R3M

Wow this is an awesome modification! best thing i've done to the truck! Where a live there are a lot of hills on the open road that stretch for 3-6km. I used to just chuck it in 3rd and sit at 80k. NOW i can flick it into overdrive minus the lockup and it'll happily sit at around 100k at the same revs it used to sit at 80. Top job diesel boy

yes, your post was of great help. Only thing I had to change for my terrano was the removal of the roll over meter atop the centre of the dash. All very easy still.

Ok, thanks. I'll try turning the thing a wee bit

Hi, My D21 Terrano has a dud speedo drive from the gearbox. The speedo doesnt work, yet the cable is still fine(works with drill) The little turning bit inside the drive spins freely at my control and also moves in and out, is this normal? Its an Auto box mounted to the 2.7 TDI. So i'm not sure if its the same as the V6 auto ones I tried to remove it from the gearbox, its an elipse shape thing that has one 10mm bolt holding it on, I unbolted it but cant seem to remove it. Can anyone shed some light on what i'm trying to do? thanks

Well I successfully removed all my dash and its actually very easy to do. So if anyone needs a hand you can message me But I still didnt eliminate that bloody rattle/squeak!!!!!!! My whole 2 days of work basically useless. So i've decided its not in the interior but maybe under that panel above the bonnet, like a windscreen wiper motor lose or something. I must say, removing and installing the dash using thick double sided tape on the mounting points did eliminate alot of smaller rattles and knocks

I'm in the process of removing my dash also (funnily enough to find this ANNOYING squeak!) So far i've, removed the dash surround and cluster, removed my roll over meter (its a jdm terrano), removed glovebox, removed stereo, removed metal plate from the front of dash, removed the side airvents. I cant find any screws/bolts down the sides of the dash, only the ones on the underside. Plus another question, it looks like its in two parts, the soft vinyl on top that ajoins the plastic underneath. I cant for the life of my seperate the two (do they?) Thanks

Where? And Jumper I see your from NZ...where abouts? i'm down in Dunedin

Ok, after working all my Christmas hours I had enough $$$ to get some whitespokes before x-mas. They are the brand 'Mangels' i've never heard of them before but they look good and were dirt cheap. $68NZD ea (i think thats around $40-45USD) On to the handling side of things....HUUUUGE improvement I'd recommend anyone running 10.5s on the 6inch rims to go an inch wider. It doesnt move side to side on the road so much, the ride is comfier and smoother. I couldnt believe it Plus not to mention they look more rugged They are the same as on Diesel Boys Terrano except under that mud they are white! Now my next mission is to remove the entire dash. It has the common passenger side (which is the left for me) rattle at the front of the dash near the windscreen. I've had the glovebox etc out and couldnt locate anything. But with a stethiscope I can pin point in coming from just under the top of the dash (HOW BLOODY ANNOYING!) Can anyone link me on a 'how to' for removing the dash? I searched and couldnt find anything

Yes, on the 6 inch rims I feel the tyre move around alot. And this is definatly evident when you rock the car on the spot, you can see the sidewall moving. It'll be after x-mas that I get the 15x7's and its only an 'assumption' they will handle better, HOWEVER time will tell Thanks for the welcome diesel boy. I'm WAY down south in Dunedin. I've always been into offroading, had a suzuki SJ413 running 30's before my Samurai. I felt I needed something bigger since i'm getting older and more responsible However, I have noticed the lack of offroad abilities of the Terrano. The weight sees it slide everywhere! and the ground clearnace is pretty arse, but its a nice truck on the road and handles moderate offroad duties ok. The low box is a step forward for the off road ability. I'd be lost without it!

Thanks, I've got the interior handle off now. Just wasnt sure if it was clipped, didnt want to break it My 6.5 inch components are now half installed. Seems weird how the Jap versions had different sized speakers than the US ones.

Cheers, guys. I'll keep my eyes peeled for DieselBoy. And i'll go chuck myself on that location map

Hi all, just aquired myself a 1991 Nissan Terrano R3M 5dr 2.7 Turbo diesel. I did a straight swap for my 89 Samurai, so i'm pretty happy. It has a few minor teething problems with wheels/suspension but the body, engine, interior are all mint. It currently has 31x10.5x15 muds on the factory 15x6 rims so it handles like arse on the road and the tyres dont fit the rims at all! So i'm off to get some new 15x7 white spokes since they're dirt cheap and this should fix up my handling quite a bit. But all in all i'm pretty happy with it, and am looking forward to knowing all you guys Oh, if theres any other NZers on here give me a yell

Hi guys, Just about to install some 6.5 inch components in the front doors of my 91 5dr terrano (terranos had 6.5in speakers factory ) I cant figure out how to remove the door panel, or more to the point, how to remove the door opener (I cant find any screws for it) Does it just pull off or clips or what? Thanks