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Old Dec 11, 2020 | 03:58 PM
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Where's that van? My Father had one of those. Awesome trucks. He sold it for $500 when he had alzheimers and 83 years old. I was bummed.
 
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Old Dec 11, 2020 | 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by spartan
Where's that van? My Father had one of those. Awesome trucks. He sold it for $500 when he had alzheimers and 83 years old. I was bummed.
Its sitting in my driveway. It really is/was a good vehicle. Rust is finally getting to it and some electrical gremlins etc etc. It is a 7.3 IDI. I added a DNE2 aux O/D, 6.0 Transcooler, low stall converter, etc etc. I even have a new IP/Injectors and a used van turbo kit sitting in the garage for it. Just too many irons in the fire and I don't need another project.
 
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Old Dec 11, 2020 | 10:34 PM
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If I could still wrench I'd make you an offer. If you search my posts the accident I had 04/09/2019 put an end to everything. Garage full of tools of all kinds, jacks, stands, compressors. I inflate all the neighborhood kids bike tires, b'*****, soccer ***** and footballs now...at least I can still do that.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2020 | 06:06 AM
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Originally Posted by spartan
If I could still wrench I'd make you an offer. If you search my posts the accident I had 04/09/2019 put an end to everything. Garage full of tools of all kinds, jacks, stands, compressors. I inflate all the neighborhood kids bike tires, b'*****, soccer ***** and footballs now...at least I can still do that.
Sorry to hear about the accident. Having to make big changes after something like that can be very difficult.
 
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Old Dec 13, 2020 | 06:14 AM
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The reverse lights were pretty bad. When it was a dark night it was very difficult to see while backing up. I went ahead and replaced the stock bulbs with some super bright LED replacements. Much better. The left one in the pic is the LED. The right one is stock. It was still light out when I took the pic, so the difference doesn’t look as drastic as it really is.


 
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Old Dec 13, 2020 | 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by jayro88
The reverse lights were pretty bad. When it was a dark night it was very difficult to see while backing up. I went ahead and replaced the stock bulbs with some super bright LED replacements. Much better. The left one in the pic is the LED. The right one is stock. It was still light out when I took the pic, so the difference doesn’t look as drastic as it really is.


I see not only a huge light output difference but a definite color difference. Stock is yellow and the led is white.
VLEDS has an led light bar that mounts to the top of the license plate rated at 1800 lumens for about $75. I have one and it's awesome! You can't have too much light backing up!
 
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Old Dec 16, 2020 | 10:51 AM
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I see not only a huge light output difference but a definite color difference. Stock is yellow and the led is white.
VLEDS has an led light bar that mounts to the top of the license plate rated at 1800 lumens for about $75. I have one and it's awesome! You can't have too much light backing up!
I will have to check it out.
 
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Old Dec 16, 2020 | 04:12 PM
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Get the newer tow mirrors asap. Youll wonder why you didn't do it sooner. Super easy quick and relatively cheap.
 
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Get the newer tow mirrors asap. Youll wonder why you didn't do it sooner. Super easy quick and relatively cheap.
Thanks. I went ahead and got them. Installed them yesterday.

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