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From: Maryville
Thanks
Hey alaskanex, just wanted to drop you a line and say thanks for helping me put my Hella 500's to good use again after having been shelved for years. I keep up with your thread because i like the pics. But when i saw that you put driving lights in behind your grill, i said aha. i would post some pics but i dont know how. thanks again
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Bleed Ford Blue
Joined: Apr 2009
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From: Anchorage Alaska
glad i could help! they are good lights i have been using them for 8 years or so. if you make a account on a site like Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket you can upload your pics there then use the "IMG" code to post them on the forums.
it was a beautiful evening last night so i went out bu the ocean and did some hiking. took the puppy out too she had a ball! when we started seeking alot of bear scat along the trail we turned around lol dont need to run into one of them.
rolled 74k a few days ago, really racking up the miles on her!
it was a beautiful evening last night so i went out bu the ocean and did some hiking. took the puppy out too she had a ball! when we started seeking alot of bear scat along the trail we turned around lol dont need to run into one of them.
rolled 74k a few days ago, really racking up the miles on her!
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From: Maryville
Ok man finally got this pic thing down. This is before the aftermarket lights i installed several months back, kind of a before, during, and after.
and this is the finished product, works great and ive got the offroad lights on a toggle switch running power from the battarie. again thanks for the idea.
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Bleed Ford Blue
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From: Anchorage Alaska
Looks great! How do you like those headlights with the projetor in them? IV been thinking of getting a set.
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From: Maryville
thanks! the headlamps are a thousand times better than stock im using the best sylvania bulbs available. Had them in there for a while now, i love them and my wife loves them. That night pic was on low beam, i think i have some pics of the beams behind the wheel and the difference between low and high at night.
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From: Maryville
here are the pics of the low and high beam behind the wheel. I live out in the country with very few street lights so the low beam doesnt look all that impressive, plus i took the pic thru the dirty windshield
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Nice job on the platform. Just keep in mind that most of these kinds of platforms have about a 200 pound weight limit. It has something to do with the leverage of having the weight so far away from the hitch.
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Bleed Ford Blue
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From: Anchorage Alaska
i built this one myself because i thought the store bought ones looked whimpy. we had about 500lbs of people on it and jumped around before putting anything on it. didnt bend so i think i'm good for atleast 3-400.
plenty of grass, i'm getting sick of mowing it.
plenty of grass, i'm getting sick of mowing it.