February 12th, 20081,960 views(11)

Photography by Daniel Irawan
Editorial by Ryan Jones

Infiniti Q45/Y33. In today’s tuning industry the JDM influence can be seen from coast to coast. It thrives in daily drivers, show cars and at the track. There’s another aspect of this trend which is also growing and that’s VIP. VIP Style & lifestyle is synonymous with high class and luxury, this was an outlet for tuners in Japan to showcase and customize luxury cars not only for style but also for performance. This week’s feature is Oscar Baber’s Infiniti Q45 or Nissan Cima in Japan. Looking at this car it’s easy to mistake it for something else; the Cima does have a lot of similarities to the Mercedes of the same year. Looking in to the details of the car you can clearly see why this car is a VIP statement. On the outside Oscar kept the Q clean by adding a full Aimgain kit including fog lights and spoiler, a Cima hood was also added along with a custom Y33 Grand Turismo grill all color matched perfectly.

The interior got a kick in the class with some custom Louis Vuitton neck pillows and very cool Luxury Curtains for that extra privacy and JDM feeling.

The engine was kept stock & reliable with only adding a Jim Wolfe intake and Aimgain exhaust system. The Q’s handling was modified with Air Runner Air Suspension and for traction and attraction purposes the Infiniti is sitting on a set of 20” AME Shallen wheels with the +5mm offset in the rear for the extra deep dish lip.

Intuned Online was excited to feature Oscar’s car because we feel the next phase of JDM evolution can be summarized in 3 letters VIP; stay tuned for more features.

Make: Infiniti
Model: Q45/Y33
Edition: Touring
Year: 1999

-EXTERIOR
Aimgain Body Kit
Aimgain Fog Lights
Aimgain Spoiler
10,000K HID Fog Light
Custom JDM Y33
Grand Turismo Grill
JDM Nissan Cima Hood

-INTERIOR
Custom Louis Vuitton Neck Pillows_Pioneer D3 Double-Din
Junction Produce Fusa
Junction Produce Kintna
Garson Luxury Curtains
Infiniti Q45 Touring Floor mats

-ENGINE
Aimgain Exhaust_Jim Wolfe Intake

-HANDLING
Air Runner Air Suspension
AME Shallen AX Wheels
Front 20×9; Rear 20×10 +5mm
Nangkang Tires Front 225/35/20; Rear 245/35/20