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Old Nov 9, 2019 | 04:07 PM
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Looks like it worked out, Take it easy on the highway at first make sure they're handling well.
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Installed all my lights today,and I must say I’m very impressed with the morimoto 5500k HID system. The light output is amazing. The oem projectors are pretty good too. Nice clean sharp cutoff line. The Morimoto xb led fog lights are ok. Nothing to write home about. I do the fact that the fogs are not super bright. Give off the right amount of light.
Did you just replaced the fog light bulb with HIDs or you ordered a new set of lamps? I’m thinking of going with 6500k LEDs for my fogs and headlights.
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Did you just replaced the fog light bulb with HIDs or you ordered a new set of lamps? I’m thinking of going with 6500k LEDs for my fogs and headlights.

I replaced the entire fog light lamp. Towards the beginning of this thread you can see the lamp before it was installed. Those are morimoto xb LED fog lamps. Got them from the retrofitsource.com The yellow is just lamin-x film over the fog. Got those because they literally last thousands of hours if installed properly. Wasn’t trying to get under the car once a year to swap out bulbs. Plus they require no adjustments whatsoever. Since they are LED,they have a perfect cutoff line and won’t blind incoming drivers.

Jeez,the way I just sold that,I should get free shizz from morimoto

As far as your car,do not get LED headlight bulbs. I had them on my 08 max. And while they looked amazing,they were absolute crap when it came to actual vision at night. They simply aren’t bright enough. Look at all the new cars that are on the market nowadays that have LED headlamps. The lamps have multiple led lights. Acura’s have at least (4) in each lamp. If your serious about being able to see,the no LED. I work at night so I needed good lighting. Swapped my halogens for quality HID and absolutely love em

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Originally Posted by Martinez1031
I replaced the entire fog light lamp. Towards the beginning of this thread you can see the lamp before it was installed. Those are morimoto xb LED fog lamps. Got them from the retrofitsource.com The yellow is just lamin-x film over the fog. Got those because they literally last thousands of hours if installed properly. Wasn’t trying to get under the car once a year to swap out bulbs. Plus they require no adjustments whatsoever. Since they are LED,they have a perfect cutoff line and won’t blind incoming drivers.

Jeez,the way I just sold that,I should get free shizz from morimoto

As far as your car,do not get LED headlight bulbs. I had them on my 08 max. And while they looked amazing,they were absolute crap when it came to actual vision at night. They simply aren’t bright enough. Look at all the new cars that are on the market nowadays that have LED headlamps. The lamps have multiple led lights. Acura’s have at least (4) in each lamp. If your serious about being able to see,the no LED. I work at night so I needed good lighting. Swapped my halogens for quality HID and absolutely love em
I was thinking about just installing LED fog light bulbs on the stock lamp until I crossed upon an issue where the stock fog lamp may not show good output of the LED fog light bulb. I remember seeing yours and they look great. I’m going with 6500K

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All spacers finally installed. Daytime pics
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Old Nov 19, 2019 | 09:10 AM
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Just installed BEAMTECH LED's on my 2011, Headlights, low beam, this brand does not need additional encoder, they work great. Only drawback results in the
'Light On' signal warning does not actuate when light are left on.
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Looking sharp bro
Old Nov 20, 2019 | 07:19 AM
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Looking sharp bro

Thank you good sir
Old Feb 2, 2020 | 08:25 PM
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Beautiful Max. I myself live in NY up by Poughkeepsie. I just picked up a white 2010 SV 60k.
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With the quality of roads in NY(and the general attitude of drivers around) you'd destroy your suspension on a yearly bases, given the maxima suspension isn't the most durable.
i feel sorry for any maxima having to live on NY roads.
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Beautiful Max. I myself live in NY up by Poughkeepsie. I just picked up a white 2010 SV 60k.
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nice 60k. Sweet
Old Feb 3, 2020 | 04:45 PM
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With the quality of roads in NY(and the general attitude of drivers around) you'd destroy your suspension on a yearly bases, given the maxima suspension isn't the most durable.
i feel sorry for any maxima having to live on NY roads.
NY roads are trash. NYC is even worse. I’m glad I don’t live in the city. You might destroy your suspension on a yearly basis if you drive like a complete moron and don’t pay attention to the roads. I’ve had my car almost a year and half and have put a lil over 8k miles on it. I try to keep the miles low now. Especially during these winter months. Try to prolong the life of the car in all aspects.
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Yeah NY roads are pretty terrible. I drive 40 miles each way to work 5 days a week. So 80 miles a day and the Maxima I just picked up is my daily since I replaced my Evo X. So it’s going to take some abuse.
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Hey y’all. It’s been over a year since I’ve posted anything on here. I still have the max, just haven’t added any goodies due to my wife and I buying a house. The max was out on indefinite hold. I’ll post a few pics of ol Maximus tho
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Straight ice. Couldn’t even get out the driveway
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I can look at these calipers all day. +Z1 spacers
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The joy of having a good garage. Left side ballast no bueno. Went through the fender to swap it out
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Old Apr 26, 2021 | 11:54 AM
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Looks like you need an axle, I'm in the same boat with you.
Old Apr 26, 2021 | 02:37 PM
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Looks like you need an axle, I'm in the same boat with you.
yeah man. Sucks. Just gonna put it in the garage until I can get around to it. Probably be a couple weeks before I change it.
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Yeah I gotta get to mine sooner than later, it isn't making any noise or anything but I noticed it all wet on my control arm and axle boot. My concern is the aftermarket axles are junk, so I been doing a lot of research on what's the best aftermarket brand for reliability.
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Yeah I gotta get to mine sooner than later, it isn't making any noise or anything but I noticed it all wet on my control arm and axle boot. My concern is the aftermarket axles are junk, so I been doing a lot of research on what's the best aftermarket brand for reliability.
let me know what you decide to go with. I really don’t feel like changing the axle again in a year. Unfortunately oem is running about $500 from the dealer
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Yeah I hear ya bro, I'll keep you posted for sure.
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