ALTIMAN'S (a.k.a. dee27kay) 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA GLE
News Update
10/30/2003
Posted pics of my car with new rims on and one pic of my subs and amp
10/23/2003
Replaced cornering bulbs with APC bulbs.
Replaced stock 00-01 SE rims with 17" Voxx 5-spoke rims riding on Yokohama Avid A4 (215/45/R17). Pics coming soon!
07/15/2003
Installed two 10" Rockford Fosgate Punch HE2's in a custom ported box. Pics coming soon!
07/09/2003
Added some background music to the web page
06/25/2003
Completely debadged my trunk. Pics are up on the pics2 page
06/24/2003
Altiman website turns ONE YEAR OLD! Happy 1st Birthday to my website!
06/16/2003
Installed the crossovers that came with the Polk speakers. I thought it was ok to use the original factory wiring but it seems like I get horrible distortion (under high volume) on the tweeters. After installing the crossovers, it sounded a hell of a lot better. The input (to the crossover) is simply the pair of wires that powered the midrange speaker. After doing some research, I learned that those wires carry the full signal. The wires to the factory tweeters were from capacitors (?)
I got lazy and decided to tuck the crossover away in the door panel's pocket. I didn't feel like bolting it onto the inside of the door panel as there was very little space to work with. Plus, the crossover fits perfectly in the panel pocket. Check the pics2 page for images
06/14/2003
Purchased Polk 6.5" Component Speakers (Model EX3560) and installed them myself
06/08/2003
Shaved "GLE" emblem and removed "Marlboro Nissan" sticker. Posted updated pics on pics2 page
06/06/2003
Installed SE-L Tail Lights. Check out the Pics2 page for images!
02/06/2003
Replaced wiper blades with Bosch Micro Edge Excels. For the first time in my life, I'm hoping it'll rain so I can see these babies in action
Took pictures of my car (after I washed it!) and made a new pics page (Pics Page 2)
02/01/2003
Bought 2001 SE rims + tires (Firestone Firehawk GTA 02) from fellow Altimas.net member, "Zamo". Thanks Oscar, they look tight as hell! Huge improvement over the GLE alloys.
01/16/2003
Removed all illuminating bulbs from behind the gauge cluster except for the one illuminating the mileage counter. Before I did this, those bulbs would shine through the 'holes' on the new gauges at night. Because the gauges are independently powered (when the headlights are turned on), I don't need those illuminating bulbs behind the gauge cluster anymore. :)
Uploaded a pic of the indiglow switch (installed above the dimmer switch)
01/15/2003
Installed '98-'99 Nissan Maxima indiglow gauges. Since no one makes indiglow gauges for '00-'01 Altimas, the '98-'99 Maximas were the closest fit. Unfortunately, there are holes on the gauges where they shouldn't be; the layout of the holes (where screws and needles are located) are slightly different on the Altima. No big deal. The calibration of the temperature needle is way off because that needle was probably the most difficult to calibrate. I will probably have to remove the needle again and find a spot to insert the needle so that it calibrates properly. Right now, the needle rests (cold) way below the cold line (practically pointing straight down), and when the engine is warm, the needle rises all the way to the hot level. See the problem here? When it's cold, it's too cold and when it's warm, it's too hot! This will hopefully be fixed soon.
Pictures of the indiglow gauges are up!
01/10/2003
Replaced stock headlight bulbs with Sylvania Silverstar bulbs. These bulbs are noticeably whiter and brighter! Thanks goodness my Altima requires one bulb for high beams and low beams
12/18/2002
Installed resonator due to noise problems. There was also a rattling noise because the pipes weren't too stable. That's all been fixed.
New pics are up. There are two pics of the Magnaflow muffler
12/17/2002
Installed custom catback (2.25" piping) with Magnaflow Street Series muffler (#14815) and Magnaflow Catalytic Converter. Job was done at Lou's Custom Exhaust in Medford, MA. If you want anything done with your exhaust, go to these guys! They are the nicest guys and have the best prices!
11/18/2002
Moved site onto http://dkomm.servehttp.com
10/23/2002
Took some pictures of my car stereo and subwoofer
9/28/2002
Installed Pioneer Premier DEH-P300 deck
8/28/2002
Installed 10" Bazooka tube subwoofer
7/25/2002
Took some pictures of my engine and the exterior of my car.
7/20/2002
My father and I spent a good 9.5 hours today putting the damn Stillen header on. Originally, we were also gonna replace the crank pulley with the UR pulley, but we didn't have the right pulley puller. The guys at AutoZone gave me a regular "Harmonic Balancer Puller". So, hopefully they'll get me the right one when I go back there to return the puller. The heat shield was bastardly to take off. I think it took us 3 hours JUST to get it off! We had to remove the alternator (e.g. move it out of the way), the radiator fans and the radiator tube just to take off the heat shield. From there on, it wasn't too hard. My "Service Engine Soon" light is on now, hopefully after hearing some rumors of it happening, it will go away in 2 weeks. Who knows? The performance is great though! It pulls real hard when the RPMs are in the middle-high range. Awesome! All I need now is my pulley installed and a custom cat.
7/3/2002
I took a day off from work to go have my tints done at Fields Corner Auto Glass in Dorchester, MA. What a bunch of freaks over there (made me wait 3.5 hours in a small room with no AC while it was 96 degrees outside), but they did a good job. The tints are 20%, nice and dark! See the pic of the Altima above? It's about as dark as that...almost. Anyway, it's real ghetto now that I have my spoiler installed as well. No more family car look! It still feels like a family car though. I need the header and pulley installed...and fast!
7/1/2002
Bought a painted stock fiberglass spoiler off eBay and installed it today. The paint is somewhat lighter than the paint on my car, but that's cool. It's close enough. We disabled the light from the middle brake light (above the back seat) and ran that wire to the spoiler LED brake light. Looks much better. The family car look is almost gone!
6/26/2002
Installed Place Racing Cold Air Intake. I should've read the instructions before I started the job, but luckily, we had a reciprocating saw to enlarge the hole for the intake pipe. All in all, it was a good first project to my Altima. Before the night was over, I said to myself, "This is only the beginning..."
Pictures are up! These photos are of the stock setup under the hood and does not include the CAI that was installed. Those pictures will be up by tonight or tomorrow. A friend recommended to me to take before and after photos, so I did.
6/24/2002
Currently, this page is under heavy construction. I will definitely have pictures of my current ride, and then more pictures
of my ride with the mods installed. Next spring, I hope to have new 17" rims, a catback exhaust, and a matching spoiler.
For now, I am expecting a Place Racing Cold Air Intake, Stillen Header, Unorthodox Underdrive Racing Pulley, and NGK Spark Plug
wires. I'm trying to make the most of my ride!
So please check back for updates!