Haha to me it's just worth it not to have the damn reflectors
look at that beauty
just need to plasti-dip that ugly GMC logo and maybe the entire grill once it warms up
I like the building process though :p
I really want a 4x4 vehicle instead of AWD, and particularly I would LOVE to have a...
anyways, finally got off my ass today and installed my 2nd pair of retrofits
I made a new set for 2 reasons:
1) I hate the amber reflector on the OEM housings
2) I spent like 16 hours on my first set, and wanted to prove to myself that I could do a better job the second time.
My initial...
no problemo, CES's main guy Jonathan Patrick is a personal friend, and I can't recommend him or his products enough :p
he's consistently voted the best customer service in the industry
and you can build your own lithium battery for extremely cheap
a 45aH will run you about $350 total if you...
well after that post, I thought to myself "damn I've been lazy. I should install these lights, it won't take long"
2 hours later, we have light
no more ugly reflectors, though you can't really see much with the brush guard anyways :(
not sure if it's better or not tbh
so tired of working...
been so busy with work I haven't even put in my new retrofits yet
right now I'm trying to decide if I'm going to keep the vehicle or sell it...
next week I should be pulling the Grand Prix out of storage, and don't see any point in keeping a $6000 truck around that I won't use again until...
Return the Mechman if you can and go with CES instead. Much better product at a much better price.
Also ditch the Northstar AGM and go with lithium. Again, much better performance and a much better price.
Other than that, it looks solid!
it actually didn't drive any differently than usual
from inside the vehicle, between the exhaust and my car audio, I couldn't hear any noise at all
it wasn't until my coworker pointed it out, and I drove home with all the windows down, that I even noticed anything
and yeah I'm hoping my...
Ended up being that they were under torqued. It was pretty much my first time ever doing brakes / new rims / whatever and I only used a torque gun, which didn't do the job.
The root cause was that I used lug bolts that were not designed for the application.
I was very fortunate that my...
Ended up being that they were under torqued. It was pretty much my first time ever doing brakes / new rims / whatever and I only used a torque gun, which didn't do the job.
The root cause was that I used lug bolts that were not designed for the application.
I was very fortunate that my...
got to work today and one of my coworkers complained that my truck was loud as shit when pulling in
figured it was just my exhaust, but decided to check it out anyways
sheared a good ole lug bolt off
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got to work today and one of my coworkers complained that my truck was loud as shit when pulling in
figured it was just my exhaust, but decided to check it out anyways
sheared a good ole lug bolt off
make sure to get 7.0 NOT 7.1
7.1s suck
damn people were paying $85 for that?
You can get an entire set of headlights with the markers for only $126 lol
I figure they're only $100 a set or so, and I'm willing to learn for that price
yeah that video was not very helpful at all for me lol. granted I had the wrong type of projector and bulbs and everything to make it work, but there was also a lot of information in the video that wasn't necessary...
did my 2nd retrofit
turns out the H1 7.1 is VERY different from the H1 7.0, and this new kit turned 12 hours into less than 2
waiting for sealant to dry over night and then I'll get them installed and tested
also making a YouTube how to guide because it's so simple, but there are no good...
did my 2nd retrofit
turns out the H1 7.1 is VERY different from the H1 7.0, and this new kit turned 12 hours into less than 2
waiting for sealant to dry over night and then I'll get them installed and tested
also making a YouTube how to guide because it's so simple, but there are no good...
I couldn't figure out how to splice clips together to show the LEDS / HIDS side by side like in the pics, but here are some individual videos
I would suggest turning the sound down / off, because it's either me talking to people or music
LEDs on a normal night:
LED low visiblity snow night...
haha maybe it's time to start ending all of my work emails with "sent from my poverty iPhone 7+".
I'm working on trying to edit some before and after footage to demonstrate just how bad the LEDs were, but I'm not having a ton of success
sorry, I thought I made the transition clear in that post lol
INITIALLY, the high beams were pointed down, solenoids on the top of the setup
we had to cut the brackets and make it so they were in the correct position
amen to the "enough of headlights for now". pretty much where I'm at lol...
I'm not sure what you mean by needing the projectors right side up. That's how they are installed.
They have a clear cut off:
other than the driver side needing rotated to the right a bit, and raised up a little, it seems to look very close to what you have when aired up
Do you think there is still an issue after modifying them?
When I watch cars pass, the low beams remain below the mirrors, which is what all of the videos suggested.
If I aim them as low on the garage as I've seen, then I can't see anything but the immediate foreground ;/
I don't think they blind people now. I just drove around for 30 minutes and nobody flashed me.
I don't know how you see anything with them aimed that low though, mine sit like halfway up the garage door.
So far I'm very pleased with the results, but there's still a lot of work to be done...
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