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Please Do!!
Please do anyways, I was considering trying to find one for my truck, but something more along aftermarket universal.
The heater core was one of the first projects I got on when I bought my M1009. I posted a few thoughts in an earlier post. The folks on this forum advised to have the OEM heater Core rebuilt by a qualified tech. I needed heat, so I bought an aluminum replacement at NAPA. It came packed in a nice closed-cell foam container- which I promptly tossed. The new heater core puts out warm/hot air, but not a lot. I learned that the foam I tossed is meant to be installed so that it flanks the replacement core, thus preventing any blow-by. The rebuilt (OEM) core is larger and fills the seat in the plenum- no blow-by. When you replace the core, don't make the same mistake.
Here is a photo- It's raining, and the hood was against the bright (hazy) sky, so sorry about the pic quality.
That does look nice, I may couple that with some extra material from aftermarket sources (dynamite or such) to help even more. Thanks.
Now that they have been installed for a month or so, I kinda like them. Industrial looking. I bought two sets of magnetic tow lights (almost free at Harbor Freight), took the amber lenses off one set then installed on the other set so both sides are amber. I can unplug them via standard 4 wire flat connector. They are DOT approved= big enough & bright enough. Those DOT regulations about turn signals are a big deal: color, lumens, placement, self cancelling, all that stuff.What was going on with the lamps?
It all started when I made a comment to my son-in-law about how I think the stock turn signals were rediculously large and that real estate could be better used for off-road LEDs. For my birthday he gave me a set of LEDs that just fit in that space. Well, here in AZ, its not required to have electric signals, so I figured I was good. (Arm signals are self cancelling after awhile at long traffic lights
). A fellow SSmember, or two, shared that if I were to drive on a highway then DOT rules apply. I attached some itty bitty marker lights onto the grill, garnering more thoughts on the subject about size, brightness, and placement. When presented with a logical, reasonable arguement, I am willing to change my view. So I looked up the statutes and indeed the SSmembers were correct. So I went back to ginormous signals, but of a type that I can alter the placement or even delete off road. I was better off with the stock signals in original configuration, the LEDs should have been added somewhere else. But here I am.
I know this is water under the bridge but the 81-82 bumper had turn signals within. Unlike the blackout holes, the holes for the shackles are not stamped with a lip so they can be carefully cut in.It all started when I made a comment to my son-in-law about how I think the stock turn signals were rediculously large and that real estate could be better used for off-road LEDs. For my birthday he gave me a set of LEDs that just fit in that space. Well, here in AZ, its not required to have electric signals, so I figured I was good. (Arm signals are self cancelling after awhile at long traffic lights
