Metzican's build The Silverback Edition

[Muadeeb]

I hate trying to properly paint things. I swear I walk into my garage and I get high in 3 seconds.

Maybe if you get high first?

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[metzican]

Here is everything mounted and re mounted

Notice the difference
Now:

Then:

Whats next.

Also by the way My job prevents me from being high.

 

[metzican]

add a second rear light and angled them. Center will still be most lighted but it will cover a wider span

Lights on

Flush Mounted

Both

 

[TN4x4Xterra]

Nice. Why amber?

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[Macguyvermedic]

The mini rigids are sick. Any shots with them on??

 

[dhyde79]

Nice. Why amber?

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I'll second this, I'm not sure about where you are, but, if you had em wired to come on with your reverse lights, they'd be totally legal in white, but not in amber...

 

[metzican]

Amber is just so much easier on the eyes in the dark then white light. Also less bugs attract to it. They are a push button turn on no need for auto with reverse that be over kill.

 

[Macguyvermedic]

I have been considering a set of the flush mounts since they first came out, how's the light output?

 

[metzican]

the flush mounted are the same as the none flush mounted. Just a different face on them. I have not wired them up. I got the regulars for the back and still have a set of d2's to mount up front. They even now have the heavy duties now and a few other options. I think rigid comes out with a new product every month.

 

[metzican]

High beams

Normal Headlights

High beams with offroad lights

Dually D2s (wide) as fog lights, Need to be realigned

High beams with offroad lights and D2 fogs (wide)

Top Front 10" E series (Combo)

High beams with offroad lights, D2 fogs (wide), Top Front 10" E series (combo)

Left 6" SR series (wide)

Right 6" SR series (wide)

Rear Dual 10" SR series (wide)

Back up Dual Dually flush (diffused)

Rear Dual 6" SR series (wide) and Backup Dual Dually flush (diffused)

I wish I could get a better photo but its to flat around here and camera suxs

Inside switch lights when they are on. Horrible Picture.

 

[Jmac289gt]

Someone might mistake that for a UFO that actually landed from a distance.

 

[xterror04]

DuDe!! i saw you driving north on I-35 through Iowa today, where ya headed?

 

[metzican]

I was headed back home to WI for a celebration of life party.

 

[Xado89]

Awesome lightning job, sir! They look great.

 

[metzican]

I would say I'm so happy I went with rigid lights. I broke one of the covers for the lights when I was putting them on before my last trip. I emailed them a picture to the address on there website. They responded in a hour (keep in mind this was 9pm central time) last thursday. And asked for my Name and address and by the time I made it home today it was here.

 

[metzican]

I have to say those D2 lights I have up front are bright as hell. I have to play around with pointing them so they don't blind anyone. Trying to use them as fog lights. I need to figure out if they are wider one direction then the other. Maybe a light shield will be needed.

 

[metzican]

Need to add wire color and bundle

 

[metzican]

Finally decided to do some real flex shots today.

 

[Jmac289gt]

She looks tough in the elements.

 

[metzican]

She looks tough in the elements.

Thanks, Just some old trails I use to take to Lost Lake when I was a kid on a 4 wheeler. I actually created some of these trails and many more most of them have overgrown now that I've been out of the business for 15 years.

 

[BigTim55]

your truck is a monster. i love the bumper. i wish my silver X was as bad @ss as yours!

 

[metzican]

your truck is a monster. i love the bumper. i wish my silver X was as bad @ss as yours!

Thanks, All it takes is Money, Time, and Love. By the way your X is not to shabby either.

Hopefully this fall/winter it becomes more of a beast. I have the ARB front locker on pre-order hopefully they get enough orders to start making/designing them. Then switch to a M205 then re-gear front and back 4.1's or maybe 4.56's and put 35's or 36's on. Then I will sell front diff and extended axial for cheap.

 

[dhyde79]

Define cheap? (Dibs?)

