00-04 Xterra Trim Removal Tips - Spray Painting Faded Gray Plastics!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 พ.ค. 2019
- Here are a few tips on the Nissan Xterra for removing the trim and bumpers so you can refresh that faded gray look with a nice coat of spray paint or spray on bedliner.
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Best 1st gen xterra channel on youtube hands down ...good job keep em coming 👍🏾
Thanks man I appreciate it.
If your still having evap codes that would be the reason for any weird idling. I had a massive evap leak code awhile ago and my idle was super choppy until i found the leak and fixed it. But the truck sounds great man!
For the plastics you can also use a heat gun. It’ll turn them back to new. Takes a bit longer than spray paint but definitely worth it.
I've heard of that but never tried it! Thanks for sharing!
Yo rob thanks for all the X content. U helped tremendously with the airbox mod, saved me from wasting money on a cold air intake. Thanks brother
Happy to help my dude!
@@XterraRob for sure brother. Keep the diy and xterra content coming lol
Also could you do a video on, essential maintenance for high mileage Xs over 200k miles preferably lol
Good idea! I'll see what i can come up with!
Thank you. I was looking how to replace it and this video also showed how to remove the part.
Happy to help!
Thank you so much
I'm getting my '04 back from the mechanic with a 3.5L bore and I want to clean up the body overall, this will for sure help.
Nice! Any other changes needed for the added displacement MAF or,injectors, etc? What made you decide to go with the over-bore? Did it need engine work already?
How much power/torque did you gain? Was it worth doing? How much did it cost?
That half n half boiled linseed/turpentine trick is amazing if you aren’t interested in painting. The plastics, trim and mirrors on my ‘00 look brand new along with the painted front bumper. Only lasts about 3 months but super easy. The plastic around my headlights were too far gone with sun/heat damage but it did darken them enough to not look so hideous.
Great tip. Ive never tried it myself but have heard good things about it. The plastics sure do look bad on these old xterras.
Hi rob
Can you illustrate the installation of winch and support members.
Best
I hate the factory headlight assembly, does anyone know where to get a better looking one? Or am I stuck with them?
Hey Rob! just wondering if the side trim parts on the doors are held on by adhesive or trim plugs. thanks for your input!
Pretty sure it's adhesive. Not all xterras come with the side trim...and I'm pretty sure Nissan wouldn't make a separate door with holes in it just for the trim.
@@XterraRob sweet. Thanks for the quick response!
Happy to help!
Can you recommend a specific brand and color of product you use to spray on?
Personal preference. I used rustoleum spray on bed liner. It has a gritty texture. If you want a flat matte look, you can find a duplicolor bumper paint in dark grey or black. Or plasti-dip is a rubberized spray. Krylon fusion is a spray paint designed for plastics that has many colors. All can be found at a lowes or home depot type store.
Do you know if the metal crossmember you mentioned at 5:57 is okay to take off? I already took off the plastic lower bumper guard that connected to it since it was cut up and ugly. But I tried taking that metal crossmember off earlier with just a basic socket wrench and one of the bolts just refused to come off. Don’t know if it’s rusted on or what…
It ties the front frame rails together so it's good to have it. I took mine off but my steel bumper mounts there to still connect the two. It realistically wouldn't matter a whole lot...but why do you want to remove the bar?
@@XterraRob oh thanks for replying so quickly! 😅 it’s my stepdad’s old car that he gave to me, and it wasn’t in the greatest condition so there’s a lot of weird cosmetic issues like minor bumper pieces missing and metal brackets that don’t connect to anything. So I’m just trying to strip it of any rusty old parts that serve no use on it as I’m in the process of replacing a good portion of the xterra.
Is it dangerous to remove the crossmember then? Or is it just safer to keep it on…?
Probably not really a safety thing...but you'd be more likely to bend frame rails in a front end collision. It would strengthen that area of the frame some.
@@XterraRob oh ok I see. I plan on replacing the front bumper with one from coastal off-road. Would I need to remove that crossmember once I install it since you said yours takes the role of being the connector in that case?
Front and rear?
Iv got a 04 xterra 5 speed v6 are these common with the 5 speed v6?
Majority I have seen are the 4 speed automatic.
I got the wrong finish spray paint I got semi gloss and it looks like garbage oops 2002 silver with high gloss black trim and a five speed stick four-wheel-drive V6
Uh oh! Even semi gloss is better than faded grey plastics!
What is your lift kit/setup?
4x4parts.com. I have upper control arms in the front with stock torsion bars and just a lift shackle in rear.
Where did you purchase this bumper at?
Custom fabricator built the front. I built the rear with a harbor freight welder. Local Fab shops are the way to go. Browse craigs list or local off road clubs and forums for local recommendations.
What paint do you use?
Rustoleum spray bed liner.