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Received my Morimoto 2Stroke 2.0 bulbs today. Waiting on the CrystaLux G11 to compare them both and see which performs better. I'd rather do a proper projector retrofit but I'm going to wait to get a pair of replacement Halogen units to take my time and make sure they are properly aligned.
Looking good Doug! My rear seats are done, but I haven’t done the front yet. Great choices on the quilting and piping!
Soon as I got mine I was curious how yours was going .. I started with the front and it was so fluid and easy I kept going .. you gotta post some pics soon
Apples Nice work. What are those stacked cases on the left?
Thanks Mark very much. Nice of you to say so.
Those cases are part of a 3-pc wheeled tool carrier made by/for DeWalt, but the clasps that connect the two cases you see don't fit well, which may explain why the whole shebang was on sale at the local Home Depot two years ago. They are handy, though. One is empty, and the other is a gun cleaning kit/basic 'smithin tools I put together from various bronze and nylon brushes, patches, cleaning rods, punches, etc for 1911s, bolt rifles and lever carbines.
Everything you see on the upper level of that plywood rig has moved from the photo, to better pack down when covered with moving blankets and strapped with ratchet straps. I don't load for the ride, I load for the barrel roll.
Bilsteins in the rear. In the correct mounting position. Although I need to turn the shock in the image 180º.
Sprayed them down with Rustoleum's version of plastidip. They have a silver that appears to be a clear base with high flake content, no actual dye in it. It did not change the brushed look, and added a bit of sparkle. If it holds well, it looks damn good.
Wolo = Attention getter. Installed on the oem horn bracket, had to install on the backside and pushed it to 1/4" from the condenser to ensure it clears the shades. Plenty of room. Made a bracket for the higher tone oem horn, thought it would be overwhelmed, but it actually sounds like dual tone air horns, just not as loud. Mounted to the lower passenger condenser mount.
Clipped the wiring between the oem horns and went to solder to wire for the Wolo, found my youngest had broken off the tip of the iron. So I double-crimped inline connectors after removing the plastic shield, wrapped in rubber tape, followed by electrical, followed by a zip tie. It'll do for now.
Ran the wiring through the gap in the side air seal and through the hole next to it in the upper support bracket. Made another bracket to mount a relay at the ground strap by the window cleaning tank. Ground source for the relay is at that point. The Wolo would NOT run properly off the horn wire, even without a second horn attached, it's just got too much resistance.
Finally, used the tap at the positive battery connector to supply 12V.
Ram ***** on my BuiltRite Dash Mount. Big one for my tablet, one to the right for a plate that will hold the RADAR/LASER detector and a dash cam, one to the left for a boost gauge.
And three 12V ports, so everything gets power. I wanted to push the ports forward so I can plug/unplug cords, but as far back as they are, I still was hitting one of the stupidly long bolts underneath that are for attaching something I don't have (nav?). I fixed that by rotating a plug, but blew through three fuses before I fixed the issue because I wasn't sure the fuses were blowing. $20 later, I have replaced the fuses, and have a spare. Yes, they are stupidly expensive. They are cheaper at the dealership than autozone, who only had one fuse.
One can easily tap the dash power port for power, but getting that plate out of the dash is a bit of a pain. Gotta squeeze pretty hard at two locations on either side to pop it out.
This concludes my renovations for this month. Tomorrow I clean and load up the truck for a week at Acadia.
07-03-2019, 08:04 PM
