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Richard
Your step bit kit and case looks exactly like what I have. Although I don't remember where or when I got it.
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Yep Amazon, although back when we all got ours it didn't include the center punch
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of course the extractor had to break off and get stuck in the driver side, trying to drill that thing out was absolute hell, i was able to drill through the hole bolt but just not big enough of a hole yet
working upside down sucks
got almost all the way through just need to get a slightly bigger bit so i can finish drilling and then going to attempt to retap the weird shaped hole i made and HOPE that the mount stays in
if not next idea is go get a longer bolt for the mount that will go up far enough for me to get it tightened on a separate nut
it makes my head hurt that this wasnt even a cool mod and its taking a week of nights to fix
working upside down sucks
got almost all the way through just need to get a slightly bigger bit so i can finish drilling and then going to attempt to retap the weird shaped hole i made and HOPE that the mount stays in
if not next idea is go get a longer bolt for the mount that will go up far enough for me to get it tightened on a separate nut
it makes my head hurt that this wasnt even a cool mod and its taking a week of nights to fix
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- #165
5 nights many broken drill bits 1 broken extractor later
i finally got through and was able to get the broken studs out
thanks for all the helpful input
fyi in the end my dremel with a carbide bit ended up being the hero that removed the rest of the broken extractor/bit/ and bolt from the hole
if you break off bits in the hole it makes it hell but not impossible just a whole lot of effort
i finally got through and was able to get the broken studs out
thanks for all the helpful input
fyi in the end my dremel with a carbide bit ended up being the hero that removed the rest of the broken extractor/bit/ and bolt from the hole
if you break off bits in the hole it makes it hell but not impossible just a whole lot of effort
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So i did a thing, i decided that vinyl was annoying and just painted the chrome altogether
since i plan on raptor lining in the next couple of weeks anyways i figured might as well go for it
didn’t come out too bad i think
since i plan on raptor lining in the next couple of weeks anyways i figured might as well go for it
didn’t come out too bad i think
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Richard
From your photo, it actually looks pretty good!
Did you wipe it all down with IPA (isopropyl alcohol, NOT beer....)
Whenever you paint or use an adhesive on most anything non porous, you should wipe it down with IPA. It will remove any oils from your fingers and hands, and anything that you may have missed when preping. It also drys very fast and leaves no residue.
Did you wipe it all down with IPA (isopropyl alcohol, NOT beer....)
Whenever you paint or use an adhesive on most anything non porous, you should wipe it down with IPA. It will remove any oils from your fingers and hands, and anything that you may have missed when preping. It also drys very fast and leaves no residue.
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Yep, i gave it a quick scuff with a scotchbrite pad then wiped it down with alcohol then sprayed, i did in on a whim so theres some small imperfections from me rushng the tape job but im happy with it and i think it looks better than the vinyl tbh so i might redo the handles and the rest of the window mouldings the same way
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Richard
That looks like it came out better than the drivers side!
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so i took the plunge to change out the anorexic ML sub
making this 10” sundown fit took A LOT of work i was dremeling and test fitting for about 4 hours straight but after about 6 hours i got everything buttoned back up and happy with the way it sounds
everything i read is mixed about wiring in a 4 ohm sub to the 8 ohm ML amp but im going to take the risk. i read somewhere that it has an auto protect mode if it overheats so we will see.
making this 10” sundown fit took A LOT of work i was dremeling and test fitting for about 4 hours straight but after about 6 hours i got everything buttoned back up and happy with the way it sounds
everything i read is mixed about wiring in a 4 ohm sub to the 8 ohm ML amp but im going to take the risk. i read somewhere that it has an auto protect mode if it overheats so we will see.
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Richard
Do you still have the full grill or will you have to cut the lower half for a steel bumper?
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About 1.5 hour install time, i think for half the price of the garage alpha one Ali Express is def the way to go, if minimal gaps don’t bother you. I’ve always thought my car would be a 10 footer anyway so to me it’s def good
