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OK, been spending so much time on SquareD that Poor C-Max (Combat max, and yes it's a joke...) has been neglected.Well, not completely. Recently I had to rebuild the AD165 fuel pump, which I would no longer recommend due to the fact that the motor failed for no good reason in about 35,000 miles!I had not registered my purchase with AirDog and although I had the receipt, they would not warranty the unit and I paid something short of $300 for new parts. No worries, Fass is out there along with others for my future builds.With that done, one of the crappy HID headlights burned out, then a second, then a third, and then one of the HID Hella, spots. What did I learn from that? I am done with the HID junk which is mostly awful and cheaply made chinaman junk. The Chinese manufacturers spend more time on packaging and bling than on product quality.Want another example? I had two of the ball joints wear out in those Cognito control arms, They did not last 40,000 miles! Having discovered the worn ball joints while on the alignment rack we decided to change them on the spot so they did with parts from AutoZone from across the street (Read: Cheap junky Chinese parts!) Well today I was looking at the not quite year old ball joints with maybe 1.000 miles on them and noticed the rubber grease boots are heavily cracked, nearly through at this time, so the ball joints will need replacement again.Well onto the HID replacement. First the radiator guard, grill, and headlights get pulled
Curious to hear how you like the LED bulbs for the headlights. I'm in the market for something different for my 13 but don't want to go the hid route with it.
Glad to see Cmax is alive and don has hurt himself since i was last present. My cognito ball joints also went out but i replaced them with some moog ones aka "problem solvers" and I've put 3,000 on them with not a sign of damage (just got another alignment before i left and there was zero play). Hows the knee big don?
yep, you need somethin up on that roof. It looks bare!!! Maybe an LED light bar or 2 that could be moved to a rack later?
Don where did you order the led lights from. And whats the new verdict now that they have been in for a bit.
I haven't seen him go off like that in a while
Little TLC on the C-Max is a good thing...Nice to see it get some love too!
Quote from: Drunksailor on April 03, 2015, 07:52:23 AMDon where did you order the led lights from. And whats the new verdict now that they have been in for a bit.Well, it hasn't been very long but they are a solid A+ thus far. Lots of light and a hint of blue (6000K) just like the HID's. I like bluish hues because of my NVG night flying days. Less eye strain IMHO.They have a smallish control box/power supply or whatever that thing is. About 1/4 the bulk and clutter as those junky chinaman HID'sComment here, anybody notice that the low quality Chinaman junk is actually of an even lower quality these days? Chinaman brake rotors require turning to true them out of the box. Chinaman rubber like my HF air hoses and A-zone ball joints boots fail in about a year as opposed to firestone and Goodyear stuff still good after 10 years. Chinaman electronics are all temporary.-------------------REALLY LONG POST-------------
Cibies, I had those on an LUV truck mini pickup. Sure worked good.Some times the tech is to tech.
Don remember the Cibie Oscars? They are on my want list for our Dodge project...I just have to find some old ones. I much prefer the old school lights my self.
Heard good things about these pumps...https://www.kennedydiesel.com/detail.cfm?ID=399