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wiseguy3501

wiseguy3501

Bought an X
Location
Lakeville, MN
WiseGuy3501's 2007 Nissan Xterra SE

Mods:

Interior:

White Gauge Overlays
Cobra 29 CB(w/ Astatic Noise Cancelling Mic) in armrest
Escort 9500IX mirror mount
Nexus 7 tablet in dash(fully removable with Pioneer HU faceplate relocated)

Exterior:

Side step delete
Mud flap delete
Side molding delete
17" MB TKO wheels
Xoskel Full Replacement Rack
2' FireStik
40" Totron DC Light bar x 2(Stealthed)
30" Totron DC Light bar(bumper mouth)(Stealthed)
20" Totron DC Light bar(Stealthed)
6" Totron DC Light bar x 4(Stealthed)
Larger wipers
Shorty Stereo Antenna
Bed lined rockers
Tinted tail lights
Painted grill
Painted badges
55w HID Projector Retrofit w/fully plastidipped housings
55w amber HID fogs

Mods to come soon:
Tires up next....

Pics:

Fresh off the lot


As she sits now






Bumper mouth 30" Totron Light Bar


Screwed directly to steel bumper, and lowered to current height


40" bars


20" bar


6" bars


Before stealthing


After, stealthed LED light bars anyone?


HID projector retrofit/plastidipped headlight housings


Closer pic of the headlights


Herculiner roll on beadliner on the rockers


Completed Nexus 7 tablet install w/ Pioneer HU faceplate relocation(Tablet thread: http://xterranation.org/showthread.php?3605-In-Dash-Nexus-7-Tablet-Project)
 
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Kyle

Kyle

Wheeling
Location
Chesapeake, VA
Looks good. What sort of lighting have you got going on there. Looks like LED bars in the mouth bumper and above the roof. Good stuff!
 
wiseguy3501

wiseguy3501

Bought an X
Location
Lakeville, MN
Cal said:
Looks good. What sort of lighting have you got going on there. Looks like LED bars in the mouth bumper and above the roof. Good stuff!
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Thanks! Yup, Totron LED light bars. Have 6 more waiting to go on, but am waiting to resolve an issue for the mounting of the other 40", and am working on a project involving all of them before they get installed. In total, two 40"(forward facing roof), one 30"(bumper mouth), one 20"(rear facing roof), and four 6"(side alley roof). Lots of light!
 
Prime

Prime

Shut up Baby, I know it!
Admin
Location
Denver Adjacent
Holy crap! And I thought I had some lights goin on. That's just crazy.

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I love the look of the 40" in the bumper though. This super clean.
 
wiseguy3501

wiseguy3501

Bought an X
Location
Lakeville, MN
Thanks everyone!

brett said:
The herculiner job looks nice. Did you have that in Moab, I just don't remember seeing it?
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Yup I did....been on there since last summer, its just really hard to notice without being right on top of it.

Prime said:
Holy crap! And I thought I had some lights goin on. That's just crazy.

I love the look of the 40" in the bumper though. This super clean.
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30" in the bumper....

Crazy or awesome? Lol!

Everything I do has to be unique, otherwise there is just no point in doing the same thing everyone else does.

gorillamel said:
What trails do you usually hit up in MN? Looks good so far!
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Not a whole lot yet actually. I haven't ventured to Appleton or the Iron Range yet cause I'm not too sure the truck can take it without being lifted. I have hit the Gandy Dancer and explored a few State Forests. Actually that "As she sits now" picture was taken on Gandy Dancer on Saturday. Hell, the mud is still on her too....lol!
 
Prime

Prime

Shut up Baby, I know it!
Admin
Location
Denver Adjacent
Damnit.....now see.....I have to do that.

Please post your process. I need this information in my life.
 
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wiseguy3501

wiseguy3501

Bought an X
Location
Lakeville, MN
Prime said:
Yes! That looks way better than all the chrome plastic. I must know your secrets!
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First your have to be willing to take apart your light bars, and most likely void any warranty you may have.

Then you have to be prepared to possibly replace the hardware that holds the chrome plastic pieces. Some of my bars, even tho their all one brand had plated cap head screws that once forcefully removed were no longer usable. The rest of my bars used plated Phillips screws for some reason.

Luckily I had some 3x18mm black cap head screws sitting around that are a perfect match. Since they're black I figured I would just replace all of those screws, 77 in total, so I ordered a box of 100 from mcmaster-carr for $10. This info might qualify for your light bars, but I cannot say.

Otherwise, the secret is simple....plastidip....just not the spray.
 
