kcryan

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what were the main differences.........i just read somewhere that the i30t's had perforeated leather and the i30s didnt......my i30 has perforated leather? now im confused....

i30ds

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Who ever wrote that in the 4th gen FAQ is a moron... ALL 96-97 I30(t) had NON-perforated leather. The 98-99 I30(t) had perforated leather on the four inner squares in the front buckets and rear bench.

There were really only three different I30s. First, there was the BASE I30, which came with cloth, no sunroof, and manual tranny (auto optional). Then, There was the LEATHER I30 which came with leather, sunroof, and auto tranny. Finally there was the TOURING I30 which came fully loaded with leather, heated seats, LSD (traction control), manual tranny (auto optional), stiffer springs and shocks, and rear wing.

However, what was standard on one model was always OPTIONAL on the others, so the I30 came pretty much however the original owner wanted it.

azndude

What about the I30 Limited, my friend has one of those, and they don't seem to be much better than just the base I30 with spoiler optional (he didn't have one), and not sure what else standard. I'm figuring the Limited was the in-between Leather and Touring?

Max Mutes

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Limiteds' came with them beautiful Kickplates that I have forever been trying to get my hands on.

Kraze D

OMG you one lucky dude! You got a black on black I30!!! I've been dying to find one!!! OMFG!!! I finally gave up on it and am about to do a full interior swap from beige to black, cuz I'm gonna paint the whole car black soon.

PS. When I bought mine I could not find a damn black on black one..... -_-

Kraze D

The Limited Edition was available in '99 came with those kickplates, leather steering wheel, two-tone body, optional pearl white paint(much brighter than the standard one), special wheels, standard traction-control, heated seats and Limited Edition badge...

attomica

In 2000, I think what primarily differentiated the Touring from the other models were the 17", five-spoke wheels; HID headlamps; and retuned suspension. I guess traction control and CD changer were optional because my friend's 2000 I30t doesn't have those features, but mine does. I wouldn't rely on the presence of a spoiler to be an indication either way. I've seen I30Ts without them and non-Ts with them.

ivolley

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Yeah I heard the black on black with a 5speed are very rare too Mine might be for sale soon. I am bored

kcryan

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so the after 7 maximas this one is a keeper isnt true?

ivolley

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I'm sorry sir you must have read my signature incorrectly

kcryan

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dang your right hahaha

iRaMarine

Actually, I have a '99 limited and it does not have heated seats. Perhaps I'll luck out someday and find someone parting with theirs.

cefiro8701

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i can barely feel my heated seats...the side mirrors look cool to watch tho...

Max Mutes

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LoL, you know what's funny too. I didn't even know about an I30. Well the newer ones of course, but not 96-99's. I was actually looking for a Black/Black Max, but only found 1 and the guy wanted too much. I just so happened to stumble upon this and was like WOW this is very similar to the Max. Then thought about it and was like wait a minute, this IS a Max lol. The seats, gauges Bose radio and everything else was basically all the same. I thought I was going crazy, but yeah I was more geared towards luxury so I'm very happy that I ended up with the I30 instead.

i30ds

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ALL I30s had leather wheel. The limited had the wood/ leather combo wheel. Another thing that the limited had was the 97-01 Q45 shifter.

Pizatt

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Limited was usually two toned also...
has "limited" foot step pillars


Isnt this question in the FAQs??????

i30ds

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Yeah... forgot about the two-toned paint!

iRaMarine

Thats not quite an offer to sell your seats!

cefiro8701

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hahah...i was talking about my splash guards...hahhaa...i would only sell my seats if they would replace it with some newer ones!hahha

iRaMarine

Found this on the Nissan news site. Should clear up any misconceptions about the I30 Limited ...if anyone cares.

The "I30 Limited" will add numerous luxury enhancements to an already feature packed vehicle. Purchasers of the "I30 Limited" will find their vehicles outfitted with leather-appointed interior, power-sliding glass sunroof, in-cabin 6-disc CD Autochanger, HomeLink Universal Transceiver, anti-glare rearview mirror, wood-tone & leather steering wheel, wheel locks, machine finish alloy wheels, stainless steel Infiniti door sills, Q45 like chrome shift lever post, body-colored door handles, "I30 Limited" emblem and custom floor mats. Two-tone paint is now available for the first time as an option.

Samzx12

I have a 00 I30t and it does not have the spoiler, traction control, or heated seats. It does have a CD changer! Also it says Touring on the kickplate and floormats. Mine is silver with a black interior and dark woodgrain.

Sam

raybone97-I30t

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somethings wrong with your seats,, mine are hot as hell...

i30ds

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The heating element in HIS seats need to be replaced. They are supposed to be hot as hell...

Luigi38

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My seats do not heat that much either.
Where could you get a hold of the heating elements?
Would you have to take the seat apart to change the element?

I know it should not be hard at all, I just don't want to part out the seat without the proper parts.

Thanks

iRaMarine

that everything nissan site had them, but they are HELLA expensive. I think $300 for both parts. I'm considering them for a future upgrade, but I'm scared to remove the seat covers. The replacement covers listed in the GD thread might be easier to install. I just dont want to ruin my seat covers because I havent seen any other I30's with perforated stock seats.

i30ds

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I would search around. A friend of mine replaced the elements in his 96 for about $150 from some third party company.

The seat must be removed from the car, and completely disassembled by removing the leather and gaining access to the cushions. It is actually not that hard to do (did it when I put new leather in mine), just reserve a weekend for the project, and get a hog ring puller, and a bag of hog rings from an upolstry shop... You might want to do new leather while you are in there too.... it feels so so much better that the cheap OEM stuff...

Max4Speed

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Do all the 00-01 I30T automagics come with vlsd?

WHOS UR DADDY

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the 99 limited also came optional with the ultra rare navigation system which was the prototype for the 02-03 maxima model

i30ds

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Yeah, one of the guys around here has one... cant remember who though....

kcryan

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i want one of those so bad

dontouchmymoney

Did the guy who has the navi ever post a picture of the back of it. My car already has the gps antenna from the infiniti communicator, so if the a/c wiring is the same to the nav screen then i would definetly be up for this. The unit is the same as the one in the Q45 so i could look at the wiring for that but if anyone has a picture of the back of the unit please post it.