Decided to finally get around to washing my car to get rid of some nasty filth that had built up due to crappy weather. I can't wait for the weather to finally break so I can put the 19's back on. Riding on the OEM's just doesn't look "right". For those not too crazy about the grille, I'm most likely going to be removing it this Spring and going back to the OEM. I still want to pick up a front lip as well, so anyone selling a Glacier Pearl, let me know.

 

It's freezing up here in Cleveland...I can't bring myself to wash it yet.

 

That's what Jason (00MaxSE) was saying too.

 

looks sweet man, those clear corners are a must on white maximas

 

Agreed. They look much better than the OEM corners.

 

I actually like the grille, Tim... lemme know when ya sell it, I might take it and paint it black.... maybe....

I haven't washed my car almost all winter... if only I had pics... you guys would kill me for letting a Max get that dirty....

 

You got it. I'll keep you posted. My car almost looked black prior to washing it. Had never been so dirty in the 2 years I've owned it.

 

I wish the snow was gone here. We just got about 3 more inches yesterday.

Looks like a JMS grille, correct? (I have a black one). You could hit the zip ties with paint to hide them a bit more.

...and you gotta clear those HID's.....

 

Yep - JMS Products grille. I've gone back and forth about clearing my HID's. Guess I am a bit concerned about condensation over time.

 

it's not the grill, but the ties that look weird...

i have been getting her washed from mikes. each time i have spend 13 to get it washed, it snows or rains 2 days later and it looks like it has never been washed again...

 

The car looks good, but i like the look of the stock grille better on the late 5th gen Maxes .

 

I did mine over a year ago and no condensation problems. Another good thing is that I was able to really clean/polish the inside of the clear cover. That has helped in getting rid of that cloudy stuff that seems to be an issue with our HID's.

 

Yeah, I'm just afraid to crack those babies open period.... I've been wanting to black out the housing but just can't bring myself to open em up... but yeah, I do wanna get rid of the cloudiness too.... I might just find someone who has more experience help me with the "baking"....

 

Jason aka 00MaxSE from Cleveland did his last year, so I may see about him helping me out with it.

 

....Betty Crocker.....

 

Good one, Tom.... ya got me there....

 

Yeah, I know there's someone around here who can do it too... and some guys up in NJ... might take a road trip sometime to get it done...

 

Housecor's write-up is really detailed, I'm just a bit leary on baking them as well.

 

Yup... got the write-up bookmarked... just waiting for the day I can bring myself to stick those suckas in the oven....

 

debadged looks is pretty nice. grill is ok, not may cupt of tea. but the body looks flawless, nice car

 

i am so glad I live in florida, the coldest day of the winter was like 50 degrees. Not to brag or anything!

 

the pic in my sig ^^^ is actually taken during our "winter"

 

you lucky bastage!!!

 

You're a punk... thanks for rubbing it in...

Its all good... you're just one of the lucky ones....

 

You guys have nothing to worry about in the baking department. That is, if you can bake brownies without setting them aflame...

I'm doing another install for a guy tomorrow. I'll admit it was intimidating my first time, but it really is as simple as following the instructions. In my opinion, the scariest part of the DDE project is mounting the rings. A little too much twisting and you're dead in the water.

 

Thanks for the vote of confidence Housecor... I'm actually just gonna open em up to black out the housing...

 

I realllly like that grille.. but i feel like it would look a little better with a nissan logo in the middle

 

Yeah looks good Tim. I'd be happy to help you clear your lights sometime. -ZIPPIN- aka Jay, helped me do mine when I was in Indy.

 

Maybe early this Spring sometime we can knock them out. I doubt I'll do the DDE setup, but I would at least like to clear them out once it warms up a bit.
Thanks Jason.

 

Hmmm...can I join?:

 

Yeah, prime weather for alligator-eat-your-dog season...

 

Looks great. Almost enough to make me wash mine. Its currently a very sunny 69deg and no chance of rain. Been raining for 4 days though.

 

Happens all the time where I live. Especially when it gets dry. The gators will all go to the smaller rock pits to stay in water. You could almost walk across them to get to the other side. Kinda scary looking. Good eating though.

 

Well .. I just got a new maf, and that, along with the nice weather inspired me to detail every inch of my car .

The results are as follows:



http://img161.exs.cx/gal.php?g=dscn16217vc.jpg



also, I removed the front license plate bracket, leaving 2 holes in the front bumper. Should I get black screws to fill the spots or just leave em out or is there some kind of a good looking *cheap* solution?

 

- You should try your own thread and see how that goes first

 

I was under the impression that all new threads are BAD haha ... maybe it's just me.
It's just not a big deal so I didn't see a reason to create a new thread about it. It was also an afterthought and I hadn't taken the time to do a search of the site nor did I want to ... what can I say .. I'm lazy.