I removed the metal braces behind the front and rear bumpers and my HEAVY aftermarket spoiler. Now I gotta do some fill-in on my trunklid. I have no money for mods so this is all I can do at the moment.

 

removed metal braces??? im no car expert but what if you get in a accident??

 

That spoiler was a beast I wish my SE didn't have a spoiler.


Dave

 

Ya, it's nice to not have to have someone help me open the trunk now.

As far as the accident question........I don't know. Guess I'll have to be real extra super careful now.

 

the metal braces... ohh thats good, so when you get in to a accident you will be wearing the engine around your neck.

 

Ya hopefully. That's what I was shooting for.

They go back on after the drags coming up. At least the front one. The rear one is the heaviest of the two. I may leave it off.

 

did ur gunna **** yur **** up. Bec carefull! No speeding! Drive carefully! Good luck

 

I wouldnt mention the fact that your removed metal from the frame...insurance will not cover you if they find out you did that if you are to get in an accident. just my $.02.

 

is that english?

 

I think that's the least of his concerns. His GXE was a salvage car therefore it has a salvage title. I doubt he carries any more than comprehensive insurance.


Dave

 

Do you folks remove the donut in your car?

 

I ate my donut

Mike

 

I think some of you forget what car you are driving. A Maxima is a (slightly) sporty Japanese sedan, it is not a top fuel dragster! How is your life worth to you? Is it really only worth hunderths of a second on a quarter mile timeslip (which wouldn't apply in the real world anyways since you say you'll put them back). I wouldn't risk it at all.

 

i hear that the doors are heavy too.. try taking them off

 

I think your referring to liability, since that only covers the other car.....

 

Hipocracy at it's best. Mardigras removes his bumper reinforcements in an effort to improve 1/4 mile performance and he's a God and is never questioned. Travis (BSwithTF) removes his to do the same thing at the track and he's an idiot

Dave

 

oh yea well I drilled holes in my frame so i can run 11s at the track

 

I didnt know it was just for track use (still not smart) if mardigras or the pope himself did this for other then "just track use" i would still call them stupid because I can

 

does plastic filler work instead of doors too?


R/C car style.

 

if you are getting in a head on collision.. just pull the e brake and hit em sideways

 

Yeah, I think taking off the doors would be a good idea. Why not take out all the seats too? Throw a small wooden stool in there or something...

 

Can't remove the doors. Move's me into the Comp class. Can't remove interior pieces, move's me into the Comp class. Only things I can remove are things not visible to the tech inspectors.

Some people on here need to chill out a little. I live in a pretty small town. I drive 3-4 miles to work, speed limit never over 45 mph. When not driving to and from work, my car sits. I'm not taking the freeway to work everyday and doing 80-90 mph. I apologise for making my own life a little "less safe".

Thank you to everyone for your concerns.

 

Yeah were just concerned. id hate to see you on the world news for some serious accident in a maxima, or better yet "the maxima community said i could" t, so i did" thing. we were just lookin out for you. btw_ put that front one on, you would eat the engine with the smallest wreck.

 

what the **** did this dude say???

 

doh

 

My bumper reinforcements have been off since I bought the car in the spring. Its so much lighter now I can just float over any accidents that I see.

 

instead of taking off important parts of ur car, try chucking a couple pounds yourself and dont drive anyone chubby around, u'll be cool and not a insurance liability

 

dude...put the braces on

they can save your ***...i was rearended in my 93 and the car was totalled. i cant imagine the damage if there were no braces. and youd but ****ed with insurance. it is probably also illegal to remove "safety" equipment and you could be liable for injuries to your passengers and possibly others

 

 

im just glad that other people agree that he shouldnt risk it...come on man

 

yup man I wish I could be original like you and put of a cf hood then i would be someone special... plus I sold the hood a long time ago , so try to stay on top of things cupcake

 

well hey, i didnt sell mine.
btw, i thought he was referring to me but im assuming you had one.

did ur scoop have anything to do with this thread?


It's fiberglass, a whole 2 lbs.

 

I think people are putting way too much faith in the bumpers. Bumper reinenforcements are primarily for low speed crashes and to reduce overall damage. When you hit something over 20mph, a bumper isn't going to help much. The damage will be more severe without a reienforcemenmt, but remember it's rare to have a high speed (above 20mph) straight head on collision because most wrecks are off set or sideswipes. Travis also has all three stages of SFCs so I'd think the cabin of his Maxima is structurally sound and more crashworthy than most Maximas in here. Sure, he's taking a risk, but for the most part he's risking more damage than bodily harm.

As for his weight, he's a pretty built guy. I don't see where he could loose the weight


Dave

 

really, what did this guy say?!?

 

Exactly! I'd like to know just how many of you have taken one of these braces off and seen it close up. There's not much to them. I don't see them saving my life in a crash. Especially a crash serious enough to "wrap my engine around my neck". Maybe protecting my radiator in a low speed crash but nothing more. It's just a long piece of square metal tubing, nothing more.

Myself on the other hand, prob wouldn't hurt to lose 10 or 15 lbs. but that takes longer than 2 hrs. And it'd be a lot more work.

 

why do u think their so heavy and big...they actually do something

 

Everything that is on the car does something, does that mean you cant change it?

 

huge piece of metal bolted to the frame...i generally dont just remove those. also changing it for something else, and taking it off entirely...different

 

your car is hot. too bad your website is down

 

he said
did (dude) ur gonna (you are going to) **** (fawk) yur (your) **** (self) up. bec (must be french???) carefull! (once again, must be french with the whole double "l") no speeding! drive carefully! good luck
hope that helped decipher his code...