Idaho BS thread in the PNW

well shit i need to go ask the west side guys then... I think I'm the only one in here with a 2nd gen...

 

He said he could quote me on one too. I wonder how much THAT would cost..

 

Buy "us" i meant, Mark and Ian and me. Our year of truck the bulbs don't come out. You have to get aftermarket housings. For Adam its like really popular..and newer 1st gens.

 

I would like HIDs done right I'm thinking about it as a summer project. buy 3 sets of head lights and do some retros and sell them if they come out well.

 

ya those aftermarket bulb ones are expensive

 

yea they aren't cheap, i figure about 150 for some used head lights and another 300 for projectors and ballasts and another 150 in labor and shipping so about 600 a set said and done to the buyers door

 

so it looks like prepping the chrome for primer is not going to be that big of a challenge http://www.ehow.com/how_4895495_paint-chrome-bumpers.html then i can paint over it all with the same grey as the wheels. i know a little bit about auto body, but im not sure if the clear will make the grey all shiny and glossy. i know clear is important to protect the paint, but i dont want a really shiny paint.

also how do people usually paint sliders? just sand them and add coats of spray? when it gets chipped and scratched just spray more in that area?

 

WOOOOHOOOO BEN IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!


how convenient, i found this video of a trail where i can test my new suspension when it arrives (gets cooler around 3:00)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuzI6qIBKmk


also lisa got banned, lol. probably derped in the garage or something

 

I used a plastic primer for my rear chrome bumper (sanded it first) and I have zero chips or peeling well over a year later. Very impressed with how it has worked on chrome.

For my sliders I just sanded them down, primed, sanded, primed, you know the drill. I finished them with a bed liner spray and just touch up as needed.

 

HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS PLACE!?
http://www.riderplanet-usa.com/atv/trails/info/idaho_12700/ride_d803.htm

60,000 ohv ares 20 miles from boise!

 

How'ya doing Ben? How was your vacation

 

HAHA ya I hit that starbucks up very often. Work really took its toll on my this past year and I had to go hermit style but now I am looking forward to some warm weather out here and some meets!

Left my old woman too for the better and have been enjoying the bachelor life once again.... after 10 years its quite refreshing.

Other than that I got soo many small projects to finish on my truck but without a garage at the place I am renting I am less than enthusiastic about standing out in the cold.

Anyone working on some project of their own? sry tldr

For anyone interested, I am still sitting on a few items like front 5100's with eibachs @ 0.85", built and ready to install, rear 5100's (currently installed but have my replacement shocks ready to swap), avid light bar, complete yakima roof racks with fairing, powder hounds and keys/cores to everything. I will also be selling my canopy for 6" bed once it warms up too. Pics are in my gallery and if interested just shoot a pm my way and we can meet up.

 

Adam im done for a retro fit. I did my xterra with the mini H1 this summer.

 

How much for the canopy?

 

I'll start getting parts ready then

 

PM'd

 

Ben did you seriously read through this thread and find all the shit we talked on you? lol wow..how long did that take ya hahahaa

 

of course you did



so what happened to lisa?

 

I bet he saved them all just for this day

 

sweet!!! now start planning some mods