Whose Maxima did I end up with?
11-24-2012, 09:49 PM
#1
Whose Maxima did I end up with?
Shot in the dark here, but I'm curious whether or not I ended up with a Maxima that was previously owned by anyone here on the .org. Some telling features include:
Silver 2002 SE
Doesn't have Bose
HAD Frost Interior; Carpet, Console, and Seats have been switched out for Black.
Was in a minor accident on the front right side (passenger side)
Headlights were changed out for 5th gen headlights
Suspension has been replaced with used stock equipment leading me to believe that it may have had aftermarket suspension at one point.
And the most telling feature would be that is has been converted from Auto - 6-Speed. The work looks VERY good. It wasn't a hackjob thrown together by some rookie, it looks to be VERY thorough and well done.
In any case, nothing important, it's just piqued my curiosity. If you need any more clues let me know.
-Nathan
Silver 2002 SE
Doesn't have Bose
HAD Frost Interior; Carpet, Console, and Seats have been switched out for Black.
Was in a minor accident on the front right side (passenger side)
Headlights were changed out for 5th gen headlights
Suspension has been replaced with used stock equipment leading me to believe that it may have had aftermarket suspension at one point.
And the most telling feature would be that is has been converted from Auto - 6-Speed. The work looks VERY good. It wasn't a hackjob thrown together by some rookie, it looks to be VERY thorough and well done.
In any case, nothing important, it's just piqued my curiosity. If you need any more clues let me know.
-Nathan
11-26-2012, 10:14 AM
#4
Easy. Lol.
Bose one is obvious, no bose deck, no amp, no woofer, no Bose
Interior color according to the color code is Frost, but my seats are Black leather, and the carpet is brand new and Black as well. All of the rest of the panels and the dash are Frost.
Minor accident on the front right was determined when I was working on the headlights. The corner is slightly caved in and warped. It's not much, but it was definitely hit there at one point. Likely just a parking lot incident.
Suspension bolts have evidence of having been removed, and it was likely replaced pretty shortly before I bought it because there is an outline where there appears to have been oversized washers used. The struts are definitely not new though, they look very worn. In fact, they need to be replaced.
The Auto to 6-Speed conversion I figured out when I was working under the dash and console. I noticed that the clutch pedal wasn't lined up perfectly straight. No matter what I did, it just looked a little cockeyed. After that, I looked at the VIN plate under the hood, and noticed that the car's transmission code was for the auto.
As for the headlights, yea, not only did they convert to halogen from HID (which I'll never understand), but the wiring was completely crossed to where if the headlights were switched on the right high beam was always on, the left parking lamp was the only one that worked, and if you switched the high beams on, the lights turned off altogether unless you just flashed them. (pull the headlight stalk instead of push it on.)
-Nathan
Bose one is obvious, no bose deck, no amp, no woofer, no Bose
Interior color according to the color code is Frost, but my seats are Black leather, and the carpet is brand new and Black as well. All of the rest of the panels and the dash are Frost.
Minor accident on the front right was determined when I was working on the headlights. The corner is slightly caved in and warped. It's not much, but it was definitely hit there at one point. Likely just a parking lot incident.
Suspension bolts have evidence of having been removed, and it was likely replaced pretty shortly before I bought it because there is an outline where there appears to have been oversized washers used. The struts are definitely not new though, they look very worn. In fact, they need to be replaced.
The Auto to 6-Speed conversion I figured out when I was working under the dash and console. I noticed that the clutch pedal wasn't lined up perfectly straight. No matter what I did, it just looked a little cockeyed. After that, I looked at the VIN plate under the hood, and noticed that the car's transmission code was for the auto.
As for the headlights, yea, not only did they convert to halogen from HID (which I'll never understand), but the wiring was completely crossed to where if the headlights were switched on the right high beam was always on, the left parking lamp was the only one that worked, and if you switched the high beams on, the lights turned off altogether unless you just flashed them. (pull the headlight stalk instead of push it on.)
-Nathan
11-26-2012, 11:02 AM
#5
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I wonder what ur transmission mount looks like cuz that is welded to the frame so someone would have to cut off the factory AUTO brackets and weld on factory MANUAL transmission brackets and that would probably look like frankenstein, and in order to make that work it would have to be lined up pretty darn good to bolt up properly
11-26-2012, 12:39 PM
#8
Pic of mount
It didn't come up as a flood car when I ran it. The carpet is brand new, but doesn't look OEM, looks like one of those aftermarket replacements made specifically for the car. I figured it was replaced along with the seats for black. It looks like an unfinished conversion to black interior to me.
-Nathan
It didn't come up as a flood car when I ran it. The carpet is brand new, but doesn't look OEM, looks like one of those aftermarket replacements made specifically for the car. I figured it was replaced along with the seats for black. It looks like an unfinished conversion to black interior to me.
-Nathan
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