RainGoat

Yours is an ‘03 LE right? Hmm, I have the factory hitch harness which works fine itself but maybe you’re right it may not play well with LEDs. Unfortunately, I use a trailer about a dozen times a year so I would kind of like to keep the harness hooked up. I’ll ponder.

Sorry to hear all that Micah!

My current dash - oh yeah, looking good!

Hmm, yours puzzles me. I figured if@TowndawgR50 did it, so would yours. My LEDs: Stop/Tail #7443 DDM Tuning Red 6xCree LEDs Rear Turn Signal #1156NA DDM Tuning Amber 6xCree LEDs https://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/7443-6xCree LED Relay Novita EP34 LED Relay https://www.amazon.com/Tridon-EP34-Flasher/dp/B00064LQKS

Hmmm, the LED relay does NOT stop the turn signals from disengaging the Cruise Control. I wouldn’t have thought that mattered much as how often does that happen - turns out, quite alot. I think it happened 2-3 DOZEN times on last weekend’s trip on I-90 over the Cascades. I’m seriously going to have to consider putting the incandescents back in the turn signals (hopefully the brake LEDs don’t cause it too).

My wiring is fine. It only appeared after changing out the rear brake & turn signals to LEDs. Cruise cuts out when I activate the turn signal. Same thing with@TowndawgR50. His persists with resistors. I used an LED relay switch so I’ll give a report once I’ve had a chance to test it.

Yep, I left the original & used double sided foam tape to secure the new one to the old (couldn’t find my good 3M tape)

Okay, well, unfortunately not as easy as all that. I had to take apart the lower dash to get to it. It’s way up in there. It also has a slightly different shape. I can’t get back there to release the original & the replacement doesn’t lock into the plug like the original. Well, I’ll give it a shot. It did fix the hyperblink - I’ll have ti get it all reassembled to see if it will fix the cruise disengaging.

Does anyone know which relay is for the turn signal. I’ve installed LEDs in my rear turn signals & besides hyperflashing, activating the turn signal disengages my cruise control (highly annoying).@TowndawgR50 put in resistors & fixed the hyperflash but not the cruise control disengage. I’ve got an LED CF13 relay but I can’t seem to positively identify the location of the relay in the truck so that I can replace it. I thought I could use my ear but no luck.

I’m right there with you. My wife said I looked like I was 50 going on 20 : (

Went on a weekend shake down trip for the new suspension in the Cascades. I can really see why I’ve never heard a complaint about the ARB OME struts & HD springs. That’s a 97# bumper on there and the truck has never driven smoother or tighter. I’m looking forward to an A-Arm poly upgrade. I find the Land Rover 9448s a little rough but they improve with some load.[mention=37543]TowndawgR50[/mention] thinks part of the rear issue may be my Tyler Morgan control arms as his truck is smoother in back. I’m running his old Bilstein 5100s while we figure out the right 5165s so that may be contributing as well. I think I’m getting a little top out now & then. Thanks again to[mention=37543]TowndawgR50[/mention] who consumed three whole afternoons (until Midnightish) working with me to change everything over. It honestly would never have happened without him.

Ultimately, this was just a trial fitting. The bumper was there &[mention=37543]TowndawgR50[/mention] couldn’t help himself. Whoever the prior owner had weld it up did a mediocre job & made some mistakes in the mounting plate fitment. It would never have gone on without cutting, grinding, bending & welding (all by[mention=37543]TowndawgR50[/mention]). Also, it weighs 97# so @02_Pathy &[mention=32880]ferrariowner123[/mention] had to help muscle it up & hold it in place while he made fitment adjustments. It will need to come off for repainting and light & winch mounting - plus I’ll paint the seam, washer reservoir & intake resonators black. While it’s off,[mention=37543]TowndawgR50[/mention] wants to radius the corners & improve the welds (he’s a perfectionist & I’m gratefull). It does look good & I’m thankful to have it but I’ll probably switch it out once @pinestospines ([mention=36148]hawairish[/mention] &[mention=37543]TowndawgR50[/mention] ) finish development on their version. Those two just make a great team. They really think things through & are willing to go back & rework a problem until they get exactly what they want. Through discussion & first hand observation I have great faith in both of their judgements.

I bought a stubby back when I bought my car but I found the radio reception to be terrible with it & went back to the whip. I’ve done this at least three times over the first few years I had the car. If you’re not using the radio, a stubby is a nice way to keep a clean look but I wouldn’t recommend it if you do care about reception.

My “new” bumper! Only 2 1/2 years after my fender bender, I was finally able to get an off-road bumper for the Pathfinder. It’s a second hand Coastal Offroad bumper which I obtained from a guy in Portland who was returning his R50 to stock. It was installed at a @pines2spines Tiger Mountain Test Lab workshop by the PNW R50 crew. (@02_Pathy,[mention=32880]ferrariowner123[/mention] & some interim storage by[mention=39745]stpickens[/mention]). It NEVER would have been successful, however, without the insight and technical skills of the Grandmaster of Ceremonies,[mention=37543]TowndawgR50[/mention], to whom I am forever indebted!

I saw it yesterday & it looks mean!

Yeah, we’ve developed a really nice collection of People with 6-8 core R50s and a handful of peripheral ones along with close association with@hawairish & his folks down the in the SW.

Another Pathy Party (5 this time)! Yesterday started as a Pines to Spines Offroad SubFrame Drop test fitment party on the Gambler 500 rig; however, after taking this picture, the guys all said my front end was such an eyesore that something had to be done.(@TowndawgR50 , [mention=40509]pathy_02[/mention],[mention=32880]ferrariowner123[/mention])

Welcome!

I don’t know much more than what I posted. I would google car diversity antennas

Many R50s have what’s called a diversity antenna in the front windshield. This is in addition to the whip antenna and is meant to improve signal capture. You can see it running up the midline of the windshield. As an FYI, you can see these in many other vehicles though they often put them in the cargo area side windows (they are those things which look like defrosters on the cargo area windows of 4Runners & other vehicles).