The new girl

Hi,
I came across this website/forum yesterday while searching for an owners manual for my '97 Sentra GXE, and was totally stoked... I didn't know anything like this existed. I bought my car used, from a dealership in October, and it didn't come with an owners manual. I figured it would be good to have one. Plus I thought it might offer me some insight into a way to fix my trunk latch. I can't open my trunk from the inside, which drives me crazy... something's screwed up, and I can only open it with the key. Anyone else experienced this? And do any of you know a site where I can download a free owners manual for my car? I look forward to hearing from anyone w/ insight.
Thanks,
Alison (Leggy Bug)
P.S. Seems like a lot of you are from So Cal, just like me... I live in Ventura:wave:

Check the trunck latch there should be a little switch that you can just clink and it should work. You probably clicked it on accident.Hope that helps. Im in So. Cal (norwalk). Welcome aboard.

Hey welcome aboard......;)

You might also wanna check out some of the other top Sentra sites
www.sentra.net
www.b15sentra.net
They have alot of usefull info on your car......

Hi Alison and Welcome aboard :D

Gonna post pics of your ride?

Also did you figure out the truck latch problem?
If your not getting the responses you wanted
you should check out the sites that Sentra Styling
provided.

Anywho enjoy your stay

-TSG

Welcome to AF!!! hope u enjoy u're stay!!!

You can get your owners manual here

http://www.nissan-techinfo.com/deptog.asp?dept%5Fid=32

Hi Alison, I know exactly how you feel. I just found AF too and it's so great. I don't know much about cars and I'm hoping some of the more knowledgeable car experts could help me on some things. I have a 2001 white Nissan Sentra SE. I just got white 17's and I'm wondering if anyone can explain to me how to paint my brake calibers myself. I don't know what kind of paint to use or anything.

Here's a pic of my car. :p

Hi Alison, I know how you feel, I'm new too. I just joined this AF thing and I'm learning a lot. I have a 2001 white Nissan Sentra SE and I just bought white 17's (HP Racing) but I wanna paint my brake caliber so it looks nicer. Can I do it myself and how and if not does anyone know of a quality place in Pembroke Pines that isn't too expensive? Thanks!

Here's a pic of my car :p

Hi Alison, I know how you feel, I'm new too. I just joined this AF thing and I'm learning a lot. I have a 2001 white Nissan Sentra SE and I just bought white 17's (HP Racing) but I wanna paint my brake caliber so it looks nicer. Can I do it myself and how and if not does anyone know of a quality place in Pembroke Pines that isn't too expensive? Thanks!

Here's a pic of my car :p

Welcome to the boards ladies!! me n other people in this forum will try our best to help you on ur knowledge of cars....

Thank you and I'm so sorry I posted the same "thread" or whatever like three times. I don't really know how to use this yet. :eek:

SentraGirl I have some caliper painting instructions on my personal site that might help ya out a bit....It's really easy to do...;)
www.sentrastyling.freeservers.com

Wow, thank you so much Sentra Styling. That really helps a lot and your car looks really tight. I'm actually thinking of painting mine red also, I like how it looks. Any suggestions on what else I could do to better my car?

Thanks, Jackie

Hey, I have a 2001 Sentra SE also and a great place to find out any info on anything about that car is www.b15sentra.net I know it's already been posted but it is a really great forum and deserves another reference :)

As for the break calipers, instead of taping off just about everything that could and would be in the way when I spray the paint on. I cleaned the caliper off, sprayed the paint into a glass cup or jar, tben used a small art brush to paint the calipers. I used three coats on each caliper, and blowing one dry with a small fan (takes about 5 min or less) and painting another at the same time. All 4 took about 1-2 hours max.

The paint can be purchased in your local mod shop, pep boys, kragen, or online. If you prefer the good stuff it will run about $50, or you can buy the cheaper paint at pep boys for about $4. They both work the same. I personally went with the cheaper one to save some money for engine mods.

Oh yeah, a couple of car stands and a nice 2.5 ton or stronger jack would be a good investment if you plan to do most of the mods your self. Most mods are usually pretty easy, though they may sound difficult thru instructions.


http://www.optauto.com (http://)

This site might help with your mods purchases.

Wow, thanks for all the help guys, I really appreciate it. I know like nothing about cars but I really wanna learn.

Jackie:silly2:

Deffinetly check out www.b15sentra.net though and you'll see alot of cosmetic and performance stuff for these cars....The site is awesome place to learn on your year Sentra...And no I'm not saying that just cause I'm a part of the B15sentra.net staff..;)

Wow, thanks, yeah I did check out that site but theres just too much to look at in one day. I am learning a lot and you might like the site but it probably does have something to do with you're on the staff. :sun: