**RiDE T4R Build** 2011 LE Zombie Crusher
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socalmatthew
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Awesome rig, thanks for sharing
dadalavida
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I just got an LE and yours, RiDE, is what I see in my mind.... Dreams.... I think next year's gonna be a real fun year. Thanks for sharing!
Brimstone10
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Awesome Ride!
RiDE
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Hey thanks for the kudos guys. I guess it's time for a build thread update. Bunch of things have happened with the rig recently.
So [MENTION=68685]Ducmonsta[/MENTION] and I have been putting in some WORK the past few weeks. Rock lights, alley lights, rear cargo lights, rear hatch handle lights, hood lights, aux USB ports first and second row and Pelfreybilt fuse plate panel install. I also sized up to 285/70-17 K02's a couple weeks ago.
For rock lights I went with the Run-D 20w flood LED lights. They are 1600 lumens each. Check the pics below for output. I feel that they're even brighter in person. We used 6 units, 3 on each side. They give off an amazing amount of light and spread. Perfect area lighting. Really happy with Run-D so far.
For alley lights I went with the Rigid Ignite surface mount diffused. 2 on each side. These lights are amazing for their price and size. Really happy with the output of the diffused lens for area/alley lighting. I opted to run the wires down the driver side windshield to the Blue sea panel. Super easy to sneak 2 18g wires underneath the weather stripping. Also used 1/4" wire loom to hide the wires and stuff them in the channels underneath the Eezi-Awn K9 rack. Makes for a really clean and sleek install.
Rear cargo, Hood, hatch and hatch handle lights are Rigid A-series clones from Amazon. These tiny lights are incredible. Super small package, completely sealed to the elements and offer endless options for mounting/lighting. Love these things. I've got 8 of them mounted in the rig.
Rear cargo lights are switched with the switch on the driver side near the 3rd row seatbelt area. There is 1 light on each side of the cargo area.
For the hatch I hollowed out the stock hatch dome lights and hardwired these units in. They give off a tremendous amount of light when compared to the stock units.
For the hatch handles we installed 1 in each handle and put a switch on the left handle so they can be turned on and off whenever needed.
For hood lights we installed 2 on each side underneath the hump towards the front of the hood. Used a Rigid waterproof switch that mounted near the hood bump stops for easy access. Very clean, secure and effective installation.
No pics but check out [MENTION=68685]Ducmonsta[/MENTION]'s build thread for the double aux ports for the first row. I love having "hot" USB ports up front now. We also opted to install some "hot" USB ports for the second row as well for passengers. There was just enough clearance to the side of the rear vent to make this happen.
And the last most recent thing we did was install the Pelfreybilt Fuse panel. Thanks to Isaac, [MENTION=124732]LawnDart[/MENTION], for hooking me up with the panel. Came in clutch. The install was not difficult but TEDIOUS. I am extremely happy with the outcome. My wiring was a mess on purpose because I always had plans to install some kind of plate to clean everything up. It only took a couple years to finally get everything in and get to this point. Below is a list of parts used in the install. There is a before and after pic below.
Blue Sea 12 circuit fuse box
Blue Sea 6 circuit fuse box (trunk)
Blue Sea 285 series 100A breaker
Marinco disconnect for winch
Pelfreybilt fuse panel
Odyssey 31m marine battery
Techflex & wireloom
That's pretty much it for now. Next things are installing Rigid SRQ2 ambers up front, ARB transfer case and tranny skids, new wheels and a snorkel.
Snorkel should happen next week. Huge thanks to Bobby, [MENTION=68685]Ducmonsta[/MENTION], for always lending a helping hand and a warm garage. Forever grateful for this guy!
on to the pics.
So [MENTION=68685]Ducmonsta[/MENTION] and I have been putting in some WORK the past few weeks. Rock lights, alley lights, rear cargo lights, rear hatch handle lights, hood lights, aux USB ports first and second row and Pelfreybilt fuse plate panel install. I also sized up to 285/70-17 K02's a couple weeks ago.
For rock lights I went with the Run-D 20w flood LED lights. They are 1600 lumens each. Check the pics below for output. I feel that they're even brighter in person. We used 6 units, 3 on each side. They give off an amazing amount of light and spread. Perfect area lighting. Really happy with Run-D so far.
For alley lights I went with the Rigid Ignite surface mount diffused. 2 on each side. These lights are amazing for their price and size. Really happy with the output of the diffused lens for area/alley lighting. I opted to run the wires down the driver side windshield to the Blue sea panel. Super easy to sneak 2 18g wires underneath the weather stripping. Also used 1/4" wire loom to hide the wires and stuff them in the channels underneath the Eezi-Awn K9 rack. Makes for a really clean and sleek install.