Roadwarrior

Roadwarrior

Titan Swapped / SAS'd
Founding Member
Location
Probably in class..
wiseguy3501 said:
Yeah someone could, I wouldn't tho. That would reduce light output, kinda negates the purpose of having the light bar then.
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I was just thinking enough to notice but not enough to really negate light output.

My rear taillights are tinted just enough to notice but no where close to reducing light output.

Yes scientifically I am reducing it, but I mean it to the point of very little
 
wiseguy3501

wiseguy3501

Bought an X
Location
Lakeville, MN
Muadeeb said:
O1C. You painted the bezels between the reflector wells, not the glass

Sent via wild ferrets on crack
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Here is a better idea...

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Roadwarrior said:
I was just thinking enough to notice but not enough to really negate light output.

My rear taillights are tinted just enough to notice but no where close to reducing light output.

Yes scientifically I am reducing it, but I mean it to the point of very little
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My tails are also tinted, two coats, my reverse lights are unusable, literally.

I'm just saying I wouldn't do it personally.
 
Xado89

Xado89

Skid Plates
Location
Ocala, FL
You, have a very nice rig!
Loving all the lights. I bet you just love when people come down the road with their highbeams on at you...muahahah.
 
wiseguy3501

wiseguy3501

Bought an X
Location
Lakeville, MN
JGBimle said:
Really liking the look of the stealthed LEDs might do that with mine
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Xado89 said:
You, have a very nice rig!
Loving all the lights. I bet you just love when people come down the road with their highbeams on at you...muahahah.
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I just got all of them mounted recently onto my roof rack, finishing the wiring this weekend. Yeah, people would be wise not to mess with me....lol!

Here is all of them post stealthing...

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Close up...

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gorillamel

gorillamel

Lockers Installed
Founding Member
Location
Idaho!
Dear gobble, that is A LOT of light!! In winter with all the snow reflecting it all, it will be light daylight!
 
Pro-2X

Pro-2X

Suspension Lift
Location
Rockmart, GA
I wonder how hot it gets in there? If the dip will hold up, Creepy should be able to make a pattern and you tell him how many LEDs and do it with vinyl. Vinyl should hold up at least as well as dip.
 
wiseguy3501

wiseguy3501

Bought an X
Location
Lakeville, MN
Prime said:
Woooooooooowwwwww LEDs! Can't wait to see that all hooked up
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Soon! Very soon!

NismoFire said:
Holy. gobble. That's beautiful.


Now I have to do that to mine...
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I literally laughed when I read your post. The only time where I have been tempted to quote a post.

Do it up....not hard, but very time consuming.

Pro-2X said:
I wonder how hot it gets in there? If the dip will hold up, Creepy should be able to make a pattern and you tell him how many LEDs and do it with vinyl. Vinyl should hold up at least as well as dip.
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I wouldn't imagine it getting very hot at all. You gotta keep in mind that the entire bar is a massive set of aluminum cooling fins. We hit record temps this week and while sitting directly in the sun all day the bars were still cool. Otherwise it helps that plastidip has a boiling point of +285°F, typically good from -30°F to 200°F.

It could be possible with vinyl, that on the other hand is attached with adhesive which could peel if it got hot.

Tay-Lo said:
I'm having a hard time deciding which bars to get. Maybe I should just do like you did and get ALL of them.
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Go for it, Totron GB is going on right now. All of them for the price of one Rigid 40".

Xterrafauss said:
When in doubt.....buy them out

I like it! I need to switch to LEDs
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So much more light for the amperage. Do it up. All of mine only take 64 amps total for almost 74,000 lumen. Almost 53,000 of those will be blasting out of the front of my truck. For comparison, typically headlight bulbs put out maybe 1500 lumen, and my 55w HID projector bulbs put out over 5000 lumen.

So, considering around 63,000 lumen, we're talking insane amounts of light, like daylight bright(which is rated at 32,000-100,000 lumen). I haven't even had both 40" and the 30" running at the same time, just one 40" and the 30" was crazy bright, I can't even imagine all three.
 
JGBimle

JGBimle

Bought an X
Founding Member
Location
Altoona, PA
Uhmmm....I thought my my one LED bar up top with a 20" on the bumper was cool, this just leaves me completely speechless
 
Xterraforce

Xterraforce

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Founding Member
Location
Signal Mtn., TN
That's just...it's...awesome doesn't really cover it. All I can say is if you can't see something, it isn't there. You could have people stand in front of you and save them some money on x-rays with that setup.
 
mudchet

mudchet

Got Mud?<br><img src="http://i164.photobucket.com/
Founding Member
Location
Brentwood, TN
Those first two night shots seem to show a dark spot starting near your front driver's side wheel and moving away from the truck. Probably need to get some more lights to handle that.
;)
 
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