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Lol - I drove an Austin 1100 around in the mid 70s that had a gearlever that had snapped at sometime and had been welded back together - it used to snap off again every now and again so I carried a Mole wrench to clamp onto the stub of lever to get me home again.

Why not fix it properly? they were a real sod to change the lever - meant taking out engine & front subframe ....

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Heck, in the last 9 months I've driven my pickup to work with half the dash hanging out because of running into unexpected mod issues and couldn't get it back together that weekend. It happens to us all at one time or another. I have one vehicle to drive, unless the motor is on the ground, it's GOING to take me to work!

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Ranger_Danger_ wrote: Dusten wrote: mhoward wrote: Not everyone has a big fancy shop and a butt load of spare time to do mods. The average Ranger owner has to get in mod time between life, work and sleep. She will finish it up correctly. Give her a break, man.
Butt load of time? I work 55 hours a week. My wife works 50. I have 3 kids, all in sports. Practices 3-5 days a week, games on weekends. PeppProp to maintain, pets, not to mention the fact I'm trying to balance moving to Virginia for a year in 2 months for work. So don't lecture me on busy life. Taking pride in workmanship is something everyone should do. If you don't have time to do it right, wait till you do.

I work 40 hours, am graduating a year early with 5 classes, my mother is sick, my dad isn't home. So kindly take your opinion and keep it to ya self. As i mentioned, temporary. It'll be done right when I'm not rigging it at 2am in the rain. ðŸ˜„ðŸ˜Š
Cry me a river.

Should I have added my wife's working on her master's, coaches basketball and I'm military? No, because it doesn't matter we all have life problems.
My point was you knew you didn't have time when you started. It's easy enough to wait to install unnecessary modifications until you have the time, tools, and parts.

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JAMMAN wrote: OK I'm watching this thread even though I might not have time to do it right.
Dustin I understand your point but it isn't like she left all but 2 bolts out of the bellhousing or left the exhaust open under the cab because she didn't have time to put the rest of the pipes on.
I drove a 70 cuda for a while with an automatic, the shifter broke and I had 2 coathangers to the lever on the tranny. One would pull it to low, the other I would use to shift with since it had an awesome shift kit.
I was waiting on a special shifter to come in from Hurst to whatever shop I was dealing with in Detroit at the time.
Even though it was rigged you could not have kept me out of that car, 383 cop car motor, 5.13 rear gear, was a blast and I was young.
No harm done.
I will continue to be the peace maker I've seen forums go south quickly over little things like this.
If either one of you have issues I will be happy to address them in PM I am receptive.

Rigging something to drive your only car isn't the same as jerry rigging an unneeded modification because you were to rushed to do it right.
Its not hard to wait until you have the resources.
My red lightning has been down in pieces for months because I don't have the time to finish what I'm doing. I can guarantee of it was my only rig, I wouldn't have even started the mods.
There is a huge difference between trying to keep your only rig on the road, and half assing mods in your dd that you could've waited on.
I'm not going to sugar coat my feelings on something just because someone can't handle being told what they're doing is wrong. If the forum is seriously a place everyone gets patted on the back for everything regardless of whether it's deserved, then I'm on the wrong forum.

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Dusten wrote: Cry me a river.

Should I have added my wife's working on her master's, coaches basketball and I'm military? No, because it doesn't matter we all have life problems.
My point was you knew you didn't have time when you started. It's easy enough to wait to install unnecessary modifications until you have the time, tools, and parts.
OK you are military but I outrank you here so stand down, you are making this public so consider this your warning I usually send people in PM.

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JAMMAN wrote: Dusten wrote: Cry me a river.

Should I have added my wife's working on her master's, coaches basketball and I'm military? No, because it doesn't matter we all have life problems.
My point was you knew you didn't have time when you started. It's easy enough to wait to install unnecessary modifications until you have the time, tools, and parts.
OK you are military but I outrank you here so stand down, you are making this public so consider this your warning I usually send people in PM.

