Karmann

Lucky guy, I'm going for upgrades when my return comes in too.

Look in my build, that's about as step by step as you're going to get. Bake them, open the case, clean out the old adhesive, take out the center reflector and light assembly, and replace with the projector housing with lamp etc, find the best order of hardware that works for you. Seal it back up, wire it, and god speed while aiming.

Underbody lights? Do you mean the ones in the bumper? The middle ones are Rigid Dually Spots and the outers are some cheap LED floods I bought from a guy on Expo. I wired all four to work with a 2nd gen "off road lamp" Xterra factory switch, which kept the interior looking clean. The wiring was fairly standard for accessory lights, and I mounted them by trimming the plastic in that area of the bumper, then drilling them in place. Otherwise I don't have ones for the underbody, you may be thinking of CNAM.

Thanks!! Thank you very much, I just finished this weekend.

I baked the whole assembly at 225 for 7 minutes after I removed the rubber components to loosen up the adhesive. It was indeed a pain to open it up, the stock glue is very sticky and messy. It gets on everything in sight. Once it was open though it was pretty easy.

Just curious what setup everyone with HIDs in the headlights everyone is running, so post some pics with a description. Here's mine: Aimed DDM Tuning D2S projectors, 55w 5000k bulbs (their whitest ones), Maxima shroud, wiring harness, ballasts, matching 35w plug and play H3 bulbs in the fogs, clear corners with dual-mode smd LEDs, and a blacked out lens ring. More details are in my build.

I bought by "Euro" antenna on Amazon, $13 and it's been perfectly acceptable after three years and some bushwhacking. Decent reception, and definitely looks better.

I agree with the above comments. Welcome to NPORA, and unfortunately there are very limited options as far as headers go, I know on mine even "unbolting" the cats would require a torch, so with corrosion and all it will probably be quite the job.

Wet Okley (sp?) covers are great, waterproof neoprene. I haven't had a use for mine as my cloth is still in good shape, but they're worth looking at.

Courtesy parts may have something you need, though you'll pay through the nose for it.

Please put this in the members ride area.

Junkyards suck here, but the most I've gotten was my red "4WD" badge from an isuzu rodeo. Then a few random emblems I liked the look of, nothing I've put on a car.

I'd look at crutchfield, they sell an adapter which allows the steering wheel controls to work, and for everything to play nice with the "Bose" (clarion) speakers.

Get split trailing arm bushings in the rear, to make them easier to install and save some on the arms themselves. Replace suspension components as they go out, or indicate as such. These can be safety items, so don't skimp, but you don't necessarily have to replace them prematurely if they seem to be in good shape. Lifting depends if you like the stock ride, if so then go for spacers. If you don't or want extra load capacity, I cannot recommend the OME springs enough. Them, coupled with shocks and struts will give you an extremely nice ride over rough terrain, and highways alike. Tires wise, look into the Cooper Discoverer AT3s, I just installed them and love them. They were substantially cheaper than the duratracs as an added bonus too.

Looks like fun! Good looking fish you caught there. The top is a pariah and the bottom a ___? I forgot the name.

I believe Napa has the similar, extended axles I mentioned.

I believe Rockford CVs have been popular, and thought to be stronger. I think they're available through autozone? Not 100% about that, I know Stioc's thread on ExPo has the details, he just swapped.

They are not DOT approved, so I would suggest finding a legal alternative to avoid problems. Lights like that can have hot spots, and may blind other drivers, even if installed properly, due to the lack of a projector assembly. If even the seller says "off road use only" I would proceed with caution. If they're for auxiliary lights however, they shouldn't be an issue so long as you don't use them on the street.

They are not DOT approved, so I would suggest finding a legal alternative to avoid problems. Lights like that can have hot spots, and may blind other drivers, even if installed properly, due to the lack of a projector assembly. If even the seller says "off road use only" I would proceed with caution. If they're for auxiliary lights however, they shouldn't be an issue so long as you don't use them on the street.

Sad thing is I already had the LCAs replaced with new bushings. So the hunting continues I guess.

I actually bought some but have yet to install, I replaced the front sway bar bushings, so hopefully the steering rack ones will get rid of the rest. How bad of a job was it to replace? Seems pretty straightforward.

I had the front tires rebalanced, turns out the wheel weights fell off and/or were never installed in the first place. Fixed 95% of the wobbles. I ordered some new sway bar end links up front, rear trailing arm, and rear panhard bar link. Hopefully that smooths out the rest.

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Front swaybar removal for me was a 30 minute job in my driveway without a lift. I put it back on to replace some bushings, but took it completely off to inspect it etc.

That's a cool option to have, I have the same overhead console as that, but the simple manual mirror in mine.