Had to source nylon washers. Drilling the supplied ones were destroying them.
I had to stack two to hit the same thickness.
I picked up a slightly larger but thicker one, but I suspect the bolt would just pull through them and not compress them.
Now I'm trying to figure out how to get the...
I called arb. They were stumped. The necklace said to drill it out.
It was possibly mis packaged
FYI. I hate making phone calls and also hate asking for help. So this was last resort for me!
I am stumped on how to fit the nylon packer onto the bolt. If anyone has a suggestion, I'm all ears!
I could drill it out to 10mm. But the directions do not mention that
Figured out that I have 4 washers that are 1mm less than the rest.
Now I'm trying to figure out how the 6mm nylon packer is supposed to fit onto the m10 bolt.
Back at it.
I am trying to figure out which washer to use to tie together the intercooler bracket to the chassis mount brackets.
There are 3 different m10 washers listed. All with slightly different outer diameters
I went into the house last night to grab another beer. Then I saw is was 4 a.m. !
I called it a night.
My level of frustration is pretty high. The lack of labeling on the individual parts, and the 6 lb bag of loose nuts and bolts that are all similar in size.
I'm starting to figure out...
Got the brackets on! Took 2 hours. Once I realized I should have not removed the bolts. It was 30 minutes.
Now I am trying to figure out the mess of bolts they sent. It was literally a bag of loose nuts and bolts
Blinkers are wired and lights have power.
Fwiw, I used a pick to put as much pressure as needed to back out the screws in the push pins for the wheel liner. There is soo much dirt in there.
Now onto the intercooler...
I'm thinking the directions are not correct for my model.
The directions say to remove the intercooler shutter wiring harness to extend it for the camera.
My camera harness is not included with that harness.
And fyi, my ADHD is at full throttle.
This is a comparison between Griots 3n1 and cerakote ceramic coat.
Paint is 40 years old. First Pic is the raw paint.
Second is riots
Third is cerakote.
Bumper is skinned of the parking sensors. Pretty straight forward. Just a tad tedious.
It took a bit longer because I put the bumper back together while I still knew where the bolts were and how it went back together.
Also, on the harness. Are these the fog light plugs? My mod...
The proximity wiring harness proved a slight pita to unhook from the truck. Partially due to my giant paws.
I prevailed though. I did realize the plastic stud/push pins are pretty much single use. Two broke and they marred up pretty bad with removal. Not sure if it was dirt making...
I ended up going with the smittybuilt x20.
And holy crap, ARB sends an obnoxiously large sticker!
They are proud of their stuff, but my blind spot is already pretty bad, I don't want to add to it!
I marked the headlight position on my shop door, and expertly marked the tire position.
I'm curious how much height I will lose with the added weight.
The summit is 100 lbs heavier than the mod bumper. But I have a 2 door. Which is lighter than the 4 door. Not sure if the suspension...
I got it unwrapped and up on some saw horses. With the help of my kids.
It is heavy, but worse it is awkward to lift. My old back didn't want to risk being sore.
I read the directions and realized I did not have a 13/32nd drill bit
5 stores and 60 miles later. I was able to...
I picked up an ARB Summit bumper a couple of months ago. I've been delaying install for a myriad of reasons (winch indecision, work, vacation, honey do, the tragic mess that is my shop)
I finally have a few days with no obligations. So I figured I'd tackle it.
I'll post short updates as...