Tigersharkdude's build thread

[tigersharkdude]

Before I get to my 99, I will show a few pics of what made me get into Maxima's.....my old 96. Had it from March of 05 to August 07. My doctor had changed my medicine and didnt tell me not to take it before driving No pics of the carnage, but take it as...60mph head-on in to a tree



Then I got my 99 in September of 07 (we all know what a stock maxima looks like, not posting a pic)

when I got the car I had the windows tinted 15% the next day. And then a few days after that I had my first set of wheels. Also, salvaged my springs from the gold car and used them on the white car


Around Fall/Winter of 07 I purchased R34 style headlights and faux nismo graphics (let the flaming ensue) I loved the hood stripe, but the sides were meh


Not sure of when, but I purchased some 19" ADR victory wheels from Euromaxima on the big ORG. Also removed the side stripes but left the hood stripe


Had the same look for a while. Changed the headlights for OE style glass headlights with Acura TL projector retro. I was pretty happy with the look (or so I thought)


I then got bit with the mod bug and purchased an Ionic Dynamics lip kit and some OE fogs, and CF mirror shells. Painted the kit satin black to keep my panda them going


Then tragedy struck



I purchased some 04 SL wheels from a local for $200 and wrapped them in Nitto NT-555 tires. This is how she looks today


Here is the most recent engine bay shot


Engine/Transmission: True CAI with K&N Filter, No Name FSTB, Various Red Painted Fluid Caps, VHT Wrinkle Red Painted Front Valve Cover, Smoothed UIM Painted Aluminum Silver, Airbrushed Spark Plug Cover/Engine Cover

Exhaust: Custom Cat-Back w/ Magnaflow Muffler

Suspension/Braking/Wheels: Tein S.Tech springs, Brembo Blank Rotors, 2004 Maxima SL Wheels w/ Nitto NT-555 235-45-17 tires

Exterior: Ionic Dynamics Lip Kit, Black Bumper Lights, Acura TL Projector Retro, OE Style Fogs w/ Yellow Overlay, Rewired Blinkers and Corners (Blinkers in Corners, Corner in Stock blinker location) Black Painted Grille with Rare Cefiro-Style Maxima Emblem, CF Mirror Shells, Debadged Trunk, Red/Clear Taillights with Kzoosho 3 row LED boards, One-off LED 3rd brake light with 3 12smd LED panels, Polished Key Holes and Antenna Base (so they are polished silver instead of gold), 15% Tint all around , 50% tint on windshield, 5% tint on the sunroof, Murano windshield washer nozzles

Interior/ICE: I30 Dash, Q45 Tilting Headrests, I30 Chrome Door Handles, I30 Auto Dim. Rear View Mirror, 99 SE-L Gauge Cluster w/ Red LED's, Red LED's in the ACC, SMD LED Panel's in the Map, Dome, and Doors, 31mm 3 SMD Bulbs in the Vanity Mirrors, 6-SMD T10 Bulbs in the License Plate Lights, LED keyring, JVC KWXR-810 Double Din, 2 12" Directed SX12D4 Subs w/ Exonic 3000 watt Amp in a Custom Fabbed Enclosure, Infinity Kappa Component Set in the Front Doors, Doors and Trunk COVERED in SecondSkin sound dampening..........coming soon LED window switches

(don't think I forgot anything)

Information will be added as new mods are made

How she sits today.








(dirty interior is dirty)

[jltibbs]

What about a clean shot of those LED tails? They're sick bro!

[tigersharkdude]

this is the best shot I have of just the tails. That picture above was taken for my Max of the Quarter nomination. Since then my lens has took a dump. no new pics until I get a new lens

[tigersharkdude]

Newer editions

Januray 2012
new mod. kzoosho led tails



Picked up this I30 dash and door handles in February for a sweet $50



I30 dash going in (March)
Old dash getting prepped to come out

Dash removed

I30 dash in and almost done


FIN



June 2012
Picked up some Murano windshield washer nozzle's from a member..

For the record I had to use a little bit of double sided 3M tape on the bottoms..they were slightly loose.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGpO5aioz80[/youtube]




Currently, Im waiting on some CREE projector style LED reverse lights and am saving for 18" G35 coupe wheels

[Kompresshun]

Lookin' good man. How bad was that I30 dash swap? I'm perfectly happy with mine at the moment, but I do like how the I30 dash looks.

I just got done putting LED's in the dome light and map lights on my Max. I'm planning on getting around to the vanity lights and possibly putting some strips under the dash to light the foot wells up here soon. It's hard to pick out mods to do to a car that already has the majority of things i've wanted

[tigersharkdude]

Other various mods that Im not exactly sure when I did

1999 SE-L gauge cluster (slightly titanium colored with orange needles, instead of white with clear red needles)



50% tint on windshield



Broadway rearview mirror (sooooooo much better than the OE style mirror)



Vertical bars of the grill painted pearl white

[tigersharkdude]

Lookin' good man. How bad was that I30 dash swap? I'm perfectly happy with mine at the moment, but I do like how the I30 dash looks.

I just got done putting LED's in the dome light and map lights on my Max. I'm planning on getting around to the vanity lights and possibly putting some strips under the dash to light the foot wells up here soon. It's hard to pick out mods to do to a car that already has the majority of things i've wanted

The I30 swap really wasnt that hard at all. Definitely takes two people to do it (good luck getting that dash out by yourself)

My buddy JT and I did the whole swap in ~2 hours

Also, I have a write up for all of the LED stuff... 4th-gen-interior-led-write-up-some-98-9 ... 54359.html


Thanks for the kind words

[Got Sonic]

Nice, Clean Maxima. I have an I30 that im going to start buying things for, I can't wait to get it looking good

[tigersharkdude]

thanks, if you need any help finding parts feel free to ask on the board. A33 I30 parts arent the easiest things to find but they are out there if you know where to look

[VQpwrdSE-R]

Are these the coupe wheels you're looking to get?
I like them a lot. I'll be selling my max wheels soon if your interested. See sig.

[tigersharkdude]

how much for the max wheels? I'd love to have them

And yes those are the g wheels Im referring to



Just installed these 7w Cree LED reverse lights

[officerfrasher]

Hey, I know you!

[tigersharkdude]

welcome to Nico, my fellow Xgen'er