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I purchased several windows. The top window for the slider from CR Laurence and the largest sunroof also from CR Laurence I purchased from Amazon. The drivers side passenger tilt out window I purchased from Nissan, if I remember correctly. I wish the tilt out tilted out more. The sunroof is AMAZING. We haven't taken it all the way out more than a time or two, but tilting it up is a lifesaver in the desert in the summer. The small window above the factory window on the slider looks weird, but it is also nice to have. I am a little jealous of the much larger rear windows the Sprinter gets, but I am not jealous of the admission price. I would like to have the rear windows tilt out though. Considering I drive the second ugliest vehicle on the road, I don't much care what it looks like on the outside, because I am on the inside. So, having windows in an odd configuration is a minor detail.

Nothing there on mine. Unnecessary anyway. You can't dress this pig up and take it out on Sunday. :)

High roof, V8 in Utah. We regularly get 10-14 depending on how we drive. Sometimes we drive nice and sometimes we drive like maniacs late for our doom. The van is what it is, a huge box of steel barreling down the road. I accept that it gets poor MPG, and in return I get reliability and a mini-RV. I would say overall we are at about 12mpg though. Ours gets used primarily on weekends to haul people and gear. Most of the miles are freeway, some on dirt roads and some desert two track.

We used almost two rolls of FatMat in our NV, and it helped considerably cut down noises like that. Still need to insulate better though, maybe a headliner too.

We have lifted our 2500 a few inches using the parts intended for the Titan. The only difference is the Ubolts in the back, you will require a different size. I think we got about three inches out of it, and it's made a lot of difference. Still only one wheel drive, but I keep holding out hope for a locking differential someday. Having 4x4 would be really nice, especially in sand and snow, but the cost is a bit prohibitive. We used larger tires as well, the largest that would fit without rubbing in turns. I chose all terrains, and I think they are 285/75/16. I don't have trouble with the panel on the sliding door because I used the pressed board panel and put grey carpet on it. It clears by about two sheets of paper. We use ours just as you intend to use yours. Desert trips, and ski trips, and climbing trips. I have purchased some traction aids/ladders to use if we get into sand again. It's not four wheel drive, but might get us through. Most everyone who asks about it seems to think it is the 4x4, because of the lift and tires.

There is some mods for the Titan radio, but they are different, apparently. I contacted the manufacturer of one, and they said they didn't make one for the NV because it was different enough, and nobody has been asking for one. I find the nav largely useless anyway, I use Google maps on my phone instead. It's faster, and more convenient to search for a business that way.

It would be nice to know, but I haven't tried to put anything else in. I don't mind the hardwired audio input, I use it for an external XM radio, and occasionally streaming from the phone. I have the Nav stereo though.

The bumper is hideous, but it will do if you must have one with a winch. I have been trying to find a fabricator to make one for me, but haven't had any luck yet.

I was able to order one here with glass all around, but I think it was going to be installed by the dealer. In the end, I installed it myself where I wanted. Two in the door, one on the driver's side.

I pulled a set from the back of a Dodge Durango. The second row, not the third row. The nice thing about these is that they fold down, and then forward, so you can use the back of the van for cargo when you don't have passengers. The middle seat doesn't fold forward, only down however. Still works good for us. We can fit two mid size enduro bikes in there in this configuration. The seat belts aren't integrated into the two outside seats, so I had to make some plates and weld them to the walls. It got interesting. One seat belt is not very accommodating to larger adults.

Not with the ubiquitous silver van and tall top I have. Nobody knows what it is.

