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Old 08-18-2007, 10:55 PM
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thats f-ing genious! i love it, i may just steal this idea
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Old 08-18-2007, 10:57 PM
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im waiting for someone to post up there fake BOV whistle...
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Old 08-18-2007, 11:39 PM
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Originally Posted by dmpsk8
im waiting for someone to post up there fake BOV whistle...
kid you not i was looking for the TSUNAMI electronic blow off valve on ebay the other day...i remember seeing it and i was for real going to buy it...but i could never find it ...if anyone knows where i could get one i will so put it in my box...like for real...lol
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Old 08-18-2007, 11:52 PM
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i was on ebay and saw one earlier today.
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Old 08-19-2007, 12:29 AM
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i will have to look again...i know when i had my truck i could find them all the time but when i looked not too long ago they were nowhere to be found...i just want to see how it sounds...
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Old 08-19-2007, 03:23 AM
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actually that orange doesn't look bad at all man, did you do a write up on the wrappage?
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Old 08-19-2007, 03:57 AM
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Didn't do a write up, but all i did was get 1/2 yard of headliner material cut it in half. Then fold each half in half so there is black on both sides. Cut the four corners off about 2 inches in lenght and just set it against the window and put the panel back in place.

Really only took like 20 min. to do.
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Old 08-19-2007, 04:01 AM
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ohh I thought it was the plastic... yea either way not ghetto
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Originally Posted by kewlbox
I got 1/2 yard of headliner material and this is what i got for $5.50.

haha i never realized it but those windows look a lot like the windows on an airplane...i dont know it might just be me...
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your right...
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Old 08-21-2007, 01:22 AM
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Originally Posted by bB2NER
Here is mine. I made my own auto shifter boot and cupholder liners. ha ha ha
This mods belongs in the "Great DIY Mod" post, if there is one. Great job.
In fact, several of these belong in that same post. DIY is not always the same as Ghetto. IMHO.
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Old 08-21-2007, 01:34 AM
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^^man if that was not hard to make you could make them and sell them on ebay...just an idea...thats a really cool mod!!!
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Originally Posted by SuperMario6582
Originally Posted by leov36
zip ties to help center my exhuast tip

that's how i had to get mine to sit in the middle of the cutout and not burn the sides.
my ghetto mod is related, but i put some cost into it.

Lowes thick Zip-ties with a beer can holder on the exhaust hanger to stop the vibration noise on the chassis. ill try and get a pic to better explain.
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Old 08-21-2007, 03:40 AM
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Originally Posted by daneisthegreatest
^^man if that was not hard to make you could make them and sell them on ebay...just an idea...thats a really cool mod!!!
Don't have a DIY on this. It's not too hard to do but you need a sewing machine and some velcro. The hardest part was getting the sizing right. You gotta make a cone like piece. I just measured the upper and lower outside diameters then made a pattern out of thin cardboard.
I wasn't sure about it when I first made it but I do like it now. Thanks for the props!
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Speaking of ghetto mods...is there any reason why someone would spend extra money for an expensive exhaust tip vs just getting one from Walmart? (I don't know much about exhaust tips)
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Originally Posted by SecretAgentMonkey
Speaking of ghetto mods...is there any reason why someone would spend extra money for an expensive exhaust tip vs just getting one from Walmart? (I don't know much about exhaust tips)
no "good" reasons.
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why would you even buy an exhaust tip?
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Originally Posted by Gothbox
Originally Posted by SecretAgentMonkey
Speaking of ghetto mods...is there any reason why someone would spend extra money for an expensive exhaust tip vs just getting one from Walmart? (I don't know much about exhaust tips)
no "good" reasons.
Are there any "bad" reasons?
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washers under the front seat bolts to space them up so your butt sits at more of an angle.


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Old 08-23-2007, 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by low_down_xb
why would you even buy an exhaust tip?
'cause sometimes ghetto is fun. :D
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