gle, gxe, or se?

[Jamsan]

i have a 97 maxima, and up until now i always thought i had a GLE.....when i was looking thru some old papers, i saw one that said SE on it...now my question is, how can i find out which model i have without calling the dealer....also, if i have the SE, i was wondering how gauges are isntalled on it, and if it is diffucult....thanx...actually while im at it....i have a strut bar, and i cant seem to get the stupid 3 screws off on any of the sides....anyone recommend any techniques or tools

[miker]

Get your VIN number and get a carfax report on your vehicle, that might give your bastard car a name :sun: Or... get the VIN number and call a dealership where they might have access to a decoder.

[MaxRX7]

Originally posted by Jamsan
i have a strut bar, and i cant seem to get the stupid 3 screws off on any of the sides....anyone recommend any techniques or tools

put some muscle into it !!

if you are weak, you may try:
1-penetrating oil and
2-a longer breaker bar to increase the torque.

[Jamsan]

and to tighten the screws after they are back on?? torque wrench i heard to 30 lbs +/- 2 lbs

[MaxRX7]

I forgot what to torque it to, but you'll be alright if you don't over torque them.

make sure you are on level ground when you remove and install.
torque all to the same ft-lbs, I'll say 22.

[Jamsan]

level ground why?

[MaxRX7]

come on dude, put some thought into it.

[oakiefan]

I was looking at buying a used Max when I realized that I don't know what kind of Max it is. The dealer says it's an SE but I wanted a definitive way to know. I checked CarFax and the report came back as GLE/GXE/SE . The report had some other interesting information (so it wasn't a complete waste) but it did not answer my question. I guess I'll have to call a dealer.

As it turns out the Nissan Dealership was no help. I'm not going to worry about it because I don't think I'm going to buy the car (mechanic says it needs too much work).