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    Brake upgrade/dress-up

    i have same color truck and same wheels now you got me thinking of color matching the covers on mine...SHARP LOOK
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    Installing a mirror tap wiring harness... how to take the plastic off?

    i remember when i was young and in the navy in norfolk..i bought a passport , probably the most exspenive radar detector available back in '83 i put it in a sunglass case on my visor . I ran for years like that. never had a problem as , back then, the "anti radar detector tech wasnt a big...
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    Brake upgrade/dress-up

    +1 i did it to a: see if i liked red and b: to see if the cheaper ones fit. I had a minor issue w back tabs scraping a bit, but adjusted them once and been good for a year. i can reach them thru my wheels and the dirt /dust just wipes off
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    Motorcycle thread

    after all the years riding/racing, the 247 was so hard to do anything with, as its a right shift left brake bike i would have been in heaven if i had a ty80 when i was a kid
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    Motorcycle thread

    mine started off as essentially the same but a tired looking 750 . Got a front end off a late 80s ninja . its a fun runaround bike
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    Question about wheels.

    theres a site called custom offsets that gets brought up all the time here for these questions might be worth a look otherwise, you need to decide what diameter wheel and what size tire...then talk width and offset from there may also help to know which flares you have, as aftermarkets will...
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    Hitch Danger

    hitches on..hitches off back in , drive in...so many options add this to the headlight/ tire/ oil threads and we can find out who we are compatible with and who we will instantly anger
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    Fahren LED's... love em.

    yep...they have a small module that you can fit inside and the cap goes on fine. i did set the truck to led for the lights as well, and no issues w the headlights
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    Fahren LED's... love em.

    around 40 on amazon for the hi beam bulbs
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    High Beams

    i used the fahren from amazon...around 40 and fit inside and worked fine
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    Would I still need a resister with alpha obd (LEDs)

    i found out that your turn signal selection for led will make a difference...some switchbacks turn off the running light when the turn/brake is applied, which will give a bulb out message.. W help here on the forum, i used a 300ohm 10 watt resistor to fool the truck into thinking the running...
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    Fahren LED's... love em.

    i did low beams first, and found hi beams couldnt hardly be seen so put the highs in...high beams are crazy bright...im still playing w adjustements as i still think im blinding opposing cars, although i havent been flashed . did the suggested aim process, but think im gonna lower them a bit...
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    Elusive Scrub Radius

    While i cant speak to scrub radius specifically,i can give my "real world" experience bought my 14 last april, and waited until almost july for the wheels, as delays due to covid touched everything , especially from overseas. I drove my truck for those months w brand new stock sized nittos...
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    CB mic mount assistance needed

    ive had the double back tape come off easily on some and not so easily on others...but using goop gone or some similar type adhesive removal finished the job
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    Alpharex G2 Pro headlights - replace Highbeams with LEDs

    its faster and easier to just pull the headlight.. a long extension and a 10mm will get the lower bolt without removing the grill...just went thru a couple of remove/replace and got it down to under ten minutes per side
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