RainGoat

Thanks for posting. I saw your pics on Face Book and wondered if you were on NPORA. Looks great!!

I have the swingate itself, the tire adapter, the metal hinge arms & the guide. I'm missing the other two latch brackets, the release mechanism & the hinge covers. (I'm trying to post a picture but haven't done it before so it may take me a bit to figure it out). I would REALLY appreciate it if you run across the missing parts as I definitely want to do it and TowndawgR50 has the expertise and has offered to help!! Thanks hawairish !!!

When I bought my truck in '02 I purchased the OEM hitch at a discount elsewhere & mounted it myself. Just took it off for a bit in October and I was amazed to find no real rust anywhere (and it's been in the Pac NW for 12 years. I really like & trust the OEM design but I will mention that you can't mount a Wilco hitch gate in there due to the back plating. GSpeed151 managed to do it but his solution was imperfect. I'm planning on retrofitting a OEM swingate so it shouldn't matter. Yours looks good!

Kyle (ferrariowner123) kindly gave me his swingate but I need the latch mounts below the liftgate in the center. If anybody sees these in a pick and pull, junkyard, etc. I would GREATLY appreciate if you could grab them for me. TowndawgR50 has offered to help me mount mine but I just need those last parts. Thanks!!

Curious as to why? Maybe something I can learn here as I plan to lift this spring.

I see your rig is up & running again. I should be getting my repaired this month. Looking forward to seeing yours!!

I'll be interested to see how that pans out for you. If it settles to a half inch or less, that sounds pretty good. I'll bet it does & then it will likely be 2" when towing or under heavy load. Keep us posted.

I'm also looking at pulling my OEM to replace it with a Pioner AVH-X390 to get Waze, Pandora & 2 Camera inputs (Backup & maybe an undercarriage cam). I have an '02 LE with the Double DIN 6CD Changer so I don't know that a double DIN will work for you. The CD player in my truck hasn't worked well when cold since the day it was made & now it would come with 6 permanent CDs as I don't think I've been able to get them to eject in 7-8 years! I Astrorami's doesn't come through, mine might be availble in a couple months.

Towndawg has convinced me, it's just a matter of time!

Can you swap out a Pathfinder Grill. That would give you 2 more options. I have an LE but have always liked the "mesh" look of the SEs. You could do the SE mesh black & still have gold surrounds (though that involves body color painting which is what has always stopped me in the past-not hard but a pain). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

GSpeed151 runs an RTT on his QX4 for about a year. I believe he bolted it to the load bars & has had no problems. You might ask him.

Do you have the "name", number or link to the Dupli Colour?

I just developed the ticking and stopped the truck and had it towed to a local shop (who is generally reliable & fair). They have diagnosed it as a lifter. Can I still drive it without further damaging the engine. If I do have them fix it it will probably involve a new water pump, radiator hoses, thermostats and spark plugs. If I'm going to do all that it seems wise to consider SeaFoaming it first but I don't want to damage the engine further.

I believe this is our light set up. Pathfinder HEADLIGHTS: PIAA H4/9004 Xtreme White (4150K) Headlights High/Low 60/55w= 135/125wXTRA FOG LIGHTS: PIAA H3 Xtreme White (4150K) Fog Lights 55w=85wXTRA AUXILLARY LIGHTS: 4 KC Slimlites Titanium finish c super white 130w Ice Blue Halogen bulbs-2 Fog & 2 Driving Front combination light 21/5w 7443 Rear combination light Turn signal 27w 1156NA Stop/Tail 21/5w 7443 Back-up 18w 921 Pkg 7443 Directional F: 7443 & Rear: 1156A High Mount Stop 5w 168 Sidemarker F: 7443 License 5w 168 x2 Map: 1895 Dome: DE3175 Trunk: DE3175 Interior light 10w Vanity mirror light 1.4w Personal light 8w 4 Vanity Glovebox 2 Map 2 Ctr Backseat 1 Cargo Dome 2 Front Pkg-Turn-Amber 2 License 2 Rear amber Turn-upper 2 Parking/Brake-Ctr 2 Backup-lower This is my red map light DDM Tuning BA9S LED Light Bulbs, 5 x 5050 SMD, Red, 1 Year Warranty (BA9S-5X5050, Red)

