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Tom
I had no problems programming the HomeLink for my (very) old Stanley door opener as well as my brand new Genie with rolling codes. With the rolling codes you do have to get up on the ladder and put the opener into learn mode. HomeLink does have some more info on programming at their web site: http://www.homelink.com/home/home.html. Let me know if you still need some help.
-Jon
I really don't know if I am going to deal with them again and just buy local instead.
What's better for both price & quality - Nissan, autoparts stores, or mail order places?
thanks
As to cost, the nissan parts are discounted from 'list', which is what you would pay at the dealer. Then, of course, you have to factor in shipping costs vs specials, etc...it varies. For example, I paid less for the rear window deflector but I was going to order the Cargo Organizer ($84) but the shipping would have been outrageous (I forget exactly, but it was $50 or so) so obviously, I didn't get that on the web.
HTH,
Tom
Also, JMTREETOP, I had PIAA super plasma H4 and H3 for my fog lights for over a year. The headlights looks great when seeing from far away, but from close not really that good. As for the fog light, the plasma bulb is superb, with the lense gives off rainbow effect. If PF's fog lights were reflector housing like the headlight, the bulb would work better. Now I'm using Catz Zeta HID kit for my headlight and Catz galaxy whites for my fog, and they look great.
All new Pathfinder models have the same suspension configuration. Earlier SE models (96-98), however, had an optional adjustable suspension, which affected the damping force of the front struts. As for spring rates, however, nothing is different.
On the other hand, the tire pressure (mentioned earlier) and the type/brand of tire both have a significant impact on ride quality.
The height difference mentioned earlier (2WD vs 4WD) is due to the extra weight of the 4WD components.
As for drum brakes, they work well for general use. However, for off-road use (especially in deep mud) they can collect debris, which can cause the drums and shoes to wear out prematurely, possibly even making the drum un-resurfaceable (i.e. need to replace it).
If you don't encounter deep mud frequently (or at all) the braking power of the rear drums is quite adequate. But disk brakes would still be nice...
I have a Genie garage opener and was able to program the Homelink on my new Pathfinder without any problems.
Ron
I had to call nissanpartsusa in Darmouth, MA (long distance for me. I'm in CA), since they didn't reply to my email. I was told that they would have to file a claim with UPS and if and when UPS pays I would get the parts shipped to me again. I just hope they don't come back asking me to ship the broken part somewhere at my expense. The guy at nissanpartsusa (by the way there's only one person working the internet sales. If he's not in, you're out of luck) claims that all the parts, including the intructions were shipped and that someone must of taped the box after it fell apart. I guess my only option right now is to wait and try to settle this before I go to the credit card company and ask them to charge this back to them.
All this hassel just for trying to save ten bucks...
Last weekend, I find the Pathfinder that I like, which is EL 4X4 fully loaded I/I NV and TV, the salesman quoted me: $32316.00, also he showed me the invoice list. BOW, they still have 3.9% financing. The only thing I am not familiar is $400.00 advertisement fee.
Is this a good deal? Is Ad. fee mandatory? What about the $500 dealer hold back? I live in Washington, DC area. Is there any people here recently bought one in DC area? Any suggestion for the local dealer?
Thanks in advance.
Charles
P.S.
Base 28,910
tow 305
body molding 73
microfilter 38
leather 1,734
LSD 216
dest 540
ad. fee: 4000
TOTAL: 32316.00
The advertising fee is a nice way of saying "additional dealer profit." That is in addition to the 3% your dealer gets as a holdback from the manufacturer. So, the dealer would get roughly a $969 holdback plus your $500 customer rebate plus your $500 amount over invoice price. They may also be getting a $400 manufacturer rebate. Was their service truly worth $2369? Try shopping the competition (phone, fax, or email work just fine).
There are apparently 2 rebates available (perhaps expiring) - the 500 customer rebate and the 400 manufacturer-to-dealer rebate (see a few posts above). Don't feel overwhelming pressure to buy today - the rebate offer is likely to sweeten or be renewed given the current status of the economy. Of course, nobody knows for sure.
I bought the same vehicle you are looking at 1 month ago (including all options other than Nav and Ent) for $31050 plus tax and licensing (including 500 rebate and 3.9% financing).
As far as I can remember, I heard that you need to reset the ECM by disconnecting the battery for a short time, or can I just drive with it, and not worry about it.
Thanks, Donny
smokey75-Looks like you got a great deal. Congrats!
Drum brakes issue-I don't have any complaints. No noise and stopping distance is supperb for a 2-ton vehicle! I did felt the brakes were a little "squishy" when new but it seems to be better.
