2009 Maxima S
purchased on 9/30/09

History
09/30/09 - custom black leather
09/30/09 - heated seats
10/05/09 - debadged "MAXIMA" from trunk
10/07/09 - 20% tint all around
10/13/09 - super-white LED conversion (interior, license plate)
10/22/09 - SportWing molding installed (color matched)
10/27/09 - wheel locks
11/03/09 - Stillen strut brace & Stillen sway bar
02/28/10 - Powder coated wheels
03/10/10 - Installed "Stillen" and "NYCMaxima" decals under hood
03/23/10 - Installed 6000k HID headlights (Xenith Xenons) and fog lights (Luminics JDM yellow)
04/04/10 - Painted calipers black
04/14/10 - Installed 3000k HID fogs (Xenith Xenons))
05/20/10 - debadged Nissan logo from trunk
06/25/10 - attended MAXUS 2010
06/26/10 - first trip to dragwway (best run: 14.50 @ 96.80)
07/15/10 - Installed Stillen axle back exhaust (painted) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8WJRtUygPA
09/19/10 - Removed Stillen axle back and sold it

Current Setup
black leather heated seats
debadged "MAXIMA" & Nissan logo
20% tint
LED swap (interior, license plate)
Sportwing moldings
Stillen strut brace
Stillen sway bar
decals - exterior (POW/MIA, Tail of the Dragon)
decals - under hood (Stillen, NYCMaxima)
Powder coated wheels
Fog lights w/3000k HID fogs (Xenith Xenons)
6000k HID headlights (Xenith Xenons)
painted calipers black


On the kitchen table to be installed
chrome rear turn signal bulbs, Nissan caliper decals



Latest Photos


Tail of the Dragon


















(she is a model for Fueled Magazine)

 

 

 

 

 

Clean on the outside.... What about those custom leathers?

 

The leather is just black, nothing extravagant, but does have red stitching. I'll snap a few photos when I have a lot of light.

 

ummmmm, i think you missed an angle......

 

gotta have all the angles for when I change things, then I can get good before & after comparisons

 

Nice and clean. Love the front tag.....

 

still havent adjusted to the new 2009 maximas, just something about them that i cant seem to like. but the window tint does off set the white really good...

 

Pure sex ...

 

2009 maxima's dont have HID lights stock?

 

No. You have to buy the SV trim, then purchase an additional package. Wasn't worth it to me. I am planning on putting HIDs in as well as fog lights... again, well worth the cost of doing it myself

 

Ah makes sense, good luck with your mod list!

 

Very nice man.

 

Ordered a Stillen Strut tower brace and a Stillen Sway bar. They should shore up the handling a bit

 

Very clean

 

real nice bro i wana 7th gen soo bad!!!

 

thanks everyone. This is my first Nissan and I love it. I drove a '08 Maxima for a weekend before, I didn't enjoy it as much as I do the '09

My previous cars in teh last couple of years
'08 Honda Civic Si
'08 Honda Ridgeline
'08 Honda Accord V6
'07 Honda Civic coupe
'06 Honda Ridgeline

 

I ordered the Sportwing molding. hopefully, no door dings for me. I've used Sportwings on other vehicles and they are top quality

http://www.sportwing.com/nissanmaxima09fe.aspx

 

Installed SportWing moldings tonight. yes, they are color matched.

for those interested: http://www.sportwing.com/nissanmaxima09fe.aspx

 

I probably could have gotten closer here.. oh well

 

maybe it's just the picture angle, but the rear molding looks short.

nice tint and good looking ride.


oh... and you need a drop

 

You are correct, it is much shorter as the back door is much shorter though both moldings (front and back) do go past where the door starts to angle back out

Thanks, the car is coming along nicely for having it only three weeks

negative on the drop

 

usually people try to remove these moldings, you're the first person i saw added them on...

 

They prevent door dings

 

yea, I am a trend setter. Not many new Max's with body color moldings. I like the clean door look, but to not have to deal with door dings (which makes cars look like total sh_t) is so worth it to me.
yeppers

 

Very nice car, I think moldings kind of ruin the sleek look of the side, but useful and looks good. Why not!

 

I would put the molding as well. Nice ride

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I wish I could afford a 09.

 

Stillen in da' house

these are pics of the Stillen install progressing. Sorry for the dark photos as these were taken in a dark garage

 

Stillen Sway bar
it's hard to get good photos of it installed, especially when I don't crawl under there. I will say this, the OEM sway bar (black) is hollow, the Stillen (red) is solid and weighs at least twice as much.



Overall results:
The car is definitely tighter, but I haven't done much yet as I was and am tired.

 

So I bought an extra set of OEM wheels and dropped them off at the powder coaters. Here is a swatch of the color I got (DARK GREY SPARKLE PMB 2750). I am scheduled to get my wheels back this week.