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New 7-inch Zero Dark LED lights on the bumper and Zero Dark LED flood lights mounted on CBI ditch light brackets.
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momo.75
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New 7-inch Zero Dark LED lights on the bumper and Zero Dark LED flood lights mounted on CBI ditch light brackets.
Where did you find the 7" lights on the bumper? I can't seem to find those. Any pics of just the lights?
jediwebdude
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Exploration Outfitters in Durant, OK. They own Zero Dark. I don't see the 7-inch on his website, but call Matt Green at 580-745-5337. He provided brackets that made the lights fit on the Demello bumper better. I'll get you some daytime shots when I get home from work. When you call Matt, tell him you are interested in same front lights Phil has.
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Finally at 137K miles, the rear pads started squeaking. Replaced those and installed the rebuilt rear Radflo shocks. Someone needs to invent a shock compression tool.
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momo.75
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Here is what the bracket looks like:
Did you have to mount them out like that so they would clear the grill? How do you like the output of those lights?
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They chose to mount them out like that, and glad they did. Output is phenom...these are the driving version.
I installed the CBI ditch light brackets myself and used Zero Dark square 2x2 LED flood lights. The combination of these as floods and the 7-inch front LEDs as driving is an ideal configuration.
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Installed new RCI skids...got the bare aluminum:
Front (replaced my old RCI skid with their new design)
Tranny
T-Case
LCA
Hey man. Quick question for ya. I just installed some RCI LCA skids as well. How flush are yours with your LCAs? I cranked mine down and they are like perfectly sitting on the LCAs with absolutely no gap in between the metal and LCA. Is that how yours are? I just want to make sure that I did it right!
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Hey man. Quick question for ya. I just installed some RCI LCA skids as well. How flush are yours with your LCAs? I cranked mine down and they are like perfectly sitting on the LCAs with absolutely no gap in between the metal and LCA. Is that how yours are? I just want to make sure that I did it right!
Congrats on the new RCI LCA skids. Yes, they are on the LCAs.
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Perfect, thanks dude. Wasn't sure if they were supposed to be that tight, but I guess they are!
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Wiring project completed just in time for my next roadtrip (SEMA). What I was fixing: 4Runner had only one 12V socket connected with small gauge wiring, and I had a daisy chain of five 12V ports running off of it with a mess of cables for powering everything...so when all were in use, the power was inadequate for charging mobile devices.
Soooo, I added 2 Blue Sea outlets to the center console: one is a dual USB 2.1amp and the other is a 12V socket (purchased from Exploration Outfitters LLC). I used a 29mm hole cutting bit to cut the holes in the console. Ran 16 gauge wiring for both of these to the S-Pod. Next I ran power wires for the CB and dashcam to the S-Pod. Now all of the wiring is hidden, new ports are easily accessible, and with bigger gauge wiring.
I should be happy, but in the midst of all of this, I discovered my Smittybilt XRC10 winch no longer works. <sigh>
Soooo, I added 2 Blue Sea outlets to the center console: one is a dual USB 2.1amp and the other is a 12V socket (purchased from Exploration Outfitters LLC). I used a 29mm hole cutting bit to cut the holes in the console. Ran 16 gauge wiring for both of these to the S-Pod. Next I ran power wires for the CB and dashcam to the S-Pod. Now all of the wiring is hidden, new ports are easily accessible, and with bigger gauge wiring.
I should be happy, but in the midst of all of this, I discovered my Smittybilt XRC10 winch no longer works. <sigh>
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Did an overland expedition through Honobia Creek, OK and Ouachita National Forest, OK/ARK in mid-Nov. We had 3 4Runners (3rd, 4th, & 5th gens), a 1983 imported HJ47 Land Cruiser, and a 2014 Jeep Rubicon. Guess which vehicle was in need of a repair on this trip?
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Wow. I am jealous of how you get to get out under the stars like you do. Luckily, I will be in the Chisos mountains in about three weeks and off roading down near Mariscal Canyon. I have long admired your utility trailer and am considering a similar rig. How does it feel to be a trendsetter?
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I'll be at Big Bend NP soon hanging out with other Texas off-roaders, and hopefully taking in views with a telescope. Such a wonderful area down there.
Thanks, but I don't consider myself a trendsetter. If you were to ask my wife what it's like to be married to a trendsetter, she would immediately say "expensive."
As much as I enjoy my trailer, I may sell it next year and go with an enclosed trailer, e.g. a teardrop.
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