JUST A CONVERSATION ABOUT INSTALLING MODS

[abice]

well i know that lot of people out there do plenty of mods to there cars, something that i want to do too, not really hard or crazy mods but simple ones like buying and installing parts no tuning or dropping Nissan GTR motors into the infiniti nothing like that but i just want to knwo how everything gets done i see it all over the mods people do whether its on here or cardomain i see plenty of mods people do and I know that there spending a lot in parts which is understandable but do they all install it themselves im getting an intake and a fog light upgrade kit installed for 550 dollars on monday already purchased just need to be installed. Its such a killer after spending 500 on the intake kit and another 200 on the fog light kit id rather purchase another mod part like a lowering kit or high flow cats with the extra five hundred it drives me nuts my dad knows everything there is to know about cars chevys fords dodges he himself has an 08 mustang and he even wont do work on it because he doesnt want to void the warranty or have something go wrong and then when that happens everyone says its his fault and wont help i feel like im in the same predicament here because I want to tackle these installs myself low cost and time would be on my own expense but i dont want to void warranty's or do something very small wrong i mean how do people complete all these modifications without spending 20000 grand in installs????????????? please answer this question i mean id rather help a tech out and give him 400 hundred for the job that could get done in like 3 hours instead of giveing the dealer 550 dollars to have the car all day and milk the job im not saying rush the job im just saying if you work on something solid and give it the time it can get done quicker especially when you have step by step install guidelines with pictures i mean come on this is why i want to do it for no cost!!! ahhhhh!!!! just frustrating please help guys

[suby01]

sorry i tried reading this post gave about about 4 lines down.

please try using indentations or appropriate spacing. just makes it a little bit easier to read.

[Tim30250]

I'd be happy with a little punctuation.

[abice]

just a little frustrated at the time i didn't really care about punctuation soo sorry i didn't think this was an english class, i figured maybe you could get the just of what i was saying and maybe make a comment whatever it doesn't matter

[Father_Flanagan]

I feel your pain. My first car was a 1981 Chevy Citation passed down from my mom in 1989. The biggest mods I had at the time were... stickers, new hatchback, I changed the stock AM/FM radio with a tape player from Radioshack. There were no instructions on the internet back then. My dad was also no help. He wanted me to learn on my own like he did... Totally different story, but I appreciate it now...

Second car... 1972 Olds Cutlass Supreme with a 350 Rocket engine. That was in 1991. Not much to do except throw on a cherry-bomb muffler and rebuild the carb. I had a muffler shop throw on the muffler, but I rebuilt the carb using the crappy insturctions included with the kit I bought at Parts Plus.

Next up: 1986 Chevy Blazer 4x4. I bought every available mod out of the JC Whitney catalog for it, and spent a lot of time figuring out how to put that crap on by myself in the driveway.

Sometimes I would get in too deep and not know how to fix what I messed up- if I was lucky, I could limp in to a nearby mechanic, a few times I had to pay for a tow truck. But I stayed with the vehicle and learned what I did wrong.

And I really enjoyed all of it.

Moral of the story: learn how to push the period key when typing.

Just kidding.

Read as much as you can and give it a go. Don't let your Dad's attitude hold you back. Just make sure that you can pay for your own mistakes before starting. If that means saving up enought to buy the mod, plus pay a mechanic to install the mod, then do it. If you succeed in your driveway, then you just saved yourself a wad of cash. That is how I learned. My dad wasn't always happy with what I did, but he couldn't argue with the fact that I had the money to fix my mistakes.

You can't learn by not doing it.

Plus, where is the fun in that? Bleh, doing nothing is B O R I N G .

That's my 3 cents

[G_whizz]

just a little frustrated at the time i didn't really care about punctuation soo sorry i didn't think this was an english class, i figured maybe you could get the just of what i was saying and maybe make a comment whatever it doesn't matter

Paragraphs are your friend.

No, it's not an english class, but just proper forum etiquette when asking for help.



Now to answer your question. It sounds like you just want want "bolt ons" and that's pretty much exactly what they are! Just the removal of bolts.

Theres nothing that we couldn't walk you through or help you get to where you want to be!

Go to the modification database, plan out what you want first.

It may also be a good idea to introduce yourself in NICO General chat and ask for help there if you are looking for someone local to help you that can turn a wrench.

Title your post to catch someones attention.

[audtatious]

Do them yourself. I've already posted a how-to on getting to the headlights with little trouble. Air intake is easy as well. Modifications don't void warranties other than the items they replace (install exhaust and the exhaust is no longer covered under warranty). The only way Infiniti can void a warranty is if they prove the part you replaced caused the failure.

[abice]

alright my intake is the stillen and the hid kit i have so far both require the removal of the bumper and with the intake i need a rotary tool to cut the holes by the radiator for the pipes to go in front of the radiator as far as the fog light kit it do i need to tune them to the right temperature there 10000k

[abice]

whats the nicos general chat is that different then the forum rooms i know where the modification room is but i didn't know you guys actually used it

[abice]

i absolutely agree with all your stories and thats what i want to try its to learn it for myself so i dont have to pay 550 dollars for something that i could put my mind to and do myself. also i think its a pride trip if i can tackle it myself and at the same time a money saver, plus i wouldn't look like an imcompetant ***hole that just has money to throw away. Alight well let me know what you guys think i need to figure this out before monday so monday i can walk in there and say i'm just gonna say ill just get the tires put back on and already have the intake and hids done

[biggie]

whats the nicos general chat is that different then the forum rooms i know where the modification room is but i didn't know you guys actually used it

Incase you didn't realize. G35/G37 section here is just a part of the NICOclub forums:http://forums.nicoclub.com/

Gen Chat is here:zeroforum?id=2

As for complaining about the price of mods, its hard for some to see complaining when you are driving a $40k car.