Lol ok

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Back to topic, I am enjoying the crap out of my head unit I installed. Hands free calls, it is less distraction to use the touch screen than it is using the actual phone, I have a 16G USB plugged in to the aux I have had installed for months now and it has given me absolutely zero problems. Less than 200 and it out performs the unit in my wife's 2017 CRV for function.
So I enjoyed mine today!

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Have you got steering wheel controls for it?

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Nope but that would be a nifty mod.

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Yep - I have a similar head unit in the Rover - I can make calls, change volume & station on the radio, change track on the music and adjust volume, even switch from radio to sat nav = all from 3 buttons on the right of the wheel - the left side buttons look after the cruise control :)

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Wanting to start my led Spot light install this weekend. Gotta mod up some metal to strengthen the 'air tunnel' behind the grille.

But as I have some awesome Buggman stuff for some dash buttons, IL be cutting a hole in the dash for the spotlight switch.

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For lights off or no fogs?

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Huh, that's good idea - though i already have everything to go and i don't have 4WD, so i have a big space there.

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Placed an order for parts. I'll install them on my next weekend.
Getting new tires Wednesday.

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Oooh, the Bilsteins should run nicely :)

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MaDMaXX wrote: Oooh, the Bilsteins should run nicely :)

I hope so. I have a 3000 mile road trip in May.

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You will be happy with bilstiens, I have them on mine and have been very happy with them.

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Ranger_Danger_ wrote: Pic of LED Bar and Headlights in action
Looks good. glad you got a light bar setup finally.

Is that a flood or spot set of lenses on that bar? Or combo inner spot outer flood?

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MaDMaXX wrote: Wanting to start my led Spot light install this weekend. Gotta mod up some metal to strengthen the 'air tunnel' behind the grille. But as I have some awesome Buggman stuff for some dash buttons, IL be cutting a hole in the dash for the spotlight switch.
Just thinking... smell the smoke, I just took out my Air Tunnel/Dam on my Grille Project... it is Plastic, flexes some, and the cross panel... radiator support, is fiberglass on the EDGE. Also noticed the Air Tunnel needs a few more S/S Screw to hold it in place... tight !What will you use to support the lights, where will the mounting brackets mount to or what ?
Just asking... Do you know the amperage the lights will draw ?What gauge wiring and relay are you going to use ?Will you be running the power from the battery to the relay ?What about your state laws on lights in the front of vehicle ?
AND you can build a Light Harness cheaper and better than most on the market !
Good Light with the Grille Light Project !

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12° North Industries wrote: Ranger_Danger_ wrote: Pic of LED Bar and Headlights in action
Looks good. glad you got a light bar setup finally.

Is that a flood or spot set of lenses on that bar? Or combo inner spot outer flood?

It is a combo. I use it on my way home down backroads. Looks amazing. I've still got 4 fog light pods to find a place for as well. Debating on once I get a bumper, they'll go there.

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It's two 54w LED bars, yes that 'tunnel' is flexible, it won't hold these on it's own and i need to extend the lights forward from the tunnel into the grille "bulge"

I'm cutting metal the same shape as the top of the tunnel plastic, using that to bolt the mounting metal of the light, through the plastic tunnel, hopefully strengthening everything enough, spreading the load.

Basic relay kit, fuse right by the battery and yes direct feed.

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JAMMAN wrote: Back to topic, I am enjoying the crap out of my head unit I installed. Hands free calls, it is less distraction to use the touch screen than it is using the actual phone, I have a 16G USB plugged in to the aux I have had installed for months now and it has given me absolutely zero problems. Less than 200 and it out performs the unit in my wife's 2017 CRV for function.
So I enjoyed mine today!Ok so were are the pix. Would like to see your update.

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I didn't do an install thread because I had complications regarding the cluster I decided to put in at the same time. I did take a pic:

And from the summer the USB/AUX (the one on the left) I put in while anticipating the radio:
Dang pic must be on my laptop at home. I posted it at the other place but they brand the pics.

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