Jigsaw + Avy's Boredom = New Front Look

[YotaFun]

Well as some of you may have notice, I never keep the front looking quiet the same for an extended period of time, as you can see in chronological order here:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/Nighthief/4Runner/Now%20And%20Eventually%20Later/DSC02525.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/Nighthief/4Runner/Paragon%2001-13-07/CIMG0205.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/Nighthief/4Runner/Rausch%20Creek%2006-30-07/061TrailOne.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/Nighthief/4Runner/Front%20Bumper%20Paint%20Job/DSC03355.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/Nighthief/4Runner/C%20and%20D%20Canal%2004-15-08/DSC03723.jpg

And now in the process of completing the new look:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/Nighthief/4Runner/Front%20Bumper%20Paint%20Job/DSC04069.jpg

The reason I am doing this is I want a fog light again and I want something big that doesn't need to be covered!
So
I figured why not just take the blad to it and move the lights down below.
I figure it would be legal there since The Subaru's have a similar size lights in there bumpers like so:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/Nighthief/4Runner/Front%20Bumper%20Paint%20Job/SubaruPicLights.jpg

What I did today besides cutting the lower valence to fit the lights is to cut the sides up at and angle, just for looks, off road wise I have never hit the lower valance so...
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/Nighthief/4Runner/Front%20Bumper%20Paint%20Job/DSC04070.jpg
I will probably go back and make it a little higher...

To accommodate the lights in that spot I had to also remove the cones on the front frame rails:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/Nighthief/4Runner/Front%20Bumper%20Paint%20Job/DSC04072.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/Nighthief/4Runner/Front%20Bumper%20Paint%20Job/DSC04074.jpg
right now i am waiting for my drill to charge so I can make the holes in the brackets to mount the lights, since the wiring is already there then I shouldn't have any issues.

Now looking at the pics, I think its time to go back and redo that bumper....

[Lee]

well if you ever wheel at any higher/harder of a level than you must right now, then you will find those lights shattered in a thousand pieces really quickly :laugh:

but, good luck in the meantime!

[YotaFun]

Oh I will be getting an aftermarket bumper before I try anything harder then what I am running now.

This is just temp. Hence why I don't really care how the lower valance looks.

[mastacox]

Methinks you obsess too much over the shape of your fog lights... :lol:

[YotaFun]

Methinks you obsess too much over the shape of your fog lights... :lol:


LOL!
I only wish it was just that!
NO this is how it broke down.
First Set that came with the truck someone backed into crushing the lenses.
Second set was a set of those cheapish deal that someone on TOF found. they came with 25Watt bulbs that were absolutely pathetic so I upgraded to 55Watt, well I went through all three sets cause the lenses kept cracking in them due to heat and it being such a tiny light (no wonder they were no longer produced).
The third ones I got free from a friend who never put them on his car, and for some reason the bulbs when put in these lights were notorious for blowing every week! So I ditched those and then put the round lights on (Pepboys cheap version of the Hella 500) which worked great, but then I get pulled over by "Officer Friendly" who proceeds to tell me that I need them covered. Mind you the lights are off and also pointed down, I mean you could literally see the angle of them pointing down. So he proceeded to Tell me if I don't put the covers on that the fine for EACH LIGHT is 180 DOLLARS!!! So I put the covers on then got home and said screw this I am not keeping the covers on lights that don't shine that bright and are pointed down.

So one day I was driving to school when I saw a Subaru like pictured above with such a wide light that isn't covers, So I figured if I could make it looks sort of like that I would have not wasted my money on the lights that up until now have been collecting dust, and I would have fog lights.

So yeah its been a roller coaster ride to say the least....

[corax]

but then I get pulled over by "Officer Friendly" who proceeds to tell me that I need them covered. Mind you the lights are off and also pointed down, I mean you could literally see the angle of them pointing down. So he proceeded to Tell me if I don't put the covers on that the fine for EACH LIGHT is 180 DOLLARS!!!



ahhh, the memories . . . Pennsylvania is gonna be so much fun when I get there

[YotaFun]

but then I get pulled over by "Officer Friendly" who proceeds to tell me that I need them covered. Mind you the lights are off and also pointed down, I mean you could literally see the angle of them pointing down. So he proceeded to Tell me if I don't put the covers on that the fine for EACH LIGHT is 180 DOLLARS!!!



ahhh, the memories . . . Pennsylvania is gonna be so much fun when I get there


Why don't you think I have even upgraded my tires since my lift.
Cause I can't run wheel spacers and i don't want to spends 1000 just to get a new set of tires on!

So No I need to find a DD tire in a 255/85/16, which I have but meh still holding out for something better.

Now if I can land 4 Steel Rims that are used for our trucks as spares, I will buy some wheel spacers and keep my Alloys just for inspection Time.

[4x4mike]

then I get pulled over by "Officer Friendly" who proceeds to tell me that I need them covered. Mind you the lights are off and also pointed down, I mean you could literally see the angle of them pointing down. So he proceeded to Tell me if I don't put the covers on that the fine for EACH LIGHT is 180 DOLLARS!!! So I put the covers on then got home and said screw this I am not keeping the covers on lights that don't shine that bright and are pointed down.

I was told the same thing although I am not aware of the fine. This was on my old truck, Hella 500's. They were stolen while the truck was for sale :roll:

As for the Subaru comparison. The Subaru uses 55-60 watt bulbs, not 100 like what you might be using. The Subarus are also OEM DOT compliant lighting that came with the vehicle. If they are tough on you about the lighting law expect trouble running what you have planned saying Subarus do it to.

On a Subaru board I frequent there is a guy that retrofitted some HID's into his Forester. They looked great, nice and clean like it came from the factory. The ballasts were easily seen under the hood as the would be as if they were OEM. I think the ballast he used were from a BMW and he used a razor blade to remove the BMW portion of the sticker. His plan, if pulled over, was to show the officer it came that way ( i think it would pass it looked so good) and who is the officer to know any better. Worse case senerio he'd tow the car and have it inspected.

[20005spd]

i can solve your wheel and tire dilema right now....buy wheeler type b wheels $65 a peice, then get 33x12.50 or something of good size. i cheesed out a while back since i didnt wanna buy wheels and wasted alot of money. i bought 32"s for stock wheels, then lifted it higher and wanted more so i bought another set of tires. big waste of money, just wait to get exactly what you want and dont go to small youll regret it.

[YotaFun]

Well what I was thinking is getting a set of Stock Steel spares of our runners, and running those with spacers for off-road tires and just keep my stock alloys for inspection time.

If I can land a set of LC rims for cheap then I will keep those with DD tires.