Coming from a 'poorer' side of modding cars, bargin shopping is key.

[abice]

well i understand that but i want to attempt these things i want to do the mods but when i want to buy say an exhaust or lowering kit id rather spend the money on parts than to a dealer and do the installs myself like they say there nuts and bolts serioulsy i can put my mind to it and do it you know.

[audtatious]

alright my intake is the stillen and the hid kit i have so far both require the removal of the bumper and with the intake i need a rotary tool to cut the holes by the radiator for the pipes to go in front of the radiator as far as the fog light kit it do i need to tune them to the right temperature there 10000k

You don't need to take the bumper off to get access to the headlights. There are two ways to get access:

- Remove factory intake- Access from wheel well: http://moodym.com/articles/G-hid-replace.shtml

As far as the Stillen Gen 3 is involved you don't have to remove the bumper for that either.

[abice]

wow really??? that's interesting thats what the dealer claims and i saw your diagram on taking the wheel well off and i see where it says on the directions to unclip the front fascia but that just lifts up correct and would mean you wouldn't have to take the front bumper off completely right? just the part that covers the radiator correct?

[audtatious]

You can completely remove the inner fender liner if you wanted but it's not necessarily needed. After doing it a couple times I simply bend it down. To completely remove it there are appx 3-4 10mm bolts underneath the nose and one screw under the front fender.

For the Stillen intake, there is a video floating around somewhere that goes over the install process. In effect you remove the top plastic section from the radiator area and that gives you access to remove the grille. From there you have the access you need to do the cutting and installation.

[abice]

got you thats what i thought well yeah im going to get my brother and my dad to help me friday to start doing the install its an hid upgrade kit for the headlights i don't think its much harder than pulling out the old fog lights inserting the new HID bulbs without touching them of course and then mounting the fuse boxes somewhere????????

[audtatious]

It takes a bit more than that for the fogs. I also suggest using a relay for the fogs too. The steps for the fogs are similar to:

http://www.moodym.com/maxima/tech/fog-hid.html

Just use a relay and you should be OK. Make sure the HID bulbs are actually flush when you put them back in as well. One of my fog HID's were not flush and it was pointing up which means I could not use them. I finally got time to try and fix them a few weeks ago only to find they won't turn on at all anymore. So, I may have a ballast problem now. I really don't know. Since I did my fogs by pulling off the bumper and removing the lights it's difficult for me to troubleshoot the problem without pulling the bumper again. I would avoid this by going through the wheel well and mounting the ballasts somewhere in that area.

[fiveliterbeater]

sorry i tried reading this post gave about about 4 lines down.

please try using indentations or appropriate spacing. just makes it a little bit easier to read.

this post made me laugh! i read like 3-4 lines down also and just gave up reading!

[telcoman]

this post made me laugh! i read like 3-4 lines down also and just gave up reading!

Go easy on these young kids. They are after all paying my social security. They write like they are texting on a blackberry.Imagine getting a first car worth $40 grand. My first car was a ... never mind its too painful to discuss.

At his age he'd be better off putting the $$$ in an IRA or 401k plan. Or just save the money to buy a house.

Telcoman

[pintsize725]

Decided to hijack the thread for a second rather than start a useless one.

Would it be worth it to add any type of mod to my g35 that is already at 110k? I would like to keep my car as long as possible since it is "new" to me but I don't know how reliable infiniti is. I also have to invest in getting some interior things fixed.

[G_whizz]

Start simple and go with an intake.

These engines are reliable.

[pintsize725]

Now just need to find someone who can do the work. I'm not a gear head by any means. Can you point me in the right direction as far as parts?

[G_whizz]

http://www.everythingg35.com

I (as well as most) order everything from there.

You don't need to be a gear head...very easy install and many here can help walk you throught it!

[tollboothwilley]

Decided to hijack the thread for a second rather than start a useless one.

Would it be worth it to add any type of mod to my g35 that is already at 110k? I would like to keep my car as long as possible since it is "new" to me but I don't know how reliable infiniti is. I also have to invest in getting some interior things fixed.

absolutely worth it

I've got 153 miles now. The majority of my mods were done above 100K miles.

My compression is still 180 across the board, power and driveability were significantly increased.

To the OP - you should do the work for all your mods yourself. The majority are pretty straight forward and just require a little time and turning a wrench.

[pintsize725]

http://www.everythingg35.com

I (as well as most) order everything from there.

You don't need to be a gear head...very easy install and many here can help walk you throught it!

So after doing some research and what not on my options, I decided I was going to look into the MREV2 + 5/16" spacer. The only thing I am confused about is the following statement in the MREV2 description: "The MREV2 should be used without a spacer on the standard engine, unless fuel/ECU modifications have been performed as it may cause the engine to run lean."

So what can I do and not do with this particular set up? What will need to be done if I go ahead with my plan?

[joe603]

You do not need the MREV2...that is designed for the REVUP engines in the 2005-2007 coupe (2005-2006 sedan). Just get the spacer and a short ram intake. If you still have $$ do an exhaust system.

[pintsize725]

Thanks for schooling me.