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Picked my Terrano up last night. 2.7 LWB. :D
Opinions so far... I like it. Seems nice and well built, not as slow as i thought it would be. Plenty of equipment, even the A/C works properly. Comfy and the driver and passenger seat have trays for the rear. Thats butty space sorted for when me and the boss are out and about. She likes it as well. She was going to take it for work today but talked her out of it. She isn't doing any off site visits today so doesn't need the off road capability.
Problems...
Tick over is slow, about 500 rpm so need to sort that.
Air bag light is on. Brother in law who i bought it off has had the connectors under the drivers seat apart and cleaned them but its still doing it. He says to check the one behind the glove box so will have a look at that when i get time.
CD player isn't removing the cd's. So need to have a look at that.
Nats (i think thats right) security light is on on the dash. The lights etc flash when its set off but no noise from the alarm. Hoping it's just that that is causing the light to be on.
couple of lights not working on the dash.
And thats about it, so nothing major at all.
Plans..?
It's a daily driver so no mods for off road. Been there, done that (a lot) in the past, so if i fancy laning again i shall get something else.
The rear lights only working in the bumper drives me mad. Why they couldn't have made it so the upper ones light up as well i will never know. (all the brake lights work).
Get a bit warmer weather and i shall get underneath and re-waxoyl it etc. It's nice and solid so best to stay on top of it.
Brother in law likes lots of stickers, me not so much, so will need to remove some.
Side steps will probably come off. Not a lover of them. They are usually the first things to go when i get a new 4x4.
So here are some photo's
https://preview.ibb.co/eqNSiH/20180228_090739.jpg (https://ibb.co/fs69xc)
https://preview.ibb.co/c5HtOH/20180228_090748.jpg (https://ibb.co/ffb9xc)
https://preview.ibb.co/hrTBAx/20180228_090805.jpg (https://ibb.co/ikUwcc)
https://preview.ibb.co/ko5xiH/20180228_091312_0.jpg (https://ibb.co/mMfV3H)
jims-terrano
28-02-2018, 11:59
Beautiful car indeed, wait until warmer weather before teying to remove stickers.
Airbag light, my 3 litre starts flashing when we have moved the drivers seat so I too need to check the connectors too. That said the reset procedure is in quick links and then downloads section so take a look and fix it for free:thumbs
Assuming your remote locking is working as it should the alarm hron is behind the boot trim on drivers side. Remove boot aperture kick strip and then peel the aperture seal from the bottom around the top but no need to remove all the way. Remove lower rear most seatbelt mounting bolt, careful when you refit not to cross thread. Then the lower boot trim should pull away from the metal bodywork but again dont think it needs to be completely removed to see the horn near the seatbelt reel. People disconnect this when they can’t unlock car with the fob.
Sit back and enjoy the truck.
thanks for the info. :thumb2 Like you say, best wait for the better weather for sticker removal. I shall look into the other things. I think the seatbelt light is still in check mode, its flashing at me. The central locking etc all works fine, just no noise, so i will investigate. There is no big hurry, not when its this cold :rolleyes:
jims-terrano
28-02-2018, 12:27
When it’s snowing you sit back and enjoy the truck and being able to drive when others can’t but remember it’ll still slide. :thumbs
there are many people who seem to think that because something is 4x4 they can still drive as normal in snow etc. I have checked the 4 wheel drive and low box this morning and all works fine.
jims-terrano
28-02-2018, 12:50
They certainly do matey and they’re the ones that give everyone a bad name. Yeah I like the transmission on these trucks, the fixed hub version like yours will have are really robust too. You’re not supposed to use 4wd on hard surfaces as the wheels need to be able to slip a little to release transmission wind up.
i was trying to figure out what hubs it has. Trying to learn which model etc it is. I think SE but stand to be corrected :augie 17 inch wheels on it. Would these be standard for this model.?
terranosaurusdoug
28-02-2018, 14:00
Yeh those are the standard wheels. Some people including me fit sidelight bulbs in the brakelight lens so you have four sidelights :thumb2
Yeh those are the standard wheels. Some people including me fit sidelight bulbs in the brakelight lens so you have four sidelights :thumb2
Do you just replace the brake light bulbs with stop tail or is there more to it.?
jims-terrano
01-03-2018, 10:39
I wish it was so easy. Basically remove the light unit and either find a stop and tail light bulb holder and modify the hole for the holder in the lamp. Or find another bulb holder and make a hole in the back of the lamp. Then run a sidelight feed up to the light. Actually the wiring is easy. Hardest thing is finding a good bulb holder. I’ve tried cheap stop n tail light holders from ebay which are pants. I then found a capless side light bulb holder and made an extra hole for it but I mucked up the hole so it’s not the best fit.
