run (another 100k?) with proper maintenance, of course and if the price is ok. TIA

Originally Posted by TeH BawNeY

These cars can easily last 250,000k +

Originally Posted by sontakke

I have noticed that since this is forum is back, all of the links are broken. For example, every link in FAQ goes to completely random topic. Database rebuild needs to be done.

- Vikas

Originally Posted by J79633

Hi, I am looking to buy a 2003 GLE with 135k miles on it, asking price is $9900 from a dealer. Car looks clean and drives nice, fully loaded except nav. I just want to know how much longer can I expect the car to run (another 100k?) with proper maintenance, of course and if the price is ok. TIA

Originally Posted by MoeBelikeMax

whats is a "Secret Sauce" intake manifold....WHere do u buy or is it something u have to do urself ...please lets me know if there any site's thank u

Originally Posted by soonerfan

ummm its a secret

Originally Posted by MoeBelikeMax

really...but beside u does anyone else know what that is

Originally Posted by TeH BawNeY

These cars can easily last 250,000k + with the right maintenance and driver. The VQ engine is one of the best ever made.

Originally Posted by alicious

Thats a lot of money for that car, tell the dealer to drop $2900 off of that price and throw in a warranty. Then make your purchase.

Originally Posted by J79633

Thanks for the reply. I heard nothing but good things about the VQ35 engine and I always llike Maxima.

Originally Posted by TeH BawNeY

Just make sure you bring it to a licensed Nissan Dealer to get it worked on, local shops don't always know what there doing as its a foreign engine to them.

Originally Posted by CoolMax

Go do some neutral drops.

Originally Posted by TeH BawNeY

Just make sure you bring it to a licensed Nissan Dealer to get it worked on, local shops don't always know what there doing as its a foreign engine to them.

Originally Posted by Kyle00

......... that was a flame

Originally Posted by SinGin

I have a question I have a 03 GLE, auto with 39000 miles. Iam getting a strange squeak at 900 RPMs. It happends on the way up the tach and once again back down at 900 RPMs. I narrowed the squeak down, its coming from under the motor mount behind the radiator. There are two wires going into a support bar under the mount. What exactly is that and how can I stop the squeak.

Originally Posted by MaxBoost925

Is your car automatic?

Originally Posted by soonerfan

grant...its a GLE

the GLE has electronic motor mounts and it sounds like yours might be bad

Originally Posted by Joba

I'm in the market for a 2002/2003 Maxima 3.5 liter. I've found some nice 2002 Maximas with low miles. Is there a difference between the 2002 and 2003 3.5 engines? Is there any reason to get one over the other? Thanks!!

Originally Posted by soonerfan

same thing. only difference is some options (Titanium Edition, etc)
only benefit of 03 would be a higher chance for low miles

Originally Posted by Joba

Awesome. I've been finding a lot of '02s with low mileage. I'm going to check one out tomorrow that's 6 speed. I've driven manual for a long time and I don't really want an auto. But, it seems Maxima 5/6 speeds are rare as opposed to the auto. The '02 I'm looking at has about 43k miles on it. Hopefully it's as nice in person as it is in pictures.

Originally Posted by Joba

Awesome. I've been finding a lot of '02s with low mileage. I'm going to check one out tomorrow that's 6 speed. I've driven manual for a long time and I don't really want an auto. But, it seems Maxima 5/6 speeds are rare as opposed to the auto. The '02 I'm looking at has about 43k miles on it. Hopefully it's as nice in person as it is in pictures.

Originally Posted by Ricfutures

I been meaning to upgrade my wheels and tires on my '01 SE and someone is giving me a pretty good deal on some 18" wheels with brand new tires on them. Now the measurements he gave me on the tires are 215/35/18. Are these a good size tire for my car?

I have stock shocks and springs and really don't want the car to look like it's floating a foot off of the ground. What is the optimal tire specs for 18 wheels on this year car with stock suspension?

Greatly appreciate any insight on this.

Originally Posted by Ricfutures

I been meaning to upgrade my wheels and tires on my '01 SE and someone is giving me a pretty good deal on some 18" wheels with brand new tires on them. Now the measurements he gave me on the tires are 215/35/18. Are these a good size tire for my car?

I have stock shocks and springs and really don't want the car to look like it's floating a foot off of the ground. What is the optimal tire specs for 18 wheels on this year car with stock suspension?

Greatly appreciate any insight on this.

Originally Posted by NmexMAX

Need more information is needed on the wheels, most namely, offset and width.

Originally Posted by Ricfutures

I been meaning to upgrade my wheels and tires on my '01 SE and someone is giving me a pretty good deal on some 18" wheels with brand new tires on them. Now the measurements he gave me on the tires are 215/35/18. Are these a good size tire for my car?

I have stock shocks and springs and really don't want the car to look like it's floating a foot off of the ground. What is the optimal tire specs for 18 wheels on this year car with stock suspension?

Greatly appreciate any insight on this.

Originally Posted by irish44j

215/35/18 is way short sidewall and way narrow (narrower than stock!!!)

Originally Posted by irish44j

(narrower than stock!!!)