AlabamaDan

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I was a car nut in high school but wrecked all my favorites and then cars became basic transportation for 20 years. But recently I purchased a Q70 and in got me back into doing more than just keeping them running. The NuFinish may last longer, but I really didn't like it. You mentioned your G... My routine for my Q is a little more than what I put down for my QX but I'm thinking of showing it in some local shows. So the steps for paint detailing it are are:1. Wash with blue Optimum No Rinse2. Clay with Meguiars G1016 Smooth Surface Clay Kit3. Wash with blue Optimum No Rinse4. Treat with McKee's 37 Hydro Blue5. Seal with Jescar Power Lock Blue6. Wax with Collinite 845 twice I just did this in the last couple of weeks and absolutely love the finish. Previously I was using some basic wal-mart wash for 1 and 2 and then just a Meguiars wax in place of steps 4-6. I was pleased with the results from that until I used the above. Purchasing all those products will set you back quite a bit, but you use such a small amount they should last a long time and the results are so good! I figure I'll get about six months out of it.

I'm not sure what can be done about flaking clear coat. I think the best that can be done is to put a good coat of wax on it. As for the small rusty spot, I had some on my hood from rock chips and the clay bar removed the surface rust. I've used white rubbing compound before and it worked too. Once the rust is gone, touch up paint, and a good coat of wax will protect the metal from future rusting. Have you used NuFinish before? I used that about a year ago on one of my vehicles and my results were just terrible. Just terrible.

I'm not sure what you mean by this. Can you explain?

I think the taillights from the Pathfinder are different from the QX4. Maybe you're confusing the two?

I've been looking around a lot since I started this post and narrowed it down to the Midland 75-822 that hawairish has or the Cobra 75WXST. I like the look of the Cobra, reviews say people complain about the sound so the Midland looks better. I like hawairish's installation in the center console.

Washed it and brought it in the garage for some TLC.

I might not be the best at lifts, welding and custom bumpers, but I'm good with detailing. My plan is: 1. Clay with Meguiars G1016 Smooth Surface Clay Kit2. Wash with blue Optimum No Rinse3. Seal with Jescar Power Lock Blue - wait a day4. Wax with Collinite 845 - Wait a day 5. Wax with Collinite 845 - Wait a day

As you may know, I've owned my 1998 QX4 for about 18 years, I'm the 2nd owner. It was a daily driver hauling kids around, driving all over the SouthEast and basically we just ran it through automated car washes. I drove it to hunting camp sometimes. Then it became the 3rd vehicle with some problems and then it started being neglected. Now I've decided to keep it and I've been working on it. It's running well and I've cleaned it throughly and fixed a few things here and there. I wonder how the 20 year old OE paint will shine? I washed it well today and I'm bringing it inside to run the full paint detail job on it - starting with a clay bar, the a sealant, and finally a high quality wax. We'll see how it goes. It's hard to adequately see how dull the paint is right now and it feels awful. The pics below show some dullness. As for how it feels, find some sheet rock in your house and run your hand across it - that's about the same.

Those are awful close. Maybe 32s are big enough... Thanks for sharing the video.

So basically, there are no significant issues with a 2" lift?

Okay. 33s?

I would love to lift my QX4 a few inches an put some 35s on it. It would make so much more capable off road and look great. But it seems like there are so many things to consider. A 2" lift seems to start with 2 new struts, 2 new shocks, and 4 new springs. Then there things that have to be adjusted right, camber bolts. Do you have to extend the steering shaft? What about brake lines? How about that brake sensor on the rear axle? I keep reading about possible issues with CV axle angles too. I know many (most) of y'all have lifted your R50. What are the side effects?

I'm not too worried about the vibration at this point, but that's a good idea.

It is bright and really lights up well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Could installing the dome light backwards cause a short and blow the fuse? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Interesting... I received my high quality led bulbs today from Amazon today. Interestingly I installed the bulbs in the same order as my Chinese eBay bulbs. Map lights first work fine. The the dome light and poof nothing worked. The fuse blew again. I replaced the dome light with the OEM bulb then the fuse and everything works again. What gives?

I'm working on replacing my interior bulbs

I got some recommendations on bulbs from this thread: I ordered the dome lights and map lights from Amazon the other day and they arrived today. Amazon really wastes a lot in packaging, but they arrived safe and sound. The packaging from the seller was pretty awesome. I felt like I had bought jewelry. Here's what the original bulb looks like compared to the OEM. You can see my cheapo eBay bulb earlier in the thread. It works well and is brighter than the OEM. But, I can't decide if I like it. It is a bright white where as the OEM is warm and yellow. So the choice is warm and dim or bright and white.

Since installation Monday, I've been driving the last few days and through the sunroof I can see it vibrating from the wind resistance, but no noise.

I had I had one for years...

hmmmmm

Approach angle.... you're right. Definitely a bad mark.

Okay. Based on your links I just ordered the ones from amazon. That's the map lights and dome lights. I ordered those previously from eBay and those were junk. I'm excited to have your super bright ones! I'll pick up a green, blue or red when I make up my mind on the color? lol thanks much dude! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk