DoubleTakeDodge
06-25-2015, 01:36 PM
Sad to see that the site has become very slow... Here is info on my new rig.
I traded my '02 in on my '12 on 6/6/15 at Chris Nikel in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
When I got my current truck, it had only 13,568 miles on it!
Here are some pictures of the truck from about 4 days after purchase. Completely untouched, 100% factory.
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/E2458896-4899-49CB-8667-5A9B60FA3791_zps14invtpb.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/E2458896-4899-49CB-8667-5A9B60FA3791_zps14invtpb.jpg.html)
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/2F6A7254-7AC9-44B8-9F8F-0F9CDA49B00D_zpsw5hk3rjs.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/2F6A7254-7AC9-44B8-9F8F-0F9CDA49B00D_zpsw5hk3rjs.jpg.html)
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/8E670679-C838-4271-BF5A-BC572294CB1C_zpsbugxuweh.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/8E670679-C838-4271-BF5A-BC572294CB1C_zpsbugxuweh.jpg.html)
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/2C6B9F3F-2B65-4E0A-A103-86A848911EC7_zpsy5gefauc.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/2C6B9F3F-2B65-4E0A-A103-86A848911EC7_zpsy5gefauc.jpg.html)
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/A072F97D-40C4-4D2A-A0FE-2CE872202F7D_zpsh9dyajwe.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/A072F97D-40C4-4D2A-A0FE-2CE872202F7D_zpsh9dyajwe.jpg.html)
One week after buying the truck, I decided to do a few cheap, quick, easy mods. Here is the first one: Auto Ventshades window visors.
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/4F87363F-7C23-4C5E-993D-5E0F266C04A2_zpsm1pfr98f.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/4F87363F-7C23-4C5E-993D-5E0F266C04A2_zpsm1pfr98f.jpg.html)
Second mod, carried over from my previous truck, is my Gum Creek Customs automotive holster mount
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/6CDB5359-5795-456E-8DE2-746ADEDE7C66_zps2ck6ikns.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/6CDB5359-5795-456E-8DE2-746ADEDE7C66_zps2ck6ikns.jpg.html)
As a recent graduate, of course I have to let everyone on the road know! I removed the bulky front license plate holder and mounted my new OSU Alumni plate.
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/F49EC36A-6B4B-426F-8ED9-11326084C5F7_zpsmyetgwp5.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/F49EC36A-6B4B-426F-8ED9-11326084C5F7_zpsmyetgwp5.jpg.html)
Here is the beginning of my transition to all LED lighting on the truck. I started with this small LED dome light from the local auto parts store. I removed all of the existing pegs and metal bulb retention clips from the dome light housing using a box knife and a pair of wire cutters. The pics below range from mid day to late at night as I took progress pictures as the day ended to show how bright the LEDs are.
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/B7DF2048-7280-44E6-8A2A-FE95BB74908D_zpsm1k1r5kv.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/B7DF2048-7280-44E6-8A2A-FE95BB74908D_zpsm1k1r5kv.jpg.html)
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/E4F17A49-5F0B-4B79-B5B6-1E62EDB14912_zpstkpbvg1e.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/E4F17A49-5F0B-4B79-B5B6-1E62EDB14912_zpstkpbvg1e.jpg.html)
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/5517D7F1-297C-4DA6-B13D-9854A8EFDAD6_zpse3i6i1g2.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/5517D7F1-297C-4DA6-B13D-9854A8EFDAD6_zpse3i6i1g2.jpg.html)
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/0B7AE463-85EF-4DC1-B2A4-5C0A9A686187_zpsjfxhy4of.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/0B7AE463-85EF-4DC1-B2A4-5C0A9A686187_zpsjfxhy4of.jpg.html)
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/F839FCA0-27E2-422A-A8C2-963ADEB24B90_zpslegnhz4z.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/F839FCA0-27E2-422A-A8C2-963ADEB24B90_zpslegnhz4z.jpg.html)
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/99505CE8-E0FD-45E2-A3F2-BEFA96C6C5B3_zps5qe0lbpa.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/99505CE8-E0FD-45E2-A3F2-BEFA96C6C5B3_zps5qe0lbpa.jpg.html)
Here I removed the intake baffle. I'm not a fan of the idea of this foam breaking down, coming apart and being sucked down the intake as it ages.
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/3C574EC5-4BE4-4F48-862F-479FBE2F111A_zpsjcp6m1mg.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/3C574EC5-4BE4-4F48-862F-479FBE2F111A_zpsjcp6m1mg.jpg.html)
Here are the pictures from the swap from halogen to LED tag lights. They made an enormous difference. They may be nearly as bright as my reverse lights haha.
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/1F38B038-5751-499B-AF18-4ADC380997AC_zpsdghyttlj.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/1F38B038-5751-499B-AF18-4ADC380997AC_zpsdghyttlj.jpg.html)
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/6E233D51-A216-42A6-96BA-233EE1F1E202_zpsa2asrfmd.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/6E233D51-A216-42A6-96BA-233EE1F1E202_zpsa2asrfmd.jpg.html)
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/167D9C90-ABE9-40A8-80B9-56EE3BD0DF2A_zps2rckg31h.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/167D9C90-ABE9-40A8-80B9-56EE3BD0DF2A_zps2rckg31h.jpg.html)
I traded my '02 in on my '12 on 6/6/15 at Chris Nikel in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
When I got my current truck, it had only 13,568 miles on it!