I too have been waiting for the Transit. I bought the NV to get us by until the Transit has been on the road for a few years, to see other people use it, and report how it works out. When I inspected one about a month ago, I was very surprised to see the state of the suspension components. It doesn't look like a heavy duty chassis or suspension at all. In fact, the front arms looked remarkably similar to those on a VW rabbit we used to own. The stamped steel appears thin, and to convert it to 4x4 I would think the entire suspension gets scrapped. A solid front axle and replaced rear axle would be the way to go. We use our NV off road, so that is a big consideration for us. Recently on a desert canyoneering trip, we were suddenly faced with a small washout in the road, the actual wash was smaller than the diameter of the wheel, but the road dipped down a bit on both sides too. I wasn't going very fast, but too fast to stop and even a bit too fast to scrub off enough speed for what I would consider a normal speed to pass through it. We rallied through it and I expected to find some damaged stuff upon inspection that evening. But it continued driving normally, and I can't see anything bent or even out of alignment. Still tracks straight on the freeway and no new vibrations. Gear did fly about a bit, and some hats flopped out of the overhead bin, but that's not new. We were all jarred pretty good, but the NV soldiers on. Incredible. I don't make a habit of rallying through washes, but sometimes things like this happen in the desert. I strongly doubt that I could even install a mild lift on the Transit like I have on the NV. Those front arms are pretty short.

It's been a while, but I thought I would chime in. I have talked to a dozen or more companies that make locking differentials or sell them. NOBODY is planning to EVER make one at this point for the NV, so it will always be a 2wd at best, even after spending 11k or more for a "4wd" conversion. Sadly. ARB doesn't anticipate that the NV will be a lasting platform, or that there will ever be any demand for it. Straight from the horses mouth, it will never happen. Which is why I will be looking for someone to make me a custom rear axle instead, out of a Ford, or Dodge one ton.

Inside height, availability of new Ford Transit, cost, it drives quite nice, hopeful about reliability. Had to have a tall van, had to be able to convert to 4x4.

I agree with using softer springs. Temprorarily, you can run lower pressures in your tires. I had mine aired up yesterday at Discount, and at max pressure it's a vastly different ride. Tires say max eighty in the back, but I think sixty was a much better pressure. Front was similar, I think ten PSI less than max was better. This is a completely empty 2500 cargo, fwiw.

11k base, plus about 300 for a 1.5" lift, or 800 for a 3" lift.

CR laurence makes replacement windows with tiny tilt out sections. I ordered one today from Amazon, because the NV we bought doesn't have a driver's side middle window.

Oh, I feel like a dolt now. Still, there is a healthy off road community there too, but more Jeeps as far as I know. A truck fabricator is a truck fabricator in my estimation, should be able to get something put together.

Olaf, since you are in Nevada, you shouldn't have much trouble finding a fabricator to make one. There is a lot of off road and prerunner groups down there, and there is sure to be some independent fabricators that can make one, or adapt one easily for you. That's the route I am going, a custom prerunner style with winch mount to replace the OE bumper. The Aluminess model is nice because they are light, but it is HUGE. We want to reduce the bulky look of the front end, while getting better clearance and capability, not crush deer and plow snow.

Ah, don't I feel foolish. There is a nearly identical post already. *facepalm*

There is no hope of getting a high top NV from Nissan with rear seats, or even the attachment points in the floor for the OEM seats, so some people have resorted to using MB Sprinter rear seats, with a bit of work. I got this information from the only commercial sales person here. It seems that with a bit of work, you could adapt any seat that has an integrated seat belt and receiver. Has anyone on the forum had this work done yet to their NV? It would be great to see some pictures of what it took. For what it is worth, this is what the sprinter rear seat/bench looks like. Reportedly, it's not that great to sit in.

I ran across this today on Facebook. Last time I was down at their shop, I saw one being converted, and this might be the same one. It's growing on me, but I think I will miss all the room in the back I have in my E350 EB. Still, it's new and probably more reliable, plus that tall tall door!

C'mon aftermarket, start seeing the NV! Looks like a good solution.

Holy smokes. I might have to settle for a white unit though, at these prices. but then, it might be worth it.

It would be awesome to know we could use Titan spindles. I wouldn't be surprised to find that there is a few custom bits in there too though. Where we would be driving it, a locker is really what we need. I wouldn't trust the traction control to work as well as a locker off road. Obviously the 4x4 conversion would be the ticket, but it's an expensive ticket too, immediately adding about 10k to the price of a naked cargo that already over 30k. Still, it's the vehicle that we could take just about anywhere we wanted to take it, and I think that it's probably leaps and bounds more reliable overall than the MB Sprinter.