 

[metzican]

I pretty much have given away everything so far, but these will not be free but cheap.

 

[dhyde79]

Actually, I have no need of them, and, bigtim would be 90% done converting his rig to 4x4 with those parts...

 

[BigTim55]

Actually, I have no need of them, and, bigtim would be 90% done converting his rig to 4x4 with those parts...

I see what you did there hyde!!!!

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[dhyde79]

You'd need 4x4 hubs a tcase and the front shaft as main components if you snag his old stuff since you're already ts'd on suspension...

 

[BigTim55]

You'd need 4x4 hubs a tcase and the front shaft as main components if you snag his old stuff since you're already ts'd on suspension...

Oh man. That is tempting...

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[metzican]

Back on topic. I just put about 5k on my vehicle in two road trips over the last 3 weeks. Wedding and funerial.

 

[dhyde79]

Back on topic. I just put about 5k on my vehicle in two road trips over the last 3 weeks. Wedding and funerial.

Sounds like a movie

 

[metzican]

^^^ you talking about the title Wedding and funerial? or just the general plot line becouse I think that movie would be real boaring 19hr trip one way.

 

[Macguyvermedic]

I believe its "Four weddings and a funeral", either way, your truck looks sick. Thanks again for the leafs.

 

[metzican]

I believe its "Four weddings and a funeral", either way, your truck looks sick. Thanks again for the leafs.

Ahh gotcha yeah. So you did end up with the leafs. I never new what came of that. Your welcome. I hope they where what the doctor ordered.

 

[metzican]

Thinking about reduing my whole tool storage area. I do way to many long road trips and I hate getting a hotel for just a few hours and currently have no place to sleep in the X. Its even hard to get enough room to recline one of the front seats. Might just remove the rear seats or atleast one of them.

 

[NismoFire]

Thinking about reduing my whole tool storage area. I do way to many long road trips and I hate getting a hotel for just a few hours and currently have no place to sleep in the X. Its even hard to get enough room to recline one of the front seats. Might just remove the rear seats or atleast one of them.

I took the seats out and leave the backs laying flat. Keeps me from having to be the one to haul everyone around..."Oh, you need a ride? Sorry, only one of you can ride with me, I don't have the seats in the back."

 

[metzican]

I took the seats out and leave the backs laying flat. Keeps me from having to be the one to haul everyone around..."Oh, you need a ride? Sorry, only one of you can ride with me, I don't have the seats in the back."

Normaly I have enough stuff in it to say this anyways. But I want to remove stuff to add more stuff.

 

[metzican]

Well this weekend was the weekend to finally knock out one of my creative creation.

I installed:
DVD deck w/reverse bypass
Axxess ASWC-1 steering wheel control adapter
Forward Facing Camera
Rear Facing Camera
Pumpkin Facing Camera

I have to say its kinda weird due to the some of the cameras have sound I hear noises that If I heard while driving I would not drive my vehicle until I fix them. Its like hearing crazy mechanical grinding and squeaking that is amplified.

Here are some picture of the project.

Pioneer AVH P2400BT


4 Channel DVR


Backup Camera


Forward Camera


Pumpkin Camera


Some of the Crazy Wiring that went into the poject


Final Result, I"m still waiting on a power wire adapter for one of the cameras and a video adapter for another one.

 

[NismoFire]

That's a lot of wiring!


What is your thinking behind all the cameras?

 

[metzican]

That's a lot of wiring!


What is your thinking behind all the cameras?

Why not, Actually the front and pumpkin is for off-roading. Who needs a spotter. Also there is a 250gb hard drive in the DVR so if anything happens I have proof. Also I want to set it up to the alarm to trigger to turn it on. There are 3 different signals I can send to the DVR it can record besides audio and video.

 

[NismoFire]

Very cool. I want a dash cam with a DVR wired to the ignition. Anytime my truck turns on, I want that camera on...but I'll settle for a Contour mounted on the inside of the windshield.