Random Little Question Thread
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Good evening all, I am a new member to the community and have been pretty active on other car forums for my 2 previous cars(2001 Acura Integra GSR and 1995 BMW 530i) so wanted to find a new forum to learn from and give some knowledge if needed. I recently purchased a fully loaded 2005 G35x. The small question i have is that the car only came with the KEY, no fob just a key. I have been looking into getting a new fob for obvious reasons but wasnt exactly sure specifically what i needed and where to buy it. My car has those little grey push buttons under the handle and trunk which leads me to believe I need a Intelligent Smart Key fob and then have it programmed by the dealership. I have seen the fob's going from about $80-$120 and not sure about cost of the programming. I would really appreciate any responses that would lead me to getting exactly what I needed in terms of the fob and around how much nissan charges to program the fob. Anyway I am very excited and looking forward to becoming an active and hopefully informative member of this forum! Any help or input would be extremely appreciated. Thanks!
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thanks NFSP I appreciate it.. love your ride btw, still trying to figure out how to get my custom avatar and am in the IT field for my job! lol i think its because I am so new.. i'm reading the faq page so hopefully will figure it out soon lol
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Thanks for the response Drew (same name as me!) lovin those deep dish rims. What make/model are they? I am interested in modding my car in the future and seeing some awesome looking cars in this forum cant wait to get mine on point. Here's mine as it stands now
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so is it recommended to buy a fob online and then get programmed at nissan dealership? Also does this fob allow me to just have the keys in my pocket and push the ignition and start her up? Seems that way and would make me crazy happy lol
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G35 sedan w/ too much money in mods
Welcome to the fam boduzefa. Great choice of color on your new ride, but then again I'm partial to LS. 
You can also get the fob programmed at a lot of locksmith shops which might be cheaper than the Nissan dealership. We don't have push button start but with the IK you just turn the ignition and start the car as if the key's in it. One of my favorite features about my ride. You should also have memory seats that came with the premium package which are also cool.
When I bought my ride almost 5 years ago I had no intention of modding it then I found Driver which has become a love/hate relationship and sorta the bane of my existence. Be wary of the mod bug, when it bites, it bites hard for a lot of us. Remember that mods don't increase the value of your car from a resale perspective, but I plan on keeping my G until it blows up so personally I don't care.
One piece of advice for you though. Mod your car to your liking, please don't throw up threads like "Help me decide what wheels I want" or "Do you think this spoiler would look good?" It's your ride so put on it what YOU like and screw those that throw hate and flames your way. Hell, I just put Mustang wheels on my baby, they're chrome and they're replica wheels at that. But I think they look fantastic and to me that's all that matters.
So enjoy your stay on Driver and read, read, read through the forum. The quality of our new members has declined a lot in the last couple of years, but the fact remains that Driver is still the premium resource on the internet for the G. There is a wealth of info here and all right at your fingertips.
Here's a pic of my new look:
You can also get the fob programmed at a lot of locksmith shops which might be cheaper than the Nissan dealership. We don't have push button start but with the IK you just turn the ignition and start the car as if the key's in it. One of my favorite features about my ride. You should also have memory seats that came with the premium package which are also cool.
When I bought my ride almost 5 years ago I had no intention of modding it then I found Driver which has become a love/hate relationship and sorta the bane of my existence. Be wary of the mod bug, when it bites, it bites hard for a lot of us. Remember that mods don't increase the value of your car from a resale perspective, but I plan on keeping my G until it blows up so personally I don't care.
One piece of advice for you though. Mod your car to your liking, please don't throw up threads like "Help me decide what wheels I want" or "Do you think this spoiler would look good?" It's your ride so put on it what YOU like and screw those that throw hate and flames your way. Hell, I just put Mustang wheels on my baby, they're chrome and they're replica wheels at that. But I think they look fantastic and to me that's all that matters.
So enjoy your stay on Driver and read, read, read through the forum. The quality of our new members has declined a lot in the last couple of years, but the fact remains that Driver is still the premium resource on the internet for the G. There is a wealth of info here and all right at your fingertips.
Here's a pic of my new look:
