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Old 09-14-2009, 05:37 PM
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well guys It was saturday and sunday am before the dual meet-with Charlie's guidance
my rims -boy it was a lot of work
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what a difference a lot of wet sanding and elbow grease makes-they look better than the rest of the truck -wish the body work and paint job could be done that quick and cheaply
might just be easier to buy another truck and swap the rims
 
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Old 09-14-2009, 05:39 PM
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Yea. Sorry guys. I got involved in some important things and didn't get done until 2:30. I figured you were gone by then, so I mowed the grass and loaded the engine parts into my SUV.

It's been many years since I've been to Harris'. Was it good?

What was the overall turnout?
 
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Old 09-14-2009, 05:42 PM
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Yea. Sorry guys. I got involved in some important things and didn't get done until 2:30. I figured you were gone by then, so I mowed the grass and loaded the engine parts into my SUV.

It's been many years since I've been to Harris'. Was it good?

What was the overall turnout?
-uh members? 3 from Maryland ~ 4 from Delaware and guests food was great!
was really nice for George to pick up the tab for the Maryland members
 
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Old 09-15-2009, 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by jr32560
well guys It was saturday and sunday am before the dual meet-with Charlie's guidance
my rims -boy it was a lot of work
before

after

what a difference a lot of wet sanding and elbow grease makes-they look better than the rest of the truck -wish the body work and paint job could be done that quick and cheaply
might just be easier to buy another truck and swap the rims
I was going to ask you if were gonna buy a new truck for your rims
 
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Old 09-15-2009, 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by mitch150
I was going to ask you if were gonna buy a new truck for your rims
hey I only paid $300 for the truck about 8 years ago -rims used were $80~~ tires 4 for $40-I paid more for the aluminum boxes on the back when I bought them new than the whole set up hey I'm frugal -aka cheap
 
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Ah I cleaned my headlights today. Sixteen bucks well spent
 
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Old 09-15-2009, 07:56 PM
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Ah I cleaned my headlights today. Sixteen bucks well spent
oh that kit they sell -I hear they work Gooood! no pictures?
 
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Old 09-15-2009, 10:06 PM
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They work amazing. The before makes em look good when really they were yellow an horrid lol. Also I did not take a picture of both done got to do that tomorrow.
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Old 09-16-2009, 05:33 AM
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They work amazing. The before makes em look good when really they were yellow an horrid lol. Also I did not take a picture of both done got to do that tomorrow.
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dang Mike that is a BIG improvement~~ thanks for the pictures -now the people know it really does work thanks for sharing
 
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Old 09-16-2009, 05:37 AM
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I was going to ask you if were gonna buy a new truck for your rims
hey if I buy a new truck I already got ideas for the rims on it
 
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Are those lenses plastic or glass? What did you use to clean them?
 
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Plastic. Its an kit that comes with this thing that goes onto an electric drill an these presoaked pads that you just wet with water an then run it over the entire lense for however long until your happy with it. It comes with six I used two on each lens an two left over for if I wanna do it again. Because it sticks to the drill bit type thing you dont have to scrub at all. Just let the drill spin an clean. I will take a picture of the box later today. Back off to college whohoo.
 
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Plastic. Its an kit that comes with this thing that goes onto an electric drill an these presoaked pads that you just wet with water an then run it over the entire lense for however long until your happy with it. It comes with six I used two on each lens an two left over for if I wanna do it again. Because it sticks to the drill bit type thing you dont have to scrub at all. Just let the drill spin an clean. I will take a picture of the box later today. Back off to college whohoo.
try to pay attention while in in class
 
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Old 09-26-2009, 09:25 PM
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Yesterday me and my friend put in this electric supercharger type thing on my ranger. Goes in front of the air filter forces more air through. Everything went great till the mechanic wanna be wired two wires backwards an touched metal. Watched all of my wires to underglow, and strobe lights smoke away. :/ Ripped every wire from power source and been waiting for ran to stop. Got to pull all wires out make sure he did not burn away and electric tape keep anything from touching metal hopefully I dont have to replace everything. So much for him knowing what he is doing. Told him Imma just learn myself this time and do it myself. Ah oh well just an learning lesson. Thank goodness truck was ok
 
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Originally Posted by DRangerMike
Yesterday me and my friend put in this electric supercharger type thing on my ranger. Goes in front of the air filter forces more air through. Everything went great till the mechanic wanna be wired two wires backwards an touched metal. Watched all of my wires to underglow, and strobe lights smoke away. :/ Ripped every wire from power source and been waiting for ran to stop. Got to pull all wires out make sure he did not burn away and electric tape keep anything from touching metal hopefully I dont have to replace everything. So much for him knowing what he is doing. Told him Imma just learn myself this time and do it myself. Ah oh well just an learning lesson. Thank goodness truck was ok
Haha yeah that thing's a major scam man.
 


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