The new Coupe!!!

[Eric Noa]

Well I have made a few post but I haven't posted any pics of my new Coupe!

Fresh out of the dealer.



With Tints. 20% front, 5% rear and back



Rims.... 20" Petrol Octane

[jewelz505]

i miss my fresh paint from the stealership
WELLLLCOMMMMME TO NICO THE BEST ONLINE FORUM FOR NISSAN/INFINITY OWNERS!! (the "other guys" are friggin Lame.lol)
Im diggin the wheels br0 (be prepared for a thousand "Drop it" comments)!
but iiidddkkk about staggering a fwd car, but its your car dude thats what matters.

[lecros101]

looks good! drop it...

[masterbeatty]

Nice coupe, looks good. You live right by my in-laws. welcome to NICO. You will find everything you will ever need here. BTW you need to drop that $h!t.

[Eric Noa]

Thanks man!!! I'm planning on dropping I just need to order the Eibach Pro Kit! Do you think I would need the camber kit or no?

[masterbeatty]

No. I have the springs and all i did was take it down to firestone for the lifetime alignment. I would let them settle in for about a month before you take it in, also leave your stock wheels and tiers on before you get it aligned so you dont screw up your new set.

[RuD-bOi]

[quote="jewelz505"]i miss my fresh paint from the stealership

Should of purchased the permanent wax for your AC at the dealership when you were discussing warranty. Every time I get a car wash (even if its a basic) my car looks like showroom finish ...

Welcome to Nico btw

[PHENOMenalVinyl]

i miss my fresh paint from the stealership
WELLLLCOMMMMME TO NICO THE BEST ONLINE FORUM FOR NISSAN/INFINITY OWNERS!! (the "other guys" are friggin Lame.lol)
Im diggin the wheels br0 (be prepared for a thousand "Drop it" comments)!
but iiidddkkk about staggering a fwd car, but its your car dude thats what matters.

LOL Mine are staggered I have 10in Wide on the rear and 8.5in in the front. Also i agree please drop it on Eibach Spings at least. Welcome to NICO this is a great place to learn many things about our cars. Feel free to follow my LIKE page on facebook, we have a lot of the Altima guys there also. http://www.facebook.com/PHENOMenalVinyl

[elfenlied8]

cool, brand new car.

Isnt 5% tint super dark???? i can barely see outta 20% at night.

[Jman0711]

Welcome! Looking good so far, love the dark tint! I wish i could go that dark but i would get so much s*** from local fuzz. oh and Drop it!! haha

@elfenlied 5% is super dark, it's what you seen on most limo's.

[Eric Noa]

i miss my fresh paint from the stealership
WELLLLCOMMMMME TO NICO THE BEST ONLINE FORUM FOR NISSAN/INFINITY OWNERS!! (the "other guys" are friggin Lame.lol)
Im diggin the wheels br0 (be prepared for a thousand "Drop it" comments)!
but iiidddkkk about staggering a fwd car, but its your car dude thats what matters.

LOL Mine are staggered I have 10in Wide on the rear and 8.5in in the front. Also i agree please drop it on Eibach Spings at least. Welcome to NICO this is a great place to learn many things about our cars. Feel free to follow my LIKE page on facebook, we have a lot of the Altima guys there also. http://www.facebook.com/PHENOMenalVinyl

Do you have any pictures of your car? I wanna see how it looks with that wheel combination and lower because that's the same thing I have. I order the Eibach springs last night from Tirerack and they should be here by Monday.

[Eric Noa]

i miss my fresh paint from the stealership

Should of purchased the permanent wax for your AC at the dealership when you were discussing warranty. Every time I get a car wash (even if its a basic) my car looks like showroom finish ...

Welcome to Nico btw

Didn't know that was available? No one at the dealer mentioned that. I wish I would had known!

[D-Roll]

Welcome and congrats!!

[RuD-bOi]

Didn't know that was available? No one at the dealer mentioned that. I wish I would had known![/quote]

They never asked you about it ehh. Yea man, when the manager was doing a credit check on me he asked me ìf I wanted the extended warranty, the electronic rust protection, and the permanent wax etc. He said that the wax will always keep my AC looking like showroom clean. Also if bugs or tree sap and even tar spots would come off with a clean and easy swipe. I was skeptical at first but bought it anyway kinda rolling the dice lol, but he was absolutely right . I think you can even go back to the dealership and add it on now if you want..... Call and ask Nissan.

