I set out to a junkyard today looking for a 02-03 bumper or anniversary edition aero kit. I had no luck finding any maxima parts. But as I walked out I noticed an infiniti I30t sitting there. Ill be picking up: the map light covers to replace my scratched ones.
The chrome infiniti kick panels.
Chrome interior and exterior door handles.
Possibly the wood trim (I didnt pay attention to whether or not it would be interchangeable or not)

My question is.. anything else thats swappable to a maxima and is worth picking up? I dont wanna pass up the chance and regret it later. Everything seems to be there except the center pieces (hvac,radio, air vents)

Thanks!

 

probably just the interior trim, Im not sure if the i30 has them but the window shade and the rear heated seats would be ok. plus the mirrow with the compass

 

I noticed the rear windshield and deck were busted up so the shade may be gone but ill check! Unfortunately the interior is tan so it wouldn't match. If it was black id take all the seats (mine are cloth currently). You reminded me to snag the front heated seat switches so I can put them in mine when I convert them into heated seats! The mirror is a very good thought to and ill be sure to get that. Thanks a bunch!!

Anyone else?

 

MAF. Door switches (window). Heated side mirrors.

 

Now for the heated mirrors would I have to run extra wiring?

 

Well I ran out of time today. Unfortunately the mirror didnt have the compass.
I got the chrome door sills, interior door handles
The exterior handles couldve been removed.. but Im 95% sure I wouldnt be able to get them in my max because of how difficult it is to reach the screw.
The wood trim was there..all except one piece... driver side so I left those behind. Mirrors were intact. Left them behind because I didnt have time to get them today.
Rear shade was covered with a mixture of shattered glass and snow so I didnt feel like cutting myself haha.

Now I noticed the gauges cluster and like it. Would this be a direct plug and play?

And also, are the i30 horns directly switchable?

 

Horns should be the same. There's been a couple threads about swapping the cluster, not plug and play but fairly easy if I remember correctly. I may not remember correctly though, so you should check those threads first.

 

I think the I30 cluster into the 5.0 Maxima is pretty much plug and play. It's the I35 cluster that needs re-wiring. If you put the I35 cluster into a 5.0 Maxima, you lose the temperature gauge.

This thread has some info:
http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...tion-help.html

 

Thank you both for the help. Im trying to determine if $30 is worth it to make my gauges look minimally different.. plus im guessing the mileage wouldnt be the same after the swap so id have to get that reprogrammed for like $100 :/

I did see somewhere that you can just swap the led panels for the odometers and it will have the correct mileage?..but I feel like thats too good to be true

In the meantime I painted the tan door sill plastic black and just put the chrome infiniti plate back on. Putting them on momentarily

 

The mileage is contained in an integrated circuit that you would have to unsolder from your car's cluster and then solder onto the Infiniti cluster. The led panels do not contain the mileage info.

Here is a link to a thread about the mileage chip.

http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...nt-2002-a.html

 

Thanks a ton ill check it out