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I see now what I have. this is from ebay: I guess the PO just destroyed everything, fixed nothing. Was anything mounted to the right half of the housing? The upper area sure looks to have mounting holes.

My more knowledgeable buddy says I need ball joints sometime soon, he sees the grease coming out. I guess I'll pass on the alignment till that gets done. thanks

I dont have any more right now, but Ill upload them when I do. Thanks for the interest.

So the area next to the turn signals didn't have a light at one time. there are broken off bits that look like they accepted screws in an earlier life.

Yes, the ball joints are worn, but so is my checking account.

Thanks for the tips about the windows. Thought it might be a single point of failure since they both dont work but the front does. The lot that sold it to me had a locksmith try for an hour to get the locks working, no go. I made a fresh key from the old copy, no go there either. I was HOPING it might just be that the key is too worn. Crank pulley...check. Any special tools needed?

this is my grill area. did it have fog lights at some point?

thanks, I will definitely be pestering you folks. who's the expert on the door electronics? any good threads on the front door windows going up and down, but not the back? Also, the locks dont work at all. Do you need to get to the lock cylinder to tell Nissan what key you need, or can they use the VIN? we will be doing the timing belt Saturday. What's the best thread on that one? any gotchas? One more. Is it true that you need to get a front end alignment done at a Nissan dealer? thanks Crab

thanks for all the info, that's great! I was thinking of taking the rig to a body shop to get the door right. I hope someone will do it. Didn't think of the usefulness of the power amp wire, I was ticked with finding something else broken every day. I will salvage that wire for sure now. And I need to take a picture of the grill. this is my first Pfinder, and I've noticed there seem to be several trim packages. Mine has what looks like mounting rings for lights down low on either side of the license plate, but the rig was in a fender bender and there's nothing in the mounting brackets now. Auxiliary lights are always tempting on a rig, yes? I have not seen replacement factory fog lights, if in fact that's what used to be in my grill. Thanks again. I have a million questions. Crab

PASSED SMOG TODAY. what was I sweating, no biggie. I only did the ECM code dance for a few weeks. Oxygen sensor then Injectors ( one was bad, fouled the plug. replaced them all. that was fun, they wouldn't come out, had to remove the rails. Then the first set wouldn't go in AT all, crushed one with a C clamp. Next set went right in) At this point I had spent more for parts than I did for the car. Next and final code was EGR function. We had forgotten to replace the vacuum hose. THANKS NISSAN! Decided to replace PCV valve and that hose since it was sitting there all lonely.

ah, ok. I found one piece at the JY that's about 75% still there, might make a mold of it to create a complete piece. The cast it out of steel or something.

My new to me 93 XE (253k miles) has been abused. No maintenance has been done that I can see. apart from the motor and trans, everything is broken. Rear windows on both sides don't roll up, afraid to try locking anything because Key does not lock or unlock the doors One window is stuck halfway down. Rear window lock is gone. At least the front windows go up and down. Driver door sags badly. Console does not look original, not bolted down. ebrake not centered in the slot in the console. Odd wiring harnesses lying around that don't connect to anything, like under the console and front seats. The relay that is supposed to be on the firewall just to the right of the left hood hinge is just not there. Wonder what that was for? Some crazy stereo was installed at some point then tore out with a pliers, wires hanging out of everywhere, power for an amp just dangling ion the rear of the car, etc. Dash is crap, of course. Why is the trim around the dash air vents always missing on these vehicles? I've seen 20 at local JYs and they are all messed up in the same way. In the hunt to stop the check engine light,In the last 2 weeks I've done New Oxygen sensor Cleaned EGR valve Cleaned MAF sensor New PCV valve New Idle air control valve 6 new injectors New plugs, wires, cap, rotor and coil Replaced about 20 hoses Also did front rotors, calipers and pads. Rear brakes just adjusted, couldn't get shoes that match what was on the car, what I got at Napa wouldn't fit. Tried several shops, they all had the same ones that don't fit. Another mystery. Runs like a champ now, though. I know I have to do the timing belt soon. Parts are in the garage. New tires and we are good for the winter. Going to try the 235/75 15 Hankook DynaPro AT. $96, free to the store at Walmart. I'll take them to my local guy to get mounted.

Thanks.

Hello people. Bringing it home tomorrow, eager to change all the fluids. What do you use for the rear diff/ transfer case / transmission? Is it listed here on the forum? Until I get an owners manual and FSM I'll be relying on you folks. I have a picture on Google drive but haven't ascertained how to display it yet. The Image link in the editor doesnt like my link to the image on Google drive. Crab