Filthy Luker Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 (edited) OH LOOK... an AUTHENTIC MAD TYTE ASIAN LOOKING box arrived today I wonder what amazing goodies it holds... ? Time to make the Pathy JDM STYLEZ MAD TYTE YO DRIFTUUU.... LOL I may get started on installing it tomorrow. -bounce- and then I am going to ricer meets to show off the JDM TYTENESS LOL Edited November 5, 2005 by Filthy Luker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Geologist Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 How much did that bad boy set you back? Cool beans...I dig instrumentation. Too bad you need to head west to have a use for the altimeter... error due to weather is probably greater than the elevation range in ON...but the riceburners will never have to know that. Have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filthy Luker Posted November 5, 2005 Author Share Posted November 5, 2005 (edited) It was $100 shipped. Actually my GPS gives me the correct altitude if I need to know it for sure. I'll check how much this one varies due to weather changes. Appearantly it's not that much from what I read on different boards. This should be enough for reference purposes though if you had to rely on it. Edited November 5, 2005 by Filthy Luker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dowser Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 Damn. I bid on the last 2 on Ebay as well. Looks like you Beat me too it you Rat. Oh well. Looks like I'll have to keep plugging away in hopes of Finding one too. Dowser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 And here I thought you bought 48 instant shrimp flavored rice bowls... Cool, and congrats !! Definitely show us picts when it is mounted and a review for it's actual usefulness, I have heard mixed reviews... B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC88Pathy Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 Before you know it Filthy is going to be on the cover of JTune magazine! "ONE MAD TIGHT FO SHIZZLE DOGGY BOMB PATHFINDER!!! CHECK OUT THE TOTALLY JDM INCLINOMETER!! AND PEEP THE MAD TIGHT NEON TAILPIPE!! DONT LOOK IN BACK UNLESS YOU WANT TO SEE THE SHOCK AND AWE OF 100 NOS BOTTLES!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Pickles Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 That's pretty pimp. I expect some mounted pics on off-camber and traversing hills. You gotta test it, right? Maybe you could glue on some carbon fiber trim or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 Maybe you could glue on some carbon fiber trim or something. Don't go there !! The asshat PO epoxy'd (or welded or something) a carbon fiber shifter knob on. I don't mind at all except that I couldn't remove the boot when I pulled the tranny. It made that part a biach !! :furious: B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 That's some fancy new bling you got there Luker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 Guyyyy that's so large guy. congratulations on bringing your truck one step closer to being J-Spec guyyyy. Keep saving up so you can buy the coveted JDM Terrono RHD front clip, then you can go thru the Timmy's drive thru in reverse to show off to all the b-rods and haterz in the parking lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filthy Luker Posted November 5, 2005 Author Share Posted November 5, 2005 (edited) Guyyyy that's so large guy. congratulations on bringing your truck one step closer to being J-Spec guyyyy. Keep saving up so you can buy the coveted JDM Terrono RHD front clip, then you can go thru the Timmy's drive thru in reverse to show off to all the b-rods and haterz in the parking lot. Fawkin' LOL I got the little bastard is installed today: I spliced the wiring for backlighting into the cigarette lighter backlight. Cable was routed behind the dash panels so it's nice and hidden. This is the only portion of wiring visible. It's only about 1/2 inch so it doesn't really bother me. And in the dark.. this is what it looks like. The brightness setting for interior illumination also changes the brightness of the inclinometer backlighting. Testing will take place later tonight. sly Edited November 5, 2005 by Filthy Luker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harbinger Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 Looks good! Rice and all..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filthy Luker Posted November 6, 2005 Author Share Posted November 6, 2005 OK testing revealed that the Inclinometer indeed works: this one was accidental.... oops! This one wasn't So some wierdos in Xterras show up and we decide to make it a run sly: -bounce- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBikeMike Posted November 6, 2005 Share Posted November 6, 2005 Looks cool man :thumb: Nice installation, but it looks kinda big for the middle of the dash! Does it get in the way for daily driving? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Geologist Posted November 6, 2005 Share Posted November 6, 2005 Clean install...did the x-terra pull through the bog in that last photo? It looks like it gets worse before it gets better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted November 6, 2005 Share Posted November 6, 2005 Looks like you had fun... Did you pick up a case of coke for me?? I assume that's Nigel's truck - where's his tire carrier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelmanLS1 Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Don't go there !! The asshat PO epoxy'd (or welded or something) a carbon fiber shifter knob on. I don't mind at all except that I couldn't remove the boot when I pulled the tranny. It made that part a biach !! :furious: B You know a friend of mine wanted a short shifter on his CRX but didn't want to pay for anything... we took some bolt cutters to it and took about 2.5" off then epoxied a new knob on. Maybe you should try the same thing... you know since everyone wants a short shifter in their Pathfinder... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrano Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Now that's better, I am not used to seeing pathies without a clinometer))) By the way, when I looked at your dashboard I thought "what a strange pathy, 100 km\h is a top speed... my diesel pathy has a maximum of 160 km\h..." And only then I noticed it was mph, not kph shown on that scale.)))) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelmanLS1 Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 That brought a question to mind... aren't you in Canada? Don't you guys use km? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 That brought a question to mind... aren't you in Canada? Don't you guys use km? yes & yes... Luker's truck must be an imported import? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vsicks Pathy Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Looked good untill the wire up. Why did you run the wire like you did? It is not as though you didn't put holes in the dash anyway? I just thought it should have been hidden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filthy Luker Posted November 7, 2005 Author Share Posted November 7, 2005 Nigel's tire carrier opened itself up as he descended into the pit (it's a super steep entrance)... the carrier has to modified not to do it again because it's a major pain. The gauge cluster doesn't get in the way, as it's actually very low (maybe 3 inches high at the most). As to wiring, unless I was gonna take the whole dashboard apart there was no way of making the cabling more hidden. The issue is that my truck is 13 years old and has been through extremely hot and cold climates as we moved around the continent quite a bit... the plastics are so brittle that if I started touching the dash to take it apart, stuff would be snapping. How do I know? I tried to take some more panels out but they were just disintegrating in my hands. The 1 cm or so of cables I can see is something I can live with. And yes, the truck was purchased in the States, hence the imperial measurements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vsicks Pathy Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 The issue is that my truck is 13 years old and has been through extremely hot and cold climates as we moved around the continent quite a bit... the plastics are so brittle that if I started touching the dash to take it apart, stuff would be snapping. How do I know? I tried to take some more panels out but they were just disintegrating in my hands. We have the very same issues here. As would all Pathy owners. I saw your broken vent with all of the screw in points missing as well as the corner. Mine has only got one left. No biggy. I still can't see why you didn't drill straight down. There is plenty of room for your arm and hand behind the dash. It would have been a simple task to find the end of the cable and pull it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filthy Luker Posted November 7, 2005 Author Share Posted November 7, 2005 Yea.. i tried to pull out the vent assembly but it started to disintegrate at the top as well. It's hard to see on pics but the damage was getting to a point where I decided to cut my losses and go the easier route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaseZero Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Believe it or not, but the north american pathfinders actually had provisions in the dash for that clinometer. There are holes cut into the steel under the dashpad foam that cover up the rectangular holes that those speed nuts fit into. When I installed mine it went in secured with all factory hardware in the stock location. it even has a proper sized hole in the center to run power for the back lights. I'll snap a pic of my parts pathy. I exposed all of the holes in the dash on the parts one, so I wouldn't mangle my good dash. I wouldn't be without it now! Everyone that sees it asks where it came from and if it's factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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