New to the forum and looking for some rims and tires. Seeing some of the cars getting a staggered look, but being a front wheeel drive, I was trying to get some input on the adv/disadv if any. I would guess it looks pretty cool.

 

First off Welcome! My answer would be get what you like. I'm sure others will chime in but it's your car and your money. I went staggered and love the look! The only draw back imo is tire rotations if that's a concern to you. It's all subjective to your taste (wheels size & weight, drop, and/or spacers). There are a lot of members that are very helpful and many will give their opinion if you post pictures of wheels that you may like. Happy hunting!

 

I agree with No Shift.....it's your money. If that's the look you like, go for it.

 

Thanks guys!!!

 

Any luck with this?? Still going on with mine..

 

I don't think you can go wrong with any car changing the oil & filter every 3,000

 

I'd also suggest, DIY save some money and learn more about YOUR car. It's cheep and easy, and it's in your owners manual.

 

It's a light for the stuff below. cup holder, shifter, little box infront of the center console . They talk about it in your owner manual

 

I love mine, less stuff to go wrong and I can concentrate on the fun of driving a great car. This was the main reason I bought Nissan instead of the Ford Taurus.

 

Thanks for the update . this 15 post thing and the fact that this thread probably isn't taken too seriously by other members doesn't really help.

 

If you buy stock fog lights it's "Plug & Play" all the wiring is tucked up there close to where the lights go. The down side is you need a factory light / wiper switch( comes in the "Factory" fog light kit) The instructions that come with the "Factory" kit ( about $200) will get the job done. I did it in about an hour.

 

What are DRL's ?

 

What are " hid" lights ?
I did the factory fog light kit. $200 and about an hours worth of work muscle and brain, instructions just got ya close.

 

DRLs are Daytime Running Lights, required in Canada, but not in the U.S. Some Maxima owners like the idea of DRLs on their car. Probably helps a little with safety, especially with darker color cars that are not quite as noticable when approaching in the distance.

 

'hid' lights, usually referred to as HID lights, are the High Intensity Discharge (XENON) headlamps that will blind oncoming drivers if not properly adjusted. They are part of the Sports and Premium packages, and also as part of the Value and Monitor packages on the SV, but are not on the base SV or on any version of the S.

 

Hey! How is it going? Just joined the forum to do some research on a Max since I am in the market for one. Piggybacking off of my first post, I know I should have posted in this one first, but I have a question about the warranties that I have left on a Max I am planning to purchase.

I am currently looking at a 2012 Maxima S that is being sold by a BMW dealer as a 1-owner vehicle with 26k miles on it. I am wondering what existing warranties are left on the car if I were to purchase it? I am not sure how Nissan warranties work (i.e. if they are transferable, etc.). Please also let me know if there are other warranties besides the factory bumper-to-bumper (3 years/36,000 miles) which, again, I am not sure if it is transferable.

Thanks,
David

 

I have always assumed the Nissan 36 month/36K mile warranty would be honored by any Nissan dealer for whoever happens to own the car when warranty work is needed. If in doubt, any Nissan dealer can immediately confirm the situation.

The power train (drive train) is warranted for 5 years and 60K miles. That covers the engine, tranny, etc - the entire drive train till the power reaches the wheels.

You are looking at a 2012 Maxima. The warranty period begins the day the car is first sold. For a 2012, that was probably between August 2011 and August 2012. So the 3 year/36 month portion of the warranty will probably be expiring between August 2014 and August 2015.

Any Nissan dealer can use the VIN # to pull up the original sale date for the car. That could even be done over the phone. I would fairly quickly find out the original sale date for the car and make sure to have any needed warranty work done before the warranty expires.

 

Thank you for the reply! Carfax shows that the vehicle was sold in September of 2012, so I should have until September of 2015 for the bumper-to-bumper if I don't exceed the 36,000 miles. I'll be sure to call a Nissan dealer to verify that date and verify any existing warranties on the vehicle.

 

Quick question for anyone with audio on 2014 Max SV with premium and tech packages. When playing retail CDs the track number and song length appear but no song title. My 2010 displayed song title fine..not sure if this was changed by Nissan for some reason. I checked owners manual and looked at settings on touch screen but I see no way of enabling this. Only thing I saw in manual was for car with 6 CD changer. Really not an issue but is slightly annoying for a simple thing. Enjoying new ride other than that. Thanks for any ones input

 

Hey everyone, I'm looking into buy a 2013 CPO Maxima w/navigation. My question is does the CPO warranty cover electrical issues, like with the navi?

Thanks!

Kevin

 

hi, this is my first post and i recently purchased a 2010 nissan maxima. My car came with the stock halogen headlights and i want to swap them with the 2012 sports headlights with the HID kit. Is it possible? do i need an adapter? or can i just plug it in? i can't find the answer when i was searching earlier. please let me know thank you

 

Absolutely. All you'll need to do is purchase an HID kit to replace the halogen lighting, many threads covering that topic if you use the Search button. As for the sport headlights with the black outlining, that may be very costly considering that you are going to have to purchase a pair of headlight assemblies if you do not plan on modifying your current ones by baking it apart and painting the insides of them.

