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Drawbacks to mag. mount antennas -
1. Cable may move in the wind and scuff the paint.
2. Antenna is not as efficient as a proper through body type (poorer ground at antenna base).
3. Cable is suceptible to damage where it passes through the door.
Advantages -
1. Not a permanent install so you can use on several vehicles.
2. No "damage" (hole in body), so some may consider resale higher. I dispute this, as the antenna mount (NMO type) can be used for any antenna, such as buisness, cellular, ham, CB, etc. and therefore represents about a $100 asset to the vehicle. Without the antenna screwed on, the mount is almost invisible on the roof (sticks up 3/8") and is weather proof.
After scuffing the paint on my previous vehicle (4Runner), I now always install a proper NMO antenna mount.
Just my opinions.
If you are out there, please let me know anything you can about where you got them and what brand they are. All I want are ones that fit!
Thanks,
-Steve
Can anyone tell me if there are neoprene seat covers available for the PF? do the ones from the Xterra fit the 2001 pf seats?
Thanks!
I'm not a hard core audio enthusiast so I think the stock system is good enough for me. I have kept the trebble and bass settings at mid-level for fear of blowing out the speakers if I set them too high. My cousin just handed me two 8-inch subs (MTX brand)from his accord. I rather get one big box but these are free and I get the chance to improve upon what I already have. My question is....what type of amp should I get to hook up with these subs. I don't need top of the line but something to get the job done as far as getting the bass to the subs. Can I attempt the "amps/subs for dummies" installation or should I leave it up to ppl at best buy or circuit city??? I appreciate any advice you can offer. Thanks.
pfwun
I was wondering if i could replace the stock rigid antenna and replace it with a QX4 retractable one? Anyone done that? Should be an easy and cheap mod...your insights please.
Unrelated - anyone else feel that the legroom for the right leg is sort of "pinched" because of the large transmission tunnel? Can get pretty uncomfortable after long drives, imho.
I am preparing to purchase some type of guard for my '01 LE in a few weeks. The goal is protect the front end as much as possible without compromising payload & performance too much.
The Nissan one looks pretty good (I like the color), but it doesn't appear very robust. This one is aluminum (vs. steel). Pro: color, weight, stock option. Con: strength & durability are unknown.
The WAAG one looks like better design that protects front end better. Color is black powder coat finish. Pro: design, strength, durable. Cons: weight, maybe color (can't decide).
The weight is only an issue if the delta is significant. Nissan claims 50%, but is that 20 pounds or 75 lbs? I figure anything less than 25 pounds is insig. Fuel economy, suspension, & payload should not be affected.
I really bought it to add MP3 capability to my Pathy and I am very pleased with the performance and sound quality through the Bose system. I can now carry 10 CDs and have 75 hours + of music choices. It's really great on camping trips and for Tail Gating.
However, there is a problem with the DVD. The audio works fine but the picture fades in and out consistently every 20 seconds or so (causes the LCD screen to go blue). The unit comes with both 12 volt and 120 volt adapters. The DVD plays fine on my home TV so there must be some compatibility problem with the Pathfinder system. I occasionally connect a Playstation through the system and it works fine so I'm really puzzled. I sent 2 emails over the last month to Blaupunkt USA Tech Support but they haven't responded. Any of you audio/videophiles out there have any ideas?
Here a link if anyone is interested.
http://www.blaupunktusa.com/video/video_01_dvdme1.html
7000 miles and loving my LE, Joe
Basically, it's the copy protection that's built into every VCR. The idea is to keep you from illegally copying DVDs.
(You'll note that nearly all home DVD players must be connected directly to the TV, not to the VCR, then to the TV, for the same reason.)
Thanks.
Owner Notification Date: 9/11/2001
Number of Units Potentially Affected: 31,000
Component Description: STRUCTURE:HATCHBACK HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V282000
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Description of Recall Campaign:
Vehicle Description: Passenger vehicles. 2001 model year Nissan Pathfinder
vehicles manufactured from December 20, 2000, through June 8, 2001, and 2001
model year Infiniti QX4 vehicles manufacturer from January 8 to June 8, 2001.
