big_johnson

If the suspension hasn't been dealt with by the previous owner, that will be an issue. Plan to get new shocks, struts, and rear bushings. Other than that (and the manifold leak, which is a much smaller issue on the R50's than on older pathys), there is really nothing specific to look out for. Just check out normal things, how its running, emissions, etc.

Sometimes those editions are hard to tell apart. I have the peak to peak edition, and still don't know exactly what is different about it. I guess it just makes your more unique

Or if you wanted a slightly wider tire, you could go 265/70R16, which equates to approximately 31x10.5.

I'm running the stock unit, but its the stock Bose so I think its a bit better than the average stock headunit

If you get the Bridgestones, be sure to get the dueler revos, everybody who has them raves about 'em. They're not too aggressive, but still pretty good offroad. A bit pricey though

you should just do a google for 'katskinz' and see how many vendor websites trun up, then browse prices. I think thats your best bet

like this: Katskinz

I think the 4runner snorkel would be the right shape, but the engine airbox attachments would be all wrong. They have their airbox on the passenger side I beleive, and I'm sure the connection points on their airbox would be pretty dissimilar to ours. But it seems like a snorkel from an xterra or frontier would be at least a close fit, pretty much the same airbox, but different fender configurations. Only one way to find out for sure...

There is a thread on that swap, it is a sticky in either the Garage or General topics. I beleive that it only applies to 95 and older pathfinders though

I think statikuz is referring to the "bush guard" in the title, as opposed to "brush guard" Can't let immature minds get a hold of that one...

Well, ARB makes a winch mount bumper for 99.5+ that is kind of like a bruch guard, just beefier. I think the main reason that push bars/brush guards/whatever aren't made to mount a winch on is strength (or lack thereof). They are made mostly for looks, and maybe to mount a few lights on too. If you could make one, that would be great, I'd be interested

Thanks Yes, the one at 4x4parts.com is what I have, it is a Manik. And my pathy is an SE, 97

Manik, (what I have)

Yeah, I can take a few pics of how its set up now. However, I don't know if I can get the pics I took of the modified skid, they're on another camera. I wont be able to get pics of the grille guard mounting holes, (just put the grille guard on, and its kind of a production to get it on/off with just one person) but I will take pics of the bolts and where they are in relation to the tow hooks and skid, etc.

The only part of this operation that caused me trouble; the skid does not fit with a grille guard. In this picture you can see where the grille guard bolts overlap where the skid goes. I had to do some 'custom cutting' to get the bolts to go through the skid (that metal is thick!). But it all worked out in the end. However, Marcel, you may want to either notify customers of this or just slightly cut the skid to fit. It seems like it would only be a tiny bit of trimming at either corner to make it work. Maybe you could do it on a customer to customer basis. Anyways, great skid, great workmanship. Hopefully I can put it to the test soon here

The old junk. Apparently, this H-bar looking thing is also protecting the front end stuff, not just the plastic splash guard. I never knew I had this down there until I had to remove it to install the skid

installed

Well i received "The Shield" skidplate from Marcel (Runnerman on this board) the other day, and finally got around to installing it. Here are some pics

like I said before, I think it is minimal rubbing at full lock ( I beleive he said in reverse only). Several people on here have 31's, they might chime in and give an exact personal account

I got mine at 4x4parts.com for a reasonable price. You could go there, but many people have had poor customer service when dealing with that company. You could also go to truckaddon.com

I think a guy over on another board put that exact size on his 03 QX4 and had no problems, maybe minimal rubbing at full lock. Since they're pretty much 31's, they'll be fine. All pathys can fit 31's stock. Good choice on the Revo's though, everybody who has them loves em. Those will definitely be my next set.

Thanks fellas Mr. Pickles, I do not have exact brand information, but the guy who recommended the matching tint said it was a commercial grade tint, and also later called it TSG to the other guy who was putting it on. He told me that it was what all the people with the RX300's had put on, since it was a very close match for those cars also. If you have the brownish tint, I think there is a match out there. When I first told the guy I had reflective tint (before he had seen the car) he asked if it was sort of a bronze color. I said kind of, but its also silverish. He brought out this bronze tint to my car, but as soon as he saw my tint, he said there's no way it would match. So I'm assuming that that bronze stuff would match yours relatively well. But my advice would be to just go around to some shops you have heard good things about etc., and ask what they could do. Most places that know what they are doing could show you a sample of the tint they carry that matches closely, my place gave me a strip to take home. As an interesting side note, the place I went to did zero advertising and was very tough to find. However when I went there to have mine done, there were many cars there, including really nice ones like a mercedes CLK 430 and a brand new 360 modena. So apparently word of mouth goes far in the window tinting business. Needless to say, seeing those cars there took away any doubts I had about the quality of the place

rear glass...

this one shows the darkness from an interior perspective

As some of you may know, I have the permanent reflective tint that comes from the factory on my Pathfinder, as do many of you. I wanted to go darker on the windows, but still have all of them match. So I had 35% dark tint put on the rear side windows, so combined with the stock (supposedly 20%) tint, that gave me about 7% on the rear side windows. I had 35% reflective put on the front's, and it matched amazingly well. There is also a dark 20% tint put on the rear glass. So far, I have noticed that my car stays a lot cooler in the bright sun, and I just think it looks cool. I just had it done, so I still cant roll down the windows, which is kind of a bummer when my car has been sitting outside for a while, but its worth it. I had all the windows done (except the windshield) for $225, not bad IMO. The guys did a great job also. Here are some pics