Here are some pictures of the truck from about 4 days after purchase. Completely untouched, 100% factory.
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/E2458896-4899-49CB-8667-5A9B60FA3791_zps14invtpb.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/E2458896-4899-49CB-8667-5A9B60FA3791_zps14invtpb.jpg.html)
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/2F6A7254-7AC9-44B8-9F8F-0F9CDA49B00D_zpsw5hk3rjs.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/2F6A7254-7AC9-44B8-9F8F-0F9CDA49B00D_zpsw5hk3rjs.jpg.html)
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/8E670679-C838-4271-BF5A-BC572294CB1C_zpsbugxuweh.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/8E670679-C838-4271-BF5A-BC572294CB1C_zpsbugxuweh.jpg.html)
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/2C6B9F3F-2B65-4E0A-A103-86A848911EC7_zpsy5gefauc.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/2C6B9F3F-2B65-4E0A-A103-86A848911EC7_zpsy5gefauc.jpg.html)
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/A072F97D-40C4-4D2A-A0FE-2CE872202F7D_zpsh9dyajwe.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/A072F97D-40C4-4D2A-A0FE-2CE872202F7D_zpsh9dyajwe.jpg.html)
One week after buying the truck, I decided to do a few cheap, quick, easy mods. Here is the first one: Auto Ventshades window visors.
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/4F87363F-7C23-4C5E-993D-5E0F266C04A2_zpsm1pfr98f.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/4F87363F-7C23-4C5E-993D-5E0F266C04A2_zpsm1pfr98f.jpg.html)
Second mod, carried over from my previous truck, is my Gum Creek Customs automotive holster mount
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/6CDB5359-5795-456E-8DE2-746ADEDE7C66_zps2ck6ikns.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/6CDB5359-5795-456E-8DE2-746ADEDE7C66_zps2ck6ikns.jpg.html)
As a recent graduate, of course I have to let everyone on the road know! I removed the bulky front license plate holder and mounted my new OSU Alumni plate.
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/F49EC36A-6B4B-426F-8ED9-11326084C5F7_zpsmyetgwp5.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/F49EC36A-6B4B-426F-8ED9-11326084C5F7_zpsmyetgwp5.jpg.html)
Here is the beginning of my transition to all LED lighting on the truck. I started with this small LED dome light from the local auto parts store. I removed all of the existing pegs and metal bulb retention clips from the dome light housing using a box knife and a pair of wire cutters. The pics below range from mid day to late at night as I took progress pictures as the day ended to show how bright the LEDs are.
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/B7DF2048-7280-44E6-8A2A-FE95BB74908D_zpsm1k1r5kv.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/B7DF2048-7280-44E6-8A2A-FE95BB74908D_zpsm1k1r5kv.jpg.html)
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/E4F17A49-5F0B-4B79-B5B6-1E62EDB14912_zpstkpbvg1e.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/E4F17A49-5F0B-4B79-B5B6-1E62EDB14912_zpstkpbvg1e.jpg.html)
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/5517D7F1-297C-4DA6-B13D-9854A8EFDAD6_zpse3i6i1g2.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/5517D7F1-297C-4DA6-B13D-9854A8EFDAD6_zpse3i6i1g2.jpg.html)
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/0B7AE463-85EF-4DC1-B2A4-5C0A9A686187_zpsjfxhy4of.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/0B7AE463-85EF-4DC1-B2A4-5C0A9A686187_zpsjfxhy4of.jpg.html)
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/F839FCA0-27E2-422A-A8C2-963ADEB24B90_zpslegnhz4z.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/F839FCA0-27E2-422A-A8C2-963ADEB24B90_zpslegnhz4z.jpg.html)
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/99505CE8-E0FD-45E2-A3F2-BEFA96C6C5B3_zps5qe0lbpa.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/99505CE8-E0FD-45E2-A3F2-BEFA96C6C5B3_zps5qe0lbpa.jpg.html)
Here I removed the intake baffle. I'm not a fan of the idea of this foam breaking down, coming apart and being sucked down the intake as it ages.
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/3C574EC5-4BE4-4F48-862F-479FBE2F111A_zpsjcp6m1mg.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/3C574EC5-4BE4-4F48-862F-479FBE2F111A_zpsjcp6m1mg.jpg.html)
Here are the pictures from the swap from halogen to LED tag lights. They made an enormous difference. They may be nearly as bright as my reverse lights haha.
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/1F38B038-5751-499B-AF18-4ADC380997AC_zpsdghyttlj.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/1F38B038-5751-499B-AF18-4ADC380997AC_zpsdghyttlj.jpg.html)
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/6E233D51-A216-42A6-96BA-233EE1F1E202_zpsa2asrfmd.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/6E233D51-A216-42A6-96BA-233EE1F1E202_zpsa2asrfmd.jpg.html)
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah46/jameshamilton11/Ruby/167D9C90-ABE9-40A8-80B9-56EE3BD0DF2A_zps2rckg31h.jpg (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/jameshamilton11/media/Ruby/167D9C90-ABE9-40A8-80B9-56EE3BD0DF2A_zps2rckg31h.jpg.html)