SE wannabe?
06-27-2002, 12:28 PM
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SE wannabe?
Funniest thing. I saw this guy on the highway that had a 2000 Maxima GXE. But had gone to some length to make his car look like an SE. He had the spoiler, and the bigger wheels. He went as far as buying the "SE" logo although he put in the wrong place and it looked srange. He did forget the smoked tailights though...otherwise I might have been fooled. I'd say he gets a B for effort.
06-27-2002, 01:12 PM
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Re: Re: at least that move...
the funny thing is that in 2004 we are goin to be copying the 2004 and i know nissan said is suposed to be a new model but what the hell may be it will be just blazin and we probably get a little bit jelous!
is like 2k2 trying to be 2k3 with the titanium!! right?
is like 2k2 trying to be 2k3 with the titanium!! right?
06-27-2002, 02:26 PM
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Re: Re: Re: at least that move...
Originally posted by playero
the funny thing is that in 2004 we are goin to be copying the 2004 and i know nissan said is suposed to be a new model but what the hell may be it will be just blazin and we probably get a little bit jelous!
is like 2k2 trying to be 2k3 with the titanium!! right?
the funny thing is that in 2004 we are goin to be copying the 2004 and i know nissan said is suposed to be a new model but what the hell may be it will be just blazin and we probably get a little bit jelous!
is like 2k2 trying to be 2k3 with the titanium!! right?
06-27-2002, 03:13 PM
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Re: Re: Re: Re: at least that move...
I think you forgot the "fugly"
Originally posted by xChungHsienx
i dunno about you guys but at least from the spy shot, the 2004 is a step down from the 5th gen style-wise. I don't think anyone is gonna want their max to look like that. its just ugly IMO.
i dunno about you guys but at least from the spy shot, the 2004 is a step down from the 5th gen style-wise. I don't think anyone is gonna want their max to look like that. its just ugly IMO.
06-27-2002, 03:40 PM
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i have a gxe and thuged it out so it looks like an SE w/ the logo and everything. SO shut up! BTW- instead of the smoked lights, i got 2k2 ones. Also, the 16" 5-spokes will be replaced w/ some 18" konig verdicts on monday! HURRY UP UPS!!!
BTW- instead of the smoked lights, i got 2k2 ones. Also, the 16" 5-spokes will be replaced w/ some 18" konig verdicts on monday! HURRY UP UPS!!!
06-27-2002, 03:47 PM
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Re: SE wannabe?
the funnies thing will be civics with GTR badges or Camry wtih Mugen windshield stickers.....I have seen both. and more on beaterz.com
Originally posted by speedracer3
Funniest thing. I saw this guy on the highway that had a 2000 Maxima GXE. But had gone to some length to make his car look like an SE. He had the spoiler, and the bigger wheels. He went as far as buying the "SE" logo although he put in the wrong place and it looked srange. He did forget the smoked tailights though...otherwise I might have been fooled. I'd say he gets a B for effort.
Funniest thing. I saw this guy on the highway that had a 2000 Maxima GXE. But had gone to some length to make his car look like an SE. He had the spoiler, and the bigger wheels. He went as far as buying the "SE" logo although he put in the wrong place and it looked srange. He did forget the smoked tailights though...otherwise I might have been fooled. I'd say he gets a B for effort.
06-27-2002, 04:49 PM
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Originally posted by Igor911
i have a gxe and thuged it out so it looks like an SE w/ the logo and everything. SO shut up! BTW- instead of the smoked lights, i got 2k2 ones. Also, the 16" 5-spokes will be replaced w/ some 18" konig verdicts on monday! HURRY UP UPS!!!
i have a gxe and thuged it out so it looks like an SE w/ the logo and everything. SO shut up!
BTW- instead of the smoked lights, i got 2k2 ones. Also, the 16" 5-spokes will be replaced w/ some 18" konig verdicts on monday! HURRY UP UPS!!!
06-27-2002, 05:04 PM
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Re: Re: SE wannabe?
Originally posted by [maxi-overdose]
the funnies thing will be civics with GTR badges or Camry wtih Mugen windshield stickers.....I have seen both. and more on beaterz.com
the funnies thing will be civics with GTR badges or Camry wtih Mugen windshield stickers.....I have seen both. and more on beaterz.com
06-27-2002, 05:42 PM
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I don't think the spoiler is an SE wannabe sort of thing since they're common on GXE's and GLE's. But I have the smoked tails on my GXE simply because my car is black and they look a hell of a lot better on there than the red ones. Other than that, I have stock GXE/GLE 16's, and I had factory fog lights added on there because the holes in the front for them irritated me when they were empty.
