Austinboschee

My friend told me I should join a forum for help and ideas so here I am. I'm super stoked on this car!! Is there anything I should know about the i35? Feel free to leave a comment

Young Christin

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Watch out for burning oil and sensors going bad

Austinboschee

Thanks. I will watch out for that

mclasser

Congrats! How many miles? The I35 is basically the sister of the Maxima so it'll be cheaper to get parts from the Nissan dealer versus the Infiniti one.

Did you have the car looked over by a mechanic before you bought it? Some things to look out for:

-Oil consumption is common on our early VQ35s
-Lower radiator mount rusts out
-Clunks in the front usually due to worn engine mounts
-Rear calipers can seize up
-Blown struts (all 4 of mine went out not long after I bought my car)
-Howling/rumbling due to wheel bearings

These are great cars overall. Enjoy!

Austinboschee

Yeah thanks for the info. I've never been on a forum before. I still don't know how to upload pics yet

Austinboschee

00I30

Clean, very nice!

thenewguyy

Hey, welcome to the forum. Im also a new member and coincidentally bough a 03 I35 not even a full 2 weeks ago lol. Car looks sharp. How many miles? Interior color? Mine is silver with 72k miles. Bought it for $5k with a 2 year engine and transmission warranty through the used dealer. I just have some surface rust by the driver side door sills but other than that, pretty solid car. Will post pics if interested =)

ShippedOut

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Congrats

Joeker82

iTrader: (2)

Can never go wrong with with a shiny black I35! :-)

Welcome!

Austinboschee

Post em. I love my car. It's super dope. Post your pics. I want to see some other i35s. I saw one at work today. It was a weird green color that I can't describe, but it actually looked super clean and sick hahaha

Austinboschee

I'm kinda bummed on how many miles mine has on it. It has 125k. But I just had to have it!

thenewguyy

Here you go

Austinboschee

It's so boss it takes up two parking spaces hahaha

Ceodayday

Nice car. ... And do you think a 2001 i30t for 1700 is a good price

VQnBEYOND

Why doesn't anyone haven't tinted windows?? I think the i30/35 looks best with tinted windows then most cars really cleans it up. Really nice black i35 that's what I would have got if there's wasn't white!

thenewguyy

haha i was heading home so pulled it in a open spot to snap a couple of pics, its sure is a big boat lol

ShippedOut

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Both of mine had tinted windows. Car looks dull without tints IMO

Austinboschee

He'll yeah that's a good price!

Austinboschee

I've been thinking about getting my windows tinted. Hopefully soon

JohnnyRad

Thanks for making the thread! I just bought a 2002 I35 (Millennium Jade). The car is completely stock, with only 43K miles. I got it for a steel, only $2.2K off a family member (got the family discount).

I am also new to forums, haha. Just joined to learn more about my new car.

JohnnyRad

I believe the weird green color you are referring too is "Millennium Jade," the same color as my new I35.

thenewguyy

Thats like the steal of the century....or decade lol depending on how much work it needs to be actually a good solid car though

JohnnyRad

The car needs virtually no work. It belonged to my grandmother, so there are some cosmetic dings (I got the "granny discount"). Other than that, I just need to stick new rear rotors on and it will be solid. Im slowly getting to other minor problems aswell.

Gandalfthetight

Hi, I recently got an Infiniti i35 (2004) for my first car. I was wondering what should I do to it to make it cool.( not that it already isn't) I already added stickers ( because stickers give you speed).

Ronneedshelp

I've had mine since feb this year love it just broke 100,000 miles want sand colored kit and wing plus factory pop up nav

MaxMike93

Don't bother with the factory navigation. It's going to be a nightmare to find and install a screen, as well as the different head unit and controls, along with the computer for the system. I think there's a writeup somewhere on here, but that system is going to look very dated. Better off going aftermarket with something from Pioneer and using a kit to install it. That way you get much better map quality and interface along with some other modern conveniences like Bluetooth and USB.

armyofscrap

about a week ago my family acquired a 2003 i35 with 89k and silver paint just like the newguyy had. so far I've had the front engine mount replaced and the right lightbulb witch i knew were already problems when i got it. but i love how elegant and convenient it is and its a joy just to sit in the parking lot let alone drive powerful too.

thenewguyy

Copycat!! lol jk nice man, very smiliar mileage also, I have 83k. Ive had a few things replaced in my 8 month ownership but runs like a champ. Heck even took it to the dragstrip and ran a 15.3 @ 89 lol