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Thus isn't necessarily hard core. More like soft core. Anyway I have a 95 pathfinder and I really dislike the fog lights. We do get fog here but they really don't do anything. I had purchased these a couple years back for a custom bumper build wanted to do. So far that hasnt happened, so i figured I would put them in the factory position. I probably could have moved them a bit more outward, but not much. I had some expanded metal left over so that's what I used to cover up the open areas. I would say it's a 5 foot bumper. From 5 feet away it looks good. I didn't take the time to make everything smooth and fancy. I wanted them useable. We all know the factory headlights leave a lot to be desired in terms of light output. These were $50 each if I remember correctly. They are spots, not fogs. I needed more light output. You can't even tell the headlights are on with them on sitting in the rig. I can't get a pic small enough to upload. I closed photobucket because of the pricing. I don't have any other way to upload the pic unless I can turn the resolution down on my phone and take another pic? Any ideas?

I don't blame you. Buy quality when you only want to do the job one time.

170 is proper?

What have you done to your rig? Lift, bigger tires, wider tires? I have a 95 4x4 5 speed, 2" suspension lift, 2" body lift, stock 31" tires. I get about 17mpg. I don't drive it like I stole it. I shift at around 4000k rpm's. When do you shift? Do you lug it? I mean shift at low rpm's? Max torque is around 3800k rpm's.

Kids are funny that way

Like Adam said, leave it in place. You won't be able to go any faster with it removed.

That's the reason I don't skimp on certain things.

I'm getting about 17 mpg.

Using the improper thermostat for any vehicle isn't good for fuel mileage. Putting a lower stat in only opens up the stat sooner. You vehicle will eventually get up to normal operating temp. So putting in a different stat doesn't help anything. The lower hose should be cooler than the upper hose. The upper hose has the hot coolant from the engine. The lower hose is after the rad cools it before going back into the engine.

Without looking there is no way to know. The difference is the spray pattern. Others may correct me if I'm wrong, but the black and blue can be interchanged. Buy new, have yours cleaned and tested, or wrecking yard

Not to be rude, why did you drop the front diff? I didn't drop mine when I did the clutch. I had no issues with the front diff getting in the way.

When I replaced mine, they were all flat.

I have a 2" body lift, 2" suspension lift. No issue with ball joint angle. I'm running stock 31's with aftermarket wheels. That the only reason I put of the body lift. The wheels poke out more. The body lift gave the clearance so the tires didn't rub when turning.

I ran new wires to the door speakers. I didn't go through the factory loom. I poked a hole in the grommet in the door and ran new wire through there. Same with the grommet on the body. Other vehicles I have used existing wiring and spliced into the new deck wiring. I haven't noticed a sound difference.

Those little guys are expensive, don't know why.

Learning to weld takes a bit of time. You have to learn the puddle. If it's too hot or too cold. I would suggest taking a class at your local college, if you have one close by. You could probably build the bumper in class? I'm not a fan of the pre runner style bumpers. I won't be doing any major off roading. I won't need a bumper that would give me a lot of approach angle. I will be doing something similar to a stock bumper, in terms of style. It will have angles so it will match the square body of the pathfinder better. I have a 95.

No need to use rtv. Make sure you replace the bolt grommets also.

Possibly the spring is put on wrong? Flip it around and see if it works.

I'm not sure about your specific application. Generally the things like that are for idle assist. Idle up when the a.c. is turned on. Possibly cold idle assist. From the pic it looks like you have a 4 cylinder? They generally won't rest completely on the throttle arm.

Don't be surprised if it doesn't work. Pretty normal for these. My tach doesn't work. If you are worried about shift points, I use the 15, 30, 50mph when shifting. The max torque output in terms of rpm's is 3800k if I remember correctly.

Run another ground for the Maf. I ran mine to the core support where another ground was to insure the ground would be good. I would also check the iac valve.

Mine didn't look as good as yours. I had to weld a couple bearing races to make mine useable again. Anyway it is often a part that is overlooked when doing the front suspension.

I haven't had a chance to start on bumpers for my pathfinder. I don't like most of the bumpers that are produced. At some point I will get started.

Have you checked the controller for the idle air control valve? I believe it is an ohm check?

I'm not sure if you read through my recent thread where I was having some weird electrical issues. Anyway, once you start the vehicle, push in on the key and move it around a bit. Just be careful so you don't engage the starter. I was having intermittent issues, no radio, ac, ect. I would wiggle the key, thing would come back on.