green180 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Does anyone have any pictures of the inner quarter panel brackets, or has anyone swapped one on an r50, any help is appreciated thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 yes, I think theexbrit did this, and someone else I can not recall. I think it might be better just to have a bumper built that has an integral carrier, but some people like the factory look. B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green180 Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 Yea I like the factory look, I message theexbrit, I don't think he's been online, I have the factory setup ready to go on, just wanted to see what people have done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrariowner123 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I'm the one that sent exbrit his swing away, and others have asked about installing the factory swing away but unless you have the mounting points already installed, it's genuinely more practical to buy a 1996 and swap all yours over. Because the amount of fab work involved would be insane. I'm not quite what your saying is you have the factory mounting hardware and you just need a swing away? -Kyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebelord Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 ^^^ What he said. If you don't have the factory bracing from originally having a OEM one. Way to much work. You have to fab in the correct braces and such that tie into the structural part of the body. With no actual room constitutes cutting of the body to make a hole..yadda yadda. Better and cheaper to fab a rear bumper with a swing out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green180 Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 Ok, I have the swing away carrier, mine didn't come equipped with the mounting holes, I'm guessing thexbrit had mounting holes on his r50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrariowner123 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Yeah, he and I made the guess that at some point in his cars life, that the owner got sick of the rear tire carrier (which from having it, is completely understandable) and removed the swing away and installed the undercarriage style. So literally all he needed was the swing away and the covers. -Kyle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beatup96 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 (edited) I don't doubt that many got removed over time when they had trouble with the latches and the pull wire . Mine stopped working about 3 years back , a 15 year lifespan ain't too bad though . For less than $100.00 I got all the parts needed to make it basically brand new . One thing with them though , is they're susceptible to practical jokers . A few months back I and a buddy drove over to the local Cabelas , walking through the lot I spied a baby's pacifier on the ground and said to him "dude , you dropped your binky" . I got the typical CT response of "Ah GFY" and we both chuckled . Getting back in the truck , he stops at the rear and starts tinkering with something . He's a real tin knocker so I never thought anything , he tells me that the rod that holds the swing away open was dangling and he put it back in and we drive away . Weeks go by and we're talking on the phone , Mr. Tin Knocker laughs and says "did you ever see what I did to your truck ?" . I go out and start looking , can't see anything after three/four roundyrounds , so I start brushing snow off the swing away and there it was.... He'd picked up that binky on the way out and slipped the rod through the handle , SOB had me driving around with a pacifier strapped to the back for 3 weeks ! Moral of the story , if you have a swing away , beware of binky's and practical jokers ! I have yet to get even but I will , revenge is sweet..... Edited March 19, 2014 by Beatup96 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrariowner123 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Yeah, i get guys sitting on mine all the time, bugs me but I've sat on the swing away fully open (Im 230lbs plus my 15" steele and 31" duratrac) Had NO problems, no creaks, no problems closing it. NOTHING. So i have no issue with them sitting on it. Which makes me happy to know that Nissan over engineered the snot out of the swing away, but also make its impossible to retro fit. -Kyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theexbrit Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 I wasn't online for a while so I only got back to green180 a short while ago. You guys pretty much said what I would say. I did tell him that mine came with the swing out originally so it was easy for me, in this case though I would go with the bumper/tire carrier. Way easier. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushnut Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I finally saw my first R50 with a swing out tire carrier..it was a black early model XE and very Holy. so they do exist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdj Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 My sister has a 1999 Pathfinder LE with a tire carrier on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrariowner123 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Canada seems to got the swing out longer, i think there is a member on here who has a swing away that came from the factory with his updated model pathfinder, from what i can tell its a different carrier all together. For whatever reason, the US got the swing away's only in 1996, 1997 and i think 1998 was the last year it was available, but its primarily seen on 96's, at least from my experience. But to answer the OP's original question of what is all needed, there really are not any diagrams from Nissan showing what parts are different, someone with FAST can probably get the screen shot of the diagram it has (need to get my copy working!!!) All that i could find that shows much of the tire carrier is this diagram... Not much help... -Kyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebelord Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Ive seen two facelift R50 here in Miami with the swing outs. But I think they are at the most 1999.5-2000.5 as they had the early side steps and no 3.5 badge. If there is no 3.5 badge for a 2001.5+ then it has the updated side steps and roof rails. That's what I have noticed so far. Sent from my Moto X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrariowner123 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Hmmm i have never seen an updated model swing away, except on foreign soil, maybe they were imports? idk, be interesting to take a look at them. -Kyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TutorN1 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Mines a 99.5 se with the swing away tire carrier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrariowner123 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Well i guess i have no idea what im talking about then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdj Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I'm not sure yet if my sisters is an early or late '99 but it is on foreign (Canadian) soil. I just got a quick look at it at Christmas but it even had a rear cargo cover in it. 1st time I've seen one. I've always wondered what one looked like. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsf Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 I was at the pull a part last week and compared R50's with and without tire carriers. It would be a very big and complex job to retrofit one. I like the idea but its not practical. Im going to try to fab up a rear tire holder and higher clearance hitch sometime. Slee used to make a product like this for 80 series land cruisers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNAM Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Got me a hitch-mounted swing out. Receiver and carrier will be modified when new bumpers are built and installed.. (coming soon) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karmann Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 A factory spare carrier would be excellent for my application, but I guess they were removed as they make accessing the cargo in a busy supermarket parking lot rather cumbersome. At least I can fit an upsized tire in the spot for my spare, and can put gas cans on the roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sroeser01 Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 That spare sticks out way to far in my opinion for 600 bucks. I'll look forward to seeing the bumper build. Hope it works out and ya like it bro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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