My Xterra!

[Nightarmorpro4]

Hey Guys this is my Xterra’s thread I’m currently still in high school and this is my first car!
I always wanted something like a Z but my insurance would be through the roof so I settled on the X and haven’t regretted

More backstory:
Car was bought 4/30 from copart (salvage auction) and was wrecked in the front and didn’t look like too much damage and was everything i wanted on an Xterra except it wasn’t green but was too nice to give up
Car was bought and fixed for much cheaper then market value!
It was also well maintained and had a mint interior for its age and didn’t have too high of miles so it’s the perfect first car imo



Ig:thesexterra
2012
Xterra
PRO-4X/5AT
106,xxx miles(bought at 100,072)
Leather Package
Tow package



Mods done:
Heps rack(found at a junkyard lol)
Level 8 mk6 with cooper at3 265/75/16(got cheap through my dads buddy)
Nismo exhaust (perks of working at Nissan)
Afe momentum intake
Raingler seat handles and roof net (also from the junkyard)
Diff breather to taillight
Rough country lift w/bumpstops
Titan 2016-19 Pro-4X emblem
Gobi Shrockworks Ladder
Xterra cargo organizer
arb diff cover (on back order ughhh)
Mod progression will probably be slow since I’m in school and only work part time…

 

[TheCrabby1]

Welcome to the Neighborhood !!
Hide the credit card and wallet from the Xterra !!

 

[Nightarmorpro4]

Welcome to the Neighborhood !!
Hide the credit card and wallet from the Xterra !!

Too late man I need to find a better hiding spot…

 

[reaver]

Too late man I need to find a better hiding spot…

That's OK. You can send the credit card to me. I'll hide it for you!

Welcome to the club.

 

[Nightarmorpro4]

These are the pics of my x post lift and other mods
the spacer with uca bumpstops
Afe momentum dry intake
Nismo exhaust/shackles/tires
Nismo Catback (sounds so good!)
Heps rack after painting!

 

[reaver]

These are the pics of my x post lift and other mods
the spacer with uca bumpstops
Afe momentum dry intake
Nismo exhaust/shackles/tires
Nismo muffler (sounds so good!)
Heps rack after painting!
Next thing on the agenda is
Gobi ladder and bully dog 40417 (being ordered mid October)
And I’m gonna get an awning a little before thanks giving
I’ve been having some more low rpm vibration after the lift so I have to look into that plus I think my front might be higher then the rear so maybe my helper springs will help that.View attachment 19807View attachment 19808View attachment 19809View attachment 19810View attachment 19811View attachment 19812

I told you to send me the credit card. You'd have spent way less money!

Seriously though, that X looks great. Nice job.

 

[Nightarmorpro4]

What’s your address again? I’ll have the card shipped hahaa

Thanks man I’ve been saving a lot to put this car together so it’s really great seeing it come together!

 

[reaver]

Just give me the number. I'll max it out so you can't spend any more money. That'll save mailing costs.

 

[MiggieX]

Welcome to the club! Wish i had a car when i was in high school looking good

 

[Nightarmorpro4]

Welcome to the club! Wish i had a car when i was in high school looking good

Thanks man means a lot coming from you and your sick build!

 

[T Brewer]

Those wheels are sick. Nice job so far

 

[domindart]

I like it..

 

[Prime]

Do you have an audio clip of the Nismo catback?

 

[Nightarmorpro4]

Do you have an audio clip of the Nismo catback?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nCY0yWGVr22nDw1d9VZO_JIvOzIzKS0l/view?usp=drivesdk
Was having a hard time with Imgur but here’s the audio

I like it..

Thanks man I appreciate it!

 

[Nightarmorpro4]

and here’s a small mod I did while saving for the big stuff!
Got a titan emblem off eBay for $20 I think it retails for $90…
Looks way better IMO especially compared to the stock pro-4x emblem

 

[Prime]

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and here’s a small mod I did while saving for the big stuff!
Got a titan emblem off eBay for $20 I think it retails for $90…
Looks way better IMO especially compared to the stock pro-4x emblem

I want one of the new black/red Nissan badges from the new Frontier to replace my burger on the back.

