Eric-Holmes

So I was searching around for mods and what might interest me and I came upon an old thread in another generation forum. I thought I might be cool to do one for our generation.

I know when I had my old car I did several things to it that I wish I could have taken back. And eventually all my mods ended up going back to stock. If only I could have that money back. I bought a SRI and ended up just replacing the it with the stock intake. I put a spoiler on it and wish I didn't. I paid 500 dollars for some stinking 15" rims!!! But above all, I had an "APC" sticker on my front windshield.

So lets hear them, what do you wish you would have never done.

Libz

so far on my car i love everything only thing i wish i didnt buy was cheap hid lights for 100 bucks that didnt work...and eyelid overlays i never put on ..total of $125 not bad

Feldman

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i bought a maf adapter but didnt like how loud it was in conjunction with my warpspeed y-pipe and cattman muffler. so i guess i wasted $15

on the flipside my warpspeed Y was the best mod i have ever done!

steven614

I regret going with billet grilles rather than the single upper Active-tuning one. They're roughly the same price (2 billet was about 300 and the active-tuning one is that amount shipped). I ended up putting my stock grille back on for the "sleeper" look. Ricer's are like..."What's all that noise under the hood!?" I'm like: "I keep it stock man, only stock."

DeusExMaxima

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Good question. I swapped my bronze rims for black/red rims but only cuz they had a different look. I dont think I have regretted anything so far though

MadMarx

So far I'm regretting putting Recaro seats in my '05 because I can't seem to find anybody that can tell me what I need to do to "trick" the computer into thinking the seat airbags are still plugged in and to activate the passenger side dash airbag.

PulsarGTS

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Spacers with extended studs. They stripped out on me from have to take then out then back when going to differenct rims. So two brand new hubs and a ABS light later, I really wish I just had the bolt on spacers I have on now.

Gollum67

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Removing my resonator and replacing it with a straight pipe. Epic failure on my part. Did not last a week cuz the interior noise was giving me headaches.

kenjio6

halo lights

Zoesmaxima

kenji... why do you regret the halos? i was considering them. i dont have any regrets yet.

I VIK I

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Halos dont seem to work that well with the design of our headlights, the blinker is ontop, rather then on the side. making them look wierd. but thats just my opinion.

Fastmax05

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My first set of rims , MB WHEELS... they were 18 x 7.5... LOOKED SOOO BAD!!!.... I was stubborn and didnt listen to people ... Anywho, thats about it... i usually think stuff over b4 i buy them for my car!



Wow that was a long time ago LOL... i do regret NOT modding my grill faster hahah...

KCMAXX

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^^^ Damn Justin, I think the only thing right about that setup was the bolt pattern...


I have no regrets, I keep it clean and simple.

Fastmax05

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I was hoping you would chime in LOL.. Ya, i got cheap and wanted to save a few bucks *60$*... Bad idea... i bought 225's when i need 255's LOL.. 3 years later Im good sitting on 255/40/18's hahah Of course different rims too!!!

WOW i regret those rims!!!

Eric-Holmes

I love the rims you have now. What are you lowered on?

bs02maxima

id have to say i regret putting a stock clutch in my car for replacemnt instead of a clutchmasters or something..other than that nothing

Fastmax05

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The rims in my SIG are 18in G35C rims... However the drop is done by photo-shop... But soon ill be on progress springs... RIGHT NOW, im on H&R springs w/ Gr2's... Almost looks stock, but i handle much better than i did when i had my stock setup

VigilanteMax

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I regret that I didnt put the money I spent in savings... so far happy with everything. Dont think I will be doing anything further.

Mu33rto

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Caving in my bumper and fender couple hours after I rolled off the dealership. Wasted couple thousand that I could off put into real mods. LOL

MaXXXpower

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I regret these


And this



And This



And This



And These



And Painting center stack black w/ fiberglassed housing for monitor.

lol! Thats alot.

Live and learn. Everythings been updated.

BOEING

Nothing so far. Love everything i did.

2LEET4U

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My 3.5GT Emblem.....

i was called sooo many newb names!

Lovemycar

Putting on those rain guards with that 3M tape **** should have never done that

kenjio6

what he said

ILL-Maxima

my new grill i installed this past sat

UNFADEABLE MAX

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I just dropped my car off at the bodyshop today for my newest mods...I will let u know next week if i regret those LOL! Im crossing my fingers they do it the way i told them to do it...

ILL-Maxima

Comon, stop teasing us and give us a hint.

xlzeus

chrome door handles FTL!!!!

BigPete

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No regrets, everything ive done so far im happy with... well maybe not the Hawk HPS pads, theyre dirty bastards.

dineth00i30

i dont have any mods that i dont hate but i do regret the grounding kit, and changing my tint shade 5 times this past summer.

ramberg

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While home in Brooklyn, NY with all the messed up streets I regret installing the lowering springs. But on mt trips out of the city I love them. I can not wait for my move to Florida.

maxed_out_saloon

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cant regret anything with a stock car

KC2010

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I regret buying/installing my magnaflow 14807's. I wish I would had known about the Cattman full catback at the time then I would have been rollin with that instead!

BigPete

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I'll gladly take those mufflers off your hands...

lmk

jsmithsole

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1) I regret buying a EBAY grounding kit (that I just took off)
2) Buying real PIAA fogs and then replacing with cheapies that burnt out in 3 months (back to real PIAA's)
3) I regret buying TOYO T1R's because they are soooo good but don't last (and I can't afford to replace tires every 12 months!!)
4) Getting sucked into the Optima Red Top craze when it never really did anything for me and just went bad

I think that's it, overall I am happy with the mods I have done and the chnage I've done to date!!! Good thread!

Here's a pic too of the transformation over the years!!

KC2010

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It went from wanting the whole cattman catback to wanting the B-pipe and then slap the 14807's on the back of that. If things change, I'll be glad to sell them to you.

Eric-Holmes

Thanks

DeusExMaxima

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I read about the trick, but Ill tell it to u from memory. The seats have a cushion under the seat cushion which is an electronic device that senses someone sitting in the seat. If they are under 100 lbs, the air bags do not go off for the passenger. The trick is to remove the sensing cushion, and install it in the Recaros the same way they are in the OEM seat and plug it back in. Check www.my350z.com for info on how to do this. The 350z guys do more stuff to their cars than Maxima guys.

Eric-Holmes

I like this thread because it lets us learn from others mistakes. So far I haven't heard anyone regret the strut tower bar.

DeusExMaxima

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I like ur rear diffuser