Other smaller cracks also appear around the air vents, and others seem to of reported bigger cracks than the ones I have. The most common crack seems to be one down the side of the passenger airbag which you can see below. NISSAN ELGRAND E52 PDF Workshop Service & Repair Manual 2010-2018 - 23.99. (Buy one from the snowy cold region and you are likely to have rust!) Seems odd!Īnyway, it seems that the plastics used in the dashboard are prone to cracking in the hot sun, so if you buy a good quality car from Japan there is a high chance of cracks as it would of been driven in the warm areas. On one of the E52 Facebook groups when I asked about cracks, approx 50% of the replies said that they also have the same or similar cracks in there car. I have conducted a little bit of a survey and it seems that this is a common issue rather than just my car.

Its very difficult to see these in pictures and so when I bought the car it was not noticeable from the pics sent by the garage in Japan. As a new owner of the E52 one of the very first upgrades that is required is to update the audio system. Nissan Elgrand E52 S-Tune (Nov 2011-) The Elgrand S-tune was a performance version equipped with the NISMO S-tune kit.

One of the disappointing points when I first picked my car up from Southampton docks is that I noticed a crack in the dashboard. English Stereo Replacement (Xanavi system) October 31, 2021. The Elgrand E52 Enchant (a version of the Elgrand E52 with a mobility access seat in the second row) was available in the 250 / 350 Highway Star and the 250 XG. As there is so little known about the E52 Elgrand models, I thought it best to come clean and admit to some of the issues that have come up, this post is all about cracks.

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