NW WA Meet / BS Thread

Best thing to do is buy the cheap bars or pods, take the housing apart and buy some glazing caulk for like $5 and go around the glass.

 

So I used to have an auxbeam bar, when I had my stock bumper, which is the exact same product as cali raised except without the branding and less than 50% of the price. But they don't have a flush mount back up light. I think i'm leaning towards more of what @Capt. Obvious said with something like these but seal them up before installing like @Sparky. said.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/DOT-Led-Li...-Rear-Bumper-Cube-Pods-Fog-Lamp-/123340994295

I don't want to use the adapters since my bumper is already pre cut out for flush mount lights.

 

I just can't justify the price mount of anything rigid when my previous light bar had maybe a total run time of 5 minutes in like 6 months.

 

I might have to get a set. I am curious if they are exactly the same in construction. Might take a couple apart

 

I don't know about that pod, but I know the auxbeam 32" bar was exactly the same as cali raised aside from their mounting hardware. Their pods/sideshooters were exactly the same as well. I did end up buying their mounting brackets for the hidden light bar in bumper, but no one else had brackets like that at the time.

caliraised $40 for 1- https://caliraisedled.com/collections/led-pods-and-work-lights-1/products/2x2-20w-osram-pod
auxbeam $36 for 2-

Auxbeam 3" LED Light Bar 20w LED Pods Fog Lights Square Cube Lights Spot Beam Driving Light Waterproof for Offroad Truck 4WD SUV ATV UTV (Pack of 2)

https://www.amazon.com/Auxbeam-Phil...s&qid=1554330723&s=gateway&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1

 

Because I can be a super Cheap ass, I have been running a couple different sets of Nilight pods on my truck. One set for over 2 years and one set for almost 2. 1 of 4 has some powder coat peeling but no fogging and no dead leds.

 

My niilights pods crapped out after 3 months.
I’m all for cheap stuff, huge fan of mictuning but niilights aren’t worth the $20

 

And i need new shocks for the crawler, any recommendations? I lost a lower spring perch

 

I have those osram pods from Cali Raised as ditch lights. I'm impressed so far but have yet to use them on a trail. Hoping to remedy that soon!

 

FWIW I always just run the stock shocks, but I get rid of the 2 stage springs and run a softer single spring. And get rid of the bump stops

Edit: I could never justify buying aftermarket shocks when the factory ones let me flex a beer can

 

I wish I could flex a beer can right now. With the perch being MIA, I’ve been looking at the desert lizard two stage internal spring

 

does it count as flexing a beer can if I flex my arm while drinking a beer?

 

About 20 years ago I used to play with planes! 2 co workers and I leased a Centurian 210R for a year for business travel. King avionics, 165kt cruise. Was awesome. Then Kris saw how many civilian small craft crashes ( ice ups, unintended flight into terrain , early arrivals etc ) there were and banned me from civilian flight. Then I bought a boat.
So you RC guys are getting off cheap!

 

My brother is a pilot and A&P he’s currently building his 3rd plane. I’m jealous he can fly, until i see parts cost

 

Yes.

 

TSB on the driveline?

 

Yeah that worked so great for me. Don’t go to Toyota of Kirkland. Those guys were cunts

 

On which parts? I just paid 400 bucks for a rear u joint at Magic Toyota. Couldnt find any TSBs for it

 

lol my ditch lights have been mounted but not wired for like 6 months now.

 

All the tacticool bros are about to ditch their quicksand tacos for this OD green one.