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yellowx16

yellowx16

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got into an accident today...backed into a lady at an intersection. I had pulled out to far into the intersection and the light turned red, backed up about 5 feet and didn't think anyone was behind me. well, there was. a Grand Prix was right behind me and I smacked right into it. bent the $h!t out of her hood, and put a hole through her grill with my Clevis shackle. but, in better news everyone was ok, and the bumper held up perfect and suffered no damage at all. it could use a little paint but I was planning on reprinting it anyway.
 
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yellowx16

yellowx16

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it did a decent amount of damage. it buckled her hood up into a triangle pretty much, and the shackle drove right into her grill and bumper. sooo she's got a fair amount of damage.
 
yellowx16

yellowx16

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new stronger and extended length wheel studs ready to get installed tomorrow. any tips on the install?
 

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yellowx16

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thanks, got a rubber mallet. it seemed like te front would be a lot more difficult..what makes the rear hard? I've been doing a lot of reading and the hub disassembly/assembly intimidates me
 
caseycamby

caseycamby

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Marion, NC
Just for me, the front was harder but is not bad either way. My thing was.. If I broke one, I replaced it. So I would do all the disassembly and everything for one stud. Replacing all of them at a time will make it seem more worthwhile.
 
yellowx16

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hopefully It won't be too bad, I'll be replacing every stud on the truck when I do because I wanted longer ones due to my rim mounting thickness being a lot more than stock. just had the rotors replaced, so hopefully most of the bolts will come off nicely In the front!
 
yellowx16

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AC UCAs and ball joint spacers!! scored a sweet deal on these from a member on clubx that went SAS. probably going to try to sell the BJ spacers, but I'm going to keep them around for now. can't wait to get these installed! hoping to do them early spring time.
 

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yellowx16

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So...i want to repaint my rear bumper. Id like to use a nice roll-on bedliner, but don't want it to be too rough of a texture, and still have some shine to it...any suggestions?
 
Xado89

Xado89

Skid Plates
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Ocala, FL
yellowx16 said:
So...i want to repaint my rear bumper. Id like to use a nice roll-on bedliner, but don't want it to be too rough of a texture, and still have some shine to it...any suggestions?
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I personally like the Duplicolor. It has a rough, but smooth texture if that makes sense. It's not gritty like sandpaper. It still has a decent sheen on it, too. You can get it roll on or in rattle can. It coats well. Drb turned me on to it, I was using Rusto before. There's a night and day difference in the two, personally.
 
yellowx16

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yea I used rustoleum bedliner this past time and it just doesn't hold up. I have tried the duplicolor spray on before but it always seems to clog on me. I do like the texture a lot though, the roll on version of that might be a good option.
 
Xado89

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Ocala, FL
yellowx16 said:
yea I used rustoleum bedliner this past time and it just doesn't hold up. I have tried the duplicolor spray on before but it always seems to clog on me. I do like the texture a lot though, the roll on version of that might be a good option.
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I had both issues just with Rusto. Ive had it for maybe a year on my rockers and hood and it's peeling and chipping and faded big time. I bought about 18 cans of that stuff and I'd say almost 9-10 of them either stopped spraying unless I shook the can while spraying or they clogged up on me.

I bought about 6-7 cans of Duplicolor so far and every one of them has functioned fine and sprayed evenly. Thanks to Rusto I have a big glob on my drivers side door. I'll re-do it all one of these days.
 
yellowx16

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interesting with the rusto getting clogged...I haven't had issues with the functioning of rusto but more with the duplicolor. the rusto does seem to be a lot thinner than duplicolor once applied.
 
yellowx16

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Hopefully I will get the bar built over spring break, it will be similar to the one I had with my 4 halogen lights, just a few changes. The thing I didn't like about the light bar I most recently had was that I couldn't put a kayak on the roof anymore without the kayak resting on the lights, so that will change with this setup.
 
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last pic of it in my driveway.

and one of it leaving with it's new owner. seems like a good guy, hopefully he will post up here some time. he seemed really excited to get my X, I hope he takes good care of it! Started the search for a new ride, hopefully will get something in a few weeks and start a new build here!
 

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xterraminator

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You sold your X??? Why did you sell it and secondly you getting another xterra? Is tough getting rid of a truck you spent alot of time putting into. Hope it went well.

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yellowx16 said:
last pic of it in my driveway.

and one of it leaving with it's new owner. seems like a good guy, hopefully he will post up here some time. he seemed really excited to get my X, I hope he takes good care of it! Started the search for a new ride, hopefully will get something in a few weeks and start a new build here!
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:tears2: he better take care of it.
 
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