Pic. of my 05 SE with SER front end and H&R springs

Alti9 · Jul 15th, 2005, 08:27 AM

One big negative I have discovered with this front end is it makes an incredibly effective bug catcher.

patrick39 · Jul 15th, 2005, 11:53 PM

cool! a very nice car!

Alti9 · Jul 16th, 2005, 10:36 AM

thanks. it was fairly inexpensive doing labor myself except for paint.

wickedsr20 · Jul 21st, 2005, 10:57 PM

Looks good. I really need to drop mine and get my rims on.
What's the next mod on the list?

Alti9 · Jul 21st, 2005, 11:01 PM

Next mod on the list is wheels, but I have expensive tastes there, so it might be awhile.

What kind of wheels do you have?

pjam · Jul 22nd, 2005, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Alti9

Did you just put the springs on the OEM struts/shocks?
If so, how does it ride?

Also, how much did you drop it?

It looks good with the drop.

Alti9 · Jul 22nd, 2005, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by pjam

Did you just put the springs on the OEM struts/shocks?
If so, how does it ride?

Also, how much did you drop it?

It looks good with the drop.

Yes, put the springs on the OEM struts, which is perfectly fine, dont believe the hype that you need new struts with lowering springs.

The springs were supposed to give a 1.5" drop in front and 1.3" in the rear, but actually dropped it around 1" in front and .75" in the rear.

Alti9 · Jul 27th, 2005, 06:11 PM

I forgot to answer your question about the ride.

I am extremely happy with the ride. It actually rides softer than stock, yet handles better, so its a win/win. They say these aftermarket springs are stiffer, but the coils were thinner and from moving the spring as much as I could with my hand, they appeared less stiff to me,(i did the install) yet the handling still improves due to the lowering, but the ride is better than stock, more soft. The stock ride on the SE is very stiff.

scandluz22 · Aug 23rd, 2005, 10:12 PM

Did you use the regular fog lights and than buy the fog light finishers? Or did you have to buy special fog lights and than the finishers? Where did you buy the facia from? Looks sweeeeeeeeeet!!!!

Alti9 · Aug 23rd, 2005, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by scandluz22

Did you use the regular fog lights and than buy the fog light finishers? Or did you have to buy special fog lights and than the finishers? Where did you buy the facia from? Looks sweeeeeeeeeet!!!!

I'm not using fog lights at all. I removed the stock SE ones, secured the factory wiring harness with some tape and zip ties, and just left the SER cover fog light holes open with nothing behind them. You can buy the SER fog lights if you want, but I dont use the fog lights anyway and like the fact that my AEM air filter is directly behind the open hole, giving a nice source of fresh air to the filter.

I just used the finishers with no lights. I got the facia from my local Nissan dealer. Facia, lwer grille, and 2 fog light finishers was under $300.

scandluz22 · Aug 23rd, 2005, 10:30 PM

HHHMMMMMM.......so I guess that would be another $200 + for the fogs. Must think cause you just showed me what my car would look like exactly and Damn do I like it. Was originally thinking of the stillen lip. What do you think?

Alti9 · Aug 23rd, 2005, 10:43 PM

I also was considering the stillen lip, but I think the ser front cover looks better. I like the lower grille, and its even cheaper than the stillen front lip. I think the SER fog lights are around $200, which is exactly what I paid to have the facia painted, so the money can be used more wisely. Factory fog lights are worthless anyway.

I just boiled it down to what do I really like about the SER, and the answer was simple, the front facia. So now I have that, and saved $5K over actually buying an SER.

scandluz22 · Aug 24th, 2005, 10:36 AM

Yeah thats what I like the best about the SER too. I always have my fogs on though. I have a hook up on the paint so it may be cheaper. I like the way yours came out so I probably will go the same way. Thanks for the pic and the help.

Alti9 · Aug 24th, 2005, 11:48 PM

Is your car silver?

Post some pics when your done. would like to see how the pro kit compares to the H&R kit.