I tried fitting an led bulb in there, the bulb was white led but this made the light output pink. Have not tried a red led bulb as this maybe the way to go. I went old way and used a standard bulb.
thought as much, i was just living in hope. I shall try and get hold of some used light clusters (if they are cheap enough) and see what i can do. Not so worried about wiring, i quite often have to redo bikes or make one off looms
jims-terrano
01-03-2018, 15:06
I want to try and source two pair of stop n tail bulb holders that are good quality. The tension on the wires move the terminals on the cheap ebay holders which stops the bulbs from working.
http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/product.php/942/bulb-holders
These are the guys i get my wiring stuff from for bikes. Have found these. No idea if there is any way to use them but i may give it a shot
jims-terrano
01-03-2018, 16:29
Yeah those look better built but I’ve no idea how they can be made to fit into the lamp it’s self.
terranosaurusdoug
01-03-2018, 17:30
This is how I did my sidelights....http://www.nissan4x4ownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27108
This is how I did my sidelights....http://www.nissan4x4ownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27108
Nice one. Cheers :thumb2
zippy656
01-03-2018, 20:12
so un fair!!
terranosaurusdoug
01-03-2018, 20:23
so un fair!!
Ha :D
jims-terrano
01-03-2018, 20:34
so un fair!!
Rick is selling a reasonable truck mate:thumbs
solarman216
02-03-2018, 22:35
Sorry wrong thread
I live on a pretty dark land and reversing onto the drive at night is a bit of a pain at the best of times. But lordy the reversing light on the Terrano is bad. Has anyone up graded them.? I may try an LED bulb to see if that helps
I have asked this in the correct section.... Doh.. ! :augie
solarman216
03-03-2018, 19:18
Sorry wrong thread
I meant to say I had put a reply in the wrong thread and then deleted it, sorry for the confusion, senior moments and all that, and yes the reverse light on a T2 is bad, easy enough to do now with modern day led's, Rick
I was having a good look at the car today(first time its been above freezing since i got it). I have never really thought about why there is a gap between the bumpers and body. Do you think its had a body lift at some point ?
https://preview.ibb.co/m0siyS/20180304_204001.jpg (https://ibb.co/b6iZ57)
https://preview.ibb.co/dnoOyS/20180304_204045.jpg (https://ibb.co/if1yXn)
The tyres are approx 30 inch (using a conversion chart on line, i work better in inches) with room to spare.
jims-terrano
04-03-2018, 23:20
Those gaps look standard. From what I know of body lifts is the bumper brackets need modifying otherwise there would be a 2” gap between body and bumpers.
terranosaurusdoug
04-03-2018, 23:21
They look about right really, the bumpers do sag on these though, mine are shocking!
Cheers guys, good to know :thumb2
Just had a quick look at photos on google. Amazing how lots of them have gaps like that..!!
Arse..
I was having a bit of a mooch about in the rear of the terrano yesterday, planning how I was going to kit the rear out for adventures and found this...
https://thumb.ibb.co/kNzdzT/20180725_203639.jpg (https://ibb.co/kNzdzT)
https://thumb.ibb.co/eMxbm8/20180725_203741.jpg (https://ibb.co/eMxbm8)
https://thumb.ibb.co/e8Sbm8/20180725_202231.jpg (https://ibb.co/e8Sbm8)
https://thumb.ibb.co/k34NR8/20180725_202917.jpg (https://ibb.co/k34NR8)
I've seen a lot worse but still a pain in the ass. I won't have any time to sort for a month or so but it least it shouldn't get any worse.
jims-terrano
26-07-2018, 18:27
Ahhh terrano ownership :doh
As you know all fixable just time consuming to do it right but do it right do it once.
Check the seatbelt mounts in the rear arches especially if you carry passengers in the back.
Cut back all the bad metal and weld in new rather than patching over the rot. Then a really good coat of waxoyl underneath.
It matches the one on the inner wing under the washer bottle..
https://thumb.ibb.co/bXqkg8/20180324_121003.jpg (https://ibb.co/bXqkg8)
I really do have quite a bit to do to this car.
