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| 95-96 Front |
97-99 Front |
- Headlights:
- 95-96: Glass headlights
- 97-99: Plastic headlights
- Grill:
- 95-96: Open grill, frame borders hood
- 97-99: Solid bar intersecting the middle of the grill
- Lower bumper:
- 95-96: Large slit between turn signals, large 'mouth'-like opening between fogs
- 97-99: Smaller slit between turn signals, lower opening more visually seperate and open
- Foglights:
- 95-96: Larger, more full-bodied, basically a rectangle
- 97-99: Smaller, both outer edges angled in, basically a trapezoid
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| 95-96 Rear |
97-99 Rear |
- Trunk lid:
- 95-96: Crease on upper lid more pronounced, Maxima emblem 6 individual letters, lid notched between taillights
- 97-99: Maxima emblem one long piece
- Taillights:
- 95-96: Turn signals and reverse lights above brake lights
- 97-99: Brake lights above turn signals and reverse lights, seemingly more aggressive slant on inside edge of inner tails