So, one of my rear running lights is out, and I go look to change the bulb. Then I discover that the design of the light fixture is pretty inconvenient, seeing as how there's absolutely no access to the rear screws that hold the fixture in, without moving the freaking bedliner.
Either that or drill holes, which is possible but difficult. There's limited vision when you peep through the tie-down hook hole with a flashlight.
Is anyone else's truck like this, or is mine just an oddball?
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So, one of my rear running lights is out, and I go look to change the bulb. Then I discover that the design of the light fixture is pretty inconvenient, seeing as how there's absolutely no access to the rear screws that hold the fixture in, without moving the freaking bedliner.
Either that or drill holes, which is possible but difficult. There's limited vision when you peep through the tie-down hook hole with a flashlight.
Is anyone else's truck like this, or is mine just an oddball?
I'm not familiar with your '97 at all, but here's what I did to replace my '04 lenses and what I'll have to do whenever I need to change a bulb. Are your bolts harder to get to than that?
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Jerry
2004 Frontier, King Cab, XE, 4x1, 4-cyl, 5-spd
They're kinda like that, but the bolts are facing more torwards the cab at an angle.
Well, the problem is I have a tonneau bedcover, and if I loosen the rails, I'm afraid the weatherstripping will somehow not be so effective when I remove them.
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They're kinda like that, but the bolts are facing more torwards the cab at an angle.
Well, the problem is I have a tonneau bedcover, and if I loosen the rails, I'm afraid the weatherstripping will somehow not be so effective when I remove them.
I think you may have to cut holes in the cover and seal it with duct tape. Hope someone comes up with a better idea than mine. If you plan to keep it long, I'd do it.
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95 Pathfinder SE
06 Pathfinder SE
Last edited by NPath : Dec 23rd, 2005 at 10:01 PM.
They're kinda like that, but the bolts are facing more torwards the cab at an angle.
Well, the problem is I have a tonneau bedcover, and if I loosen the rails, I'm afraid the weatherstripping will somehow not be so effective when I remove them.
When you say "tonneau bedcover", do you mean the over-the-rail-bedliner (similar to my under-the-rail-bedliner that I'm pulling back in the first pic)? If so, I guess you're saying that you can't get the bed liner out of the way without pulling it off of the rails? Yes? If that's the case, then I think I'd try to find grommets (like cab floor hole grommets) and cut a matcing sized hole in the bed liner. That way you'll have access holes to the bolts and the holes could be covered up. If that's not what you have; a pic would help.
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Jerry
2004 Frontier, King Cab, XE, 4x1, 4-cyl, 5-spd
They're kinda like that, but the bolts are facing more torwards the cab at an angle.
Well, the problem is I have a tonneau bedcover, and if I loosen the rails, I'm afraid the weatherstripping will somehow not be so effective when I remove them.
Another thought, would someone, with same model truck without a bed cover, be able to measure the height of each bolt from the floor of the bed? That way Yontrop would have a better idea where to start drilling.
Another thought, would someone, with same model truck without a bed cover, be able to measure the height of each bolt from the floor of the bed? That way Yontrop would have a better idea where to start drilling.
i have a 1991 i dont kno if it is tha same but when it comes back from the shop ill look for him
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1991 nissan d21se vg30dett almost done pics soon after finished
I also have 97 and just went to check, the first bolt is ~1.75 inchs up from the bed and the 2nd is 12.5 inchs up from the bed. i have a spray on bedliner and those are the only 2 bolts i see holding it in. and yes they are at a 45 degree angle, so the driver side faces the passenger seat and vise versa. hope that helps
I also have 97 and just went to check, the first bolt is ~1.75 inchs up from the bed and the 2nd is 12.5 inchs up from the bed. i have a spray on bedliner and those are the only 2 bolts i see holding it in. and yes they are at a 45 degree angle, so the driver side faces the passenger seat and vise versa. hope that helps
Ahhh thanks a lot man, I'll drill some holes this weekend, probably.
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