Prime'z X

dhyde79 · May 29, 2014

Prime said:
DIY bedliner is cheap and can be touched up at home, powder coat is expensive and can't be touched up, Line-X is also expensive but with the lifetime warranty touch ups are not my problem.

Until they bend you over because they don't warranty anything but in the BED so that if you scrape it on a rock or anything you get to pay for the fix...exactly what I was told by local line-x and rhino liner installation places.

Edodrian · May 30, 2014

dhyde79 said:
Until they bend you over because they don't warranty anything but in the BED so that if you scrape it on a rock or anything you get to pay for the fix...exactly what I was told by local line-x and rhino liner installation places.

Ditto.

Local line-x place said the same if they would have done the outside of the X like I have it done now.

If you like skin removal go with the Herculiner, if not then Raptor Liner. Both can be touched up quickly and at home.

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dhyde79 · May 30, 2014

If you brush on, I'm pretty happy with the duplicolor bed armor...it's stuck like stone to my hood, and it's survived pretty well, I know Dave wasn't impressed, but it's been good...

GPD605X · May 30, 2014

I would monstaline it but that's just me. I like the smooth texture of monstaliner and the durability of the bedliner

dhyde79 · May 30, 2014

GPD605X said:
I would monstaline it but that's just me. I like the smooth texture of monstaliner and the durability of the bedliner

Agreed... I did like the monstaliner, but, the bed armor was $75 for the gallon kit and monstaliner ain't cheap

Prime · May 31, 2014

Started prep work. I'll have the switches wired in today to the contactor relay for the winch.

I wasn't able to use that double switch cage I had planned on because of the fastening mechanism of the trim panel. But it made for a good template.

Prime · May 31, 2014

Got the Gigglepin relay installed. Tucked quite nicely behind the cruise control module.

Bringing the winch control wires into the firewall.

And we now have functional control!

Prime · May 31, 2014

Now I just need to he bumper to get here.

drbandkgb · May 31, 2014

Can't wait to see your Xterra with a RLC on it

Prime · May 31, 2014

Me either.

drbandkgb · May 31, 2014

Powder it to match

dhyde79 · May 31, 2014

drbandkgb said:
Powder it to match

Mmmmm or monstaliner to match

Prime · Jun 1, 2014

dhyde79 said:
Mmmmm or monstaliner to match

Yeah, but it won't.

I think I've decided. Bedliner just wouldn't match ANYTHING else on the truck except the dephep. Which is barely noticeable. All of my body surfaces are smooth. So the bumper needs to be too. The different surface texture would annoy the crap out of me.

It's going to coat some coin, but flat black powder coat is going to be the way to go. I'm going to have them do the fairlead in body matched blue as well.

caseycamby · Jun 1, 2014

That's a good plan. I wish my fairlead was more professionally done. It's chipping a bit from where the winch goes in.. It looks good from a distance though!

dhyde79 · Jun 1, 2014

caseycamby said:
That's a good plan. I wish my fairlead was more professionally done. It's chipping a bit from where the winch goes in.. It looks good from a distance though!

Well, that's the thing, powder coat is going to wear off just like anodizing would. It **should* be good for a while, since with synth line it's suggested that you always pull straight instead of on an angle/to the side....

Prime · Jun 1, 2014

Yeah. I did some reading on that. With powder coating a fairlead, the can lay down extra on the opening and it will hold up reasonably well. Plus the smoothness of the powder plays nice with the synthetic line.

dhyde79 · Jun 1, 2014

Prime said:
Yeah. I did some reading on that. With powder coating a fairlead, the can lay down extra on the opening and it will hold up reasonably well. Plus the smoothness of the powder plays nice with the synthetic line.

Cool

caseycamby · Jun 1, 2014

See my problem.... With my winch line, it has a metal thing around the line where the hook is and when I tighten it up for travel, it digs into the fairlead..

You can kinda see it here..

Prime · Jun 1, 2014

There's better ways to skin that cat.

http://factor55.com/prolink/

caseycamby · Jun 1, 2014

I've looked at those at want one!

Jack Stilts · Jun 1, 2014

Prime said:
There's better ways to skin that cat.

http://factor55.com/prolink/

I had planned on one of those, too.

Those winch switches came out great!

/expected nothing less.

drbandkgb · Jun 1, 2014

Prime said:
There's better ways to skin that cat.

http://factor55.com/prolink/

Except for what they are asking for one....

My viking line came with one

dhyde79 · Jun 1, 2014

caseycamby said:
See my problem.... With my winch line, it has a metal thing around the line where the hook is and when I tighten it up for travel, it digs into the fairlead.. You can kinda see it here..

There's an easy solution, change the hook out for a thimble...

dhyde79 · Jun 1, 2014

drbandkgb said:
Except for what they are asking for one.... My viking line came with one

Link?

metzican · Jun 1, 2014

Prime said:
There's better ways to skin that cat.

http://factor55.com/prolink/

I have one of these and love it. Now they have come out with the lay flat version which I would of liked. But you can't keep a shackle in it like I currently do. I'm pretty sure I ordered mine through Danny on his old site, I don't see it on the new one.

http://factor55.com/product/flatlink/

drbandkgb · Jun 1, 2014

Prime · Jun 3, 2014

Bumper came in today. Couldn't pick it up from ups. Didn't have room. I'll get it and drop it at the powdercoater tomorrow.

drbandkgb · Jun 3, 2014

Sweeeeeeet

metzican · Jun 3, 2014

Can't wait to see it.

caseycamby · Jun 3, 2014

Schweeeet!

RATTFINK · Jun 4, 2014

Oh dude, can't wait to see it.

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Jack Stilts · Jun 4, 2014

I know you're excited, but I'm even more excited. Because lights & winch & stuff. You're my trial run

Prime · Jun 4, 2014

Why don't you have these things yet?

metzican · Jun 4, 2014

Why are there not pictures yet?

GPD605X · Jun 4, 2014

^^ More important question! Pix or it didn't happen!

Jack Stilts · Jun 4, 2014

Prime said:
Why don't you have these things yet?

They have a point. We're all anxiously awaiting.

And I'm focusing on suspension right meow!

Prime · Jun 4, 2014

Because there's nothing to take pictures of at the moment. The bumper is sitting at my ups store in plastic wrap. There will be pictures today.

Prime · Jun 4, 2014

This thing look epic!

There is however tragedy. It looks like FedEx is going to reimburse me for the bumper.

Already emailed pictures to James.

/FedEx fail

drbandkgb · Jun 4, 2014

That really sucks

Prime · Jun 4, 2014

The guy doing the powder coating says he can fix it. Just need to make sure FedEx foots the bill.

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