Oahu Members Thread

Nice!!!

 

I used something like this, and cut the ends off and wired it in.

http://www.superbrightleds.com/more...ldp-2a-12-volt-dc-single-color-led-dimmer/61/

 

same here... though monday might be crazy since its a holiday.

yeah id be down to go to sandy's one day and kaena the next or vice versa

i just made a switch for mine. i turn em on when i want em and off when i dont. but then again i dont think mine are as bright

 

Theres no such thing as to bright in the led world. Theres only not bright enough lol!

 

^^^ true dat

 

Na, you are going Mike.. No need to flip the shackles this weekend when next weekend would work so much better, for me

I did dual color LED strips

Low power amber in the foot wells when the headlights are on, and high power white when the dome lights are on. So essentially white light when you open a door or use the remote unlock.

 

but I haz 4 day weekend this weekend!

 

Does anyone no where i can buy the u bolt flip plate or the whole kit if cheaper or maybe sumbody can make 1?

 

Kaleo, you are going to need the kit. The stock u bolts are square shaped, need rounded ones to fit the axle.
I ended up getting the one from toytec

 

What's your plan of attack for the rivets? Mine is collecting dust because I am dreading doing it... And did you paint or powdercoat yours? I haven't gotten anything powedercoated before, thinking of getting it done.

 

O yeah I no but I can pick up round u bolts from anywea but the plate is what I need.

 

I had mine powdercoated.

Gonna grind the heads off and punch them through with my air hammer....just like I do at work, but on a larger scale.

could use a 1/2" thick plate and drill some holes for the u-bolts and another in the center for the coller pin.

 

Ok, as long as you know they're different.

 

Did you powdercoat it yourself or take it somewhere? I only heard of Mekala and the one in Pearl city industrial. Is it called sunset?

Good Luck, Lmk how that method goes... I read that some guys use the chisel on the air hammer to get the rivet head off. I'm so not looking forward to doing this project..

 

I don't got the tools or materials?

 

If you buy, at least it comes zinc plated for some rust prevention.

 

Dont care what its coated with cuz i can always bed line.

 

A guy at work has a friend that has a shop.

It shouldn't be any harder then some of the screws I have to pull out of panels at work, it could even be easier because the rivets aren't heat cycled and extra hard.

 

4 dyas to flip some u-bolts? Try 4 hours

Sunset is in Pearl city industrial. I took my bumpers and roof mounts there. $90 for the roof mounts, $270 for each bumper. Little pricey, but not bad when you compare it to the bedlining quotes I got.. And they do really nice work. Media blast, clean, powder primer, bake, powder color, bake. And most all of the 300+ colors cost the same. I think the candy and custom mix colors cost a little more.

 

You can do either method.. If you can use an air hammer, I don't think you need to grind.. when i had ti hit off a couple rivets off the frame, I did the grind one side and chisel off the otger.. If i had an air hammer to hit off the head (instead of grinding) it may have been faster and easier.