The seat belt mounts are all ok thank goodness. Like you say, just takes time to sort properly, small holes turn into big holes by the time all the rot is cut out. I shall get all the old underseal off in the near future to check the chassis out underneath before I start in the boot. Now thats a horrible job. I have had Discovery's that have been worse so shouldn't be a problem. Do you think it would be worth removing the trim from around the wheel arches and check it is all ok behind there ? It looks fine from what I can see but would hate something to spread that I have missed. I think I will take the front bumper off and check all is good with the cross member behind that. I like the car so it's worth sorting out.
jims-terrano
26-07-2018, 18:55
It beggars belief how crap Nissans rust protection coating were towards the end of production. Still if they lasted forever they wouldn’t sell new motors would they. Good luck with the repairs but they are all repairable just take your time and cut out all the rot back to clean metal. It’ll look a lot worse before it gets better.
I had a bit more of a poke about today looking for rust. I shouldn't have..
This is the inner wing under the washer bottle
https://thumb.ibb.co/bXqkg8/20180324_121003.jpg (https://ibb.co/bXqkg8)
more on the boot floor
https://thumb.ibb.co/bMxBR8/20180728_195003.jpg (https://ibb.co/bMxBR8)
this is the passenger side boot
https://thumb.ibb.co/d3oJ68/20180728_203206.jpg (https://ibb.co/d3oJ68)
It's like owning a Land Rover... :augie
Blocky10
28-07-2018, 21:31
Could never be that bad :lol
https://image.ibb.co/mYqjDo/lr1.jpg (https://ibb.co/k0EBto)
I have had worse :lol:lol:lol.
They would still get good money for it like that.
jims-terrano
28-07-2018, 21:46
They say everything is fixable and to be honest yours probably aren’t terminal. Problem you’ll find is cost if you can’t weld yourself. My son and me have fixed up two Terranos with boot floor issues and inner wing holes.
Good luck, there’s support here for you from the club.
Incidentally Elty fabricated a complete new boot floor.
Weldings not a problem, I have restored quite a few cars so it's not really a big deal, just a bit of a pain in the bum. I would imagine if you had to pay to have it done it wouldn't be worth it though. The main thing is the motor is nice and strong and the chassis is fine..!! Sills etc all good, front footwells all good so a bit of time spent on it and it will be fine. The thing thats mainly bugging me is the front drivers side tyre is wearing like mad on the inside, will have to take it in to be sorted. MOT is up in October so do I buy a cheap car with mot so I can take this off the road over winter/spring next year and go right through the car. I have a bit of an oil leak that needs sorting and some strange noises from I think, the clutch. So the motor and box would come out as well. It would cost a bit but when done would be good for many years to come. Some thinking to do..
jims-terrano
29-07-2018, 06:10
Yeah understand what you’re saying and yes it helps having Welding facilities doesn’t it. Sounds like once the jobs are done it’ll be a strong truck.
Good luck and I’m sure you’ll get it sorted.
Cheers Jim. Starting to price up parts. Found a nice 2 inch suspension kit on Jimmy bits. Pro comp shocks, (which I have used before and never had a problem with) and some longer and uprated springs. Its £334 total which I don't thinks too bad. I know I could do it cheaper with a bit of mix and match but like the matching kit, especially as it will be taking some weight when it is finished and kitted out.
don simon
30-07-2018, 19:41
Cheers Jim. Starting to price up parts. Found a nice 2 inch suspension kit on Jimmy bits. Pro comp shocks, (which I have used before and never had a problem with) and some longer and uprated springs. Its £334 total which I don't thinks too bad. I know I could do it cheaper with a bit of mix and match but like the matching kit, especially as it will be taking some weight when it is finished and kitted out.
Blimey! A real person who's had the Pro Comp es9000s. You rate them then? Many of the reviews say that they ride hard? Is this true and is this the only problem?
I'm so tempted to get a set for mine, for the lift and for making the truck a bit more stable with the RTT on it. Do you reckon they'd be up to the task?
I've only had them on L/R before but they worked well. They did seem a bit stiffer than others I have used, Rough Country etc but for what I want them for I'm figuring they might be good. With the weight of a rrt and the kit inside maybe it would be better.? They aren't stiff as in a sports car type thing just a bit more than other aftermarket ones I have tried.
