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Hey Ian, I see you took your wagon in for a full restoration...
HA! you know when I saw this I did do a quick google search to see who offered this locally. I think I'll take it on a few more offroad excursions before she gets a full detail.
Sure looks clean, but I imagine you can't get every nook and cranny and get back to "factory condition" without taking the truck apart. I'm sure there's still some particles stuck in the creases and joints....
Love the paint restoration though.
I've been investigating this dry ice cleaning, and it looks interesting. Instead of using the force and hardness of blast media (like sand) it uses an "explosion" that occurs when the dry ice impacts the surface. Supposedly it cleans without damaging the underlying substrate. I'm curious how long the "clean" effect would stay looking new, but it looks like a good way to get the undercarriage clean short of sandblasting and repainting it all. I agree you can't get every nook and cranny, but if you can get all of the visible areas that you see when the truck is sitting then it might be worth it. I just lifted my F450 a few inches higher than it already was, and now I can see the undercarriage more and all of the dirt/grime that has built up over the past two years of driving it. I might get a dry ice machine just to clean it up and see how it does.
$450 sounds pretty good man, could you share the guy's info? i want to get mine done too. I have a 2002 G500. headliner needs to be changed. and for the $450, what exactly did you get it done please? Much thanks, and beautiful truck!
I had a leak at the wiper motor. A gear in the motor froze and the motor was rotating in the column that holds it so water would leak into into the cabin. According to my mechanic its a fairly common problem, but it was a PIA for him to get the motor out to fix.
@almostordinary@shiann Just curious if either of you have swapped in the LED headlight bezel on your trucks yet? If so, did you source from 55TECH or elsewhere? Cheers/thanks!
I've ordered a set plus a grille from MZparts, but ordered my last G63 and C63 grille replacements from 55 tech, and they have solid products and great service.
I'm actually planning to not use the LED's it come with but rather fit in higher quality flush mounted lighting from either Rigid or Hella....I run the Rigids on my landcruiser and they're great for wider light coverage. The similar Hella option is much cheaper and "blacked" out so I may try them this round
There's plenty of room on the backside - but not sure on amount of trimming needed yet.... should know next weekend once I get home to mock it up. The Rigids on my 80 series had to be cut into the ARB..... so much more complicated...
Sorry for the delay, for me my light situation is great w the stock xenon lights.
I did however upgrade my fogs to hi output yellow, which allows me to get a better understanding of where the truck is on dark roads since it contrasts with the headlight output.
hoping to have the part next week and get them fitted and share pics - install will have to wait until after the Tranny is built.... ugh ! we kinda knew the truck was a "rescue" and had some issues but doing a full baseline turned up one thing I didn't expect to be as major...so the lemondae will be, that it'll be built to hold the extra HP we'll be adding to the truck with headers, tune and maybe some other fun goodies. But all that'll wait until we get it back fully sorted in 4---3-4 weeks...
Yea no bolts, I used an interior parts prying tool.
Something like the larger one in this set, just pry it up. When you go to put it back in, just reconnect the wire, put it in the channel and use the bottom of your palm to get it back in the channel it sits in.
I didn't fully resolve my issue. Think it's the window seal after talking to a few more G guys in the PNW area. I just have been using a big truck cover when the G55 isn't in use.
Planning a move back to LA this summer so likely will hold on fully repairing for a while since it's a moot point once back in LA.
Link to truck cover? I don’t know that I have a leak but my last 05 that suffered thousands in water damage has left me with PTSD. I currently have my newer car outside in the sun so I can garage my G, but I’d rather throw a cover over it until I get a 2 car garage.
I did however upgrade my fogs to hi output yellow, which allows me to get a better understanding of where the truck is on dark roads since it contrasts with the headlight output.
Would be grateful for any info you can provide on the specific hi-output yellow bulbs you used in your bumper fogs. Thank you.
Would be grateful for any info you can provide on the specific hi-output yellow bulbs you used in your bumper fogs. Thank you.
I purchased this cover and it's been amazing w the Seattle wind/rain/snow. Retired it a couple weeks ago (tossed it), moving back to LA so no immediate need to haul it all the way down there.
Tag @twocarsolution on IG! What are your fixes that you've done/need to do? BTW I got rid of that upper dash CarPlay unit and put in a Sony CarPlay capable one. Did you ever do anything to your stereo?
04-06-2021, 12:03 PM
