Hello I have recently purchased a 2000 Maxima GXE and was told by the seller that this specific model was produced in Japan and not the U.S. I'm not sure if that makes a difference but just putting it out there to try to be as thorough as possible in order to get the best answers to my question.

Basically I am a little but not too mechanically inclined and want to perform a few replacement in this vehicle so far my list is : both front Sway bar links, front left axel and both front brakes, in the past I had a Mercedes and bought all my parts from autohausaz but would like to know if there is a specific website that Nissan drivers use similar to how a lot of Mercedes owners use autohausaz

Also would like to know if the vehicle being produced in Japan calls for any special tools?

Sorry to sound so clueless but just trying to learn thanks in advanced

 

Is it right hand drive?

But seriously, the seller was just trying to talk up the car I'm sure.

Lots of parts on the Maxima need OEM, so buying from the dealer is a good idea for most parts.
Depending on your budget, you can buy used from here if you need to as some of the dealer parts have crazy prices new.
Classifieds section.

Here are a couple good sites:
www.courtesyparts.com
www.nissanpartsasap.com

Make use of the search bar as much as you can, as a lot if not all of the questions you might have are likely already answered.

 

Nissan did not have an assembly plant in the United States back when our cars were made, so all the cars were made in Japan and shipped over here. As long as your car was made for the U.S. market, getting parts is not a problem.

But special tools are required for a few jobs and not because the car was made in Japan. Air conditioning, auto & manual transmissions and some items in the front end. This is pretty standard for every make of car. For the items you mentioned, you don't need any special tools.

There are various places that have decent prices. If you want Nissan factory parts, there is courtesyparts.com, nissanpartsasap.com and nissanpartsdeal.com.

For non Nissan parts, there is rockauto.com.

Another thing you should get is the Nissan FSM (Factory Service Manual). It is readily available for free on-line in pdf format. Here is a link:
http://boredmder.com/FSMs/Nissan/Maxima/

However, you have a 2000 Maxima. There are 2 different manuals for 2000 as Nissan made enough changes during the production run to warrant 2 manuals.

It is broken down by the car VIN. It would be easier if they used production date, but they didn't. Use the last 8 digits of your car's VIN.

for VINs up to and including YT0 12236, YT2 11680, YT5 27429, or YT7 40491
download the 2000 manual (early)
on the front page of the FWD section, it reads
Edition: April 1999
Revision: June 2000
Publication No. SM0E-1A33U3


for VINs from YT0 12237, YT2 11681, YT5 27430, or YT7 40492
download the 2000.5 manual (late)
on the front page of the FWD section, it reads
Edition: November 1999
Revision: January 2001
Publication No. SM0E-1A33U5

The file named fwd.pdf is the "cover page" file, the starting point.
The file named idx.pdf is the alphabetical index file.

 

Thanks guys very much appreciate all of the information!

 

I just called the people at courtesy parts and for the front right axel they charge $553.00 vs rock auto like 60.00 bucks that is insane!! Does anyone have experience with rock auto aftermarket parts and how good or bad they may be??

Thanks

 

Use the search function and read up on the axles. They are a known issue and you will need to do good research to determine which ones you should get vs which ones are junk.

 

After market axles can be a nightmare of problems, but most of us use them. What we have learned is to stay away from rebuilt axles. I have used Napa Auto Parts store's Napa brand new axles on 3 cars and had good luck with them. The Napa brand is more expensive than rockauto (I think) but available locally.

 

I use amazon quite a bit, love the 2 day prime shipping

 

Allot of things are same day now on prime.
http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=br_imp?_...f_rd_i=desktop

 

For OEM replacement I use:

http://www.courtesyparts.com/

OR

http://www.nissanpartsasap.com/?siteid=216643

The second link generally has better pricing, but I see not always the parts in stock. My local dealers tend to have 1.5 times to 2 times the price of those websites.

Aftermarket:

• Rockauto
• Amazon
• Autozone
• www.siliconeintakes.com/

It all depends on the part, how fast I need it, and the application.


This website is good too now because a number of 5th gen maxima's are ending up as part out cars due to age after an accident or major breakdown.