XterraRising
Bumpers Installed
- Location
- Utah
Story time. When we bought this Xterra, it had a pretty good sized dent in the hood, passenger side front corner. I told the dealer that I’d like them to either replace the hood for me, or knock a couple thousand off the price. They were eager to sell it, and I was eager to buy it, so we struck a deal. The dent stays, and I save a couple thousand off the price of the vehicle.
I was able to pull most of it out, but that very corner edge is a bastard. It was my intention to get a bug deflector to cover it up anyways; a $50 answer to a $1000 problem. Maybe some day, I’ll get a new hood for it, but not today. Today, we install a unibrow.
Now after some massaging with some tools, I was able to get the dent to be hardly noticeable if you weren’t looking for it.
The box was a bit sketchy.
I’ve saved a lot of money buying stuff from Amazon either used or returned. It’s a risk, but brought the price of the deflector down 30%, so it was worth a shot. Confession time: the inverter I bought was an Amazon returned refurbished unit. Saved me $65 over new.
Plus, I get the feel goods knowing there’s one less piece of trash in the landfill.
While I was browsing the ole Amazon store, I came across some AVS vent shades for my windows. So not only do we get a unibrow, we get some sideburns to go with it.
Et voilà!
Covers up that dent nicely. And cost me less than $35 delivered.
The business end.
Another angle.
And the AVS vent shades. Honestly, if you can swing it, get the WeatherTech brand. Auto Ventshade ones feel cheap, and the rough edges from the mold separation had to be scuffed down by me to make them look finished. I have WeatherTech shades on my car, and had them on my Jeep. They are far superior quality to these. But they are on there now, and they will do what they are designed to do.
Overall, I’m satisfied. The AVS bug deflector on the hood is good quality. It even came with screws so I was able to secure it to the hood better than just mounting tape. I wish the window visors were better quality, but they look fine and give the Xterra a more finished look.
Let’s see if my wife notices LOL!
I was able to pull most of it out, but that very corner edge is a bastard. It was my intention to get a bug deflector to cover it up anyways; a $50 answer to a $1000 problem. Maybe some day, I’ll get a new hood for it, but not today. Today, we install a unibrow.
Now after some massaging with some tools, I was able to get the dent to be hardly noticeable if you weren’t looking for it.
The box was a bit sketchy.
I’ve saved a lot of money buying stuff from Amazon either used or returned. It’s a risk, but brought the price of the deflector down 30%, so it was worth a shot. Confession time: the inverter I bought was an Amazon returned refurbished unit. Saved me $65 over new.
Plus, I get the feel goods knowing there’s one less piece of trash in the landfill.
While I was browsing the ole Amazon store, I came across some AVS vent shades for my windows. So not only do we get a unibrow, we get some sideburns to go with it.
Et voilà!
Covers up that dent nicely. And cost me less than $35 delivered.
The business end.
Another angle.
And the AVS vent shades. Honestly, if you can swing it, get the WeatherTech brand. Auto Ventshade ones feel cheap, and the rough edges from the mold separation had to be scuffed down by me to make them look finished. I have WeatherTech shades on my car, and had them on my Jeep. They are far superior quality to these. But they are on there now, and they will do what they are designed to do.
Overall, I’m satisfied. The AVS bug deflector on the hood is good quality. It even came with screws so I was able to secure it to the hood better than just mounting tape. I wish the window visors were better quality, but they look fine and give the Xterra a more finished look.
Let’s see if my wife notices LOL!