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  1. Richard

    My Philippine Life

    So I went to a car wash and had my truck thoroughly cleaned inside and out. Took them 1 hour and cost me $4.
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    Yellowstone....who's watching?

    So who's been tuning into Yellowstone?
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    New ride.

    So I was telling all that I am moving to the Philippines and retiring. I really wanted to take my X, but not allowed. Well I already picked up a new rig there. Still in states at the moment. But had wife buy for me and checked out. So I bought a 2020 Ford Ranger FX4 that had only 1200 miles.
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    A Little Flair?

    So I decided to make my tire letters blue for my blue pavement pounder.
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    Cell Phone Mount

    So I use Wizgear magnetic mounts. I had one of the vent type that slides on a vent. But did not like it up high and it moved a lot. So I wanted something more solid and driver friendly. It now sits right at my right hand if in 5th gear cruising.
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    So Who Buys New Parts..........

    So who buys new parts when not needed at moment? I received a email from Rock Auto for clearance on 2003 Xterra parts for my particular rig. I was able to buy both timing chains, tensioner, seals, gasket set and guide for $42. So I bought them and will put them in my storage tub for parts for my...
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    Nissan Timing Chain Lawsuit

    https://www.carcomplaints.com/news/2020/nissan-timing-chain-lawsuit-preliminarily-approved.shtml
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    Inflow/outflow

    So I have my 2003 XE with just the 2.4 and 5 speed 2wd. I decided to do a little improvement on the inflow/outflow situation. Some will think why? Well because I wanted too, because I can, and because it is mine. So there that is. So I built my own cold air intake system. It cost me about $34...
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    Abs Light

    So I have a 2003 XE with the 2.4 manual transmission. I have a ABS light and I have been to 2 shops and neither could use a scan tool and communicate with the ABS system to find the fault. The fuse is good and there is power. So my guess is the module is "mammeries aloft". I am guessing the only...
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    Fresh Floormats.

    The UPS man just dropped me.
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    Found Some Snow.

    So the pooch and I went up in the mountains so she could play in the snow. The highway has been closed for a few days. Now opened part of the way.
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    Upgraded Dash Cam

    So I decided to upgrade my dash cam setup. I purchased a Cobra with iRadar which is a app on your phone in conjunction with the cam setup. It has 2 cameras, one front facing and the other for rear facing. I installed quite easily in about 15 minutes. I went out for a drive and it had warned me...
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    Led Headlights And Fogs

    So I had ordered LED headlights and they all seem to not fit well with the lock ring for my 2003. So again I ordered a different set with some better expectations. Again the base with the fan assembly is large. Well this time I was determined not to send back. So I dun hill billy'ed them. I...
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    Hiking with pooch.

    Beautiful fall day. So hiking with my girl.
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    Just a fall pic!

    Just snapped a quick pic with a little color.
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    Gauge cluster lights

    So is it fairly easy to change out the T5 bulbs for the gauges on a 2003 XE?
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    Outside Temp and Volt Indicator

    So I found this little meter from Powerwerx which has outside temp and voltmeter. I was looking for outside temp to know when below freezing for icing. I also installed some under hood lights if needed if breakdown etc.
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    Quiet Garage Door Opener

    So if anyone would like to quiet down their garage door opener, here is a easy way to do that. Search on amazon for garage opener insulators and install them like in my picture. Your door will be dramatically quieter. Also I added some turnbuckles for the weight support and to ensure no...
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    1st Gen - For Sale New set of ball joints

    I have a brand new complete set of ball joints from Detroit axle. I had ordered them for my 2003 XE 2wd. I am asking $40 plus shipping.
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    Hello from Oregon too....

    So Hello to all here. I have a 2003 XE. I have been busy with it in the past couple of weeks. I just rebuilt the front end, installed a Rancho steering stabilizer while I was at it. All new RS5000's all the way around. New brakes, complete tune up and painted valve cover to clean it up. This...
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