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[Prime]

But then you could have gotten the chrome hood I know you've always wanted.


/truthcomesout

And spinners!

 

[Muadeeb]

ftfy

 

[baddadjokess]

ftfy

Hahahahaha

 

[Prime]

ftfy

 

[Muadeeb]

 

[Prime]

 

[Muadeeb]

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Prime]

I need factory radio mounting wings and screws!!! Somebody has to have them laying around. Don't make me buy a whole radio from eBay to get them.

 

[XTP_Dyer]

Check a local junkyard yet?

 

[Prime]

Not yet. But it's on the list of things to do. Turns out I do need a passenger side fender. I can probably save the drivers side one, but the passenger is bent to hell and back.

 

[NismoFire]

I need factory radio mounting wings and screws!!! Somebody has to have them laying around. Don't make me buy a whole radio from eBay to get them.

I've got a set of wings somewhere but no screws. It's a start?

 

[Prime]

If you can find them, lemme know.

 

[Xterrafauss]

.....

 

[Roadwarrior]

Did Insurance turn this into a dedicated trail rig like they did to mine?

 

[Prime]

Nope. Not even close.

 

[Malin_Rebate]

Lucky you. Took them 3 damn weeks to total mine. I'm still waiting for the to give me an offer...


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[Prime]

Android radio installed.

Also started reworking my power distribution from the battery. One terminal down. Need a bigger distribution block for the positive side. So much stuff hooked up.

 

[caseycamby]

I like that radio!

Where did you get that terminal?

 

[Prime]

Amazon.
Earthquake Sound UBT0488 Platinum Plated Universal Positive and Negative 0/4/8/8 Gauge Battery Terminal https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FBLJBVM/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_Qu3ZvbZZJKDEK

 

[Prime]

Power. Distributed.

 

[Xaggerated]

I like it. Nice work

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[Prime]

Thank you, sir.

 

[Muadeeb]

That's a big blue cable you have there...

 

[Prime]

You like that, don't you.

 

[bottobro]

I want that radio. How do you like it so far?

Sent from Nov. 5 1955

 

[Prime]

I want that radio. How do you like it so far?

Sent from Nov. 5 1955

It's pretty awesome. Though if I nit pick... And I will... The audio portion of the software isn't very strong. It has a 7 band EQ which is nice. But there no discrete subwoofer control which I'd really like to have. There aren't any crossovers either... But since my entire system is on a 5-channel amp, it does all the crossovers, so missing those isn't an issue.

And despite being able to play back 1080p media, the low resolution on the screen makes some apps really hard to navigate.

Overall, I'd give it an 8.5 out of 10.

The customization is awesome. The interface is delightful. The connectivity is epic. It's a very solid piece of kit.

 

[Prime]

Got the bumper re-mounted. And it's never coming off again. Ever.

 

[Malin_Rebate]

It looks good!


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[Muadeeb]

Got the bumper re-mounted. And it's never coming off again. Ever.

Gimme a sawzall, it'll come off. What are you doing for a grill?

 

[Prime]

Got a brand new grill in the garage. Need to lay the flat black paint on it.

 

[Prime]

Dropped it off to get the new clutch put in.

 

[Prime]

So. $1000 later. New clutch, fresh oil change, transfer case seals and fluid change, 5th and 6th spark plugs changed (couldn't get them out at the last tuneup).

Got to work today in went prep.

Rebuilt my winch. The inside looked like this.

I beat down all the rust. Cleaned all the metal. It was a mess. I'm thinking one of the terminals developed a leak and the motor just filled with water. Now that it's been cleaned out and reassembled, there's so much silicone on everything there's no way it can leak. Unfortunately, it's out of warranty for the electrical stuff, so I'm on my own there.

Got it all bolted in and tested. Works like a champ.

Problem though.

My relay is dead. So the only way to operate the winch is by touching the battery cables together.

So I'm going to call a company in Arizona and see if they can overnight me a new one on Monday.

Also started reassembling the center console and getting my wiring sorted. Tuned my CB antenna.

Last for today was installing the backup camera in the rear bumper.

The location may not be ideal. But time will tell. It shows the spare in the image which is something I really wanted. Tomorrow I'll go test it and see how the colored lines work in the real world.

Tomorrow the center stack goes back in and the interior gets completely cleaned and vacuumed out.

 

[Prime]

Dash is back together finally.

Finally got around to installing the harness for my center stack switches that I bought from Edodrian.

So now I can pull the dash out without the headache of unplugging 12 little spade connectors.

Lastly, there were some questions a while back about how I crammed a full size CB in the dash. So I took some pictures of that as well.

 

[Prime]

Oh. And I got a brand new shift boot as mine was about done.

Funny story. Couldn't find one online. Customer of mine owns a few Nissan Dealerships. So I was doing some work at one and I just asked the parts guy about ordering one. $100. No big deal.

Problem. They're discontinued. Can't order them from corporate anymore. So he does a dealership search. There's one manual 4x4 shift boot in the entire country. One. It happens to be at another dealership 10 minutes away from my house. So he got it transferred in to his dealership and still sold it to me for the $100.

 

[TheFauxFox]

$100 is ridiculous for that! I mean, I understand the cost, but wow thats more than I would have expected.

 

[Prime]

$100 is ridiculous for that! I mean, I understand the cost, but wow thats more than I would have expected.

Retail was $250. NOS parts are worth money sometimes.

 

[caseycamby]

Is this not it?

http://www.amazon.com/2001-2004-Nissan-Xterra-Leather-Transfer/dp/B00KV07QCO

 

[caseycamby]

Is this not it?

http://www.amazon.com/2001-2004-Nissan-Xterra-Leather-Transfer/dp/B00KV07QCO

Ah, I forgot you were 5 speed! Scratch that haha

 

[Prime]

Ah, I forgot you were 5 speed! Scratch that haha

On top of that, my main problem was the plastic. Some of the tabs were not locking in right and the boots were coming off the plastic. OEM parts ftw. Despite $$.

 

[Prime]

$100 is ridiculous for that! I mean, I understand the cost, but wow thats more than I would have expected.

Also, remember that this is both the transfer case boot, transmission boot and all the surrounding plastic. So it wasn't just a piece of fake leather.