Moding an 05 2.5S black

[simkang]

Hey guys, i have a 2005 nissan altima 2.5s.so far ive got the sub and the radio, and a few nice blue lights inside. I have the grille in the front aswell.my question is im looking to change my headlights and taillights. Im looking for genuine SER tail lights and CCFL projector headlights but have had no luck finding them. Aswell where could i purchase a body kit in canada?thankssim.

[Darius]

Do you have wheels and tires yet?

[simkang]

As of now i don't. That's the first thing i will be buying because my winter tires right now are on my stock rims. and come spring time i will have the rims purchased and ready. I found many stores for rims, but none for body kits on the Altima.

[Darius]

Wheels are easy to find online, so I'm sure you can find what you want there. The key is getting the width and offset right.

What are you doing for suspension? Wheels and tires on a stock suspension will look unfinished.

Body kits for the altima are fairly uncommon. Stillen makes one that looks okay along with a couple of other generic manufacturers, but I'm not a fan of body kits on sedans, so I don't condone that kind of modification

I'd install the go-fast goodies before the body kit.

[simkang]

okay i thought about it and scratch the body kit. On a black altima, would black rims with chrome outline look better?

My shocks right now are completely finished. I'm in the process of ordering new ones soon. A questions about those... what type should i be looking for. I want to lower the car in the summer when i have the rims installed, and winter keep it high or normal considering our montreal winters are terrible here. What type should i look for?

Thanks!

[Darius]

Black wheels with polished lip look good for about a month until they get dirty and people stop caring to clean them. IMO, they are as bad as having white wheels because the brake dust makes them look dull immediately.

That's why I prefer silver wheels because you can never really tell exactly how dirty they are until they're really dirty. And a solid colored wheel can always be powder coated for relatively cheap ($50each). Polished lips are expensive to repaint if you want to retain the polished look.

Second, how low do you really want to go? Typically, the front end can be dropped about 1.5" leaving the rears untouched and the gap between the wheel and fender is reduced drastically and even from front to back.

[csmith5888]

Simkang....I cant reply to your PM you sent me about the short ram intake. You probably need more posts.