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Vegas BS Thread!

Discussion in 'South West' started by MOT, Apr 29, 2010.

  1. Sep 17, 2014 at 10:54 PM
    LastMohican

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    Been doing some work to my truck- blacking out wheels, new bumper, steps and what not. I'm thinking of putting a new stereo in and doing some electrical goodies (lights, winch, etc). Can anyone recommend a good installer in town?4be122b5804172a8fa624a6455262fb9_10e01b3b3b596356ef73c96a8e81693f923c165e.jpg
     
  2. Sep 18, 2014 at 5:05 AM
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    For lighting check out VegasHID, they do pretty good work and he's the only guy I know who does lighting but I'm sure there are others that do it too. MCM may do it too
     
  3. Sep 18, 2014 at 1:34 PM
    AMH3RST

    AMH3RST eat, sleep, work

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    So all of this will be installed in about a week. Kings, Total Chaos coil bucket gussets, and Camburg LT kit.

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  4. Sep 18, 2014 at 1:54 PM
    Fiend13

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    Fuck man! You rob a bank? :eek: I hope I can run a setup like this at some point in the future! Are you gonna be running the 4" spindles with this as well?
     
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  5. Sep 18, 2014 at 7:52 PM
    AMH3RST

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    Haha. It's been a long time coming. And I am going to be using the spindles, just need to have spacers made because the camburg joint is a little thinner than the factory joint.
     
  6. Sep 18, 2014 at 8:37 PM
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    Plasti-dip paint, TRD S/C, MCM Fab LT kit, bunches of my fab
    Lone Mountain. We occasionally attend. It's a good one. Pastors are great.
     
  7. Sep 20, 2014 at 5:01 PM
    Fiend13

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    So I tried wrapping some interior parts and the only that turned out nice was the ac plate. Anyone have any recommendations of a local shop that wraps? I found 2 and sent them emails asking if they do interior parts but still waiting to hear back. Here's the finished product of my ac plate.
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  8. Sep 20, 2014 at 6:12 PM
    BrianLV

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    I could be game for helping, on Taco DIY stuff. I need to do my carrier bearing and struts soon. Could trade labor for labor, and i have a garage.
    BTW that kit looks like it could take a while if you havnt done it before.
     
  9. Sep 20, 2014 at 6:21 PM
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    Too many to list..

    NICE!! :headbang:
     
  10. Sep 21, 2014 at 10:16 PM
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    Does anyone run a 5w 50 oil? Thinking about going with a 5w 50 Mobil one on my next summer oil change.
     
  11. Sep 22, 2014 at 7:57 AM
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    Debadged, Blacked Out Taillights and 3rd Brakelight , Blacked Out Grille, Blacked Out Lower Valence, Hot Wheels Badges, Yellow Fog Lights, Rims and Tires. Undercover Swing Case, Pop-A-Lock on my Tailgate, N-FAB Step Bars, Extang Trifecta Bed cover, Aero Cat- Back Exhaust, PIAA Extreme white 4000k Bulbs, Readylift 2.25 Leveling Kit.
    Grafik Impact does a good job.you would have to have the parts removed before they can do it for you.great customer service.they did my fog lights (yellow tint) and they wrapped my lower valence on my bumper(flat black).its not to far from McCarran airport . they have carbon fiber.
     
  12. Sep 22, 2014 at 9:33 AM
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    Right on. I'll look them up. I have no problem removing the parts and dropping them off. Thanks.
     
  13. Sep 23, 2014 at 11:29 AM
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    Scratch the wrap idea. One of the shops quoted me $450 for those few interior parts!
     
  14. Sep 23, 2014 at 11:49 AM
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    Do it! lol. I keep thinking of dipping the whole truck blaze orange, but if I get tired of it I don't wanna spend a week straight peeling it all off, lol. On another not, I just ordered some more 3m wrap. I'm gonna try and do these parts again myself.
     
  15. Sep 24, 2014 at 7:54 AM
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    If you are still looking for installers, you could try Quality Installations (everyone knows them as QI). They do lists of adhesive install work. I think we usually pay them $2.50 p/s/f...which seems to be the going rate for adhesive installs.
     
  16. Sep 24, 2014 at 8:06 AM
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    Thanks for the tip. I'll look into them
     
  17. Sep 25, 2014 at 1:33 PM
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    Hey guys,
    Can anyone recommend a scenic or easy to moderate trail in or around Las Vegas? My family and I are taking a quick weekend trip out there in a few weeks and we'd like to explore a different side of Vegas. Thanks in advance.
     
  18. Sep 25, 2014 at 8:36 PM
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    ^^ that's not a trail, that's a road!

    on a side note...is that off-road part still open towards the end of that red rock loop?
     
  19. Sep 25, 2014 at 9:31 PM
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    Potato Ridge? Rocky Gap?
     
  20. Sep 25, 2014 at 11:06 PM
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    wussup everyone, not really new to vegas but to the TW world i guess. From hawaii so I've always been into toyotas. Looking for some dope trails to waste some gas on, only place i go is the caves right by my house behind wet n wild. great view but looking for something longer and more scenic
     
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