Rear cargo, Hood, hatch and hatch handle lights are Rigid A-series clones from Amazon. These tiny lights are incredible. Super small package, completely sealed to the elements and offer endless options for mounting/lighting. Love these things. I've got 8 of them mounted in the rig.
Rear cargo lights are switched with the switch on the driver side near the 3rd row seatbelt area. There is 1 light on each side of the cargo area.
For the hatch I hollowed out the stock hatch dome lights and hardwired these units in. They give off a tremendous amount of light when compared to the stock units.
For the hatch handles we installed 1 in each handle and put a switch on the left handle so they can be turned on and off whenever needed.
For hood lights we installed 2 on each side underneath the hump towards the front of the hood. Used a Rigid waterproof switch that mounted near the hood bump stops for easy access. Very clean, secure and effective installation.
No pics but check out [MENTION=68685]Ducmonsta[/MENTION]'s build thread for the double aux ports for the first row. I love having "hot" USB ports up front now. We also opted to install some "hot" USB ports for the second row as well for passengers. There was just enough clearance to the side of the rear vent to make this happen.
And the last most recent thing we did was install the Pelfreybilt Fuse panel. Thanks to Isaac, [MENTION=124732]LawnDart[/MENTION], for hooking me up with the panel. Came in clutch. The install was not difficult but TEDIOUS. I am extremely happy with the outcome. My wiring was a mess on purpose because I always had plans to install some kind of plate to clean everything up. It only took a couple years to finally get everything in and get to this point. Below is a list of parts used in the install. There is a before and after pic below.
Blue Sea 12 circuit fuse box
Blue Sea 6 circuit fuse box (trunk)
Blue Sea 285 series 100A breaker
Marinco disconnect for winch
Pelfreybilt fuse panel
Odyssey 31m marine battery
Techflex & wireloom
That's pretty much it for now. Next things are installing Rigid SRQ2 ambers up front, ARB transfer case and tranny skids, new wheels and a snorkel.
Snorkel should happen next week. Huge thanks to Bobby, [MENTION=68685]Ducmonsta[/MENTION], for always lending a helping hand and a warm garage. Forever grateful for this guy! on to the pics.
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4Running303
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Apologies if I missed it in your build...but have you done the "Big 3" upgrade for the wiring running between alternator, battery...?
Nice work on the lighting! Eagerly waiting for my lights to show up...new HID's, rear floods, rock lights...!
Nice work on the lighting! Eagerly waiting for my lights to show up...new HID's, rear floods, rock lights...!
Ducmonsta
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In my opinion, the "Big 3" isn't a necessary mod with what we're running. Plus we have the larger 140amp alternator for the LE. Even with all of the lights on, I'd be surprised to see more than a 30amp draw. The big3 mod was originally intended of large stereo systems which "hit" the electrical system during heavy bass notes. Which is why you'll see car headlights dim to the music. Even adding a large capacitor doesn't eliminate that symptom in very high draw stereo systems so the big3 upgrade is necessary.
Now if for some reason, Mark wanted to run every single light, accessory, AND winch at the same time, then we'd have to do the big3 mod.
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OR, I just don't want to install it :yield:
ECUDrummer
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Looks great!
Here I was thinking you've been running 285s.
Anywho, inquiring minds want to hear more of this "snorkel" you've mentioned...
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Here I was thinking you've been running 285s.
Anywho, inquiring minds want to hear more of this "snorkel" you've mentioned...
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RiDE
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Snorkel should be happening Monday. There's a few 5th gens already running this snorkel. It's not FTS or Safari. Gotta keep you guys in suspense till next week.
Ducmonsta
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Snorkel should be happening Monday. There's a few 5th gens already running this snorkel. It's not FTS or Safari. Gotta keep you guys in suspense till next week.
I know, I know...pick me.
Hey thanks for the kudos guys. I guess it's time for a build thread update. Bunch of things have happened with the rig recently.
So [MENTION=68685]Ducmonsta[/MENTION] and I have been putting in some WORK the past few weeks. Rock lights, alley lights, rear cargo lights, rear hatch handle lights, hood lights, aux USB ports first and second row and Pelfreybilt fuse plate panel install. I also sized up to 285/70-17 K02's a couple weeks ago.
