I will never figure out what nissan is up to, the exterior/interior aesthetics of the 04 SER are horrible... they just keep getting more and more bland... however performance seems to be improving... better gear ratios and handling on the 03s, than the 02's, and the 2004's get BREMBO brakes... NOT FAIR! when the 04's start coming out... first thing im going to do is order me some of those tail lights and brembo calipers!!!
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2002 Black Spec V
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wow....nissan really shot themselves in the foot this time....this thing looks uglier than the B14s. i mean, how the hell are you supposed to whoop Honda ass looking like that? but anyway, i'm ordering me one of those tailights.....and brembo shrembo....they are just calipers....you can get real calipers from anyother company right now.. and not factory ones from nissan in one year. but hell, if they fit, i might just get me one of them too......thank god i got the original B15 SE-R Spec-V ...the '02 with RED SEATS!!!!
Been shooting some e-mails back and forth with Dave Coleman of Sport Compact Car... this is one regarding how to make the 02 spec v and good as the 03 spec v and whether or not the 04 brakes fit. this is what he had to say about it....
"Transmission: you would have to change the whole thing, so don't bother
Suspension: Springs and dampers could be swapped for 03 parts, but you might
as well just go aftermarket.
2004 Brakes: Yes, they should fit.
-Dave"
so yeah.... If they fit, i might look into getting them...either from nissan or from brembo...they look so cool... so intimidating... just like the ones on the 350z!!!
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2002 Black Spec V
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Oh, yeah... forgot to mention....
Im stoked that I have the 02 with Red interior too! Haha, right on! shoot, buying a red interior for an 03 would be more expensive than brakes and springs for an 02! (probably, cuz interior stuff is expensive!)
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2002 Black Spec V
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That's a lot of $$$ !!!!! Like I was saying.... Im definitely NOT BUYING THOSE BREMBOS..... har har har.... wow...well i will definitely reconsider my brembo purchase if they are truely that much... I guess we'll just wait until late 03/early 04 to see what they're gonna cost.... if you can get hookups with a dealer they might be a LOT CHEAPER ...since dealers will be buying a lot of brembo brakes... sort of like a group buy thing... but that would probably only be realistic if you had a friend who worked at a nissan dealer and could get you wholesale or something.
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2002 Black Spec V
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Wow, an ugly mis-colored block in the middle of the grill ala '04 Maxima.
I wish Nissan would get rid of all the sylists and have those who made the Infinity G35 Coupe take over everything.
Buying dilemma now....'03 without Brembo or '04 ugly
Originally posted by BlackSpec02 Oh, yeah... forgot to mention....
Im stoked that I have the 02 with Red interior too! Haha, right on! shoot, buying a red interior for an 03 would be more expensive than brakes and springs for an 02! (probably, cuz interior stuff is expensive!)
Why would you want to swap out 03 springs and dampers? They're the exact same as 02. The brakes are fine on the se, se-r and spec, if anything you should spend that money on brake lines, fluid and pads. Those will let you stop very well with no worries about fading. Maybe you could spend the extra money on tires and coilovers. So lets see, tires, coilovers, brake lines, brake fluid, brake pads....or a set of front rotors and calipers. I don't think many 00-03 people will be upgrading to the 04 Brembo's.
yeah....i still can't get over it...i mean i can't belive they are gonna try to sell that thing...well, atlest you can swap a 02 front to it... i mean is nissan stupid??? they have the perfect chance to reastablish dominance in the Sport compact market but they are gonna blow it.......the 02's and 03's gave Mitsu. and Honda a run for their money but no one is gonna buy this thing because it looks butt ugly!!! I just saw one on the road and the new tail lights look sweet though and the brembos are too small and cant really be seen under those ugly ass 6 spokes .....swap on a '02 NISMO front bumper and it should look alright. oh and one more thing.........'02's ROCK!!!!!!
actually you can't swap in an 02-03 bumper, if you look closely its completely different. You would have to get a new bumper, grill, hood, headlights, foglights, and both fenders from an 02.
Originally posted by sr20dem0n Why would you want to swap out 03 springs and dampers? They're the exact same as 02. The brakes are fine on the se, se-r and spec, if anything you should spend that money on brake lines, fluid and pads. Those will let you stop very well with no worries about fading. Maybe you could spend the extra money on tires and coilovers. So lets see, tires, coilovers, brake lines, brake fluid, brake pads....or a set of front rotors and calipers. I don't think many 00-03 people will be upgrading to the 04 Brembo's.
Well I wouldnt want to swap out for 03 springs and dampers... just upgrade to aftermarket. But if you saw my post earlier in this thread, according to dave coleman of sport compact car magazine, the 03 has better handling and gear ratios than the 02. I dont care a whole lot about that fact though, im going to do suspension work on my spec eventually anyway... I just think those brembos are pretty sweet. If I got a sweet deal on them I would buy them (primarily the calipers unless you had to re-do the whole braking system) because they really look cool, plus you'd probably be able to see the calipers better on an 02/03 with the 5 spokes... its not a major item on my "future mods" list though... the tail lights and brembos are about the only cool things on the 04 Spec V.
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2002 Black Spec V
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