jalalski
Date Registered: 02-2004
Location: SUTHERLAND, SYDNEY
TOTAL POSTS: 29100
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Re: The X-Trail
They look very good Matt. Well done
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13/Aug/2010, 9:39 pm
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rockmonger
X-TRAIL ENTHUSIAST
Date Registered: 01-2010
TOTAL POSTS: 209
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Re: The X-Trail
Over the last couple of days I installed an all in one GPS unit. Main reasons were for the reverse camera, bluetooth and GPS. I found the unit itself (8 screws), GPS ariel(mounted top left of windscreen) and having the TV antenna in the glovebox for when needed easy to do with only a bit over an hour to install all three. Running the camera cables, power from the reverse lights for it and mounting the camera in the tailgate handle is the headache. Any info needed for the panel removals was found in the forum. For details on the unit see here
--- Matt
08 Twilight T31 CVT ST
My Ride
X-1511c
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18/Aug/2010, 7:30 am
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jalalski
Date Registered: 02-2004
Location: SUTHERLAND, SYDNEY
TOTAL POSTS: 29100
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Re: The X-Trail
The bonnet protector and fog light blanks look good colour-coded and having the weathershields colour-coded is certainly different but illegal, as they must be see-through and I know the type of weathershields you bought (probably from eBay) are not legal because they're not the see-through type (the guy selling them has them painted in black or silver) as far as I can remember and I kept telling him these are dangerous to drive with. The front ones don't come down to the end of the door either, so you'll still be getting all that rain. Just an observation.
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12/Sep/2010, 10:37 pm
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rockmonger
X-TRAIL ENTHUSIAST
Date Registered: 01-2010
TOTAL POSTS: 209
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Re: The X-Trail
These are a cheap tinted sheild but not the painted ones from ebay you are thinking of. These protectors do come down the door but I didnt paint down there as I didnt want to obstruct driver vision. I just followed a level horizontal line through to the pillar and everything above it is painted, well above eye level when sitting in the drivers seat. I am also trimming an inch off the edge of them to reduce how wide they are before they will be installed.
--- Matt
08 Twilight T31 CVT ST
My Ride
X-1511c
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12/Sep/2010, 11:34 pm
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jalalski
Date Registered: 02-2004
Location: SUTHERLAND, SYDNEY
TOTAL POSTS: 29100
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Re: The X-Trail
No worries Matt, I just looked at the photo again and I missed the bit showing it going all the way down as the photo is pretty dark. Am still not sure about having the weathershields colour-coded though.
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13/Sep/2010, 5:42 am
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rockmonger
X-TRAIL ENTHUSIAST
Date Registered: 01-2010
TOTAL POSTS: 209
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Re: The X-Trail
Heres a better photo showing what I did, I am unsure about it too but they were cheap ones that I wont buy again and with my habit of not knowing when to stop once paint comes out this is the result. I need to cut them down as they are too obtrusive at the moment. I am thinking about doing do the black strip on my mirrors and the area on the front of the car under the bottom radiator protector but these areas are much more permanant than plastic stick on parts.
--- Matt
08 Twilight T31 CVT ST
My Ride
X-1511c
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13/Sep/2010, 6:16 am
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cooch t31
X-TRAIL HOLIC
Date Registered: 06-2008
Location: Blue Mountains, NSW
TOTAL POSTS: 5966
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Re: The X-Trail
Matt,
You will find you need to prepare the front bumper section in another way to normal and with different paint.
This is because the plastic on the bumper is more flexible and the normal paint will eventually peel off.
You may have seen some of the early Commodor drivers around where they have done the bumpers themselves and they are peeling off.
--- Tony X-891c
HERE is my D22 Navara
HERE is my old 2008 T31, ST Series1
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13/Sep/2010, 6:36 am
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