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    Welcome New Members !

    in New People Start Here!

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    1 hour ago, poachr said:

    I was reading up on changing the timing belt. 

     

    I did mine about 10 years and 80k ago.  I was a major job, but not all together difficult.  Took a good 20 hours as I'm an amateur mechanic.  Just follow the FSM.  I seem to recall it was very detailed.  There was some point where it called for a special tool I didn't have, but we just used our hands.

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    Paint Restoration on 1998 QX4

    in 96-2004 R50 Pathfinders

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    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.  :P

    Saved a Pathfinder from the junkyard

    in New People Start Here!

    Posted · Edited by AlabamaDan

    Looks like an epic project indeed.  I think the parts car looks pretty good - maybe better than the one you're working on....  Keep us updated.  By the way if you you enclose the url for your photo within " " I think the photo will show in the thread.

     

    Cool name btw.  IronFist.  Are you from KunLum?

    Paint Restoration on 1998 QX4

    in 96-2004 R50 Pathfinders

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    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 Kit
    2. Wash with blue Optimum No Rinse
    3. Seal with Jescar Power Lock Blue - wait a day
    4. Wax with Collinite 845 - Wait a day

    5. Wax with Collinite 845 - Wait a day

     

     

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    Paint Restoration on 1998 QX4

    in 96-2004 R50 Pathfinders

    Posted · Edited by AlabamaDan
    Add another pic.

    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.4C1FACE1-44FF-4CBB-9A8B-4B180FCB7A79_zps

     

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    Complications with getting lift

    in 96-2004 R50 Pathfinders

    Posted · Edited by AlabamaDan

    2 hours ago, mjotrainbrain said:

    Now, as far as mods needed got a 2" lift, all you have to worry about is the camber bolts.  The rest isn't needed until you go higher.  Steering shaft only needs extending when you do an SFD, brake lines and brake sensor should be ok (although brake lines are easy enough to replace with OEM parts from other Nissans; @hawairish knows the details for that) unless you go 3 inches or more, and CV angle will only be an issue with over 2" of lift with spacers at full droop.  With a spring lift like you seemed to suggest you're planning to get, you shouldn't have any issues with CV binding since the suspension still has the exact same range of travel as before, it's just that the CV will be at a higher angle more often so it'll wear out quicker than normal; they should still last a good long time, but for under $200 you can put your mind at ease and reap some other benefits with some manual hubs.

     

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

    Complications with getting lift

    in 96-2004 R50 Pathfinders

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    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?

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    Switching to LEDs in the interior

    in General Forums

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    I definitely do not like the neutral white either (and it’s really not neutral but falls slightly on the cool side- maybe 4700k). The only reason I got it was because they didn’t have warm white in that high quality brand. Superbrightled’s map lights looked like they wouldn’t have been bright enough with so few emitters, however they had every color available so I grabbed red from them (I wanted the red to be on the dim side anyway). So then I wanted the brightest possible passenger map light LED to make up for not really having one in my driver side since 99.99999% of the time I won’t be needing the red.
     
    I’m sure there is probably another good brand that has high quality bright warm white BA9S LEDs and I just didn’t do enough research..


    It is bright and really lights up well.


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    Interior Lights Went Out

    in 96-2004 R50 Pathfinders

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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?

    Switching to LEDs in the interior

    in General Forums

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    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.

     

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    Here's what the original bulb looks like compared to the OEM.  You can see my cheapo eBay bulb earlier in the thread.

     

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    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.

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