Themistocles
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Well, it has been a while. Just completing a pretty crazy 3-months at work. I haven't had time to do much on the JL and zero time to post anything. However, to keep myself sane I have been puttering a bit and have accomplished a few things.
I pulled a set of old Baja Designs Fuego HIDs off my Ram, restored them and switched them over to the JL. I really like the color of light from the Fuegos. I am sure I could play around with LED colors and come pretty close, but the Fuegos were the easy button, plus I hate spending $500 - $700 on a new set of lights to replace ones I already have...so a little elbow grease and now I have one set of my HIDs transferred to the JL.
I pulled all the internals from the light, stripped them down and then used Sting-Gray color match touchup paint to repaint them. I am not great with a spray can so the paint work isn't perfect but from more than a couple feet away it looks great...at least I think it looks great...which is what counts, its my JL.
First picture is one of the lights as they were on my Ram. That these lights are still running strong after pushing 12 years mounted...time running chase and rescue in BitD and Mojave Desert Race, crawling around the mountains deer and elk hunting in Idaho and Montana, and the general abuse of sitting in the weather on my bumper for nearly 12 years really is a testament to their build quality. Kudos to Baja Designs (@BajaDesigns)...hell of a product. When I pulled them apart the interior was even still shiny and clean...no penetration of dirt, dust, or water at all. The only real wear (besides paint) was that all the bolts were frozen and I had to cut them off.
stripped down.
And now painted
I then shot it with clear coat, replaced the bolts, and mounted
and another
They look like they are a different shade than the vehicle, but that is just the sting-gray...it seems to change colors based on the angle you look at it, and the lighting. When put side by side the colors are identical. I really like how it turned out. I got them all wired up using weatherpacks so they can quick disconnect if needed...worked perfectly and still just as bright as the day I bought them. As I mentioned in a previous entry, I currently have them wired to Aux 1 with my Rigid light bar. Not sure I will keep that setup, will see how it works.
Now I just need to decide on which SAE driving lights I am going to put in and then bite the bullet and buy a Warn Zeon...and my bumper will be done...all the rest of vehicle to go.
I pulled a set of old Baja Designs Fuego HIDs off my Ram, restored them and switched them over to the JL. I really like the color of light from the Fuegos. I am sure I could play around with LED colors and come pretty close, but the Fuegos were the easy button, plus I hate spending $500 - $700 on a new set of lights to replace ones I already have...so a little elbow grease and now I have one set of my HIDs transferred to the JL.
I pulled all the internals from the light, stripped them down and then used Sting-Gray color match touchup paint to repaint them. I am not great with a spray can so the paint work isn't perfect but from more than a couple feet away it looks great...at least I think it looks great...which is what counts, its my JL.
First picture is one of the lights as they were on my Ram. That these lights are still running strong after pushing 12 years mounted...time running chase and rescue in BitD and Mojave Desert Race, crawling around the mountains deer and elk hunting in Idaho and Montana, and the general abuse of sitting in the weather on my bumper for nearly 12 years really is a testament to their build quality. Kudos to Baja Designs (@BajaDesigns)...hell of a product. When I pulled them apart the interior was even still shiny and clean...no penetration of dirt, dust, or water at all. The only real wear (besides paint) was that all the bolts were frozen and I had to cut them off.
stripped down.
And now painted
I then shot it with clear coat, replaced the bolts, and mounted
and another
They look like they are a different shade than the vehicle, but that is just the sting-gray...it seems to change colors based on the angle you look at it, and the lighting. When put side by side the colors are identical. I really like how it turned out. I got them all wired up using weatherpacks so they can quick disconnect if needed...worked perfectly and still just as bright as the day I bought them. As I mentioned in a previous entry, I currently have them wired to Aux 1 with my Rigid light bar. Not sure I will keep that setup, will see how it works.
Now I just need to decide on which SAE driving lights I am going to put in and then bite the bullet and buy a Warn Zeon...and my bumper will be done...all the rest of vehicle to go.
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