What did you do to the expy today

[Adieu]

Ordered front/rear pads (Akebono ASP) and front rotors (Raybestos Police). $252 OTD. Only the fronts need to be done, but Pep Boys has the pads at 25% off so I'll toss them in the garage until they're needed.



Just out of curiosity, do those PIAAs actually put out sufficient light to warrant their cost these days? I had a set way back in the late 90s and they were awesome, but reviews on the modern iterations are pretty lackluster. The stocks are ok, but I do a lot of driving on NPS roads and could really use something better.

Which generation are you trying to fit? Since you're asking about round lights....if stock 3rd gen, Morimoto & JW Speaker make some nice projector LED units....and the Chinese make a VERY decenr inspired-by sorta-knockoff.

They're all labelled as F150 products but will fit, either bolt right up or very minor trimming to housing


And if you want round lights mounted elsewhere, on a bull bar, custom bumper, whatever, there's tons of different 4" round projector LED units marketed for Jeep and Harley applications

 

[Adieu]

My neighbor had a screw in a tire making it flat overnight. They ended up having to replace all 4. Shop said where the screw was they couldn't reliably fix with a plug & the tires were worn enough that putting a new one on would create a problem.

The days when I actually want to change a tire or fix a flat with a plug are behind me. Kinda like my roof. I put a complete roof on my house in 1989. Now days, I do not believe I can hoist a pack of shingles up a ladder over and over again. Glad to pay somebody to do that.

All new-tire shops ALWAYS say that.

Especially to people who don't ask for their tires back... they just sold ~$1k of tires, $100+ install labor, and acquired 4 free tires to sell at their used-tire-shop affiliate

 

[ManUpOrShutUp]

Which generation are you trying to fit? Since you're asking about round lights....if stock 3rd gen, Morimoto & JW Speaker make some nice projector LED units....and the Chinese make a VERY decenr inspired-by sorta-knockoff.

They're all labelled as F150 products but will fit, either bolt right up or very minor trimming to housing


And if you want round lights mounted elsewhere, on a bull bar, custom bumper, whatever, there's tons of different 4" round projector LED units marketed for Jeep and Harley applications

3rd gen in the stock location. I did consider the Morimotos or some other type of LED, but I've been less-than-impressed with my Rigid LED backup lights and the reviews for the Morimoto LEDs are mixed.

 

[Adieu]

3rd gen in the stock location. I did consider the Morimotos or some other type of LED, but I've been less-than-impressed with my Rigid LED backup lights and the reviews for the Morimoto LEDs are mixed.

Get Liteway for F150 , similar to Morimoto/JW Speaker.

Near-plug and play install. Requires minor trimming of a couple tabs on your housings with a sharp knife, takes like 5 minutes tops.

They're far superior to stock and a lot better than even quite-nice LED bulbs in reflectors....better than cheap HID, too.

and they only cost $52 ish

 

[Boose]

Here's what the mrs did to mine...

 

[DF5.4]

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[BlueStangGT]

Off with the old, on with the new...

 

[Adieu]

Off with the old, on with the new...


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Seriously the paint on these things is something else...

 

[USMCBuckWild]

Here's what the mrs did to mine...
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Is she ok?

Looks like a pretty solid front end hit

 

[BlueStangGT]

Seriously the paint on these things is something else...

No kidding. Had I really been on my game I’d have clear coated it first. Might do it anyway, now that I think about it.

 

[Dorzak]

Here's what the mrs did to mine...
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Did she hit another vehicle or something else?

 

[Boose]

Did she hit another vehicle or something else?

She rear ended a Dodge Ram pick up. Accelerating at a merge without looking... she hit the gas before she looked ahead.

 

[Boose]

Is she ok?

Looks like a pretty solid front end hit

No injuries thank God... just a lot of broken plastic and mangled aluminum. The Rams tailgate was a little wrinkled. It looks a lot worse then it was. She didn' have all that much space to get up much speed.

 

[J Ski]

Made a new housing and widened the spacing between the Raptor grill lights

 

[Cjohns]

Installed 22x12 and a level.. Staisfied!

 

[ManUpOrShutUp]

Here's what the mrs did to mine...
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I see she drives like my wife.

 

[Dorzak]

No injuries thank God... just a lot of broken plastic and mangled aluminum. The Rams tailgate was a little wrinkled. It looks a lot worse then it was. She didn' have all that much space to get up much speed.

Good to hear there was no injuries.

 

[ManUpOrShutUp]

I started noticing some scraping/grinding coming from one of the front wheels about a week ago. I need front rotors/pads so at first that's what I thought it was. As the noise got louder and louder over the last few days, I noticed it was continuing even after I let off the brake. I suspected a wheel bearing so tonight I put in N, jacked the front end up, and gave the wheels a spin. Sure enough, the front left wheel barely turns at all by hand. On the bright side, replacing the bearing/hub assembly isn't much work on top of the brake job.

 

[JExpedition07]

Changed the oil, 163,000 miles today.

 

[ManUpOrShutUp]

Front pads/rotors done and driver side wheel bearing & hub assembly done today. On a side note, after buying one assembly and then returning because I found a better price, I learned that some MOOG-branded #515142 assemblies are made by MOOG and others are made by SKF.