For rock lights I went with the Run-D 20w flood LED lights. They are 1600 lumens each. Check the pics below for output. I feel that they're even brighter in person. We used 6 units, 3 on each side. They give off an amazing amount of light and spread. Perfect area lighting. Really happy with Run-D so far.
For alley lights I went with the Rigid Ignite surface mount diffused. 2 on each side. These lights are amazing for their price and size. Really happy with the output of the diffused lens for area/alley lighting. I opted to run the wires down the driver side windshield to the Blue sea panel. Super easy to sneak 2 18g wires underneath the weather stripping. Also used 1/4" wire loom to hide the wires and stuff them in the channels underneath the Eezi-Awn K9 rack. Makes for a really clean and sleek install.
Rear cargo, Hood, hatch and hatch handle lights are Rigid A-series clones from Amazon. These tiny lights are incredible. Super small package, completely sealed to the elements and offer endless options for mounting/lighting. Love these things. I've got 8 of them mounted in the rig.
Rear cargo lights are switched with the switch on the driver side near the 3rd row seatbelt area. There is 1 light on each side of the cargo area.
For the hatch I hollowed out the stock hatch dome lights and hardwired these units in. They give off a tremendous amount of light when compared to the stock units.
For the hatch handles we installed 1 in each handle and put a switch on the left handle so they can be turned on and off whenever needed.
For hood lights we installed 2 on each side underneath the hump towards the front of the hood. Used a Rigid waterproof switch that mounted near the hood bump stops for easy access. Very clean, secure and effective installation.
No pics but check out [MENTION=68685]Ducmonsta[/MENTION]'s build thread for the double aux ports for the first row. I love having "hot" USB ports up front now. We also opted to install some "hot" USB ports for the second row as well for passengers. There was just enough clearance to the side of the rear vent to make this happen.
And the last most recent thing we did was install the Pelfreybilt Fuse panel. Thanks to Isaac, [MENTION=124732]LawnDart[/MENTION], for hooking me up with the panel. Came in clutch. The install was not difficult but TEDIOUS. I am extremely happy with the outcome. My wiring was a mess on purpose because I always had plans to install some kind of plate to clean everything up. It only took a couple years to finally get everything in and get to this point. Below is a list of parts used in the install. There is a before and after pic below.
Blue Sea 12 circuit fuse box
Blue Sea 6 circuit fuse box (trunk)
Blue Sea 285 series 100A breaker
Marinco disconnect for winch
Pelfreybilt fuse panel
Odyssey 31m marine battery
Techflex & wireloom
That's pretty much it for now. Next things are installing Rigid SRQ2 ambers up front, ARB transfer case and tranny skids, new wheels and a snorkel.
on to the pics.
More pix of GX?
RiDE
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Its the 10-15lb co2 tank bracket. You just need to buy some rubber stoppers to take up the slack behind the tank.
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Well, [MENTION=68685]Ducmonsta[/MENTION] and I got the snorkel on amongst other things. Thanks to Bobby for all his knowledge on all things custom.
I opted to go for the Prado 150 snorkel after seeing pictures and talking to a few 5th gen guys, @Chivas_sotelo, [MENTION=45894]4funner[/MENTION], [MENTION=126659]OverlandingUSA[/MENTION] on IG. Overall i am very happy with the setup so far. It's only been on for a few days but I am very happy with the fit and overall look of it. I also opted to run a pre-filter instead of the typical snorkel head because i wanted to keep the snorkel lower in profile. We also cut down the top of the snorkel about 1.5" to get the pre-filter to sit even lower. No whistling of any kind even at 70-80 on freeways.
More Rigid LED's:
Bobby also fabricated some brackets so we could mount the Rigid E 40" light bar underneath the Eezi-Awn K9 2.2m rack. The fit is spot on! He also flush mounted some Rigid SRQ2 Amber's in my upper grill.
I am definitely really happy with where the rig is at right now. It's come a long way over the course of 5 years.
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Pics of Snowpocalypse2016 in Portland from yesterday.
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Pics from the install [MENTION=68685]Ducmonsta[/MENTION] Garage of the Rigid E 40" and Rigid SRQ2 Ambers. In total, up front, is about 41,000 lumens of Rigid. :cheers:
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MOAR LIGHTS
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headpaneer
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I would say that's a severe understatement! Spectacular progress.
Where did you mount the on-board theatrical fog machine?
RiDE
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Vapelife.
[MENTION=90192]2chains[/MENTION] Really happy with the SSO rear bumper. It has served its purpose really well. The rock lights are Run-D 20w 1600 lumen lights in floow pattern. They are triggered with a switch.
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