06-27-2002, 05:47 PM
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Originally posted by nc00max
I don't think the spoiler is an SE wannabe sort of thing since they're common on GXE's and GLE's. But I have the smoked tails on my GXE simply because my car is black and they look a hell of a lot better on there than the red ones. Other than that, I have stock GXE/GLE 16's, and I had factory fog lights added on there because the holes in the front for them irritated me when they were empty.
I don't think the spoiler is an SE wannabe sort of thing since they're common on GXE's and GLE's. But I have the smoked tails on my GXE simply because my car is black and they look a hell of a lot better on there than the red ones. Other than that, I have stock GXE/GLE 16's, and I had factory fog lights added on there because the holes in the front for them irritated me when they were empty.
06-27-2002, 05:54 PM
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In all reality, while I acknowledge the thread-starter's right to talk about any Maxima-related topic, he is addressing the core concept of aesthetic or performance modification of automobiles. Whether that is to make them resemble or perform like another automobile or not, that is an enormous part of what the membership of this board engages in doing. A, if not the, core focus of this board is adding things to your car which did not come on it from the factory and whether that is adding fog lights to a GXE, adding 2K2 HIDs to a 2K1, or putting an Injen Intake in, I don't think any of it falls into the category of "wanna be." That's called modifying your car.
06-28-2002, 09:21 AM
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Originally posted by MichaelAE
In all reality, while I acknowledge the thread-starter's right to talk about any Maxima-related topic, he is addressing the core concept of aesthetic or performance modification of automobiles. Whether that is to make them resemble or perform like another automobile or not, that is an enormous part of what the membership of this board engages in doing. A, if not the, core focus of this board is adding things to your car which did not come on it from the factory and whether that is adding fog lights to a GXE, adding 2K2 HIDs to a 2K1, or putting an Injen Intake in, I don't think any of it falls into the category of "wanna be." That's called modifying your car.
In all reality, while I acknowledge the thread-starter's right to talk about any Maxima-related topic, he is addressing the core concept of aesthetic or performance modification of automobiles. Whether that is to make them resemble or perform like another automobile or not, that is an enormous part of what the membership of this board engages in doing. A, if not the, core focus of this board is adding things to your car which did not come on it from the factory and whether that is adding fog lights to a GXE, adding 2K2 HIDs to a 2K1, or putting an Injen Intake in, I don't think any of it falls into the category of "wanna be." That's called modifying your car.
06-28-2002, 09:23 AM
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Originally posted by speedracer3
Why does there have to be a focus to the post?...maybe it's just senseless rambling on my part about a guy who put the "SE" logo in the wrong place.
Why does there have to be a focus to the post?...maybe it's just senseless rambling on my part about a guy who put the "SE" logo in the wrong place.
06-28-2002, 11:26 AM
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Originally posted by Magellan
I must be missing something here. Why buy a GXE and add all kinds of parts to make it a SE? Why not buy an SE in the first place?
I must be missing something here. Why buy a GXE and add all kinds of parts to make it a SE? Why not buy an SE in the first place?
06-28-2002, 12:31 PM
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Originally posted by speedracer3
Correct me if I am wrong here....but doesn't it cost more to "convert" a GXE to an SE than just to buy an SE outright??.
Correct me if I am wrong here....but doesn't it cost more to "convert" a GXE to an SE than just to buy an SE outright??.
would be just cosmetic, as this pseudo SE still doesn’t have the stiffer suspension, etc., that is
unique to factory SE’s (unless the refurbisher changes them too at an even greater cost) .
06-28-2002, 12:54 PM
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Originally posted by Magellan
Yes, if you consider the excessive cost of white gauges to all the other expenses. And the results
would be just cosmetic, as this pseudo SE still doesn’t have the stiffer suspension, etc., that is
unique to factory SE’s (unless the refurbisher changes them too at an even greater cost) .
Yes, if you consider the excessive cost of white gauges to all the other expenses. And the results
would be just cosmetic, as this pseudo SE still doesn’t have the stiffer suspension, etc., that is
unique to factory SE’s (unless the refurbisher changes them too at an even greater cost) .
06-28-2002, 01:17 PM
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Re: Re: Re: Re: at least that move...
Originally posted by xChungHsienx
i dunno about you guys but at least from the spy shot, the 2004 is a step down from the 5th gen style-wise. I don't think anyone is gonna want their max to look like that. its just ugly IMO.
i dunno about you guys but at least from the spy shot, the 2004 is a step down from the 5th gen style-wise. I don't think anyone is gonna want their max to look like that. its just ugly IMO.
