72,XXX miles
Brilliant Diamond Silver
I apologize for the obvious screen shots but its the only way i could get the photos off of the dealers webpage.
My Review:
This thing hauls some serious butt! It is hard to believe that this big-ole-fo-do sedan can still get up and compete with a lot of the newer vehicles. Turn off the VDC (or remove it like I did) and you can leave some serious rubber on the road. Especially if you light them up around a corner you can easily fill the wheel well with smoke. It doesn't happen often but this car will chirp in second gear. This car isn't the fastest right off the line but from a roll it can seriously launch you back in your seat and is a serious highway stormer.
The suspension is slightly stiffer than I expected so it doesn't float like a Cadillac but most certainly out maneuvers one and still offers decent ride quality. I will be ordering a BC coilover set soon enough so this should hopefully change the handling because I'm sure this still has the original struts so they are probably near the end of their life anyhow.
To anyone purchasing one of these vehicles do be aware of the blue smoke at start up. Mine has done this from day one and has gotten worse since I started using synthetic oil so I will soon be reverting back to a standard oil. I'll be installing a catch can to hopefully resolve some of these issues also. I highly recommend you change your spark plugs if you purchase one. It made a great performance increase and they needed serious changing. Also check your throttle cables just under the engine cover and make sure there isn't any slack in them. I did perform the VDC removal (found on this forum) and it does really help you to toss the car around. The car used to bog down to around 2-3k rpm after the tires started to spin. Especially in a turn when the fronts are making far less revolutions then the rears. Now they stay lit up and spinning until the cows come home. I also recommend the IPOD hack (found on this forum). I installed a Fusion BT1000, a bluetooth modual, instead of the aux cord. The wireless connectivity is much easier and is just as simple to install. Also purchased some new JL subs and tossed them in the back and removed the stock subwoofer to let the sound through the rear deck lid. I did replace all of the interior lights with LEDS which helped brighten up the interior and to give it a more updated look.
I did have a headlight go out in the second season I owned it. Infinity wanted 250$ for a pair... So i found a local HID specialist and found a pair for 100$.I also replaced the stock fog lights with 4,300K HID lamps but they blind everyone on the road so I'm afraid ill have to remove those as well. Has onyone had any experience with this or know what i can do to resolve it? I tried to adjust them downward but it made no difference, the light is just dispersed everywhere. I did replace the trunk gas shocks which on almost all of the models i test drove none of the trunks opened under unassisted power.
*WARNING* When i got the car i de-badged the "M45" and the glue from the emblem was embedded in the clear coat so I will be forced to put the emblem back on. Took it too a few body shops and everyone claims it was put on when the clear coat was still tacky so it cant be removed. I also removed the raised "Infiniti" lettering above the rear license plate to find out that the chrome bar had a clear coat sprayed over the lettering so when I removed the lettering the areas where the letters were didn't have this clear coat.. So now i have a ghosted "infiniti" in the chrome bar that needs to be redone. Go figure that one gave me problems too.
Things to come:
Rear Roof Spoiler (will color match)
JDM window visors (Will color match)
BC Coilovers w/ swift springs
MRR HR3 Wheels 20"
2 10" JL subwooders w/ custom enclosure
Custom Exhaust
(Experiment) Brake Switch Removal to do brake stands
The car is placed in storage during the winter months here in Minnesnowta so I probably wont have any new updates anytime soon but i'll be sure to let you guys know how to projects went.
Please let me know what you guys think and if you have any other recommendations on what else I should work on to improve her. I've learned so much from this forum and appreciates everyone's posts that help me with my upgrades.