 

[domindart]

Looks like your plastic is getting a little faded too, may want to try that heat gun trick,..

 

[Nightarmorpro4]

I want one of the new black/red Nissan badges from the new Frontier to replace my burger on the back.

Those look really nice imo and plenty of cheap ones on eBay I kinda want to keep the chrome ones for the oem look but will probably change my mind later on hahaha

 

[Nightarmorpro4]

Looks like your plastic is getting a little faded too, may want to try that heat gun trick,..

I’m gonna try that out soon and ideally bedline them in the future

 

[domindart]

I wonder how long it would last w just the heat gun..

 

[domindart]

I'm gonna do it too, but dads looking for the torch for me, I think it'll be a lot easier with that.

 

[Springfield]

I used a heat gun, which was pretty easy and now looks good, although some of the plastic like the rear center piece under the step and the front grille does not respond to the heat that way. If you use a torch be careful of the paint, use a metal shield or something to avoid burning the clearcoat & pain near the edge of the plastic

 

[Nightarmorpro4]

Updating because I just got a brand new gobi ladder for a shrockworks bumper but for ~$280 and 2 day shipping I’ll live with the difference
install and pics soon

 

[Nightarmorpro4]

The ladder is in!
Right after I got this I saw a standard gobi and was gonna buy that but the guy flaked on me but I’m still impressed with this one!

I also might throw a 1 or 2 gal rotopax on it If I see one locally for cheap

 

[xyoverland]

View attachment 20253The ladder is in!

Right after I got this I saw a standard gobi and was gonna buy that but the guy flaked on me but I’m still impressed with this one!

I also might throw a 1 or 2 gal rotopax on it If I see one locally for cheap

I can confirm that the Gobi ladder plus a 2 gallon filled is too much for the hatch struts. And that if you go up to 200lb struts that’s too much for the strut brackets and mine snapped off within a week. Might be able to get away with 175lb and a 1-gallon if you help it open.

 

[Nightarmorpro4]

Does it stay open with the 175 or does it sag?

 

[xyoverland]

Does it stay open with the 175 or does it sag?

It stayed open, but not quite all the way up and I had to help push it to get to that point. I worried that if it did that when the struts were brand new in warm weather I was going to have a problem in winter and down the road.

If you’re just going to bolt to the ladder you’re probably alright trying it out, because I doubt every set of struts is exactly the same. In my case I found all this out after drilling holes through the hatch.

 

[Nightarmorpro4]

Went through 2 trails yesterday in north Ga and didn’t encounter any issues except scraping my rear end but no no major damage except some worn off paint.
Definitely surprised how well it handled, I’ve always heard of good things but was really happy since I got everywhere a Ford Raptor got.

Me and another Xterra! His was stock except wheels and the lights.
The hood ditch lights definitely looked helpful so I’m gonna pick some up in the near future as I save for a diff cover and awning!

 

[Nightarmorpro4]

Well I might have mentioned a leaky diff and I had forgotten about it until half the trail was done and remembered about it last night so I left the car parked in the garage all day where I was met with a puddle of water under the diff. I promptly drained it and will let it drain overnight and will refill it tomorrow after I get a fill pump thing and then will do the same on Saturday I was thinking of removing the cover and hitting it with brake clean but since I got it early and am changing the fluid twice there should be no water in there or so I’m told. I’ll definitely stay away from trails until my new diff cover hahaha

Also note no condensation or any weird buildup in the breather and the fluid came out mostly as it went in so I’m not too worried but will definitely ask a Nissan tech of what I should do

 

[Nightarmorpro4]

I threw in the diff fluid and no problems and the original wasn’t bad either so I’m holding off on the second change till a new cover
Hope ever had a great thanksgiving though no other mods planned except helper springs in a few days

also note how clean it is in that picture lol I gotta wash it on Tuesday hahaha

 

[Nightarmorpro4]

Long time since I’ve updated
Turns out the diff cover flange was bent and I had to wait 3 months from off road warehouse but ended up going to z1 for a new one and it’s sick!

I’ve got a ram phone mount that just came in that I’ll update on
Also Currently looking at lift options for the future and sliders