This is the theory I have been following. One particular exception is that I use a red LED in the driver map. I have been advised by my friends in the military that green is really the proper hue as it allows you to see color on a map better & still preserves your night vision. I particularly like that I can defeat all the interior lights & keep the truck dark if I want to-I have good night vision & sometimes set up by moonlight. Attached to the interior passenger side of my inside rear hatch is a flood light with a toggle that I can use to light up the rear. I also have lights under my rear bumper, lateral to the hitch frame, that turn on when reversing. I also have a toggle by the fuel door release lever to turn it on at other times. My front auxiliary lights were put on in 2004 so they are currently halogen. When I put on a new bumper I am considering my LED alternatives as they draw much less power, are typically more resistant to vibration & work well as floods. My front passenger headlight mount is cracked from my accident & I'm thinking about HID alternatives but I don't really want to spend more than $200 to do both. My PIAAs have worked great for 15 years. I like the hue (bright but not blue), they are brighter & they have been very resistant to burnout (~40-70K miles-many on rough AZ/UT/CO roads). I like Kyles JDMs but I don't have his electrical expertise & they have required a significant amount of time. Between my parents & other cars, I maintain about 5 vehicles for people & have LED'd the interior of most & some of the exterior of others. My experience has been mixed & has been tempered by their performance over time. Frequently the cheaper ones burn out quickly & some have a low level glow even when off (LEDing a 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee was a nightmare). I have used Diode Dynamics with mixed results (not sure they're worth it). DDM Tuning worked well. JDM AStar & iJDMToy have been decent.

Unfortunately I don't have the pan hard with me quite yet. I could fit the links in my luggage for the flight home but my Mom took the pan hard back to KC & needs to ship it to me (it was too long to fit in the luggage). My suspension upgrade is waiting until I get my front bumper done - 6 months & I still haven't quite cracked that one. If you need measurements I'm sure my Mom could get them.

I've used PIAA 4100K Xtra bulbs for about 15 yrs & >80K. They cost a bit ~$70 but give great light & last a long time. I totally agree with the comment regarding Sylvannia-I used them in my sedan & they burnt out more than 2 to 1 to the PIAA. Despite significant off road use in AZ the PIAAs held up 50-70K & 10 yrs a piece at least. I also liked the 4100K as it gave good light without going blue. I did this 15yrs ago & now run 5&6K HID in my other cars & would possibly go there now. I broke one of my headlight mounts in a fender bender & am considering an HID replacement though it seems there is some controversy there. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Sorry, XPLORx4. I bought them from him in early September. Just wanted to let you know because MICHIGAN AVE is now driving a Ford Raptor and likely doesn't visit the NPORA forum too often.

I like the option of personalizing the vinyl tire cover with a sticker. Might use something Pacific Northwesty!

I guess Kyle & I now know who to call if our rigs need haulin' home

Love the link Citron!! For overnighters we've often been lazy with either Starbucks Via or just some of that bottled/canned cold Stumptown Coffee we have here in the NW (I don't know if it gets distributed elsewhere). Both are okay but we've been looking at 9-12 cup Percolators to try out - any suggestions? OKAY, sorry, I realize Citron's little joke has just hijacked the thread-what do you want, Coffee is ADDICTIVE!!! If you live the NW, you really can't escape it. Even 20 years ago, you could be in the middle of nowhere and find an outhouse sized shack that was serving lattes!

With regard to that driver's side wheel well space, I saw a rig walk around of a Nissan Patrol in Australia by Michael on Overland Bound where the Patrol owner said he put a fairly high capacity water bladder in there. He indicated that was a pretty common practice in Australia and that they had several ready made products for that application. I've been wanting to run that down. Maybe one of the Australians on this forum could fill us in. I was going to pursue through that Patrol owner & maybe PCoA or the Australian R50 FB site.