Home Link-I have 2 old garage door openers, a Genie and something else. The Genie worked just like it should but the other one seems to have a mind of its own (I think it is the opener and not the Home Link system since the remote only works occasionally). I'm planning on replacing it later this spring and will report back the results.
Spring is upon us. Time to test out the PF as it is meant to be used. Anyone know of some good (beginner) trails around the Puget Sound region?
Thanks and happy Pathfinding everyone.
Also if anyone in Texas is in the market I had a great no hassle experience at my dealership. My loaded SE 4x2 was 27,900. They also gave me 2000. more for my van than any other place. My sister also bought a pathfinder. She also paid 27,900. for her Sierra Silver LE with leather, mouldings, rear window deflector, mats etc... They are trying to clear the lot of Pathfinders and only keep one. In our area the Xterra is selling better.
2) Does anyone know where I can find colored dome light bulbs? I'm trying to change mine out to red. I found them at Pep Boys but not the right bulbs.
3) I'm also looking for the 50 watt bright back-up bulbs for my 2001 PF. According to the manual it's bulb 921, but I haven't been able to find this. Thanks...
My gas mileage seems to finally be getting better now that I have almost 5,000 miles on it.
Thanks to jlofquist (Jon!) for all his help - both the dealership manager and the guy at US Customs wanted my "Canada Purchase" information, which I promised I would e-mail them! If you have the time and FF miles to get to Canada, I would say it is well worth the trip. If anyone has questions about the process (although the documentation covers it pretty thoroughly!), I would be happy to help out.
The newest satisfied PF owner,
Karla
1. You must remove the glove box/lower dash panel to install the air filter in the heater duct.
2. I found it best to remove the glove box first by "poping" out the two hinge pieces (use a large flat blade screwdriver and press to the inside (towards the other hinge) with the screwdriver up as close to the pin as possible (the pins are the black "L" shaped devices you can see on the bottom of the glove box door). Once the pins are out you can remove the box and it's contents (without emptying it - which is why I did it this way) by just working it out at an angle (the opening stops on each side can be flexed so you can release the box from the dash).
3. There are several screws that must be removed to take off the lower dash panel - one on the bottom left corner, one on the bottom right corner, two on the top in the glove box opening, and the two on the latch loop (the latch loop also comes out). There is another screw not mentioned in the instructions - it's under the top right edge of the trim piece with the "Pathfinder" logo on it. To remove this trim piece you "remove the screws holding it in the glove box opening" (from the elecronic service manual - I think those screws have just been removed above, but I'm not sure), and then rotate up on the bottom of it (there are a number of metal clips along the rear center of it that hold it to the dash and you must "pop" these loose). You can then get at the screw at the top right corner. They also want you to pull the door seal from the door opening on the right where the panel goes behind it - this is not really necessary, but you will have an interesting time getting it back under the molding without doing this. Be sure to disconnect the glove box lamp before yanking the lower dash panel away - just lower the left top a bit and you'll see the lamp there - turn the lamp body 90 deg. and it will release from the socket.
4. You will have to cut out the slot in the heater air box as shown in the instructions. Cut on the inside edge of the rib, and watch out, some of the plastic will break off and want to fall inside. The instructions imply this will be a "bad thing" (I now have a few bits in there).
5. There are two identical filters. Install the first filter in the bottom and slide it to the top, then install the second filter under it. Be sure the tab on the filter (outside face) is on the bottom. Install the supplied clip on the bottom filter, and "reasemmble everything you took apart in the reverse order".
This is mainly a warning about the above hidden screw, which -I- succeeded in breaking off (I think it was part of the upper dash, but it's now an inoperable part of the lower dash :-(.
The car do have floor mat and wind deflector, it also have paint(pin?) strip with it. Looks like the guy is trying to over charge me $900 dollars (Ad. fee + customer rebate). I better shop around.
Charles
Is there anything like this in the US?
Explore this site. I think I remember someone on this site having a Nissan off-road club, but I'm not positive. This site is a Nissan Frontier site that is fairly active. It has a link to a Pathfinder site that is relatively inactive.
Good luck and let us know if you hear of anything!
And thank you all in advance for your heart warming help.
full5
I've changed all my bulbs in 99.5 PF. Mainly to hyper blue and hyper white. As for the dome lights, I have a hyper white. I don't know if they make a red dome light. And for the back-up light, I've changed mine to hyper white, which is brighter than the stock bulb. I don't think they make 50watts bulb for the size 921. I even changed the license plate bulbs, personal light bulbs, back-turning signal bulbs, and front-turning bulbs(I cleared the front-corner lights myself, and now my PF looks very clean). All the bulbs I used were from Polarg and all the color was hyper white except for the personal lights which is hyper blue.
