Recent content by Maddmatt

Do both sunroofs work? Any grinding noise? Do they leak? 3 Amigos - or were they vanquished when the new engine went in? In and out of 4lo smoothly?

Free bump - I always liked the look of those 1st gen round eyes. Plus this one has bumpers, aftermarket stuff is getting harder and harder to find. GLWS!

Now you guys are rollin' - I like to make sure some Cleverlys are in the rotation:

I understand that - every once in awhile I buy things not because I need them, but because I'm worried they won't be available in the future (sliders, rear ladder, etc...). It will be years before I'm done with this car, but I'm sure the after-market will move on long before that...

I'm chiming in just because I enjoyed reading this whole thread - this is what makes forums like this great, its all over the place but nobody's getting mad! Anyway - loud pipes: my tastes have changed as I've aged (I'm mid 50's). In my youth I was all about the louder the better. The owner...

Mike - nice job on the write up and build - I'm about 3 years and 30k on the 5100s on the rear, they definitely make a significant improvement.

There's a lot of variables in that question. Will it pull your trailer? I'd say probably yes, I think those Taxa's are pretty light. A known weak point in the Xterra is the rear springs, you'll need to upgrade them one way or another. I put a pair of cheap Autozone helper springs on mine, I...

All good points - as a child of the 70's and early 80's, I grew up with at least 2 road-trips (I don't think you can call it a "Grand Tour" when you and your brother cross the country on a foam mattress under an aluminum topper in the bed of an F-150) per year, and I still love them. Years...

Yeah, the NC750 was high on my list too. Might sound weird, but that storage space where the gas tank should be would be really cool - I have a tank bag, and it holds a lot, but isn't lockable and is always kind of "there" when I'm riding. It's not really in the way, but it's not really out of...

2012 800XC - much more bike than I'm capable of utilizing, but skills build with time. It's been a perfect, problem free bike for 4+ years now. The only fancy electronics is the ABS control, it's either on or off. I got it used, fully farkled out. At the 24k mile service my grips were worn...

Timely - after over a year of collecting dust (life gets in the way sometimes) I just got back from a morning coffee run and was reminded why I have the bike in the first place - for Colorado folks: Coal Creek > Peak to Peak > Train Cars in Ned for coffee, then down Boulder Canyon. I don't...

6/17/23 - Fridge Slider Pretty basic DIY fridge slider. I have a LION-COOL fridge I've had for some time, it's pretty cool (get it?), with the built in Lithium-Ion battery, you can somewhat lessen the worry about the truck's battery, in practice in hot weather, I find I get 6-8 hours of...

I've been thinking about this for a bit, like most I find the price of a Grenadier quite high, but to be honest its right where I guessed it would be. Just too much going on for it to be cheap. BUT: I think this chart by @ChasingOurTrunks is illuminating. Note the price comparison in the UK...

So it's been a couple months, any decisions? Lots of good advice so far, but I'll share my experience anyway. I started riding late in life (45) and the first thing I did was buy a helmet, the second was to take the MSR course. The course I did was very valuable, and included the test, both...

3/29/23 - Hitch plug relocation Wow - almost 2 years since I've done anything to my Xterra but drive it, and this barely rates mention, but this is where I track everything. Finally relocated the hitch plug - pretty easy job, not worth a write up, except to say there was no purple wire...