Hows it goin? I bout an 06 Frontier Crew Cab in November of 2005. The first week I had it I had already gotten tint. I'm tryin to figure out where to go next. I'm not sure if it should be moldin, exhaust, grille etc... I have been lookin at grilles an exhaust for a couple of months. I like the billet grilles wit an wit out the logo but I jus dont thing I'm all that crazy bout it. Then for the exhaust I have no clue what to do? I could only find exhaust by Gibson (which I really dont like cause its only got the side swept pipe), and JBA which I really dont know to much about as far as quality an performance. I was lookin for some duals, but I was told that it wont fit underneath it, but then again I have seen a truck with duals. So anyway I'm hopin to find out useful info from this forum, an any help would be appreciated. Thanks
Congrats on the new ride! Search this forum and check out clubfrontier.org for mods. Members in both have experience w/ what you're asking about, and are happy to help.
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I have an '05 LE KC and I put true duals on my truck. It has a single 22" Flo-Pro muffler
with a dual in and dual out system. I ran both pipes out in the stock location, but Storm
TrooperDFW used the same set up and he ran his on either side out the back. It can be done. You can view my truck at www.picturetrail.com/okiescot. I have several modifications so maybe it will give you some ideas of what you do or don't want on your truck.
Fixing them up is half the fun of owning them so have fun and enjoy.
I had a local polisher do that for me. It cost $1000 dollars, but I could not find any
aftermarket wheels I liked in 17" so that was all the choice I had.
Thank you for noticing. That shot was before I painted my calipers red. That really set the wheels off.
The Flo-Pro was a little too raspy sounding for me so they used the resonators too eliminate the raspiness. It worked very well. The resonators did not quieten the exhaust
much if any, it only mellowed it out a little.
Thank you for the compliment on the wheels. Very few people on any of the forums seem to like the 4 spoke LE wheels.
I had a local polisher do that for me. It cost $1000 dollars, but I could not find any
aftermarket wheels I liked in 17" so that was all the choice I had.
Thank you for noticing. That shot was before I painted my calipers red. That really set the wheels off.
OkieScot
My heart sank when I saw how much that cost...I was hoping it was a DIY project that you did with a buffing wheel or something (LOL). In the meantime, I will just imagine how spectactular they would look on my truck...
My heart sank when I saw how much that cost...I was hoping it was a DIY project that you did with a buffing wheel or something (LOL). In the meantime, I will just imagine how spectactular they would look on my truck...
It is a DIY project, but youre probably looking at a good 4 hours of work (per rim) to do it. Polishing is extremely tedious. If you feel like making your fingers sore and hands bleed, it's certainly something you can do yourself. But if youve got the money you might want to pay to have it done
Gerald if you havent had the rims clear coated already, I strongly recommend you do so!
It is a DIY project, but youre probably looking at a good 4 hours of work (per rim) to do it. Polishing is extremely tedious. If you feel like making your fingers sore and hands bleed, it's certainly something you can do yourself. But if youve got the money you might want to pay to have it done
Gerald if you havent had the rims clear coated already, I strongly recommend you do so!
- Greg -
I really like the wheels on my Nismo so I would be interested in knowing how it's done. What equipment is used? What polish is used? Any info would help. I have also been looking for wheels but have found nothing that I like or fit.
The paint on these wheels is a killer to get stripped. My polish guy used his toughest stripper on it and it still took a lot of coats to get it stripped. The type of casting used on these wheels is also difficult to polish. There are zinc deposits that keep coming to the surface while the wheels are being polished.
My polisher does excellent work on everything that I have taken to him, but he was never able to get these wheels perfect. They look very good, but not as nice as I would like for them to be.
I was going to clear coat the wheels, but the guy wanted to keep the wheels for several
days and wanted them all at the same time. I could not afford to part with my truck for that long.
My polisher also said that he would not recommend it because it would dull the surface
a little and would yellow over time.
I have had the wheels polished for about 11 months now and I have only used a very low
abrasive polish on the wheels a couple of times and they still look good.
I really like the wheels on my Nismo so I would be interested in knowing how it's done. What equipment is used? What polish is used? Any info would help. I have also been looking for wheels but have found nothing that I like or fit.
It's a multi-stage process.
First off I would remove the tires. You could do it with the tires mounted, but you can do a better job with just the rim. I would even suggest rotating out your spare and do one at a time.
Then you have to get all the stock paint/powdercoat off of each rim. That is probably best done by bead blasting. That will make a huge mess As Gerald pointed out, the paint is very resistant to chemical strippers.
Once youre down to metal, then you start with coarse sanding until everything is even. Then you slowly work your way down in grit until you are down to ~2000 or so. Then you buff them with some polishing compound.
It's definitely no trivial task. Even polishing a valve cover will take several hours. My guess is after you do the first rim and your hands have healed, you'll never want to do a second!
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