Tom You are 100% correct, I had one I thought was good enough and even after a series of step-up bits my final bit wasn't cutting it. I borrowed a buddies "new" bit and had to hang-on.Originally Posted by tom4bren
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Tom You are 100% correct, I had one I thought was good enough and even after a series of step-up bits my final bit wasn't cutting it. I borrowed a buddies "new" bit and had to hang-on.
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" Jeeps are nice, Barbie has one"
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I fought for 2 hours (it felt like 8 hours) drilling the first bolt hole with a bit that I thought was in pretty good shape. When I finally broke that one & went & bought a new one ... Oh me Oh my ... what a difference. The second hole only took minutes.
Yer right though, hang on. With a good bit that large, when the bit punches through, it'll grab. If you can find one, a drill with a side handle helps a lot.
Man - I had to be careful how I wrote that first sentence lest LBUD quoted me on it and turned it into sumpn dirty.
Last edited by tom4bren : 05/07/2009 at 01:31 PM
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Put a smiley after you say that Bub.
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i broke a new drill bit halfway through the first hole.. then used drilling/cutting oil with my 2nd bit.. big difference there too!
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It's done and came out FANTASTIC! It looks totally "factory" - photos here:
Last edited by TheGanzman : 05/08/2009 at 01:51 PM
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O.K. - I added photos above. It took us ~6 hours total. The BIG thing is getting the rear bumper cover cladding cut EXACTLY right - my friend prolly put it on and off (in place, not bolted) 4-5 times, cutting it a bit more each time. I don't think there's any way to make a "template" for this, since each hitch assembly is gonna be slightly different when it's welded up. My buddy also "radiused" the uppermost corners with a drill bit, rounding them slightly to match the receiver tube contours - the receiver tube literally looks like it has "grown" out of the cladding. If *I* was the one doing the job, it would have looked like a 7 year old had cut it!
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I gotta say that I'm surprised that NO one has ordered one of these yet, considering the PM response I got...
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If I didn't already have Tone's, I would have.
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Hat's Off Ganz...Looks very, very nice
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I would probably get one. But I do not have the skills
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