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Mckenzie Senior Enthusiast

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Won't ask as my cousin and I have driven a riding lawn mower into a lake

 

 

Ryan

He was to busy talking to me and rather than drive around the pond he tried backing up and just veered off the road into edge of it. and sunk it lolol. Ill see if i can get a pic up one minute!

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Took my wife to labor & delivery. Daughter born.

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I drove across town to pick up my degree since im still waiting on parts

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Took my truck into the back country of Colorado.     Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk

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LongrangeLauber Senior Enthusiast

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Installed HID's highs on my 02

 

Low beam only

 

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High and low beam

 

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white1500 Senior Enthusiast

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That looks a lot like a normal halogen beam pattern. By hid's do you mean just the bulbs or did you go the whole way with new projectors, lenses and ballasts?

LongrangeLauber Senior Enthusiast

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That looks a lot like a normal halogen beam pattern. By hid's do you mean just the bulbs or did you go the whole way with new projectors, lenses and ballasts?

It's in a standard halogen housing so same beam just way better lighting. The lenses aren't stock but close to it because they are cleared (don't have that dispersion pattern on the lense itself). Crazy the amount of light these things are putting off while driving.

 

I also did low and high beam HID's in my '14 as well as led fogs for color matching purposes

 

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white1500 Senior Enthusiast

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Doesn't that just mean that you're blinding everyone? There isnt a cut off with a halogen housing and that type of bulb.

kstruckcountry Senior Enthusiast

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There isn't a distinct cutoff but with regular housings the beam "stops" like a projector would. It more or less "fades"

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4.8guy Enthusiast

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Gave her a really good scrubbing down. First time I've washed it good since buying it. Sadly noticed some deep scratches on the rear fender that I didn't notice before when it was dirty. Oh well, life of a truck.

LongrangeLauber Senior Enthusiast

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Most roads I drive I don't have to worry about people coming the opposite direction. It's either really early in the morning or really late at night so not too many out and about at those times

 

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Colossus Senior Enthusiast

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Driving a truck is the only way guys notice me

We need to have a talk.

RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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Drove it again after a week of sitting. So much better than driving the van :)

 

 

Ryan

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Btuggle88 Senior Enthusiast

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You've been driving the mini van, hahahahahahaha, all that horsepower in your garage and you drove the grocery getter. Lmao.

Sorry couldn't help it.

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RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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You've been driving the mini van, hahahahahahaha, all that horsepower in your garage and you drove the grocery getter. Lmao.

Sorry couldn't help it.

Yea for Xmas we took it. It has the 3.5 V6. We had it filled pretty good. Plus the 22 mpg isn't bad either. Need to rack up the miles so I can convince the wife into a new vehicle (non minivan). I do love the power slider doors thought

 

 

 

 

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