 

thanks for the help but yea i do plan on buying the actual sport headlamps with the HID kit, i'm just not sure if it would work with my car because mine came with the halogen lamps stock. i don't really want to just buy a aftermarket HID kit.

 

Nissan use Matsus.h.i.ta 35w ballasts in their xenon equipped vehicles. There is a vendor that do sell these kits, link: http://shop.lightwerkz.net/Matsus.h.i.ta-35w-Ballasts-(OEM). Remove the periods in the name, the forum's language censor broke the link. You'll need to purchase a pair of D2S bulbs (4300k is OEM temperature) and you'll have the OEM HID lighting.

 

ok i'll check it out. If i still want to swap headlamp assemblies do you if it would work if i go from halogen headlamps to HID headlamps? thank you

 

I don't have any experience with that as you may have to do some wiring. The ballasts will definitely have to be a in waterproof location as the OEM ballasts are not waterproof --- many OEM ballasts are not waterproof, it is not just Nissan. With that being said, I have no idea how the headlight assemblies are attached or how the wiring for the lights go on there. You may have to contact one of the guys on the forums that do headlight mods, they may direct you further.

 

thanks i appreciate it

 

hey guys, im new here; but not to cars or forums.

just bought an 09 max. and i have a bunch of questions. but first things first.

how can i find out what options i have? is there a glove box code or a vin decoder or something? i want to make sure that i have what i think i have.

thanks in advance.

 

Hey y'all,
I just traded a 2014 honda accord ex-l v6 (hated it) with 2600 miles for a pearl white 2014 maxima sv premium+tech. I absolutely love the car. I have a question for those of you that have a pearl white version. Do the bumpers match the body? i Know there will variation due to metal or plastic that it is painted over but i almost refused delivery of the car based on variation of color. Please let me know if I'm being overly picky about it or if any of you have contacted nissan and have been given a new bumper. I plan on putting a Stillen lip on it so i figured maybe i should just hit the whole bumper when i paint the lip.

On another note.. i have seen the best looking cars ever on some of the threads on here. I hope i can be of some help and contribute to this community.

thanks in advanced to the members that have made this site great with tons of information and dedication.

Abe

 

Zygoat - Twice I have typed in a list that will tell you exactly what you are asking, but it takes me a while to type in the list (I like to double-check things with Nissan's official specs), and when I try to enter the list, maxima.org throws the list away and tells me I need to log in (which of course I already had).

This is something to do with a ridiculously short 'timeout' thing that seems to be rather common around internet sites these days. This has been a problem that has gotten worse over time, and is one reason I don't spend as much time here as I used to. I have had many hours of research and work thrown away, and it becomes discouraging.

Within the next day or so, I will try to come up with a very brief snippet that will help you determine exactly what you have.

 

Abe - I have an '09 SV/Premium/Tech white that was assembled in Sept of 2008, and the white of the bumpers still matches the white of the body. But I seem to recall a few others here mentioning the same situation you seem to have. Maybe they will pitch in here and help.

 

Zygoat - I will try once more, keeping things very brief, hoping the 'timeout' ogre won't stab me in the back again.

For '09:

If you do not have turn signals in the outside mirrors, you have a base 'S'.

If you have the outside mirror turn signals AND your rear seats fold down in the normal 60/40 manner, you have an 'SV'.

If you have the outside mirror turn signals AND your rear seats do NOT fold (except for a small passageway behind the fold-down console) AND you have a normal sunroof, you have an 'SV' with 'SPORT' package (includes 19" wheels and spoiler).

If you have the double-panel panoramic roof, you have the 'SV' with 'PREMIUM' package.

The 'TECH' package was also an available option with the 'SV', 'SPORT' and 'PREMIUM' versions.

Lots more I could say, but I don't want to be timed out yet again.

 

I've fallen victim to the same time out ogre....frustrating!

 

Check the remember me box.

 

Funny thing is that I sometimes get to the screen with that option & other times not. Now if I'm not there, I don't sign until I get to the page with that option.

 

Light, being in a field where I type a lot into internet fields, a good suggestion is to type out your information in a text program like Word or something then just cut and paste into the internet field when you're ready. Just a suggestion

 

Fakie J - For that to work, I have to retain cookies, which I do not allow my system to do, as I use my computer for over half a dozen bank accounts, investment firms, financial sites, etc.

But thanks for offering to help.

 

My wife has suggested essentially the same thing. I have avoided such actions, as this is the only site on which I have this trouble. But the time may be at hand . . .

Thanks!

 

Light, thank you for taking the time. i apparently have the sv, premium. how do i tell if i have the tech package?


also just fyi i do the word/ notepad trick quite often to avoid the time out issue, very frustrating.

 

If you have navigation then you have the tech package.