Grill mod for a 2011 Maxima
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Grill mod for a 2011 Maxima
Hi guys
Sorry if this question has been asked before.
I'm a newbie to Maxima. Just bought mine yesterday and the first mod that I did was purchased digital floor liner from weathertech via amazon.
Now as my 2nd mod i'm planning to get the upper and lower grill instead of the factory grill.
I did a search on eBay and there are like 516 items came from really different price range of 50$ to 300$..
Just wanted to know which one is a popular/reliable grill here among other fellow owners of Maxima so that I can buy the same one
Thanks in advance
Sorry if this question has been asked before.
I'm a newbie to Maxima. Just bought mine yesterday and the first mod that I did was purchased digital floor liner from weathertech via amazon.
Now as my 2nd mod i'm planning to get the upper and lower grill instead of the factory grill.
I did a search on eBay and there are like 516 items came from really different price range of 50$ to 300$..
Just wanted to know which one is a popular/reliable grill here among other fellow owners of Maxima so that I can buy the same one
Thanks in advance
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I replaced the upper grill and lower grill with black billet aluminum grills and also overlayed black billet grills on the bottom corners next to fog lights. It was a relatively easy process and my opinion with a small modification it looks awesome.
When you remove the upper grill there is a 4 inch wide plastic vertical piece right in center that provides support to the front end pieces so I did not remove it. Unfortunately you could see it through the billet grill. Simple fix was to remove the grill again, sand it and spray paint it black and now it basically can't be seen.
I think I paid like $280 shipped for all 4 pieces and in my opinion it was well worth it. The factory grill is atrocious.
Just do a search on ebay for black billet grill 2011 maxima you'll find it.
I also did the weather tech mats front and rear they look awesome. My whole interior is black so they match great.
I also added a roof spoiler from ebay, did not pay stillen pricing for theirs found it much cheaper from China and it looks just as good. Added the stillen rear diffuser. That looks great. And rohana 20" staggered black matte wheels with eibach lowering springs. Just to give you some ideas.
By the way what color is yours?
Oh, and once you start the mods, get prepared to keep spending money one thing seems to lead to another and each one adds to the look of the car. It's addictive.
When you remove the upper grill there is a 4 inch wide plastic vertical piece right in center that provides support to the front end pieces so I did not remove it. Unfortunately you could see it through the billet grill. Simple fix was to remove the grill again, sand it and spray paint it black and now it basically can't be seen.
I think I paid like $280 shipped for all 4 pieces and in my opinion it was well worth it. The factory grill is atrocious.
Just do a search on ebay for black billet grill 2011 maxima you'll find it.
I also did the weather tech mats front and rear they look awesome. My whole interior is black so they match great.
I also added a roof spoiler from ebay, did not pay stillen pricing for theirs found it much cheaper from China and it looks just as good. Added the stillen rear diffuser. That looks great. And rohana 20" staggered black matte wheels with eibach lowering springs. Just to give you some ideas.
By the way what color is yours?
Oh, and once you start the mods, get prepared to keep spending money one thing seems to lead to another and each one adds to the look of the car. It's addictive.
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Joined: Apr 2014
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I replaced the upper grill and lower grill with black billet aluminum grills and also overlayed black billet grills on the bottom corners next to fog lights. It was a relatively easy process and my opinion with a small modification it looks awesome.
When you remove the upper grill there is a 4 inch wide plastic vertical piece right in center that provides support to the front end pieces so I did not remove it. Unfortunately you could see it through the billet grill. Simple fix was to remove the grill again, sand it and spray paint it black and now it basically can't be seen.
I think I paid like $280 shipped for all 4 pieces and in my opinion it was well worth it. The factory grill is atrocious.
Just do a search on ebay for black billet grill 2011 maxima you'll find it.
I also did the weather tech mats front and rear they look awesome. My whole interior is black so they match great.
I also added a roof spoiler from ebay, did not pay stillen pricing for theirs found it much cheaper from China and it looks just as good. Added the stillen rear diffuser. That looks great. And rohana 20" staggered black matte wheels with eibach lowering springs. Just to give you some ideas.
By the way what color is yours?
Oh, and once you start the mods, get prepared to keep spending money one thing seems to lead to another and each one adds to the look of the car. It's addictive.
When you remove the upper grill there is a 4 inch wide plastic vertical piece right in center that provides support to the front end pieces so I did not remove it. Unfortunately you could see it through the billet grill. Simple fix was to remove the grill again, sand it and spray paint it black and now it basically can't be seen.
I think I paid like $280 shipped for all 4 pieces and in my opinion it was well worth it. The factory grill is atrocious.
Just do a search on ebay for black billet grill 2011 maxima you'll find it.
I also did the weather tech mats front and rear they look awesome. My whole interior is black so they match great.
I also added a roof spoiler from ebay, did not pay stillen pricing for theirs found it much cheaper from China and it looks just as good. Added the stillen rear diffuser. That looks great. And rohana 20" staggered black matte wheels with eibach lowering springs. Just to give you some ideas.
By the way what color is yours?
Oh, and once you start the mods, get prepared to keep spending money one thing seems to lead to another and each one adds to the look of the car. It's addictive.
Mine is a silver color SV 2011 that had 25000 miles on it and walked out the door with a 7yr bumper warranty.
I've listed the mods to do one after another
1.Modding the upper & lower grill
2.eibach lowering spring
3.going for a 19" or 20" rims..
To add to this, May I know or can you please share a link that you purchased from eBay coz when I do a search there are tons of grill that comes and I'm not sure which one is good and which one is not, same with the roof spoiler too
Few questions/concerns
If I lower the car will it handle better or is it gonna give me a harsher ride?
Other than the looks purpose what is there any benefit of going to a 19" or 20" rims?
By going bigger rims is it going to drop my mileage?Currently averaging around 21-22 combined driving
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