How do you find the car with a RRT..? Does it feel quite stable.? The Terrano looks quite narrow and tall. How have you mounted it on top.?
don simon
30-07-2018, 20:14
I've only had them on L/R before but they worked well. They did seem a bit stiffer than others I have used, Rough Country etc but for what I want them for I'm figuring they might be good. With the weight of a rrt and the kit inside maybe it would be better.? They aren't stiff as in a sports car type thing just a bit more than other aftermarket ones I have tried.
How do you find the car with a RRT..? Does it feel quite stable.? The Terrano looks quite narrow and tall. How have you mounted it on top.?
The car's fine with the tent up top, I'm obviously aware that corners need to be taken with precaution and it'll topple over sooner than a naked Terrano on the rough stuff. It isn't designed for serious offroad stuff, just getting where others can't territory.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/96036923@N05/28168425039/in/album-72157648665980018/ flick right for more photos.
I've just noticed that I have misplaced the photos of the rack going on, I'm sure I had some.
That sounds good. I don't plan on any 'extreme' of road type use, just want to be able to get to the out of the way places to camp.
Having a good look through your photos, great set up. I may pick your brains at some point if ok :D. Love the Zombie lights :thumbs
How far into North Wales are you.? I'm near Chester so not far over the border
don simon
30-07-2018, 20:33
That sounds good. I don't plan on any 'extreme' of road type use, just want to be able to get to the out of the way places to camp.
Having a good look through your photos, great set up. I may pick your brains at some point if ok :D. Love the Zombie lights :thumbs
How far into North Wales are you.? I'm near Chester so not far over the border
I'm in the centre of Chester so you're welcome to come across and have a closer look any time. :D
That would be ace :thumbs. I'm out next to Delamere forest so not far at all. Would be interesting to see the electrical install, thats the bit I may struggle with
don simon
30-07-2018, 20:41
That would be ace :thumbs. I'm out next to Delamere forest so not far at all. Would be interesting to see the electrical install, thats the bit I may struggle with
Not a problem, just say when. I'm around evenings and most Sundays. I either works saturdays or scoot off camping.
Nice one :thumbs Not sure if I can convince the boss to try an RRT. She doesn't like heights and she says that might be a bit much..!!!! Going to have a good look at the overland show in September. If not that I will try a rear tent like a caranex
don simon
30-07-2018, 21:15
I'd be more than happy to bring it out to you so it can be opened up and you can both have a play. I'm uncomfortable with heights too and it's not a problem for me.
Lazy-Ferret
30-07-2018, 22:04
Blimey! A real person who's had the Pro Comp es9000s. You rate them then? Many of the reviews say that they ride hard? Is this true and is this the only problem?
I'm so tempted to get a set for mine, for the lift and for making the truck a bit more stable with the RTT on it. Do you reckon they'd be up to the task?
I have had them all round since 2015, I got the +3" ones, along with the Trail master longer rear springs. I only wound the front up about 2" though, to try and prolong the life of the CV's.
Very pleased with them. They give a very good on-road ride, even towing the caravan, and worked well off road... In fact, my Body and suspension lifted truck corners better than Suz's standard one.
don simon
31-07-2018, 06:39
I have had them all round since 2015, I got the +3" ones, along with the Trail master longer rear springs. I only wound the front up about 2" though, to try and prolong the life of the CV's.
Very pleased with them. They give a very good on-road ride, even towing the caravan, and worked well off road... In fact, my Body and suspension lifted truck corners better than Suz's standard one.
Good to hear, thanks.
I'd be more than happy to bring it out to you so it can be opened up and you can both have a play. I'm uncomfortable with heights too and it's not a problem for me.
Cheers , that would be ace :thumb2 It might convince the boss
Good to hear, thanks.
I had 3"+pro comp ES 9000 on mine until last year.
I managed to knacker them up by running without rear bumps stops so the shocks would bottom out and eventually burst.
Have since fitted some big rubber bump stops to stop this happening again.
I always thought the ride was soft and a bit wallowy TBH.
solarman216
25-02-2019, 19:14
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jims-terrano
25-02-2019, 19:57
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I suspect we need a mod to press delete.
solarman216
25-02-2019, 19:59
I suspect we need a mod to press delete.
BANSHEE where are you? Rick
Well this poor terrano was sold on to a guy to use it on a farm. It wasn't the welding that decided It but all the other problems that cropped up with it. Shame as it was a nice truck but financially to far gone to justify. Still, onwards and upward, looking for another to replace him.
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