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Old 12-01-2013, 11:10 PM
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Dumped in a can of B12 in the tank and a 1/3 can of seafoam in the crank case
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Originally Posted by fringe_remnant
"My Solo kit is coming on tuesday, I can't wait." Life altering experience. Remember to get some ear plugs for the wife/gf FR
Why ear plugs? Some ladies, like myself, love the sweet sound of a mod exhaust. LOL
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Old 12-02-2013, 12:13 AM
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I expect the exhaust note to alter a touch as the system gets worn in and sooted up. It's already atarted.. not as harsh as it was when first dirven after install yesterday. I swear the motor is breathing easier now.... and the truck feels peppier.. was up to 150kph in no time on the highway home tonight, never had done that before.

The sound on WOT is unfreaking believable.

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First helped my sister move. Filled the entire back of the cab with boxes, only then do you realize how great the flat floor is. Tailgate step came in handy quite a few times too.

Then picked up our 9 foot Christmas tree. Guy at the place loved the step and retracting cover. Not much of a pic as it's dark out but oh well. Here's the Christmas card from Wolf haha
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Old 12-02-2013, 08:30 PM
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With an 8ft bed and a cap and bedrug, you just have to have lights. They are LED strips from http://www.theledlight.com/ ST 60LPM WW RL
That's a whole roll. 5 meters. I have only used two 6ft strips so far and it is plenty of light. I used the hook side of velcro to attach it to the carpeted inside of my shell. I also ordered a dimmer Z 15900. Not cheap but very well made.
Should be great for camping now. I also added a 12V power port and some additional outputs for more lights.
The shell comes with a small light in the rear. They usually install a circuit from the battery. I asked the shell installer to use large wire.They installed a 10A fuse holder and 15A fuse at the battery and 12ga wire. I replaced that with a 30a fuse and holder. Also removed quite a bit of corrosion around the positive terminal and treated it so it should not return.
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^Wow that's an awesome setup! looks cozy!
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Originally Posted by xcntrk
^Wow that's an awesome setup! looks cozy!
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Nothing but to & from work.
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Old 12-02-2013, 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Feathermerchant
With an 8ft bed and a cap and bedrug, you just have to have lights. They are LED strips from http://www.theledlight.com/ ST 60LPM WW RL
That's a whole roll. 5 meters. I have only used two 6ft strips so far and it is plenty of light. I used the hook side of velcro to attach it to the carpeted inside of my shell. I also ordered a dimmer Z 15900. Not cheap but very well made.
Should be great for camping now. I also added a 12V power port and some additional outputs for more lights.
The shell comes with a small light in the rear. They usually install a circuit from the battery. I asked the shell installer to use large wire.They installed a 10A fuse holder and 15A fuse at the battery and 12ga wire. I replaced that with a 30a fuse and holder. Also removed quite a bit of corrosion around the positive terminal and treated it so it should not return.
Can you PM some info on how you installed this? I'm wanting to do this for my 5.5ft bedrugged tonneau'd bed. I'm no good when it comes to wiring, I need help...
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gone - Well it's dead simple. If you just want to do the lights, you will need a 10A fuseholder and about 25ft of 14 ga wire. You'll need to connect one end of the fuse holder to the + side of the battery and the other to the long wire which you will run along the frame to the back of the truck. If you remove one tail light (two screws) you can see a hole into the truck bed for the wiring. You will also need a ground wire which just needs to be only long enough to reach a screw into the body or frame. Instructions come with the dimmer. The LED's also come with instructions. They are real simple. Every 3 LEDs you will see four circular solder pads with a line between them. That is a cut line. You can cut the string at any cut line then solder two wires to the pads (I used small gauge speaker wire). I cut the velcro into strips as wide as the lights, then peeled backing off of both and stuck them together. Work a few inches at a time. Both are really sticky. I also used the velcro to hold the wire to the shell. Makes a neat installation.
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