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Old 07-17-2020, 03:16 AM
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Old 07-22-2020, 01:49 PM
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Thanks y'all for the compliments. Feel free to share things you dont like about the truck as well. I never know what people dont like til they point it out. Like if I were to squat it 😂

So I had some fun yesterday. Dropped someone off at their house, decided to punch the gas and shredded my serpentine belt. Not that its hard to change but it screwed up my hoodliner D:



 
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Old 07-22-2020, 02:18 PM
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Did that a few weeks ago on the malibu... those are a p.i.t.a as you gotta remove an engine mount to get it on... very stupid... very happy with the little struggle there is for the blazer lol... even less now that I will have efans lol...
 
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Old 07-22-2020, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by DonL
Did that a few weeks ago on the malibu... those are a p.i.t.a as you gotta remove an engine mount to get it on... very stupid... very happy with the little struggle there is for the blazer lol... even less now that I will have efans lol...
If you dont mind me asking, why the swap? There seems to be so many mixed opinions on efans in the Blazers that its hard to tell if its worth it or not... What do you benefit from the swap? More engine power? Better cooling?
 
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Old 07-22-2020, 07:34 PM
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You wont really see much gain from it, it's more of a preference in my eyes.

I take it as less stress on the engine, more control on cooling.
 
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Old 07-23-2020, 06:25 PM
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so... my aftermarket brake lights melted some. I showed them off in a Facebook blazer comment section at some point, and I remember someone saying that you need to LED swap for these. Well I didn't notice any problems so I ignored it til now when one of my brakelights stopped working and made the turn signal flicker. Well... Gonna led swap now and possibly buy new assemblies. They show light other than red now along the corners. Anything I need to know about led swapping brake lights?
 
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Old 07-23-2020, 09:54 PM
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I learned the same lesson...after market tailight cant take halogen heat
 
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Old 07-24-2020, 06:12 AM
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I learned the same lesson...after market tailight cant take halogen heat
Sad part is I think LED bulbs are off road use only but who would pull you over for being more visible to others?
 
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Old 07-24-2020, 03:21 PM
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Ugh... I got the leds and they are just as bright as the halogens except come on quicker than them. Great! Started to put the headlight back in and just by popping it back into its slow into the body the red reflector thing popped out. Guess ill have to open up the headlight and pop it back in? Reseal it and hope heat gun doesnt damage the clear plastic? What a mess... I really like these taillights but their 40$ price tag shines bright.
 
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Old 07-24-2020, 05:41 PM
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same ones i have they are great.
 


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