Munkie's Mods

[Muddy Bean]

Guys I have bought two Xentec HID kits from amazon for both my land cruiser and my Expedition. All four bulbs ballasts had issues within a year. All of them. They sent me replacements, and those failed too. Just a data point...I’m purchasing a good kit from The Retrofit Source and will hopefully have a better experience.


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[Adieu]

View media item 6656Also my tires:
35x12.5r18 on 0 offset wheels.
rears rubbed on the fender when I jumped off a 1ft curb
I circled in Red right where it hit.
I took a look inside the fender. I'm thinking I can likely cut a 1.5 inch wider opening or have it flared out.

That's not a rub, that's 1ft curb jumping

 

[Munkiebunz3]

@Adieu well yes the rub happened with the curb jump which sort of compressed the suspension a lot. If I were to have done any off roading that would create articulation of compression it would rub there too.

 

[Black]

Guys I have bought two Xentec HID kits from amazon for both my land cruiser and my Expedition. All four bulbs ballasts had issues within a year. All of them. They sent me replacements, and those failed too. Just a data point...I’m purchasing a good kit from The Retrofit Source and will hopefully have a better experience.


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I had a put a VVME kit in my Explorer in 2008 sold the Explorer 2 years ago to my buddy and it is still going strong.

Put a Kensun kit in my wife’s Highlander and a ballast went after 3 years but they replaced it free of charge. That was 2 years ago no issues since.

 

[Munkiebunz3]

Here are pictures of my skid plates from RCI. The rear exhaust is pretty close to the plate & clangs a little bit upon startup but no other time. The guys installed spacers there to drop it a tad. Otherwise it would be resting on the exhaust.

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[Muddy Bean]

Munkie, I can’t see your pics. This is all I see:




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[Munkiebunz3]

That's odd. I don't have a problem with it in the browser but I have your issue when I use the app.

 

[AllBoostNoEco]

Here are pictures of my skid plates from RCI. The rear exhaust is pretty close to the plate & clangs a little bit upon startup but no other time. The guys installed spacers there to drop it a tad. Otherwise it would be resting on the exhaust.

After you posted your pictures, I decided to take a look, and sure enough, my exhaust hanger also rests on my skid plate. Which surprises me, as I don’t hear any noise out of it. Definitely not just your truck though.

 

[Munkiebunz3]

Posting an update on the truck. I can't say that I can recommend the 35x12.5 tires unless it's for show. I've been to a few fabrication shops and body shops and I can't get the cuts where I want them or get flares done. 33s should work without an issue.
Also regarding the fuel mileage, I have to deal with the faulty calibration so the computer is wrong. I just did a calibration loop for myself and found I have a 15.15% difference between measured mileage and actual. My highway mileage is 17.61 @ 67mph and 21.3 @57 mph. Thank you Los Angeles traffic. Not bad when you think about the bumper and tires vs stock.

 

[Munkiebunz3]

Got inner fender cut to make room. Pinch weld was cut off, welded then sealed & painted.

 

[Munkiebunz3]

Here's a look at the seam after the cut & before the weld.
The guys say If you're doing this yourself hammer in the metal with a mallet on the inside to close the gaps a bit before welding.

 

[Munkiebunz3]

My next acquisition is a 300+ watt solar panel & controller. 12,18,20,24 v doesn't matter since I'll be buying a mppt controller. You can get a 24v panel and it will convert to 12v charge. I plan on disassembling one of those portable a/c units and incorporating it into the rear a/c to make it able to run solar climate control while parked & engine off.
I'm definitely buying a center console soon from Troy products to install a cb radio, light controller & accessories switch array. Troy also makes cargo area window cage that rivets in. I'm tired of the stroller clanging against the glass when wifey puts it in wrong. When I go back to "Six Gun Offroad" I'm going to have my cargo & 3rd row gutted out & have a headache bar installed behind the car seat along with a box for the aux AGM battery & inverter. I was concerned about off gassing but AGM batteries should be ok. I'll also do the roof rack at the same time
Part #s for the cargo window guards
AC-EXPEL-RDS (driver) $105 list each
AC-EXPEL-RPS (passenger)

14" center console with floor shifter
CC-XPFS-14 $583 list

I've decided to go back to the movies & outfit my truck to be an unmarked cop car so I'll have to pre-wire everything so I can drive w/o the red/blues. Gotta stay legal n stuff.

 

[Douglasf1378]

Do you have any photos of your rear cargo area mod?

Also, Where are the red/blue lights mounted? Can you attached some pics? I would in the construction industry and want to add white and yellow lights when we are working near a major highway.

 

[Munkiebunz3]

Do you have any photos of your rear cargo area mod?

Also, Where are the red/blue lights mounted? Can you attached some pics? I would in the construction industry and want to add white and yellow lights when we are working near a major highway.

Those are future mods. Not yet installed. But I have removed the 3rd row seat to prep for that.