06-28-2002, 02:31 PM
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let's see a GXE is 3000 dollars cheaper than a SE
koni shocks - 500
eibach prokit - 200
installation of above - 200
this is only 900 dollars and this suspension setup is already far more superior than the standard SE. and now u have 2100 left.
koni shocks - 500
eibach prokit - 200
installation of above - 200
this is only 900 dollars and this suspension setup is already far more superior than the standard SE. and now u have 2100 left.
Originally posted by Magellan
Yes, if you consider the excessive cost of white gauges to all the other expenses. And the results
would be just cosmetic, as this pseudo SE still doesn’t have the stiffer suspension, etc., that is
unique to factory SE’s (unless the refurbisher changes them too at an even greater cost) .
Yes, if you consider the excessive cost of white gauges to all the other expenses. And the results
would be just cosmetic, as this pseudo SE still doesn’t have the stiffer suspension, etc., that is
unique to factory SE’s (unless the refurbisher changes them too at an even greater cost) .
06-28-2002, 02:49 PM
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Originally posted by [maxi-overdose]
let's see a GXE is 3000 dollars cheaper than a SE
koni shocks - 500
eibach prokit - 200
installation of above - 200
this is only 900 dollars and this suspension setup is already far more superior than the standard SE. and now u have 2100 left.
let's see a GXE is 3000 dollars cheaper than a SE
koni shocks - 500
eibach prokit - 200
installation of above - 200
this is only 900 dollars and this suspension setup is already far more superior than the standard SE. and now u have 2100 left.
performance. Therefore, you’ve got to add all these items:
White gauges
Rear spoiler
Plug for removed inside 3rd tail light
SE Rims
SE rear badge
Smoked tail lights
Fog lights
Car colored door handles (4)
I don't think you'll have much of that $2100 left.
06-28-2002, 05:22 PM
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Originally posted by MichaelAE
In all reality, while I acknowledge the thread-starter's right to talk about any Maxima-related topic, he is addressing the core concept of aesthetic or performance modification of automobiles. Whether that is to make them resemble or perform like another automobile or not, that is an enormous part of what the membership of this board engages in doing. A, if not the, core focus of this board is adding things to your car which did not come on it from the factory and whether that is adding fog lights to a GXE, adding 2K2 HIDs to a 2K1, or putting an Injen Intake in, I don't think any of it falls into the category of "wanna be." That's called modifying your car.
In all reality, while I acknowledge the thread-starter's right to talk about any Maxima-related topic, he is addressing the core concept of aesthetic or performance modification of automobiles. Whether that is to make them resemble or perform like another automobile or not, that is an enormous part of what the membership of this board engages in doing. A, if not the, core focus of this board is adding things to your car which did not come on it from the factory and whether that is adding fog lights to a GXE, adding 2K2 HIDs to a 2K1, or putting an Injen Intake in, I don't think any of it falls into the category of "wanna be." That's called modifying your car.
My 2 cents...
Putting down this guy for being a "wanna be" is ridiculous.
Don't be a Maxima Snob!
I have a GXE and an SE. My GXE looks pretty sharp with the spoiler and 5 spoke rims that I added. True Maxima fans know it's not an SE, but who cares, all around that car looks better.
06-28-2002, 05:47 PM
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I saw a Honda Accord with a 99 Maxima "SE Limited" logo on his front corner panel? It was sooo sad. I reved my engine, he looked over, the light tuned green, and I blew him away! Teaches him about putting Nissan ish on a Honda!
06-28-2002, 05:58 PM
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try to mow down some GTR civics or some nismo civic.
always fun to see cars with wrong badge.
always fun to see cars with wrong badge.
Originally posted by TheodoreSlimm
I saw a Honda Accord with a 99 Maxima "SE Limited" logo on his front corner panel? It was sooo sad. I reved my engine, he looked over, the light tuned green, and I blew him away! Teaches him about putting Nissan ish on a Honda!
I saw a Honda Accord with a 99 Maxima "SE Limited" logo on his front corner panel? It was sooo sad. I reved my engine, he looked over, the light tuned green, and I blew him away! Teaches him about putting Nissan ish on a Honda!
06-28-2002, 06:37 PM
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Originally posted by [maxi-overdose]
try to mow down some GTR civics or some nismo civic.
always fun to see cars with wrong badge.
try to mow down some GTR civics or some nismo civic.
always fun to see cars with wrong badge.