DONE!.... well, almost.
After owning the car for 2 and a half years I can finally say its the maxima Ive always wanted. I do still have plans for a 3.5 swap with a lightened flywheel and direct port with the Kinetix intake manifold tuned with the Emanage Ultimate; but that wont happen till next spring. As for now Ive done just about everything Ive wanted on the car.... So we'll start from the beginning.
Day 1 - Stock
Getting rid of my doo doo brown dash.. yes i painted it
1st 4th gen cefiro retrofit..
After owning the car for 2 and a half years I can finally say its the maxima Ive always wanted. I do still have plans for a 3.5 swap with a lightened flywheel and direct port with the Kinetix intake manifold tuned with the Emanage Ultimate; but that wont happen till next spring. As for now Ive done just about everything Ive wanted on the car.... So we'll start from the beginning.
Day 1 - Stock
Getting rid of my doo doo brown dash.. yes i painted it
1st 4th gen cefiro retrofit..
reserved........
Brief CF theme
The SSRs...... wow i love these, 19x8.5s with BFG KDW2s
Also added Corbeau seats
Brief CF theme
The SSRs...... wow i love these, 19x8.5s with BFG KDW2s
Also added Corbeau seats
reserved..........
And finally... Out with Pebble Beige, in with Obsidian Metallic Pearl
And finally... Out with Pebble Beige, in with Obsidian Metallic Pearl
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That thing looks a-****ing-mazing!!!! congrats man, I hope the rest of the modding you have left to do goes well. Good luck with it.
The color is not the Nissan KH3 although it may look similar.
Ive always wanted a really dark metallic grey that was almost black. This is the Audi/VW Obsidian Metallic Pearl. Its hard to see in the pictures but in the light there is a distinct metallic flake to it. I do need to wet sand the car to get rid of the orange peel (which is why it doesnt look very glossy right now) but I have to wait a bit since I just got the paint done. But that should bring out the reflection tremendously.
You can kinda see the flake here:
Anyway, there she is.. finally
Ive always wanted a really dark metallic grey that was almost black. This is the Audi/VW Obsidian Metallic Pearl. Its hard to see in the pictures but in the light there is a distinct metallic flake to it. I do need to wet sand the car to get rid of the orange peel (which is why it doesnt look very glossy right now) but I have to wait a bit since I just got the paint done. But that should bring out the reflection tremendously.
You can kinda see the flake here:
Anyway, there she is.. finally
Picture #3 in Post #6 is my new desktop background. It looks stunning, very nice car.
Oh yeah...fix that trunk alignment. It's sitting a little high on the right side.
Oh yeah...fix that trunk alignment. It's sitting a little high on the right side.
^^ yea man, the tan is slowly on its way out... that will be taken care of as well as the back seat soon
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the black looks real nice. Wetsanding should be fun... but then the paint will really come out after thats done. Did you do the door jams and engine bay also?
thanks man, i like it bc its metallic flake which differentiates it from all the KH3s (which I also love 
) Im going to do the jams myself bc im workin on a budget.... college kid finances FTL
) Im going to do the jams myself bc im workin on a budget.... college kid finances FTL
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^^ yea man, the tan is slowly on its way out... that will be taken care of as well as the back seat soon
hey grant you need some interior pieces? I got full interior from my old black on black '96 which was wrecked awhile ago.
oh btw, car is lookin good.
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Very nice! You need to bring out those wheels! But other than that it looks great, i'll even let the seats slide 
Your car is straight fire man...if you dont mind me askin how much was that paint job? Did they have to do any body work before paint?
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By far the absolute most beautiful Maxima. I'm sold on it. Great job Grant. Must have more pics. Nevermind, I'll get them in person.
I cannot say enough good things. You make me want to get a 4th, just for the eye candy factor! Desktop worthy, ........On all three computers.
I cannot say enough good things. You make me want to get a 4th, just for the eye candy factor! Desktop worthy, ........On all three computers.
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thats an over statementOriginally Posted by 4MySwee
By far the absolute most beautiful Maxima.
but its a nice car
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that paint job just made your car. how much did it cost u
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Looks Great, that color looks very nice! Can't wait to see it wet sanded. Drop us some pics when you do.
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but its a nice car
That's a waste of bandwidth^^^^^^^ Originally Posted by maximadotorg
thats an over statementbut its a nice car
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Love your Max, I love the transformation a lot. Bet you dumped some major mu-lah in that Max huh? Glad you changed the color. Dark just looks better in my eyes. Great job
damn, the car looks real nice man..wasnt expecting the color change reading the post but stunning turnaround
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Wow..I agree with Swee, by far that is the best looking Maxima I have seen.
Very nice Grant!!! I must come up and see!! I thought that it was a good looking car...now I KNOW that it is the best looking Maxima I have seen!
Those wheels do clean up that car!! Do you think that you will catch on a lot of those Raleigh(SP?) bumps?
Very nice Grant!!! I must come up and see!! I thought that it was a good looking car...now I KNOW that it is the best looking Maxima I have seen!
Those wheels do clean up that car!! Do you think that you will catch on a lot of those Raleigh(SP?) bumps?
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Wow, incredible... might want to find all your lug nuts though.
haha, yea...... ive been meaning to replace those studs for awhile, im so lazy
thanks for all the compliments guys!
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sooooo nice
those wheels > *
those wheels > *
