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Bought a set of snow tires for the sled trips up north, there the KO2 It's all yer fault after reading the Michelins were a better summer tire and I would need something beefier for the snow! I'll pass the Hat around. Holy **** are these Pricy up in Canada Land !
Bought a set of snow tires for the sled trips up north, there the KO2 It's all yer fault after reading the Michelins were a better summer tire and I would need something beefier for the snow! I'll pass the Hat around. Holy **** are these Pricy up in Canada Land !
I am a big fan of the BFG AT's. I've had them on all my trucks for years. But - didja know that BFG is now owned by Michelin and the AT's are considered Michelin's lesser cost tire?
Don't know when this happened, but it blew my hat in the creek when I found out!
So last night I finished the install of fifth wheel/gooseneck plate hitch and mud flaps.
Today is wipe down the bed, trim the bed mat to fit around hitch rails, and build a wooden tool box for the bed.
I am a big fan of the BFG AT's. I've had them on all my trucks for years. But - didja know that BFG is now owned by Michelin and the AT's are considered Michelin's lesser cost tire?
Don't know when this happened, but it blew my hat in the creek when I found out!
So last night I finished the install of fifth wheel/gooseneck plate hitch and mud flaps.
Today is wipe down the bed, trim the bed mat to fit around hitch rails, and build a wooden tool box for the bed.
After seeing that my truck came pre-wired with the plugs to tap into for lights on the running boards, I wanted to do lighting in that area but since I have powered boards, I don't want lights physically attached to them. So lying under the truck and playing with an LED light strip, mounting in different spots to see the effect, I decided to run a 5' strip on the bottom of each frame rail firing down to the ground. This was made super easy by the wiring harness being there already from the factory.
They light up when you unlock or open a door, and go off when you lock or close the door and the boards retract. They are not on when the truck is running and doors are closed. They work like the puddle lights under the mirrors.
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Outdoor LED strips with adhesive backing, two 60" lengths with wiring: http://a.co/48GQf7r
Be sure to make good watertight connections and zip tie any loose bits. You'll also need to test which leads from the OEM harness are Pos/Neg to make sure you make all the connections in the correct manner. I still need to get some really long black zip ties to place around the frame rail and the LED strips, just in case the adhesive fails one day. I want some insurance that the strip won't hit the ground. 3 or 4 per side should do it.
I already sent this but did not include quote. Will these plugs be under 2017 f250 diesel xl with out power running boards?
Sure, will try tonight. We have a nor'easter off the coast pushing a lot of rain here, so weather permitting I will snap a photo with boards down and post it up.
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Thx for all info on taking out plugs. I hope mine has them. Can you get any pics on where u mounted actual light strips. Thx
11-25-2017, 10:42 AM
