We still don’t know what the final version will look like just yet…but a camoflauged one was caught in Arizona and somebody in a 350Z happened to get some video:

We had originally hoped to have grilles done by late last month, but there have been some delays on our end.  I wanted to post an update to let you guys know where we stand and what you can expect.

First, I’d like to point out that the grilles are in production right now.  In fact, the actual surrounds have all been completed…as well as the mesh.  The delays we’re waiting on right now is painting.  Our painter got tied up in some other work, so our grilles have literally been sitting there waiting on him to be ready.

We’re told that painting will resume after this holiday weekend, so we’re hoping to really get things started by next week.  Once grilles are painted, mesh has to be installed, and have to box things up.  Somewhere in there we’ll start to take orders (when we feel ready and confident that we know when grilles will start to ship).

Please make sure to stay tuned to the blog for updates…we’ll definitely be posting them as I have them to post.

There has been major demand for our S style grilles over the past few months, and in-between our move, and some other issues/delays on our end, it has been some time before we’ve been able to sell the grilles.

We’re finally approaching the final leg of production of a limited batch for the following grilles:

• Nissan Altima S5 Grille
• Nissan Altima S2 Grille
• Nissan Maxima S4.1 Grille

There will be a select amount of each of the above grilles, that we hope to have completed and ready to sell within the next 3-4 weeks (Crossing my fingers for no delays).  These grilles will be available on a first come first serve basis, and once they’re sold, I don’t know when we’ll have more again.

For ease of purpose on our end, we’ll only be painting the grilles silver and black.  For those with silver/black Altima’s/Maxima’s, you’ll get lucky.  For those with other colors, but still want a grille, we’ll have a VERY SMALL amount of unpainted grilles available, otherwise you would have to pay the premium of a painted grille, and then get it painted locally to match your cars color.

Please stay tuned for updates on when we’ll start accepting orders.  If you’ve already sent us an e-mail and we’ve told you that you’re on our list, you should see an e-mail with an update when we’re ready.  If there are any questions, please contact us directly or post your comment below.

Update: The latest update on the grilles can be found here.

Our LED side mirror covers for the 02-06 Altima have been on backorder for a long time now.  They are very labor intensive and time consuming for us to make, and with our recent office move, it doesn’t make things easier.

Right now, we’re thinking about doing a limited release of the mirrors, but we need to ensure that we get at least 5 orders to make it worth our time.  This is not a group buy with discounted pricing, but rather a select, one-time, limited release for the select few that want to show the exclusive product off on their Altima.

You would be one of less then 100 out of hundreds of thousands of Altima’s worldwide to feature our LED side-mirror covers.

For those interested, please get in touch with us, or post a comment below.  This chance will only be available for a limited time, and we’re looking for people ready to buy.

We’ve finally got the Sentra RSTB back in stock and ready to accept orders!  They will only be around for a limited time, so make sure to get your orders in.  They are priced at $99.

We’ve recently stated that we will no longer be offering the custom Koni adjustable strut solution for the Altima/Maxima. We wanted to at least provide a fairly basic guide for anybody that wanted to actually take on the project themselves, or even sell them modified. This guide is for the adjustable struts, expect the shocks to be online soon.

Parts Needed:

• 4th gen. Maxima (1995-1999) Koni Sport (yellow) strut inserts.
• PL Urethane adhesive
• Loctite 271
• 12mm serrated lock washers (2)
• 12 x 1.25mm nylon insert locknut

Install the Koni inserts into your strut bodies per the Koni instructions provided. Use the Loctite on the lower bolt, and a 1/4 bead of urethane adhesive around the top of the shock at the protrusions on the Koni insert bodies.

Modify the upper strut mount (insulator) by removing the flat spot from the bore with a die grinder or drill bit.

Reduce the height of the mount by 8mm with a saw/grinder/mill by removing the material from the bottom. When completed the bottom of the center bore will be approximately level with the three raised areas of the rubber portion.

Assemble and install the struts using the serrated washer and Koni-provided nuts on the upper mount center bolt.

Tighten to 40 ft. lbs.

Tags: altima, koni, maxima, struts

Back in October I wrote about the Nissan Intima concept. Many of you thought it was going to be the next Maxima, which we now know it will not be. Looks like the Nissan Intima will be going into production…in China. It should debut at next month’s Beijing Auto Show. Maybe if there’s enough demand, we can see it in the US at some point…I know I would love to see that happen.

We posted the teaser, and now we’ve got the full pics. Check them out and let us know what you think:

At first look, I really like it a lot better than the current model. The headlights will take a little getting used to, but I think I will like them. They look nice especially in this front shot above. I think the rear of the car is the best part, and is a huge improvement over the bulky previous design. The whole car looks much more refined, taking some aspects of the new Honda Accord…but better

At next weeks New York Auto show, we’ll finally see the completely redesigned 2009 Nissan Maxima. Back in May we mentioned that the Maxima would be going back to its sports roots…it looks as if that may have possibly been the case. Check out these teaser shots, expect full pics later on this week:

What are your thoughts? I think it has some great potential based on these shots…I’m dying to see the production version!

[Source: Autoblog]

We’ve made the decision to stop offering our custom solution for the KYB rear shocks and Koni rear struts for the 02-06 Altima and 04-06 Maxima. The reason is more of a time commitment and too much of a custom solution/dealing with cores, etc. The product is still a great one, and in fact is something that can be done on your own. Since we will not be doing them, we’ll be working on a write-up to do it yourself. Maybe somebody else will start offering the service if you don’t want to do it yourself. Stay tuned to the blog for any updates.

Update: Struts guide is now available