Usually on the box of the xenon super white bulbs, it shows H4 55/60 watts and it claims to increase the wattage by 50% and shows 100/120 or 110/120 watts. But I think there's only two kinds of H4 bulbs- 55/60 or 80/80. So make sure you do not use 80/80 on the PF.
Maybe someone can do the chalk test and post their results here. We'll see if we can come to a consensus on tire pressures for the Pathys.
For now, I'm keeping mine at 26 (actually 27-28), because I haven't had any problems with that, and it's what the manufacturer recommends. Thank goodness that PF's don't seem to be rolling over, etc. You know we would have heard about it in the wake of the Explorer/Firestone fiasco if it did happen.
--Howie
I'm currently suffering from allergies, would this filter help?
Thanks in advance for your reply.
Any advice on how I can recoup my "stolen" rebate,
just bought my nissan PF LE on 4/2 and the manufac
was offering a $500 cash rebate to buyers My
salesman did not confirm my rebate when I asked, and I did not sign anything that said "nothing owed" I am going tomorrow to get my truck detailed, can I still claim the rebate even thoughI've signed the purchase agreement? How does one get a rebate? Can I only get it if it is subtracted from my total cost? Any help would be appreciated
Thank You, Andrea
Anyone considering the LE with leather should get the nav system if you are planning on using the PF for anything other than a commute to work. Over the weekend there were so many times we could have used it. For basically $30/month getting the Nav system is a no brainer. I'm definitely a little bitter that the sales guy told me the Nav system was not GPS based!! How pathetic. That is no fault of the pathfinder, to me it is almost the perfect car. A Little more headroom in the sunroof models would be nice and bigger back seats, but otherwise I would say it's the closest car to perfection I have driven, which is why I am so pissed I didn't get the nav system, as this is a car we are going to keep a LONG TIME.
Anyone with advice on aftermarket Nav systems please feel free to share. I have looked at the new Street Pilot III garmin system on the internet. It now has upcoming turns and voice prompts too. If anyone has experience with that model I would appreciate what your opinion is compared to the indash nissan system. The Alpine Indash would cost about $4000!!! Suddenly the $1700 for Nissans seems like a steal.
Anyway I suppose we are too spoiled in america when someone like me can have any gripe, when I am driving a beautiful Nissan PF LE with leather, just not a NAV. Please take my advice. If you can spend $610/month on an LE another $30/month for the convenience and peace of mind is worth it. Just think no more wondering how far that next exit is, or thinking you might have missed it! And since SUV's are for exploring no more taking a hundred turns through the mountains and now having no clue how to get back!
Once again one fantastic vehicle!
Thanks!
Karla
This is one of the items on my short 'unhappy' list, along with:
- no fog light indicator
- 'challenging' gas mileage
- rear seat belt holders (do these EVER work?)
- tonneau/rear seat gap (don't want to have to recline the seats)
Of course, the happy list is WAY too long to list here! All in all, after 2 months, I'm very sure my choice of the PF was a good one.
Tom
The sales Manager and the people at the dealer were great. To spend so much money on the spot and have some one treat you like a king while doing, it is a feel good inside and outside of you.
The price was great (in and around as per Jon's).
The driving was great. It started heavy wind, then snow, then rain. So I used the 4W in most part of the trip which was about five hundred miles to my house.
The US Customs was a breeze But I was forced to pay 4% ON the first $1000.00 SD. And 2.5% on the rest.
The NYC DMV was another story. The first location demanded the MCO the one used in the States to register your car. But the Canadian cars uses NVIS instead. So I went to another location and the Supv. looked it up in Ref. book called ( P O L K ), Aug 2000 editon Vol III and there it was in black and white.
So before you go to NYC DMV, make sure you have:
1- THE NVIS.AND THE TEMP PERMIT.
2- THE BILL OF SALE.
3- THE US CUSTOMS BILL.
4- YOUR TAX OF 8.25% IS PROPERLY CALCULATED IN USD. ( the first location had wanted to tax me in Canadian Dollas.).
I am happy and content with my 2nd Nissan. the first was back in -84.
My thanks to all of you. For it has been great silently reading about your unfiltered opinion on this Pathfinder. But of cause to Jon Lofquist without him even knowing that he was forming and shaping my decisions all along as to which to get, LE or SE . And finally the SE won.
full5.