Some of the brackets used to attach the two gas struts to the rear door (hatch)
may not have been made to specification. At high ambient temperature, the
increase in gas pressure in the strut(s) may cause one or both brackets to bend,
resulting in the struts detaching from the bracket(s) when opening or closing
the rear door.
If both struts detach from the brackets, the door will rapidly fall down and
possibly strike someone, possibly causing serious injury.
Dealers will replace the brackets for the struts free of charge.
Owner notification is expected to begin during September 2001. Owners who
take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and
do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Nissan at
1-800-647-7261. Hawaiian residents should call 1-808-836-0888. Also contact
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Auto Safety Hotline at
1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
I just bought a set of "nissan" rainguards.from the local nissan dealership, but am not really sure that they fit. Do the rainguards for the 99.5 PF fit the 01 PF. The part number i have is "nissanVV3 092199". Also, did you need to remove any of the molding from the mirrors to make the front flange fit under the mirror cap?
Thanks!
For your purposes, forget any of those wimpy "brush" guards made in the US (unless it's a custom job). Not only will they seriously mess up your approach angle and impair your off-raod capabilities, but they will actually weaken your truck. If you ever hit anything, they will bend back and cause more damage to your front end than if you had never put one on to begin with. Plus, you should never trust any kind of protection device that you have to bolt together. Most (if not all) people who mount these do it pretty much for looks. Which is a legitimate reason, but not the reason you stated. You want protection, and these bars will NOT give you that.
The only people making true front end protection devices are in Australia. The market there is for bars that can take animal impacts at high speed and not leave the vehicle (and passengers) stranded out in the middle of the Australian desert. These are actually complete replacement bumpers, so your plastic stuff goes bye-bye and is replaced by a solid steel front end, strong enough to mount a winch and take an impact from a 400 pound kangaroo at 50 mph! ARB makes their Sahara bar for the R50 Pathfinders. Costly (at around $1K plus mounting and painting if you desire), but well worth it. TJM is another good company, but they don't make a bar for the latest PFs. East Coast Bullbars also make an R50 bar, but they have very little sales presence in the US, so you may have to deal with them directly. Here are some links:
http://www.arb.com.au
http://www.tjmproducts.com.au
http://www.ecb.com.au
HTH,
Derek
S-66
Well, here's a tip on how to get at least ONE of outlets (the one on the back of the center console) to be always hot:
Under the hood, find the relay box (probably over the driver's side wheel well) that contains the relay marked "Power Socket 1". If you remove the cover to the box, the corresponding relay should be colored BLUE.
Carefully remove this relay by pulling up on it while depressing its locking clip (on side facing the engine) with a screwdriver.
Gently use flathead screwdrivers around the relay cover perimeter to pry off the cover.
Inside the relay, find some non-conductive material to wedge inside to force the relay to be closed at all times. (I used a folded sliver of paper cut off a business card.)
Reinstall the relay, and a 12v socket is always hot!
-nismo
Thanks,
Bob
As an aside, one problem I thought of is local ordinances on noise limits; since I didn't have the time to check into it on a local or state level (NJ), I had my mechanic install a dashboard toggle switch so that I can have the choice of using "both" or just the original factory installed horn; this way, when I go for state inspection, I make sure to remember to set the horn to only use the factory installed one !
As to an air horn, I'm sure many places around the net sell them; one place, www. autoaccessory.com has a Hella, dual tone air horn, their model# HEL85105.
1. Is it possible to use a PC and make a backup of my nav CD, protecting my original?
2. Are any owners interested in trading nav disks or backups, to get complete USA map coverage? It bothers me that I will have to pay to get additional map coverage.
Thanks.
Uh, that would be software piracy. I'm no lawyer ;-), but I'm pretty sure that's illegal. With your great new software laws in the US (DCMA or whatever it's called) it would not be very smart, especially after publishing your intensions on a public list.
Thanks.
You can find them for as little as $1100 and it will serve more than one use. Not to mention the screen size will be several inches larger than any flip out.