[PHENOMenalVinyl]

Do you have any pictures of your car? I wanna see how it looks with that wheel combination and lower because that's the same thing I have. I order the Eibach springs last night from Tirerack and they should be here by Monday.

LIKE my page on facebook I have TONS of pictures on there add me personally while your at it. http://www.facebook.com/PHENOMenalVinyl We have a TON of altima coupes on facebook CHECK IT OUT!!!!!!

[Eric Noa]

Well I took the Petrol rims off and put the OEM rims back because the weight of the Petrol rims slowed the car a lot, like I would push the gas all the way down and the car would not even accelerate fast, if would accelerate slowly. Did any of you guys notice any difference on your car from the OEM rims to aftermarket rims?

[D-Roll]

Well I took the Petrol rims off and put the OEM rims back because the weight of the Petrol rims slowed the car a lot, like I would push the gas all the way down and the car would not even accelerate fast, if would accelerate slowly. Did any of you guys notice any difference on your car from the OEM rims to aftermarket rims?

I know the feeling bro! When i had the G37 rims on my Coupe, my MPG went down as well as my acceleration decreasing. Now that i have lighter wheels, it made a difference.

[Eric Noa]

yep! thats why I put the stocks back on.... I need to fine some lighter wheels but the price is hot!

[D-Roll]

yep! thats why I put the stocks back on.... I need to fine some lighter wheels but the price is hot!

Pimpin aint easy mang lol

[IBCoupe]

Tirerack lets you sort wheels by weight. Means the $5000 set of BBS shows up at the top of your list, but then you can work your way down to cheaper wheels. If I remember correctly (and someone can do a search to confirm, if they want), the stock wheels for a 2008 3.5 A/C come in at about 24lbs each. Don't know what the other wheels weigh, but I would imagine it's something similar.

That's why I'm a huge booster for the Motegi SP10s: $140 or $150 (depending on the finish you choose) for a 19lb 18x8" rim. That's roughly the same weight as the Rays that Nissan offers for $800 a piece.

[downedzephyr]

welcome to nico!

[Eric Noa]

Well guys here is another update on the car.... I decided to change the rims since the 20's were too heavy.... this are actually 2lbs lighter than the stock rims and tires.

New Rims..... 19" ASA AR9 and Eibach drop

















Here are a few pics of the installation of the springs!!!

My friend who helped me installed them


Eibach on the left, OEM on the right


Our mess!!








THE FINISHED PRODUCT!

[obstacle]

yoooo white ACs makes every wheel look fresshhhhh.

how do those 19's ride on crappy roads (potholes, poorly paved roads, reg city roads with all their imperfections)? im debating if 19s would be too much for my AC.

[InfinitiEric]

yoooo white ACs makes every wheel look fresshhhhh.

[PHENOMenalVinyl]

yoooo white ACs makes every wheel look fresshhhhh.

totally agree s*** looks freshhhhhhhhh

If I had to go back I would have gotten a 3.5 in white

[Eric Noa]

yoooo white ACs makes every wheel look fresshhhhh.

how do those 19's ride on crappy roads (potholes, poorly paved roads, reg city roads with all their imperfections)? im debating if 19s would be too much for my AC.

Thanks man.... about your question I really can't tell you because here in Cape Coral, FL most if not all roads are pretty well paved and maintained. I really don't feel much of a difference from the stock wheels to these.....

[czonin]

yoooo white ACs makes every wheel look fresshhhhh.

totally agree s*** looks freshhhhhhhhh

If I had to go back I would have gotten a 3.5 in white

Agreed lol

[Eric Noa]

Well guys I was at Walmart a few weeks ago and when I came out someone or something had hit my trunk. Nothing big but noticeable. I was really pissed off since I have only had my car for 3 months. To make a long story short I call the insurance made a claim and 2 weeks later the car its looking brand new again. Here are some pics. I told the body shop to no put the new emblems on since I had been thinking about taking them off so I just had them order the new ones give them to me incase I want to put them on later on but I think it looks good Debadged.

At the shop


At my driveway all fixed up


another


Before


After

[super_dn]

nice car eric noa!

and nice come back on the trunk, looks like nothing ever happened. are you gonna rebadge the burger or leave it off?

[Eric Noa]

nice car eric noa!

and nice come back on the trunk, looks like nothing ever happened. are you gonna rebadge the burger or leave it off?

Thank you and I'm not sure I think I'm going to leave it like that. I don't think it look bad. What do you guys think?