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Mar 14, 2015 | 02:40 PM

JRod28

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My OCD At Work...

Call me quirky, but ever since I bought my Maxima last October, the Maxima badge at the rear of the car always bothered me. You have the Nissan logo in the center, the MAXIMA badge on the left, and a big, wide open space on the right. Always looked "off" to me.
Took advantage of temperatures in the 60's in Chicagoland today to finally remedy that...

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Mar 14, 2015 | 03:36 PM

ThinBlue82

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Nice Altima!

That's what you will hear now as non car people will think it's an Altima. I agree it does look better without tho....

Mar 14, 2015 | 04:16 PM

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nice altima!

That's what you will hear now as non car people will think it's an altima. I agree it does look better without tho....

Mar 14, 2015 | 04:45 PM

JRod28

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Lol... That's ok-- real nissan people will know the difference. I can from the roofline & shoulders on the Max...

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Mar 14, 2015 | 04:57 PM

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Cleaned that *** up, looks good, regardless of what it says they'll be wonderimg what it is when u fly by

Mar 14, 2015 | 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ThinBlue82

Nice Altima!

That's what you will hear now as non car people will think it's an Altima. I agree it does look better without tho....

Hehe that's the first thing I thought too. It does look super clean that way though. And damn black is soo sweet when its clean, but I am so OCD I would never get anything done except keeping my car clean. It's bad enough with silver.

Mar 14, 2015 | 09:33 PM

dmcmahan12

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I just removed both of the emblems and problem solved. And the nice Altima statement is killing me

Mar 14, 2015 | 11:32 PM

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It's funny that I meantioned looking like an Altima because I had to rent a car on Saturday after typing that comment and what did they give me???? A damn Altima!! Black in fact! Ha! It's truly a pos compared to the maxima. The tranny sucks, handling is terrible I almost crashed twice while on curves on the highway (good thing I got the all inclusive insurance) The only plus is the trunk space and the mpgs. I'd take a max over an altima any day!

Mar 15, 2015 | 12:51 AM

JRod28

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Cleaned that *** up, looks good, regardless of what it says they'll be wonderimg what it is when u fly by

Now smoother than a baby's behind...

Mar 15, 2015 | 08:17 AM

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I like the Maxima badge on the back.
Mine has a CVT badge on the right side.

Mar 15, 2015 | 08:25 AM

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I like the Maxima badge on the back.
Mine has a CVT badge on the right side.

+1, also like the Maxima badge. Been thinking of changing it out for a 5th gen badge. I like the lettering style better.

Mar 15, 2015 | 10:53 AM

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I like the Maxima badge on the back.
Mine has a CVT badge on the right side.

What's the cvt badge? Is that the pure drive thingie

Mar 15, 2015 | 11:22 AM

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JRod28

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I came from an Altima before my Maxima. Like night & day. The extra HP is worth the drop in MPG. Altima is more of a nice commuter car...

Mar 15, 2015 | 12:12 PM

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Looks real nice and clean, love it.. I did this to mine at work the next day after I bought it and took off the nissan emblem as well

Mar 16, 2015 | 05:57 AM

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Anyone care to share some pics of their ride with both removed? I've been thinking about removing one or both too.

Mar 19, 2015 | 06:24 AM

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Here are a couple of shots:

https://docs.google.com/folderview?i...p=docslist_api

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Mar 19, 2015 | 06:43 AM

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Here are a couple of shots:

https://docs.google.com/folderview?i...p=docslist_api

Looks good and very clean, thinking of color matching the chrome at all?

Mar 19, 2015 | 07:05 AM

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Here are a couple of shots:

https://docs.google.com/folderview?i...p=docslist_api

Love the plate man. Huge Giants fan here... my plates read JINTS1. My old man has JINTS. Nobody outside of NY has a clue what they mean. LOL

Mar 19, 2015 | 07:54 AM

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Nice work man, I think a rear window spoiler would look really nice! Especially with pictures like those!

Mar 19, 2015 | 08:19 AM

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Looks good and very clean, thinking of color matching the chrome at all?

I actually like the chrome as long as it's not overdone. I also appreciate the murdered look but I think it's more fitting for the younger generation.

Mar 19, 2015 | 08:21 AM

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Love the plate man. Huge Giants fan here... my plates read JINTS1. My old man has JINTS. Nobody outside of NY has a clue what they mean. LOL

Thanks! I've seen a few Giants fans tags here in Delaware. My wife has hers too! All Hail The New York Giants!!! Lol

Mar 19, 2015 | 08:23 AM

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T200

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Nice work man, I think a rear window spoiler would look really nice! Especially with pictures like those!

Thanks Dude - Yeah, I want to get the rear spoiler and the front lip. I'm just ridiculously slow when it comes to mods.

Mar 19, 2015 | 09:26 AM

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Here's my rear

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Mar 19, 2015 | 11:55 AM

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I actually like the chrome as long as it's not overdone. I also appreciate the murdered look but I think it's more fitting for the younger generation.

Didn't see the third pic until I just looked again, yes you do like chrome, lol

Mar 20, 2015 | 12:17 AM

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JRod28

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Here are a couple of shots:

https://docs.google.com/folderview?i...p=docslist_api

Looks good with the Nissan logo removed as well. Now you got me thinking... LOL

Mar 20, 2015 | 05:23 AM

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T200

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Originally Posted by JRod28

Looks good with the Nissan logo removed as well. Now you got me thinking... LOL

I think it looks good with the burger as well. Like you, I was definitely going to take off the MAXIMA because of the 'imbalance' of not having anything on the other side. My other main reason was for detailing. Trying to get in those little cracks and openings is just a pain. I removed the burger for that same reason. Now I can take my buffer all the way across without any obstructions.

It's also funny seeing people walk around it trying to figure out what it is. I still have the burger in the front though. I also plasti-dipped the tails so they aren't as bright red.

Mar 20, 2015 | 06:30 AM

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U got a pic of the plasti dipped tails, I'm curious to see what that looks like

Mar 20, 2015 | 08:10 AM

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I'll take some pics today as soon as this snow/rain stops and post them.

Edit: just added a new pic.

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Mar 20, 2015 | 02:08 PM

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I'll take some pics today as soon as this snow/rain stops and post them.

Edit: just added a new pic.

That doesn't look bad at all, what kind did you use? Is this smoke and clear combo? And how long has it been applied

Mar 20, 2015 | 03:56 PM

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That doesn't look bad at all, what kind did you use? Is this smoke and clear combo? And how long has it been applied

Yep, you got it. I put 6 coats of smoke and 3 coats of clear. I did it back in November. It's held up very well in the cold and going through several car washes.