Dano
1999.5 Pathfinder and I am having some
trouble finding a replacement 16" alloy
wheel (not the kind the spare comes on)
Nissan quotes: $445 ! Way over my budget.
Local junkyards have turned up nothing.
Anyone have a net source for this item?
Good luck
....
Thanks
I'm not very tall (5 foot 4), and thought that the step pad might be helpful in reaching the roof rack area, but sometimes great theories don't quite work as well in practice. Do those of you with the Nissan hitch ever utilize the step area? Is it actually useful, or is it more of an annoyance than its worth?
Thanks for sharing your experiences. I have learned so much from this arena!
The step is very useful for climbing up and accessing the roof. It's sturdier than the bumper, for sure.
The only thing you have to watch out for is that it sticks out pretty far from the bumper, so you'll have to watch your knees/shins when you're loading stuff in the rear.
-- How much did the SE version cost? -- Did you install it yourself? -- Is it the same as the one on the SE's from the factory or is it a little different? -- Do you notice any more/less wind noise?
I would really like to do the same as you and install the SE version on my new LE. I also like the titanium tinted step rails of the SE, did you do those also?
thanks.
I could use some help with the Nav Sys on my 2001 Le 4x4. I have read the book on the nav sys over and over but.... what are the Black dot's in the road mean? or symbols that look like this mean _._ ? also what are the differant colors on roads and land mean? Any help would be a bonus!
Tks
Pit
I've read some have keyless entry that allow you to open your windows and etc. Where can I find this? Nissan headquarters know nothing about it. Also, the SE roof racks... which one are you all talking about?
Does anybody know how much or if it's even possible to have the 2002 version DVD installed into the 2001???
Thanks a bunch
Ihave the DVD sys in my 2001 is there a differance for the DVD player for 2002? As far as the Remote open of windows i know that is avail in the Altima.
R
PIT
On the new SE's for '02 thay have a new style roofrack- Titanium-Tinted tubular desgin. They really look sharp. I was hoping something swaped out the roofrack on the LE's for the SE's so I could see the cost for replacing mine.
So which is the one that goes parallel w/ the side moulding that reads "pathfinder" ? That one looks very impressive. Also, does anybody know of good wheel companies that provide good pricing for custom rims?
Oh, I almost forgot... anybody else have this problem with their TV? The first tv console I had would sometimes have the blue screen and wouldn't show a picture unless you gripped the actual screen a certain way. That problem was off/on. They replaced it, now I can't watch DVD's. I hook up my PS2 and it won't come out consistent, it will "skip" with the movie picture and the blue screen again.
Nissan says they need to see it and will probably replace it but I think AudioVox is garbage. Anybody else have this similar problem? You think Nissan would comp some cost so that I can purchase my own TV Console from a local retailer?
Thanks for the help guys/gals
I am a computer Geek and the Geek part of me likes having the toys but the money side of me wonders if they are really worth having? Does the Nav unit really work all that well?
Is it really only good if your travel alot to places you have not been before? What else can it do other then give directions?
For the DVD unit, does it have an external audio/video jacks to allow for a PS2 to be connected?
Thanks,
DTS
AS for you ?'s on the nav and the DVD well i can tell you the nav and dvd are worth the money... Rre-sale first
now the nav help out when it is foggy you can just look at the nav sys for the next road. and for places not marked it will leave bread crums to find your way back....(ghost towns in AZ)
DVD well if you have kids PRICELESS and it will host a game sys.....
SO SPEN THE EXTRA CASH.....
R
pit
Haven't posted in a while and may have missed comments on these 2 topics so apologies for that.
Has anyone installed wood trim kits and/or body side mouldings to their Pathy? I drive a 2001 SE AWD and am contemplating. If so, how difficult was the job(s)?
TIA!
My o1 LE came with the BSM's
But.. I did have after market BSM's installed on my Z-28 and they looked perfect and the installer did it in 30 mins and they had a lifetime warenty. But they do not stop dings to good other doors and shopping carts have a mind of there own!
Pit
check on line at any elecrtronics web site i know kenwood make one...
worth the money!
r/
Pit
THANKS
Good luck