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Sounds good. I have had the VX for 6 years already and haven't messed with the plate- so I can wait til you get home and decompress, etc. Preferably hit me up on my .mil account so I will see it.
In the meantime I will run the wiring to the switchplate, which will probably take the longest anyway.
Thanks alot!
Np, I'll be in touch!
I am pretty terrible about posting pics so here are a few images of what I have been up to lately: painted the doors with metallic graphite paint.
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/da...s/PA270322.JPG
diamond plate on the seatbacks/with Rodeo headrests, so when I put stuff in the back the seats can take a beating. Also use two nets so I can throw stuff in the "hammock."
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/da...s/PA270316.JPG
added a flex mount for my Zune, and some new shifters.
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/da...s/PA270324.JPG
More to follow, I plan on finishing up the 5 1/2 round fog install once I get the switches, and adding extra outlets where the ashtray is currently located.
Nice work Doug, now I can see why you're eager to get that switch plate! Where did you get the seat backing material? Is it metal, rubber, or metal?
If I'm thinking of the same stuff, they have it at Pep Boys. It's not cheap but seems really tough. I was thinking about doing the entire back area of my truck with it, under the seats as well. The dogs would be much less likely to tear that rather than the seat leather!
This isn't the interlocking foam fatigue mats (had those in my garage before we moved)
This stuff is a heavy duty rubber/vinyl. Its used in warehouses and industry. I bought mine at Pacific Mat in Tukwila (south of Seattle) but I have seen it online and a few other places. I cut it with some trauma shears and also made a piece for the faring on my Yakima rack (see pic in gallery) You can bend it easily but it will not "stretch" in a double radius area, otherwise I would have upholstered the entire inside with it.
I have been trying to find it in wide enough pieces to replace the carpeting section in the back (cargo area and under back seats) with one piece and not have seams, but haven't found any suppliers that sell it by the foot or yard at that width. They all want to sell me an entire roll.
If they have the vinyl stuff at Pep Boys I am headed there!
I saw the vinyl diamond plate at Costco about 8 months ago. It was roll of about 8' x 10' ' for $169.
$169 isn't too bad. Heck new carpet for a hatch back is almost $300!!! That sounds like a steal! Now I just gotta find me a Costco near by.
If you happen to see any at Costco let me know --and I may have to pick up a roll myself to do the rest of the floor and the driveline hump. Carpet is too "domestic" rather have all diamondplate flooring. Here is another source:
http://www.ironcompany.com/diamondpl...ngand8482.aspx
Scroll down and you'll see they used it for a vehicle as well!
I have to go to Costco tomorrow or the next day, so I'll see if they still have it and get the info on it.
:thumbup: Thanks from me, too! My nearest Costco is 200+ miles away. I've been thinking about this since the first time I saw it here.Quote:
Originally Posted by VX KAT
Seat sliders installed today (Thank you Tom4Bren!)
That Diamond plate looks good. I'm surprised it looks shiny like metal. Might be a project next summer. So how much more would metal be?
The Rodeo headrests look cool too. Do you know what years they came in? Nice boneyard find. Seeing as ours are just vinyl anyway, why not? I know they've been around forever, but they still look modern.
I got the headrests from another site member. I think the its the mid 90s on Rodeos and they look the same as what I had in my 94 Amigo. I'd put out a "wanted" or hit up a yard. Can't be a huge demand for Isuzu headrests (other than this forum) Anyway, they about double your visibility out the back, which is why I bought them.
Not sure how much metal would be, have to check around on that. I'm sure someone has extra diamondplate, however not sure if you have an air-nibbler or something to cut it with.
real metal diamond plate whould add HUGE weight to the back of a truck as well!
And update, I went to my local Costco and one of the employees told me they only sell the black rubber diamond plate rolls in "season"... as in this isn't the right season to find it there... I'll check on line with Costco maybe they offer it there.
What I'd seen at Costco was gray in color. I checked today, but nada. Employee has no idea what I was talking about. I checked online Costco and couldn't find it there either. There is some vinyl type diamond plate stuff there, there are 12"x12" squares.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Barker
I felt ripped off for my $50 membership fees!
I didn't think Florida had seasons? :confused: :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Bob Barker
And on the headrests issue, you might PM workmeistr, he has a nice set on his VX.
Weird, I just had a set of headrests in that style dropped in my VX at hallowharrie, they came out of a 99ish passport. Fit perfect. Only they are gray.
