EDIT: I posted new pics of my ride with the new wheels...scroll down to the bottom of this page to see.

I bought the Maxima in June of '07, so I've had it almost a year now. I've spent a lot of time and money on it and it was worth it. I finally got my Stillen kit painted and installed so after a wash and wax I had a little picture shoot. Next step will most likely be 18" wheels. Let me know what you think!

 

 

Looks sick, should come to the Pa maxima meet on june 29th in schuylkill haven, there is a thread to it under northeastern if your interested.

 

Thanks man. I'll be on vacation for the next 2 weeks...leaving tomorrow morning and won't be back until 6/30...so I won't be able to make it.

 

muffler looks neat. Very clean car. Nice lil drop to it too.

 

Looks very clean man...To bad you cant make it out to the Pa. meet later this month.

 

Clean, real clean, i've been going back and forth about the stillen rear valence, im just gonna go ahead and pull the trigger

 

Def. clean, IMO it would look better without the eyelids.

 

^^ I didn't even notice the eyelids at first. Your car looks goood, some wheels would definitely set it off.

 

looks GREAT!, that black is spotless and so clean

 

Thanks for the compliments guys! I painted the eyelids with a few coats of black spray paint and some clear coat, which was a mistake. They would definitely match/look better if I got them done professionally...but oh well too late for that. Oh and by the way...my vacation got cancelled (due to midwest flooding), which is why I'm posting on here right now.

 

^^^^ Now you can make it out for the meet this Sunday..lol...I'm thinking about getting that stillen front lip asap cuz yours is looking very sweet man.

 

looking clean! me likes a lot!

 

I am actually going to my fraternity's alumni golf outing this weekend...so I still won't be able to make it. I love the front lip, definitely makes the front look a lot sportier. My favorite is definitely the rear valance though, because it covers up that huge Evo2 tail pipe, and it doesn't stick out like a sore thumb anymore. But yea...go for it dude.

 

Since your ride is black a 3M or LaminX flim would be a good investment to put into your front lip...you will be surprised how fast stone chips will turn a nice black front lip ugly especially if you do a lot of highway driving..

 

what a clean black Max! I was just looking at mine today, wishing it was back to how it looked when it just left the factory...101k miles hasnt been too gentle to my paint. How much did that new paint run you?

 

Yea that wouldn't be a bad idea...right now the bugs are killing me worse than anything. But I will definitely consider a film protectant.

I got the Stillen kit painted and installed for $350. After I washed it, I also did a touch-up job on a lot of the rock knicks on the front bumper and hood. I used some color-matched black paint, and used Langka to remove the paint blobs. It turned out very nicely. The Langka is pretty expensive, but will make it look like you didn't even touch up your paint. It looked almost new after a waxing. It's something cheap to try if you don't want to pay to get your whole hood/bumper painted.

 

looks great

a clean black maxima is a sexy thing

 

Thanks SoonerFan...glad to have your stamp of approval!

UPDATE: Just ordered TSW Vortex 18" wheels with Toyo Proxes 4
Yes I know they are heavy wheels, but I don't really care.

 

you should smoke the sidemarkers, black out the window trim, and get 00-01 SE tails

 

Yea I've considered doing that...but then there's the chrome door handles (which I hate more than anything) that are still left...and from what I've read...they're a pain to swap out. I know you disagree...but I kind of like the way the clear sidemarkers look against the black.

 

shipping today...

 

Nice car. I love the Stillen Classic lip. I wish it fit on my 5 gen. Those wheels will look great on your car. All you need now is a nice drop.

 

I already have an H&R drop, and it's not going any lower.

 

Weight / offset /width & tire size please

 

TSW Vortex: 18"x8", 27 lbs, 40mm offset
Toyo Proxes 4: 235/40/R18

 

thats really gonna give it a clean look, i like your style, silver right???

 

Thanks, yes definitely going with the silver...no more chrome on this car!

 

Have you thought of going with spacers, and perhaps a wider tire?

A 5th gen should be using 245-45 on an 18. 235-40 is a little less than a 1/2 inch shorter than stock. Your speedometer might be a little off because of this, and your wheel well wont look a little empty / (4x4 look / larger looking wheel gap) because of this. Couple that with the fact that larger wheel /tires give the 'optical illusion' of more wheel gap too.

 

looks great man

 

That looks great. The TSW Vortex's will look awesome against the black. I'm hoping that I might do a set myself.

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Well it's kind of late to change my mind on the tires...they will be arriving mounted on the wheels tomorrow. I guess I should have done a little more research about tire size before buying . I just used the tire size calculator on miata.net...it looks like my speedometer will be 3.5% too fast...I can get this fixed right? Hopefully everything will look and fit well. I didn't realize that the new tires/wheels together would actually be smaller overall than the ones I have on now (215/55/17). Wish I wouldn't have read your post the night before I got the new wheels/tires , hopefully I won't be disappointed. I might be looking into wheel spacers if I think I need them. Thanks for the insight.

EDIT: I just did a lot of research here on the .org, and it seems like a lot of people actually recommend 235/40/18. So I'm not sweating it so much anymore.

 

Hey! Those are the same rims I just got!

 

Maybe 235-45 -17, but on a 5th gen, 245's s or bust. Any of the wheel / tire gurus in the wheel / tire forum will tell you that.

You'll like it I'm sure.

 

Alright well I got the wheels this morning at 11:00 and had them installed by 11:40. Absolutely no problems installing them, fit like a champ. I am extremely happy with the way they look, and my ride is actually better. Switching to the Toyo Proxes 4 from the crap Hercules tires the dealer put on made a huge difference. They ride a lot quieter and smoother. I will post pics of these beauties after I wash my car tomorrow morning.

 

They look freaking HOTT too.!!!

 

Beautiful car man. Lovin the rims. pefect fit.

 

Yea I posted on your thread saying I like your wheels.

 

Nice wheels

 

Car looks great, nice and clean!