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Old 11-26-2011, 09:31 PM
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I put a glass pack muffler on my truck. I originally had it with just the front cat, reduced from 3 inch to 2 1/4 out the original tailpipe. Now, I put a 2 1/4 cherry bomb in between the cat and tail pipe. It's quiet but has great low end torque now and I'm sure my mileage will improve. Sounds pretty deep and no more flex pipe needed! WOOO

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Old 11-27-2011, 08:40 AM
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Put in a new head liner my truck never came with one next up is the explorer over head console install
 
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Old 11-27-2011, 10:13 AM
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Replaced missing sunvisor
 
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Old 11-27-2011, 11:36 AM
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I got my bedliner cut off and my bedrail caps installed. Been hauling in hay with it this week. 6 rolls on that trailer and can't even tell it's back there. I love Ford trucks. I've had this truck 24 years.
 
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Old 11-27-2011, 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Ky Ford fan
I got my bedliner cut off and my bedrail caps installed. Beem hauling in hay with it this week. 6 rolls on that trailer and can't even tell it's back there. I love Ford trucks. I've had this truck 24 years.
hey is that a car wrap? or just decals? or possibly painted on? thats so intense!!!
 
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Old 11-27-2011, 12:15 PM
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Yes Nick, it's a wrap that my son did for me. He makes car, truck,& trailer wraps. He installs a clear lamination on his wraps to protect them. I really do like the wraps. Thanks, Tony
 
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Old 11-27-2011, 01:55 PM
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Washed and hand waxed my 1990 CrewCab Dually with my 5 year old nephew....need to start searching a posting some threads for winter projects.
 
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Old 11-27-2011, 02:01 PM
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I see those WRAPS more & more lately, up here too. Some guys get the whole van done for advertising & that, G
 
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Old 11-27-2011, 02:14 PM
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They are getting more popular these days. We wrapped my whole truck . The roof , tailgate, behind the rear window, hood, etc. It took us 3 evenings to install the wrap. Tony,
 
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Old 11-27-2011, 03:50 PM
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I polished up the headlights and the tails today. That 3M kit is the dogs bollocks!

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That 3M kit works great on taillights too!

 
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Old 11-27-2011, 04:04 PM
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You don't do before/after pics with different headlights! it makes Encho mad! Grrrrrrr...
 
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Old 11-27-2011, 04:13 PM
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Welp...I'm sold...

My moms' 2001 Crown Victoria has HORRIBLE night vision....Literally....

I'll have her pick one of those kits up and do it for her...

P.S-Did it have the UV sealer added in, or not? I know that all the chain stores sells a specific bottle of the stuff....Keeps them from turning yellow again...
 
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Old 11-27-2011, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Encho
You don't do before/after pics with different headlights! it makes Encho mad! Grrrrrrr...
Yea I'd have to agree with that statement, use of different head light in before/after shots tends make it look like a TV commercial!

My boy used one of them kits on his car, while it did make it better it didn't make it like a new lens.

I did the same thing to moms head lights without buying the "kit". Use couple steps of sand paper first wet sanding top layer of plastic off using drill and sander pad, then used paste wax with drill and pad to buff clean/smooth again. Took maybe fifteen minutes start to finish.

Was no notable difference in results from what I used and the "kit".
 
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Old 11-27-2011, 04:43 PM
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Rubbing compound and a buffer will get the same, if not better results for a lot less than the price of the kit (assuming you have these items). Gritty toothpaste works as well.

Today I used my pickups to haul in 2 loads of leaves from the front yard, got about 1/2 way done with the front..
 
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Old 11-27-2011, 06:53 PM
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Fixed the exhaust so I can actually here the muffler now, reset base timing (it was at 18 degree's!!) and replaced the O2 sensor.

HOLY COW! It runs so much smoother and picked up a TON of power, the MPG also shot way up. I see it easily getting 15-16, which is perfectly fine with me (It was getting 10-12 before).
 


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