I'm looking for a body kit for my '96 Maxima. I want a totally different look. I like this type of body kit. Can anyone help me out on where to get one? Thanks, Steve

 

That is a Black Widow kit form an Accord custom molded to a Maxima. It is a custom job done by a company in southern California. You can get a custom kit molded anywhere, but it is very expensive and most likely frail.
-Cyrus

 

Are there any other kits that look similar? I am just looking for something to give the Maxima a different look.

 

Not yet. There are some "radical" kits in the making, but nothing has been publicly produced yet. All we have is the Sarona, Stillen, Erebuni, and IonicMax kits.
-Cyrus

 

Octane kit:
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....hreadid=112790

Maxximum Tuning Type-S kit:
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....hreadid=111584

Ionic Body kit:
http://www.ionicdynamics.com/

MOdified Sarona:

*Should be coming out soon*

 

When you say soon, is that months or years? And roughly how many? Also where can I purchase paint for the kit? Thanks, Steve

 

you can by ionicmax painted and drilled for about $600 without the front (they don't make it and recommend Stillen) - jose says self-install is definitely doable

 

Well you can order the Ionic body kit today (it is in production), and you can place orders for the Type-S and Octane kits from now. To be honest nobody really knows how long they will take - I would think they will come out this summer (June/July) for the import season but you never know.

BTW painting should definitely be professionally done and it will require a flex agent. Painting a whole lip kit should run around $400.
-Cyrus

 

Typically, are the parts painted first then bolted on, or painted when flush to the body?

 

Painted first, then bolted on.
-Cyrus

 

if they are painted after they are installed, there is more of a chance for mistakes to occur