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Old Dec 13, 2010 | 10:14 PM
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ok guys...whats the next mod i should be doing???
i want to get projector fogs, but i also wasn a bullbar, i have to ask my bro in law where it came from but he paid 300ish new and i wouldnt mind mounting some hid lights on it.
i still got to get around to doing the dash cluster lights, maybe ill work on it this week, but im stuck in project colorado offroad roof lights tomorrow.( you will see a thread on that too.)

also something i could really use a hand on....the wind took my door and bend the hing , i thought that thing was going to fly off but it didnt thankfully.
so anyone in GTA that knows how to weld and also knows how to remove and reattach the door? i want to takt the toor off bang thr hinge back in about 1mm then tack weld it on as good as possible...
im gettin wicked bad air noise in my truck.
 
Old Dec 21, 2010 | 10:13 AM
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just took out those 8000k HID lows and put in some 5000k. the 8k really seemed too blue and not enough light output in comparison to my other hids in both cars.
the 5k is nice because the color looks almost stock so i highly doubt i would get harassed about them, even though i never did with the 8k.
i think for all my future hid ill be sticking with 6k, it looks nicer and seems to have the same light output as 5k, or very close anyway, and i like how it makes the lines on the road glow bluish, really helps when its raining at night. i still have 6k fogs so ill just pop those badboys on when needed.
still want to have projectors, if i can find a spare headlight housing i may experiment and fab one up.
 
Old Dec 21, 2010 | 12:13 PM
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If you do end up fabing some projectors up, I will buy your old ones off you. My ebay $1 fog light bulb broke the housing of my passenger side.
You'll be glad your not around here anymore. Theres a Jimmy rolling around with the frontclip painted hot pink with a pink pair of sandals about 4 feet long across the door. They have bright pink HID's that are really annoying.
 
Old Dec 21, 2010 | 01:25 PM
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im going to assume that jimmy is for some sort of marketing...probably a tanning salon or something like that.

the bulb broke your housings? how is that even possible?
 
Old Dec 21, 2010 | 03:02 PM
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I don't know. No lettering on it. A young chubby girl drives it.

As for the light I don't know I think it may have gotten caught on the bumper while pulling it out. The only thing I care about is that my lights were absolutely mint. They looked brand new and no moisture what-so-ever. Now with the open hole its starting to get some droplets on the lens.
 
Old Dec 21, 2010 | 09:53 PM
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well if you decide to replace it ill take the foggy one. ill have to bake it and remove the lens anyway.
im keepin a eye out for a spare set.
i still cant believe there are no aftermarket brojector housings for the jimmy but there are for the Blazer
 
Old Dec 22, 2010 | 10:03 AM
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I know. Every LMC catalog I get I look. I would even settle for cleared which I know is possible to do but I'm not demoing my only set lol

You could always grab a set of envoy ones which use HID already. Not the best looking but its something I've only seen in magazines.
 
Old Dec 22, 2010 | 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by g_mike
so anyone in GTA that knows how to weld and also knows how to remove and reattach the door? i want to takt the toor off bang thr hinge back in about 1mm then tack weld it on as good as possible...
im gettin wicked bad air noise in my truck.
where exactly are you Mike? (send me a PM & details)


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I know. Every LMC catalog I get I look. I would even settle for cleared which I know is possible to do but I'm not demoing my only set lol

You could always grab a set of envoy ones which use HID already. Not the best looking but its something I've only seen in magazines.
there are 2 (or was it 3?) Envoy's sitting up @ CAC as of yesterday. and i'm pretty sure the ballast, etc, are still sitting in the trucks as well.
 
Old Jan 24, 2011 | 08:46 PM
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hey guys, i thought i would update my build.
well apparently i am currently the high bidder on a CAI for this truck and i dont even remember bidding on it LMAO.
apparently i was on ebay after workin 3-12hrs shifts.....
so the auction ends in a day or 2 then i pay for this intake i didnt mean to buy then it shows up probably 2 weeks before the truck is off the road for summer.
dont worry ill post pics
also im going to be doing all the bushings, tie rods, in the front end this summer, as well as probably replacing the struts. so if there isnt a how to ill be sure to take lots of pics and put a thread together.
the caddy is getting new suspension first, just ordered eibachs for her.
 
Old Jan 24, 2011 | 09:29 PM
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Nice. CAI don't work well in winter anyways lol. But glad to see your still keepin on with it. Its been cold in these parts the last few days so hopefully your inside lol.

Keep it up!
 



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