Paradox systems carbon fiber trunk installed...

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06-26-2005, 05:30 PM

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Paradox systems carbon fiber trunk installed...

Here are the pics. The fit is almost perfect. The finish is about 8 of out 10. I have a small part that's kinda wavy and with some small bubbles. I say the hardest part of the installation was taking off the stock trunk by myself. My advice is have atleast one person helping. It might be easier to take off the OEM trunk if you remove both of the trunk poping rods.

06-26-2005, 05:32 PM

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Looks fantastic from the pics. Fitment gaps are ok?

DTM tails next!!

06-26-2005, 05:41 PM

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looks good Tony.

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06-26-2005, 05:49 PM

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damn that's sick. how much did you get it for and do you know how much weight you saved?

06-26-2005, 05:54 PM

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man, looks great. i like, i like it alot...... i need, i need it.... i want, i want it..... give me, give me it......nice maxima. did the holes for the tails come pre-drilled?

06-26-2005, 06:49 PM

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damn...thats nice

06-26-2005, 07:33 PM

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Looks great!

06-26-2005, 07:59 PM

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its beautiful *tear*... u should get a cf hood too

06-26-2005, 08:02 PM

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Beautiful

06-26-2005, 08:06 PM

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That unpainted carbon fiber looks great against sterling mist

06-26-2005, 08:10 PM

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i miss mine
looks great!
paint those tezzas or go red clear...

06-27-2005, 12:02 AM

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Damn your car is hot...IMO I wouldn't even change the Tails. They suit your car beautifully, even tho I hate those exact ones on some others.

06-27-2005, 12:21 AM

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Damn, i really want the cf trunk now BAD! Looks GOOD!

06-27-2005, 05:13 AM

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Looks good tony!!! I also got mine from Pardox and it fits very well for an aftermarket part. But I also have the wavyness and bubbles you are talking about.

06-27-2005, 06:52 AM

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well this may be a silly question...how well will this stand up to a mean stereo setup?

06-27-2005, 07:26 AM

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Looks good, suits your car nicely. Those tails look good with it as well.

06-27-2005, 07:58 AM

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The fitment was suprising good. What I did is bolt everything up loosly at first and then closed the trunk. At that time, I could move the trunk lid a bit to make sure all the gaps are where I wanted. Then I tighten everything down from the taillight holes.

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Looks fantastic from the pics. Fitment gaps are ok?

DTM tails next!!

06-27-2005, 07:59 AM

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Go to paradox system's website and email Harry about the price. I think he has the specs for the weight.

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damn that's sick. how much did you get it for and do you know how much weight you saved?

06-27-2005, 08:01 AM

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No but there are indentations where you need to drill and they are right on the money.

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man, looks great. i like, i like it alot...... i need, i need it.... i want, i want it..... give me, give me it......nice maxima. did the holes for the tails come pre-drilled?

06-27-2005, 08:02 AM

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I have no idea...my sub is firing into the cabin from the ski hatch hole.

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well this may be a silly question...how well will this stand up to a mean stereo setup?

06-27-2005, 08:07 AM

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I wonder if its the pic or just the newest "technology" in CF but that looks awsome, a lot smoother than I would have thought, makes me want to get one for my sterling 4th G, great job man

06-27-2005, 08:10 AM

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its beautiful *tear*... u should get a cf hood too

I got one already....it's from Paradox system too.

06-27-2005, 08:20 AM

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Thanks for all the compliments guys. The rest of the pictures are in the following link. I'll take some more pictures this weekend on the inside of the trunk lid. I reused the OEM trunk lid liner. There were indentations where to drill for all those snap fittings so putting the OEM trunk lid liner back on was a breeze.

I want to thank UNCDooD (Jason) and cardana24 (Carson) for the installation advice.

http://public.fotki.com/1max2nv/1max...n_fiber_trunk/

06-27-2005, 09:42 AM

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lookin' good

Sweet! Thanks for sharing. In your link, what are you trying to show in pics 4 & 5? I can't wait for mine to arrive, I ordered it from Paradox last Thursday! I hope mine looks and fits as good as yours.

I'm just about to install my CF hood, took off the OEM hood this weekend. I noticed you don't have pins. Does your hood flex or wiggle at high speeds? I don't want hood pins, but I don't want a cracked windshield/damaged roof either. Thoughts?

06-27-2005, 10:31 AM

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Oh..that holes for the hinge and latch are pretty drilled. I do have hood pins on my CF hood. I wouldn't go without them.

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06-27-2005, 10:45 AM

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That is sooooooooooo hooooooooooot!!!!

06-27-2005, 12:18 PM

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it just works and looks flash ! its great when you work on putting things together and it comes out looking fantastic. your max truely lives up to your plates !

06-27-2005, 01:02 PM

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Looking good Tony. I see you don't plan on getting rid of your max anytime soon

06-27-2005, 03:36 PM

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It's nice not to have car payments. I move pretty slow in mods so there are still plenty stuff that I can do to the car. I put some much sweat and money into this max that it's hard to get rid of it. I'll keep it as long as I can.

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Looking good Tony. I see you don't plan on getting rid of your max anytime soon