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CwFalconfootball's 2002 Nissan Maxima Project Log
modifications list:
INTERIOR 1. Acura RSX shift knob 2. Dojo Suede Shift boot and e-brake boot 3. Custom blue LED... -Gauges with 4th gen needles -climate controls and door switches -door handle cups (E-Class Style) 4. Custom LED Underseat lighting (E-class style) 5. Factory Nissan all-weather floor mats 6. aluminum pedals and 350z dead pedal 7. LED blue door bulbs 8. LED Hyper White dome light bulb 9. Factory Nissan Maxima GLE wood grain trim kit 10. Custom added Meridian Package [heated seats from g35 and custom wired heated steering wheel (wired correctly to Nissan's Specifications with relay and stock switch)] 11. Infiniti g35 Sedan Seats 12. Custom metallic silver door handles by Ryan Daly 13. Chrome gauge rings 14. Illuminating aluminum door sill plates 15. Black suede headliner, front pillars and painted rear pillars and accessories. 16. 4th Generation dark grey visor clips 17. Black Suede center console console top and bottom 18. Custom Black Dyed carpet IN CAR AUDIO 19. 400 Watt 800 peak DC to AC power inverter with usb ipod charger, verizon voyager charger in the center console, and outlets in the glove box and under the back seat. 20. Pioneer Avic D-3 double din, DVD, IPOD, and Bluetooth. 21. Install kit from Courtessy Parts Nissan 22. 12 inch Earthquake Magma-12 Subwoofer 23. front 6 1/2 Focal 165 v1 Components 24. rear 6 1/2 Infinity Reference Compontents 25. California Profile AP1040 1000x4 speaker amp 26. California Profile AP1000m Mono Subwoofer Amp 27. trunk build by MP’s Auto Elec. 28. Optima Red-top battery 29. Rear View Camera EXTERIOR 30. 8000k aftermarket HID low beam kit custom wired 31. 3000k HID fog lamps with Audi Hella balasts H.I.D. Ballasts wired and installed by John Mastrobuono 32. Full front LED conversion 33. Revotec-usa replacment headlights 34. Mercedes-Benz E55 projectors 35. Cefiro A33 Power folding mirrors 36. Zenetti summer rims 37. Smoked-out bumper lights PERFORMANCE 38. K&N Air Filter with custom short ram intake 39. Borla Muffler and Vibrant Performance tip 40. Energy Suspension Urethane Shifter Bushings 41. NWP Engineering VIAS Block off plate SUSPENSION 42. Tokico Illumina 5 position adjustable struts 43. B&G Lowering Springs ENGINE COMPARTMENT 44. Custom Grey Lustre painted engine cover Pictures below (in the process of adding pictures) |
Wut?
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Where are the pictures? :confused:
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I will start with the car pretty much stock. I started the led conversion, wood grain trim and stereo the first day i got the car, so nothing was ever completely stock in pictures.
http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/a...261_1_full.jpg http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/a...261_3_full.jpg http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/a...261_4_full.jpg http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/a...261_7_full.jpg |
im not done I'm working on it...it takes time to find the pictures.
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One of the first things I did was chrome gauge rings. I will do this in order.
http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/DSC00002.jpg Since I bought the car and it had stone chips and scrapes on the rear bumper, I decided to have those repainted. http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/DSC00950.jpg http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/DSC00953.jpg (Later pictures will show it painted) My first Halos, looked nice but hardly ever worked right http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/DSC00097.jpg Gauge Overlays http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/DSC00088.jpg interior leds http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/DSC_0008.jpg Acura Shift knob and suede shift boot and e-brake boot http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/DSC01008.jpg G35 Sedan Seats http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/DSC01045.jpg http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/a...ress/MM040.jpg Lowered car...Tokiko Illuminas and B&G springs (You can see a faint paint color difference in the hood from having it repainted) http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/a...ress/MM029.jpg |
More recently...
System http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/DSC_0090.jpg http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/DSC_0101.jpg New Headlights and bumper lights http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/a...0/DSC01615.jpg http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/a...0/DSC01617.jpg Suede Headliner http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/a...r/DSC01515.jpg http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/a...r/DSC01521.jpg NWP Block off Plate http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/a...0/DSC01635.jpg Earthquake Magma-12 Subwoofer http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/a...0/DSC01643.jpg Gauges (took out overlays and put 4th gen needles in with LED's) http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/a...-09-47_761.jpg |
headlight fail
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Originally Posted by HotshotVQ35
(Post 7812763)
headlight fail
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What headlights are those?
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ebay ones without projectors. I plan on putting projectors in but the ebay projectors have terrible light output. these arent THAT BAD although everyone says they are.
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Do you have any pictures of the light output at night? I am buying new headlights in 2 weeks.
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no...I can do that within the week. My camera doesnt do a good job of light pictures but my friend has an awsome camera.
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The fitment on the ebay headlights look terrible.
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I was reading this thread and they don't look so bad once you put some time and effort into em. I have a 5th gen and I hate the stock headlights.
http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...-retrofit.html |
Originally Posted by roggeezy
(Post 7812788)
The fitment on the ebay headlights look terrible.
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Originally Posted by KBCobra
(Post 7812793)
I was reading this thread and they don't look so bad once you put some time and effort into em. I have a 5th gen and I hate the stock headlights.
http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...-retrofit.html |
Sure thing. It's been bookmarked and once I stop procrastinating, I will do it as well.
