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by JPA85 » Thu Jun 21, 2012 8:03 pm

Oh man these pics are killing me. Stuck working out of town with company fleet car. Cant wait to get back to my truck!
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by Cody_S » Thu Jun 21, 2012 9:07 pm

Damn, if you hadn't posted that first pic, I wouldn't have known it was a white TB :P
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by dvanbramer88 » Thu Jun 21, 2012 10:43 pm

This is my dabbling with photo editing. I don't want to insult the Critique Thread but here is a few of the better ones.
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by dvanbramer88 » Wed Jun 27, 2012 3:49 pm

Some More Editing:

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by mikekey » Thu Jun 28, 2012 9:16 pm

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Once lifted 03 Trailblazer on 35's, gave it up to travel the USA with my family.
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by Cable810 » Thu Jun 28, 2012 9:31 pm

I stalk this thread sooo much....... And its sooo worth it!!!!
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by tbangert » Wed Jul 04, 2012 6:20 pm

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A little 3 wheel action

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by mikekey » Wed Jul 25, 2012 11:12 am



I can't see!
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by boog2006 » Wed Jul 25, 2012 1:39 pm

mikekey wrote:I can't see!


I'm loving this pic!
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by mikekey » Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:10 pm

boog2006 wrote:
mikekey wrote:I can't see!


I'm loving this pic!



Thanks

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I have the hardest time getting good shots of those halo's because they are so stinking bright.

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by Cable810 » Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:25 pm

I'm digging the LED Parking Lights and Halos!! Where did you get them?
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by mikekey » Thu Jul 26, 2012 11:19 pm

Cable810 wrote:I'm digging the LED Parking Lights and Halos!! Where did you get them?


Good ole' ebay but I did a lot of close looking to make sure I was getting ones with actual cold cathodes.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/390425512934?ss ... 296wt_1141

The problem of course with ebay of course is it can be hard to tell the garbage apart from the good quality stuff that's priced right.

My primary objective however is that I needed to improve the TB's poor forward lighting. Even with my glasses I have a problem with night time vision and saw a personal improvement when I upgraded my Audi headlamps to HID's, so I knew I wanted to do it on the TB too.

My second objective was not to be too over stated/ricey or out of place. I want them to look OEM when off, and only look more modern when they are ON.

I'm very happy with the build quality on these lights. They match OEM spot on except for one tiny little thing that kind of annoys me. The corners are not full reflectors.

My light bulbs look stupid sitting all exposed. I'm guessing you are suppose to run an LED corner. But I would of preferred a full reflector. I'm not a fan of "clear corners".

Other than that, I will say I was truly impressed with the projector cut off and beam pattern.

I bought a set of aftermarkets on ebay for my Audi back when I had it, and the beam pattern was kind up and to the left. These are not as tight as retrofit's but they're very close.

As a side note, I was against these at first, I've seen them look ricey at times on Trailblazer SS's, and I was never a fan of the halos. But... I dunno if it's the LED turn/running lamps or the fact that I have the bug deflector that makes it look like the car is pissed off.

But I love that it looks pissed off.

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by HARDTRAILZ » Tue Jul 31, 2012 10:08 am

Few from this weekend

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by Trail X » Tue Jul 31, 2012 12:44 pm

That rear bumper looks great Kyle. We need more pics!
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by HARDTRAILZ » Tue Jul 31, 2012 3:42 pm

Bumper has continued to impress. Functions perfect. Tows good. Looks perfect.

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by navigator » Tue Jul 31, 2012 3:47 pm

One thing is for sure if you ever ask Kyle for pictures he doesn't waste any time!
BTW, why didn't you tell us of your offroad trailer build. Your'e a sneaky one. We should have known that you and Mike would be building one soon. We can see you have already completed the storage(cardboard boxes) and the roof top sleeping area (mattresses)!
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by JCrayton99 » Sat Aug 11, 2012 6:32 pm

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Hood is done, going to work grille and bumpers tomorrow. Maybe next weekend will be fenders and rockers.
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by scottp8113 » Sun Aug 12, 2012 6:52 am

I figure it's finally time to put up a pic since I've been lurking for so long. Not much to look at, but it's a start until the accountant/boss allocates more funds to my projects. Taken at the local boy scout camp.

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by Cody_S » Sun Aug 12, 2012 8:48 pm

Went driving through the Chattahoochee National Forest yesterday/last night, while exploring came across this awesome rock wall.
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The rig from the top of a 50 foot rock wall:
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Seemed to pick up a bit of mud driving through the forest :)
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Wish I had taken the time to get more pics, I'll have to go back soon and put together a little trip report. Found all kinds of new trails we hadn't checked out before, so it was definitely worth it.
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by zeon_911 » Sun Aug 19, 2012 2:21 pm

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getting the lift and tires 3 months from now, getting real antsy for it ha :woot:
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