Email sent... sorry for the delay!Quote:
Originally Posted by wekilled
Well, I suppose this weekend I may finally get around to re-mounting a single gauge a-pillar pod so I can finally go ahead and blow the dust off of the boost gauge for my S/C. I really should get a trophy for procrastination.
Costco is very seasonal & to make it worse, the online shopping is just as bad. Don't worry though, it'll be available again in the spring.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Barker
BTW, if they are out of an item don't even bother asking if you can buy the display - they don't allow that in any of their stores.
I'll vote for you whenever I get around to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by WormGod
Now, THAT's funny.Quote:
Originally Posted by tom4bren
I actually ordered a roll of this stuff (FREE SHIPPING!!!) last week. Should be here sometime soon, I was hoping before the end of the day so I could work on it this weekend.Quote:
Originally Posted by wekilled
And go figure.... I didn't even start it, heh. Didn't even drive her this weekend.Quote:
Originally Posted by tom4bren
Maybe next weekend? Hell, I haven't even looked to see what vac line I should split to run the line. *sigh*
Last night I installed the Daystar spring isolators and made several more turns on the torsion bars. For now it sits nice and super high, and I am starting to realize how silly it looks with factory 16" rims and tires on it! Time to start shopping for a new set.
The factory 16's aren't bad, as long as you have beefy tires to go with them. Unfortunately the stock rims are only 7" wide (I believe, definitely correct for the 18's) which will limit how wide you can go with the tire cross-section. If you don't mind going with a tall but somewhat narrow tire, you could also look into backspacers that push the wheels/tires further out. Food for thought...
I actually like the taller narrower tire. But right now the truck looks silly! I was hoping to get someone to powder coat the factory rims black until I could afford something better looking.
I want to do the same thing with my 18's someday, but have them painted a dark gun/metal gray to blend better with the cladding.
That's a thought. I want to paint my whole truck Rhino Liner black... wonder if I can get rims done the same!
So is there anyone else with OME 912's and Daystar spring isolators and the T bars cranked waaayyyy up, notice that the front end is springy. Like a lot!
I can feel a major difference in the ride quality on both the front and the rear. Kinda fun, but just wondering if it's to be expected.
You're not bottoming out on your bump stops any more.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Barker
Oooh, well that makes sense!
I finally got the roll of rubber I ordered almost a month ago! The material looks/feels super strong and is pretty thin so that it should be very plyable. Only down side is that it smells STRONG like a rubber factory! I'm going to have to lay it out in the sun and try to let it air out before I put it in my truck! I put the whole roll in the garage last night and it stunk up the entire house!
My Hexomat's were the same way when I first got them. Ended up leaving them outside for about 24 hours and that seemed to do the trick.
Did the CD changer to cubby hole replacement this weekend. Took all of 2 minutes to do, about 1:50 of that was pulling the lower bezel off. Still managed to break one of the three clips (:mad:) but fortunately the other two hold it on well enough that you'd never know the difference. Figure I will replace it if I ever come across a Rodeo bezel in the same color.
Also applied a second coat of TS-1 the weekend before. I used only one pad the first go-round (about 5 weeks ago) and it started sprinkling as I was just starting the rear fenders and back door. I got B2B-style streaking about a week later, so I decided to give the cladding a good scrub and then use a second pad, this time working from the back to the front. All the panels look great now, and this stuff is much more impervious to dust and rain as B2B or that Meguiar's crap I tried a few months ago.
I think I can reasonably say that if you're not doing Gatorback, TS-1 is definitely what you need to be using. You're just throwing your money away by buying B2B.
I had noticed a small area of the drivers front seat getting threadbare (JDM's have cloth seats), so I finally swapped the front seats left to right.
You have to remove the seat mounting brackets off the seats so that you can do the swap, but that is only 8 bolts with fairly easy access.
Man, that "new" 13 year old Recaro wraps around your bum nice.:yesgray::yeso::yesy:
Even found a 100 yen coin under the seat.
Must be thanks to the previous owner.
PK
So your bum http://serve.mysmiley.net/party/party0043.gif http://www.smileyshut.com/smileys/new/Adult/1.gifis happy now? :thumbup: Love those Recaros!Quote:
Originally Posted by PK
Installed clear side markers today. I really like the way they look on an Astral. Kind of cleans up the look of the front end.