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Same here. Last month I had to buy 4 car batteries (3 of my cars and one for my son) and 1 solar battery. I had to register 3 vehicles (all mine), buy 3 window regulators w/ motors (2 for my rig and 1 for my daughter) and pay to have them installed on two different SUV's. I guess you can say I spent my wad for a couple of months on maintainence. GeezzzzzBoring stuff like a clutch for the fiancé forester , darn maintenance getting in the way of fun parts
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here is what I did. arb tent. m416 trailer.
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If I had a jeep that is what I'd do too.
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NICE !!!
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being on a sub, figured you would buy a snorkel for the jeep
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I have always put yellow film over my fog lights on all my recent vehicles. Def. cuts through the fog.Just ordered some YELLOW TINT FILM, for a small set of white Aux 55 watt driving lights. This will make them more viable as a driving light/fog vs my larger 500 HELLA Yellow, not Amber grill lights. Snow or fog is rare in Southern NV, but when you need them, YOU NEED THEM.! Travels North, or to Utah is where I am most likely going to use them. My plan is to mount them either below the Hellas, or even lower around the sides of the license plate. I just have to see what 'tweak' is needed in a homemade mounting bracket to mount them lower. I wish ARB had designed this bumper with their aux light bracket kit as seen on many of their newer designs. A picture of the Hellas and OEM lights. You can see I need a lower mounting for light to blanket out in front of the truck.
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PS....I prefer Halogens, and traditional style lights, over the newer LED light bars. If you follow along in the feedback of lighting preferences, there has been a shift back towards these, as people realize the fatique that LED's create, due to eye strain, over time.
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also:
Fyrlyt Driving Lights Review | Better Than LED's Seek Adventure (you-tube)
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Your picture looks like you have a short bed truck. What after-market fuel tank did you go with? I always thought the fuel tank design....OEM, left a lot to be desired, aka, 25 gallons. I did not want a long-bed, to get the larger fuel tank that GM offered. The big downside with the after-market offering, was the tank hanging below the frame rails, making them vulnerable to damage off road. This was not a problem with Hot-Shot truckers, or those who stayed on pavement.
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Thanks, actually when I bought the truck used about 3 years ago, it already came with a 45 gallon fuel tank, which I didn't even notice until 2 years later lol. It is made by Transfer Flow - 45 Gallon GM/Chevy Midship Replacement Fuel Tank. The truck already had a towing package included because the previous owner had a 5th wheel. So mirror, electronic brake controller, etc. were already included.
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I'm curious how these work out, The brakes on our '03 are medicore at best and it'd be nice to have some better ones when they go out again or at least try some better pads.
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Sure thing. I currently have Akebono pads on them now with just the Wagner solid rotors. They work very well when my truck was not lifted and without all the extra 'stuff'. I especially like how they are really dust free. But now with its current setup I can feel the extra weight and the impact on my braking power. I used Akebono on my race vehicle so I had previous experience with the brand.
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Good stuff, I'll take a look. I run hawks on my wrangler and they're fantastic, they make a ton of dust though. The front brakes on our 03 are the weak spot currently, just did the rear pads with uh, one of the nicer ceramic chain store brands and those were a big improvement. I think when she last got pads for the front, she got the cheapest ones she could find which might just explain the meh of it.
