3rd Gen Owners Poll on New Trunks

[DragonMaxima]

Hey guys i wanna see if the need is out here for a custom trunk on 3rd gens. I am trying to get a comapny to produce 3rd gen carbon fiber trunks.

i love the look, and love the weight reduction from carbon.

i want to get the trunk done without a center bezel. cause i saw a guy who had his center "maxima" shaved and painted to match. looks great.

so i want to get your opinions on the matter.

Who, besides myself, would be down to get a carbon fiber trunk made for their 3rd gen.

Let me know, reply like crazy please.



Modified by DragonMaxima at 6:33 PM 8/13/2006
Modified by DragonMaxima at 6:34 PM 8/13/2006

[Beancooker]

I drive a 5th gen, but I think the world should be flooded with aftermarket parts to keep them cheap. So yeah I'd like to see it.

[MinisterofDOOM]

While I'd love to see more aftermarket parts of all kinds available for the 3rd gen, I don't see ever wanting a CF trunk lid. Just too much money for something I don't really need.

Since the center bezel isn't a part of the trunk, you could just have them make a dead-on copy (plus whatever strengthening necessary to stand up to the torsion springs, etc.).

[Chris92SE]

it would actually screw up the torsion springs a lot. You would probably have to remove them and put on some kind of small struts. Even putting a GXE trunk on an SE will make the trunk fly up because the SE has more torsion strength due to the spoiler.

I know I wouldn't want a CF trunk, but I would like to see the price of the hoods come down a notch. The CF 3rd gen hoods are super expensive.

[DragonMaxima]

Who all carries the 3rd Gen hood?! I only know of Fiber Images, and i dont know the price. How much is it going for?!

[sweet3rdgen]

Fiber Images is the only manufacturer of the CF hoods for the 3rd gens. You have to go thru a distributer since Fiber Images does not sell directly to the public. The price is $525 plus shipping (which runs around $170). Expect to wait about 6-8 weeks.

If you want one go to http://www.aeiperformance.com the car pictured is mine. I am very happy with my hood and I was even more happy with the service I got from AEI

I don't know about the rear deck lid. I am installing R33 tails so I couldn't use one anyway. Also there seems to be debate on having the center section molded in or not. There was a thread about having a group buy to have them made on maxima.org about a year and a half ago. I don't think it ever happened