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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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Man I like your truck. It's going to be a sad day when you upgrade to a K2.

 

Thanks, it will be at least a few yrs before I upgrade

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I wash again after clay.

I just do a spray down with waterless wash

 

 

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Mckenzie Senior Enthusiast

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Well the Jimmy runs and drives...motor and trans is good. Belt popped off and sent the fan through the radiator...Pics to come

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Pulled the HID kit off. It was working fine for about a month or so then Sunday they wouldn't come on at all. I figured I wasn't getting power from the vehicle side but put the OE bulbs on and they came on. I pulled it off until I get some time and the want to, to figure out what the hell is going on.

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Replaced all the old T12 lights with T8's in my garage. Most of the ballasts and bulbs were bad when we moved in and it was worth the peace of mind to have all new.

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Chris Senior Enthusiast

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Replaced all the old T12 lights with T8's in my garage. Most of the ballasts and bulbs were bad when we moved in and it was worth the peace of mind to have all new.

I still want to go to t8 LED

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Wish I actually had more light in my garage. When my garage doors roll up it blocks 2 of the 3 lights in the garage. Sucks when I work on my quad but want the door open

 

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Daryl LBZ Senior Enthusiast

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Wish I actually had more light in my garage. When my garage doors roll up it blocks 2 of the 3 lights in the garage. Sucks when I work on my quad but want the door open

 

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Have any room to hang a few on the walls? Dad has four total on the walls of his. Edited by Daryl Z71
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Have any room to hang a few on the walls? Dad has four total on the walls of his.

Our garage is packed right now. This summer we plan on pulling everything out and reorganizing as well as doing the floor with a product that looks like a show room floor. I'm sure we will put some kind of lighting in there when we do all this

 

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I just took a quick drive on a desert trail after work and its so much fun. I drove a bit too fast through a small wash and managed too rub on the top of the fender liners, although considering my ride height its not surprising. I can see why off roading is such a tempting past time for a lot of folks.

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Got my steering wheel. Havent got a pic of it yet. It is sittong in the back seat

Daryl LBZ Senior Enthusiast

Daryl LBZ

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Got my steering wheel. Havent got a pic of it yet. It is sittong in the back seat

Nice! I've been waiting to see the install of this.

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Getting ready to leave and head to Nashville this weekend (roughly 16hr round trip) and notice my fiance's beetle has an oil leak. Here's hoping it's fixed...

 

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