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Old 09-22-2010
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Fourliter Dan's CB/ LED gauge install

Today Dan came over and we installed his CB Radio, and put LED lights in his cluster.

Dan Figuring out the final mounting of the radio itself.
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Running the Coax
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Putting the console Back Together
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CB Antenna
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We put this damn thing in and out about 5 times cause stuff kept getting caught, and we lost a socket down in the void of the Ranger Dash. (which we found after while out on the gravel roads.)
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Dan taking the gauge apart so we could clean it.
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LED Bulbs we were installing
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While Dan was cleaning up behind his gauges, and putting the interior back together, I re-positioned the CB antenna to the side of the box so it could open all the way.
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After we finished, we went out for a spin on the local gravel roads.
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What I did not get a picture of was the external speaker position, and the final mounting position, due to some metal needing some extra persuasion that we did not have the tools for in the back end of my schools parking lot. I also do not have pictures of the Gauges. Dan should upload those later tonight.
 
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yes dan should upload more pics! looks good
 
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haha, I'm the only one that took pics. He just needs to get a few after he gets it all cleaned up at home.
 
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i DO need more pics. im having issues with the leds atm... half the guage isnt lit up, but the part that is looks damn good. i will get pics up probly tomorrow. as of now... i am just too damn tired
 
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Here are some pics of his chair mod that he sent me. Also found the CB mounted that he sent me.

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ha hell stephen your doing all the posting for me!!!!!
 
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haha, cause I have all the pictures lmao!
 
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more pics of chair mod. mainly upholstery?
 
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ha, thats the only pic i took until it was finished, all i can say is get creative and make it work!
 
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After seeing it in person, he did a damn good job on it. I can hardly tell that he chopped it down from a 60% seat., and he didnt even sew it up. I think it wouldnt be too hard to make look completely natural by sewing it up, as long as you or your woman are good with a needle and thread.
 
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there is a bunch of velco on ther you can use. i did cut a section out, but i did it to fold it and use the velco to do it. still a royal pain in the ***
 
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