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I have it parked up in the garage for the winter months but i did try and take a couple pics. last night but being i dont have a huge garage i couldnt get the whole car in the pic. and when i took a pic of the front and rear separate the back turned out dark due to the lighting but i will get a couple pics in due time. James being im not the tech. savy guy and you once posted some clear corner pics for me i may need to have you post them for me if you can pm me your email once i get a chance and the snow melts and the weather gets better i can pull it out and get a couple decent pics for you.
Oh no worries man about actually bothering to get pics, I was just messing with you
Originally Posted by Tiniform
I'm gonna have to get mine on a level surface to see what you all are talking about. I never really notice mine to be (seemingly) lower in the rear but then again, it's always parked on an incline. I will get some pics tomorrow so I can compare it when I put the eibachs on. The rears will be done first because I plan on doing the reman calipers at the same time.
I can't find any 3rd gen pictures of Eibachs online but textbook example below! Drives me crazy. And then just imagine if you have any passengers in the rear. It amplifies the problem. That's another good thing about my Eibach in rear and Intrax up front - when I have passengers it just evens out level
They look a lot like the stock SE fogs (which is good IMO), but how about spacing them all the way out like the SE's?
Here's mine:
Also - it looks like your car could use some 5mm or maybe even 10mm spacers to bring the wheels more outward toward the fender lips. Given that any thought?
They look like an after thought but then again, l felt the same way about the factory ones. As suggested, try and moved them to the factory location and that will improve the look.
At one point before I got the factory fogs, I had after markets on but I had them recessed all the way back. Just my 2cents
I have aftermarket fogs. I find the oem fogs are o.k but kinda look like 2 big blocks. Im more for the oval style but mine are also sitting in steel mesh that was custom fitted within the stillen front lip. I think James has a good point space them out more toward or under the flashers and maybe even a little more recessed but thats just my opinion. I think any fogs look better sitting in the stillen front lip. Again thats just my opinion but its all just a matter of personal preference. I think your 3rd gen has a nice clean look without them but wouldnt look too bad with them if the front lip was there.
Last edited by ac max 92; Feb 20, 2016 at 08:39 PM.
Also - it looks like your car could use some 5mm or maybe even 10mm spacers to bring the wheels more outward toward the fender lips. Given that any thought?
That's a great call. They would help on two fronts. First, the wheels would sit nicer under the arches, and secondly, the centre caps for the alloys would push on, as they won't fit over the hub ends as it is now.
That's a great call. They would help on two fronts. First, the wheels would sit nicer under the arches, and secondly, the centre caps for the alloys would push on, as they won't fit over the hub ends as it is now.
Sounds like a no-brainer to get some spacers then
Something you could do for free and cheap is take the wheel off and stack a few washers (you could measure them to 5mm thick for starters) on the studs. Then bolt the wheel back on and see how it looks. Repeat as necessary to determine your final desired spacer thickness.
And I definitely like the fogs better with the mesh grille.
Maybe try the old style U.S grille from the 89-90.
Looking back on your pics. i'd say stock grille no fogs and with the stillen kit either grille and fogs would look fine. Just a matter of opinion though. Ultimately it's entirely a matter of your own taste and what you like best.
Last edited by ac max 92; Feb 22, 2016 at 12:55 PM.
I hate to ask cause; i feel like i'm not IN with the IN-crowd....but who's mass producing these mesh grilles???
No company mass-produced them. About 15 years ago, I used to build them myself and sell them on here. I only sold maybe 10 or 15 total. The one he has on his car now was a mesh grille I'd made for myself back in the day and sent his way recently.
Hey James, can you post a pic of the rear of your blue car. I want to see what you've done with that hideous shade across the trunk lid between the lights.
Hey James, can you post a pic of the rear of your blue car. I want to see what you've done with that hideous shade across the trunk lid between the lights.
I just bought a spare reflector piece and painted right over it with the Dip
I like how it looks in the body color. I could almost guess that you had painted it. Mine is currently painted black with plasti dip because I am having trouble finding a rattle can beige that matches my color.
* New number plates
* Painted the rear face of the backbox silver to smarten it up
* Chrome tip added, again to smarten it up
* 5mm spacers fitted to rear wheels
* Centre caps fitted to rear wheels
* Engine bay cleaned a bit more
* Front fogs spaced out and tinted yellow
Pics in no particular order...
I'm not 100% convinced by the fog lights still, and the smart money would be on me taking them off and revisiting fog lights when/if I get a Stillen kit.
The front wheels need 6mm or 7mm spacers to allow for fitting the centre caps. They are ordered, so should be sorted this week.
New valve cover gaskets wouldn't hurt but you may want to just try tightening down the screws first and keep an eye on it. Just a suggestion as sometimes its just the screws that need to be tightened down and not always the gasket itself.
New valve cover gaskets wouldn't hurt but you may want to just try tightening down the screws first and keep an eye on it. Just a suggestion as sometimes its just the screws that need to be tightened down and not always the gasket itself.
If you're willing and able, you might as well just go ahead and replace the valve cover gaskets. They're a pretty easy job.
Yes I would try Rock Auto first. The good thing about Rock Auto is that you can go on there and get the exact part numbers. Then Google search those part numbers directly and see if you can get better deals individually. I can usually find slightly better deals separately from individual sellers on eBay that way. But then you're dealing with several sellers instead of one, and with that many moving parts it may make it more burdensome from you being in the UK. Not to mention, random individual sellers on eBay may not ship your way.
So all said and done, I would still bet Rock Auto would be the way to go. Also, if I were you, I'd buy the regulators that already have the motor installed. It can be a real pain to remove your OEM motor and install them onto your new regulators. Not to mention, you could have a random REALLY slow/dying motor which is annoying.
On my blue car, I just put all brand new Dorman brand regulators/motors on all four doors.
Rocker cover gaskets and window regulators/motors, plus a set of wind/rain deflectors, on order from Rock Auto.
7mm spacers on all four corners now.
Bought some American wax the other day, and treated the Maxima to a coat of it. Harly Wax. Good stuff...
The sunroof has a crack in the glass which hasn't got any worse since I got the car. To help stabilise it (if stabilisation is needed), I repeated a little something which I did originally on my old Primera GT. On that car I used a green transparent vinyl sheet. On the Maxima, I've used a grey carbon fibre look sheet. Cut out a Rising Sun design, and applied it...
Your max is looking great. I can appreciate the opportunity to watch it transform. From a forgotten car fading away to what it is now, and to come! Keep it up man!
Some lovely in-channel wind/rain deflectors arrived today from RockAuto...
The window regulators/motors came last week, along with the rocket cover gaskets. I hope to get everything fitted and sorted before I take it to a big Japanese car event (Japfest at Silverstone race circuit) on 24th April.
