laxman0324

I got in an accident a couple months ago, and my front bumper, as well as the bumper covers are definitely messed up, and the bumper punctured the coolant overflow tank. So I actually have two questions... 1. Where is the best place to buy the parts online? All of my parts are just the plain black, no chrome. 2. Do you guys think I should replace anything else? I was going to get a bumper retainer as well since it looks like it sits right where the impact was. Thanks, Mike

You have PM, that was the one i was looking at.

if you shift like he did with the truck on, you would get a nice grind going from N-4lo, you need to have a smooth @!*% like he did from 4lo-4hi.

Bends do create turbulence, but how the 4" tubing with two 90 degree bends in it compares with a straight 3" pipe, i have no idea... well hopefully the local autozone has a straight pipe that will fit, if not im gonna have to go with the weaponR intake

I think thats all the pop charger is, if you go to the manufacturers website... ive been interested in this also, so let me get the options straight weaponR intakes for 97-99 - $140-200 (two diff. kinds) ebay for xterra - $90 on ebay popcharger from mfr on courtesy parts - $150 ricer parts and k&n filter from autoxon - $70ish? are there any others?

yea but you gotta love having the shifter there, i feel badass when someone asks what its for, they always think that it means my 4wd is better... and in case this happens to you as well, if you push it back up into 2hi but the light stays on, just cut the wheels and move a little bit and 2wd should disengage, it just needs a little push first...also, if your in N, if you shift into 4hi or 4lo you will hear a grind, you only dont get the grind if you go from 4lo-4hi or reverse in one smooth action...and yes you have to push straight down on the shifter to go into neutral, i had trouble with it at first too

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooo DO NOT drive on the highway in 4Lo, u wouldnt even want to do that in 4Hi. Try pushing the lever straight down and forward back into 4hi like you had to do to get to 4lo...if that doesnt work do not take it on the highway

boo on cummins...yay for powerstroke...ive never even seen what is useful about those trucks...oh wow you can make it sound like a big rig, but hold on, its not, so what is the point?

boooooo...way too popular in MD, Evo's are much rarer...besides, do u really like the way that boxer sounds?

Thanks guys...hope i can put in some useful info after not too long...any questions about a 163 M class or a 5th gen accord Im a genius... i will be spending prob a good 10-12 hrs on the pathfinder to get to know it better the first couple days im back on break, got a list of things i need to do 1. Replace HORRIBLE zip boots from 4x4parts.com with oem style ones 2. Fix w/e is clunking in the steering 3. Replace all bushing in rear suspension 4. Replace bumper and bumper caps, and coolant overflow tank 5. Find out what the hell is making the rattle right behind my sunroof (its driving me freaking crazy) 6. drain ALL fluids and replace then after xmas i get to... 1. install grill guard with off road lights (gonna wire them so they come on with parking lights) 2. Install taillight guards

Gotta love MD, we stay around 30 most of the winter, i dont remember getting lower and single digits in the 19 years ive been around

yea im on there...still go there a lot on the w163 forum, under the same name...and it came from Alabama, and was recently ranked the least reliable SUV mercedes has ever made, out of all 3 of them

I actually meant after the lift when i put on bigger tires...ive been on nissanforums.com for a month or two now and ive read on this one a lot but just now joined

Having owned one i can verify that the w163 M class mercedes were all very capable off road...full time 4wd, not awd, with lowrange capability...some guys custom fabbed some body lifts and raised the front via torsion bar to even it up, the smallest width tire they had were 8.5 inches. Now its not a hardcore trailrider, but pretty much anything you would do in an R50 you could do in a w163 go to benzworld.org and check out the 163 forum, its actually something a lot of those users are into

50k? I would go right to the Mercedes Dealer and tell them to find me an 02 ML 55 (which go for around 25k now), put the kleemann supercharger on it (15k), and save the rest for repairs (needed for these vehicles) and watch all of your 350Z's and such in my rearview mirror, then go hit the trails

you need a relay which has a connector to the battery, one for the ground, one for power to the lights, and one that is the turn on which you would want to splice into your parking lights, then they are on whenever your lights are on, and you can run a toggle switch after that if you choose

how much did these cost and where did you get them? I really want to lift, but dont want to buy new wheels

oh man you guys need to change the plugs on my ML 320. 3.2L V6, 12!! spark plugs. The easiest way to change them was to take off the front wheels and remove the liner to access the engine...

my 97 SE came with the rear spare tire carrier...it mounts to the body above and below the right taillight, and it has a locking mechanism at the bottom of the rear door. Also, the liscence plate is moved to the left side of the rear hatch with a black plastic assembly to hold it mounting to the door

Whats up everyone? My name is Mike, im a civil engineering student at University of Maryland at College Park. My previous vehicles were a 1999 Mercedes ML 320 and a 1996 Honda Accord LX 2.2L. My mods to the previous vehicles were: Mercedes: Updated projector headlights Projector fog lights Chrome grill strips Honda: JDM fog lights front and rear strut tower bars SRI intake 17x7 ADR Venomous rims with Nankang NS-1 tires Wiring trick with the turn signals in the bumper using civic sockets so I could have them on low power all the time and maintain my bright turn signal I sold the Mercedes because it started having some problems at 230k on the odo and bein a college student I couldnt afford to keep repairing it, so I went back and started modding my original car, the Accord. Now that was stolen almost two months ago, which led me to the Pathfinder. My pathfinder is a 1997 SE with the optional leather, bose sound system, sunroof, and the limited slip rear diff. So far, I put on the clear front bumper turn signals, and a Ravens spare tire cover on the rear mount spare. This pathfinder came with the bug guard, the sunroof wind deflector, and the rear wind deflector. My plans for this truck are a grill guard (remove the bug guard), off road lights in there, taillight guards, weaponR SRI, possibly a suspension lift with the Warn manual hubs, but i really like the look of the stock wheels and dont want to buy new wheels. http://s239.photobucket.com/albums/ff208/laxman0324/ That has pics of all three, including before and afters for both the accord an mercedes...and the aftermath of the accord being stolen