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i think the bumpers are different(00-01 vs 02-03) thats why they dont fit right
Originally Posted by cwfalconfootbal
(Post 7812796)
I think its fixable. knew someone that got them to fit perfectly, never asked him tho. i gotta send the passengers back so I didnt bother with it yet
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Originally Posted by HotshotVQ35
(Post 7812806)
i think the bumpers are different(00-01 vs 02-03) thats why they dont fit right
The listing says, "WILL NOT FIT WITH FACTORY HID AND SE 20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION" |
Yeah... It's kinda funny how people mod their maximas without first researching on here. Those eBay projectors are a prime example.
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Were there any modifications to get the G35 seats in and working?
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Well, I have a 5th gen not a 5.5 so I should be good :D
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Originally Posted by Rhyno02
(Post 7812838)
Were there any modifications to get the G35 seats in and working?
and people talking about the headlights: I knew about the fitment issue and that the light output wasnt great when I ordered these. After I got into an accident, I couldnt justify spending 300 on a brand new passenger's headlight only to open it up, paint the housing black and add the halos and still have them not match the driver's headlight because they look newer. I went with these cuz I wanted the halos and they dont make any for 02-03 anyway. there 150 for the set of headlights where the work is done for me or 300 for one headlight that would always look out of place. With that being said, I still think I can get it to fit better. |
The headlights are awful, I do like everything else though.
Originally Posted by cwfalconfootbal
(Post 7812918)
Open it up, paint the housing black and add the halos
Not trying to flame as I do like everything else you've done with the car, just saying. It would only have been a $150 difference plus a little elbow grease to get the headlights as they were as opposed to the eBay setup. I'm assuming you went the cheaper route because you rear-ended somebody and with your insurance deductible the repairs to the headlight were on you? That suede headliner is a very unique mod. I doubt you're going to find another 5th genner who's done the same. Looks good. |
It looks good either way. I'm looking at them right now on eBay and they're $163. There's two pairs (one a few bucks more$$) I just can't tell if they're the exact same or not. It's hard to tell lol
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2000-...Q5fAccessories and these http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/00-01...Q5fAccessories |
Originally Posted by Waxima
(Post 7812929)
The headlights are awful, I do like everything else though.
I would have just done that if it was me. I don't think there would have been issues with one looking newer. Headlights really only show wear on the lenses and a quick 10-15 minute wet sand and polish of the older headlight lens would have taken care of that problem. And even if they did look a little different it still would be better than the eBay halos. They look like cheap plastic, have poor light output, and don't fit well. Not trying to flame as I do like everything else you've done with the car, just saying. It would only have been a $150 difference plus a little elbow grease to get the headlights as they were as opposed to the eBay setup. I'm assuming you went the cheaper route because you rear-ended somebody and with your insurance deductible the repairs to the headlight were on you? That suede headliner is a very unique mod. I doubt you're going to find another 5th genner who's done the same. Looks good. it was purely because I do like the look of the headlights. fitment looks awful but found that out when I installed them. i really do believe theres a solution and the light output would be fixed with e55 or tsx projectors. the build quality seems good tho so I'm not sure where that came from...I heard ebay headlights got a little better quality recently tho... |
And I don't think fitment is enough to say they look terrible.
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Why isn't this in Member Rides?
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Originally Posted by zero2sixtyZ
(Post 7813024)
Why isn't this in Member Rides?
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The headlight fitment needs work but its not unfixable for sure. Car looks great as always matt just needs some g35 19's or altima ser's
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I tried the projector retrofit using directions from a stickied thread in the 5th gen section along with directions on how to aim headlights properly. I strongly recommend knowing how to aim these as mine were aimed into the sky the first time I tried.
http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/a...t/DSC01673.jpg http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/a...t/DSC01672.jpg http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/a...t/DSC01676.jpg http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/a...t/DSC01677.jpg The light woutput is great...tho it should be if there mercedes projectors lol. I feel like it still needs something. I'm looking at shrouds because I think that will take attention off the metal cage you can still see in the headlights. I'm thinking of these: http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/a...ngShroud4l.jpg |
your car looks 1108340958743109871531x's better with the stock wheels on it!
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Originally Posted by black2000maxiSE
(Post 7813447)
The headlight fitment needs work but its not unfixable for sure. Car looks great as always matt just needs some g35 19's or altima ser's
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Originally Posted by nismoSEXIMA
(Post 7851348)
i got g35 19's for sale.....just sayin
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Originally Posted by cwfalconfootbal
(Post 7851608)
Im thinking of g35 18s but how much?
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Originally Posted by nismoSEXIMA
(Post 7851701)
awww...those are perfect. wish i could find a job to get money for those lol. cant sell my zenettis for that much. O WELL... |
Tight Max a whole lot of things on the ride.:D
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G35 seats, suede headliner, trunk setup all on the stock wheels with the mild drop is A+ in my book.
But the RSX knob and suede shift boot really looks out of place in there. Especially next to the woodgrain IMO. You have an overall clean look going so far with the car, i think a black or brushed aluminum colored shifter console and black leather shift and ebrake boots will flow much better with what you got going so far. I understand your reasoning for getting those ebay headlights. good job on the retrofit. I personally like the stock 02-03 lights better but under your circumstances, i'd probably do the same for the time being till I can afford the factory units again. |
even though you have stock rims i would look into spacers so the wheels do look so sunken in. Did it to my oem gle rims and makes a world of dif
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