We’ve officially got S2, S5, and S4.1 grilles in inventory and available for sale!  Please see the respective product pages  to order.  I will try my best to keep those pages updated with the inventory, as well as THIS post.  Make sure to bookmark it for the latest availability.  We have around 30 grilles coming over the next months, make sure to order one asap to ensure being able to get one.  We’ll update this page as we add a new one into the inventory.  I have no insight as to what will be coming in terms of colors.  Here’s what available right now:

S2 Grilles

• 1 Smoke - Diamond hole mesh
• 1 Smoke - Oval hole mesh
• 1 Smoke - Oval hole mesh
• 1 Super Black - Oval hole mesh SOLD
• 2 Super Black - Diamond hole mesh SOLD
• 1 Sheer Silver - Diamond hole mesh SOLD
• 1 Satin White - Oval hole mesh SOLD

S5 Grilles

• 1 Polished Pewter (KY2) - Oval hole mesh
• 1 Polished Pewter (KY2) - Diamond hole mesh
• 1 Pearl White - Diamond hole mesh
• 1 Smoke - Diamond hole mesh SOLD
• 1 Pearl White - Oval hole mesh SOLD
• 2 Super Black - Oval hole mesh SOLD
• 2 Super Black - Diamond hole mesh SOLD
• 1 Sonoma Sunset - Oval hole natural aluminum mesh SOLD

S4.1 Grilles

• 1 Sheer Silver - Diamond hole powdercoated black mesh SOLD
• 1 Sheer Silver - Oval hole mesh SOLD
• 1 Super Black - Diamond hole mesh SOLD
• 1 Super Black - Oval hole mesh SOLD

I thought I’d post the inventory of what we’ll have available for sale to start (and more to come, but 1 by 1, there will be about 30 or so more, but no word on what’s what).  Please note that all grilles but one of them have powdercoated black mesh:

S2 Grilles

• 1 Super Black - Oval hole mesh
• 2 Super Black - Diamond hole mesh
• 1 Smoke - Oval hole mesh
• 1 Sheer Silver - Diamond hole mesh
• 1 Satin White - Oval hole mesh

S5 Grilles

• 2 Super Black - Oval hole mesh
• 2 Super Black - Diamond hole mesh
• 1 Sonoma Sunset - Oval hole natural aluminum mesh

S4.1 Grilles

• 1 Super Black - Diamond hole mesh
• 1 Super Black - Oval hole mesh

More details to come!

We haven’t finished our batch yet, but we’re going to start selling what we have (about 15 completed grilles) starting by next week, potentially as early as this weekend.  Instead of waiting until the batch is completed, we’ll be pushing out the grilles for sale one-by-one as they are completed.  There around 40 grilles total (40 total between the S2, S5, and S4.1).  We cannot say which grilles are coming, and the grilles will be first come first serve.

I’ll have more details when we’re ready to sell as we’re trying to figure out the best way to set everything up, but please stay tuned to the blog for the latest updates.

For those interested in LED mirrors, we just got the LEDs in finally, and will begin to start cutting mirrors over the next couple weeks.  We just want you to know that production is in the works, and we’ll have 15 sets of mirrors total when they’re ready.

Any questions, please post in the comments below.

We’re still running into some delays with our grilles, but we’re actively working on a first and second limited batch for the S2, S5, and S4.1 grilles.  My plan was to originally wait until all of the grilles were completed before selling any, but we’ve decided to put one of each grille up on eBay for those that really want the grille now as well as show you guys they do exist :).  All three grilles are pre-painted black and have powdercoated black oval hole mesh installed on them.  They are all brand new, and taken from the upcoming batch we are working on.  For those interested in getting a grille now and guaranteeing being able to get one, we have a 5 day auction going on for each, simply follow the appropriate link below:

• S2 Grille for 2002-2004 Nissan Altima
• S5 Grille for 2005-2006 Nissan Altima
• S4.1 Grille for 2004-2006 Nissan Maxima

Here’s a picture of the three grilles for sale:

We’ll continue to update you guys on the production of the rest of the grilles as we have updates. In the meantime please understand we’re working as quickly as possible to get everything completed in the fastest time without compromising quality.

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.

Update 7/24/08: I wanted to post another update to let you know guys know where we stand.  We’re still incurring delays from our painter, which is the bottleneck at this point.  He’s only managing to paint batches of one color per week so far.  He has finished the black grilles earlier this week, and plans on finishing the silver grilles by early next week.

While we do have the grilles, we will not be taking orders until everything is ready to sell, meaning all colors are painted, meshes are all installed, etc.  I realize there have been delay after delay, and I apologize for that…but we’re doing the best we can to get them completed as quickly as possible.  We’re just as frustrated about the delays as you are.  There is far more demand for the grilles than we can produce, and there’s really no reason we wouldn’t try our best to get them out to you as quick as possible.

Update 8/20/08: It’s been a while since the last update.  We have a decent inventory of grilles painted, and are slowly installing mesh as time permits.  We’ll be starting to take orders soon, and will hopefully have an update with an actual date estimate by the end of the weekend.  Until then, stay tuned, and please be patient.  We have something like 200 people on a list that want grilles, and nowhere near that many…we are trying to get these out as quick as possible.

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.

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