my new terrano

[jonny]

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

 

[jonny]

I have asked this in the correct section.... Doh.. ! :augie

 

[solarman216]

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

 

[jonny]

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 ?






The tyres are approx 30 inch (using a conversion chart on line, i work better in inches) with room to spare.

 

[jims-terrano]

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]

They look about right really, the bumpers do sag on these though, mine are shocking!

 

[jonny]

Cheers guys, good to know :thumb2

 

[jonny]

Just had a quick look at photos on google. Amazing how lots of them have gaps like that..!!

 

[jonny]

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...










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]

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.

 

[jonny]

It matches the one on the inner wing under the washer bottle..





I really do have quite a bit to do to this car.

 

[jonny]

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]

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.

 

[jonny]

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


more on the boot floor


this is the passenger side boot



It's like owning a Land Rover... :augie

 

[Blocky10]

Could never be that bad :lol

 

[jonny]

I have had worse :lol:lol:lol.

They would still get good money for it like that.

 

[jims-terrano]

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.

 

[jonny]

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]

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.

 

[jonny]

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.