JACKSONRALLYINC
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Where are you getting OE parts from? Local dealer or good online source? I hate going to the dealer, I swear everytime the counter guys act like it is their first day and they have zero idea on how to help you.
Roger The Raptor
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Where are you getting OE parts from? Local dealer or good online source? I hate going to the dealer, I swear everytime the counter guys act like it is their first day and they have zero idea on how to help you.
WW_RANGER_X
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I have a great relationship with a Ford dealership in Exeter, ca (a small town north of us). I call parts in and they deliver to my place of work. I typically get parts at a discounted price within just a few days. They are great dudes.
4xFoorOffroad
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There’s a couple Toyota dealerships in my area that sell parts online for a significant discount and you just pick them up at the parts counter already paid for online. I’d imagine some other companies do this - mainly depends on the number of dealerships in your area affecting the likelihood that there’s one such dealership that has that kind of program.
WW_RANGER_X
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I wish someone would have told me how terrible Bajakits were/are lol. For anyone that cares, those fuckers sent me 2 different control arms, and i realized after i already pressed in the bushings and riveted the logo on the correct one. I'm so glad i caught this before i tore the front end apart. So now im going back and forth with the distributor i bought them from to try and get my money back. The last weekend i have to work on the truck before the expo is this coming weekend so no matter what the outcome is i'll be stuck with my stock uppers for the show. I received over 10 messages on Instagram after i posted my situation telling me how shitty this company is. I had no idea.
counterpart7
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Just wait until you try to install them…
check ur instagram.
WW_RANGER_X
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Story time.
A buddy of mine originally from Visalia who now lives in So Cal and currently working for Kibbetech calls me after seeing my control arms being wrong situation on Instagram. He asks, “If Ryan is ok with it would you be interested in a set of our billet upper control arms for a good price? I’m heading to Sanger (a town north of us) for a wedding on Saturday, I could drop them off along the way”. At this time I’ve started the return process for my current Bajakits arms but I physically don’t have the money return yet so I said unfortunately I have to pass because I don’t have the funds back yet. Well here comes 3pm (this friday) and my buddy RJ (red gen 1 raptor friend) happens to stop by my work to BS because he got off work early, and I tell him the situation. He says, “Is he willing to give us 2 sets for the same price each?” So i asked my Kibbetech friend and he says Ryan said yes, so RJ ran to the bank to get me cash for 2 sets of Kibbetech upper control arms that would be dropped off on Saturday.
A buddy of mine originally from Visalia who now lives in So Cal and currently working for Kibbetech calls me after seeing my control arms being wrong situation on Instagram. He asks, “If Ryan is ok with it would you be interested in a set of our billet upper control arms for a good price? I’m heading to Sanger (a town north of us) for a wedding on Saturday, I could drop them off along the way”. At this time I’ve started the return process for my current Bajakits arms but I physically don’t have the money return yet so I said unfortunately I have to pass because I don’t have the funds back yet. Well here comes 3pm (this friday) and my buddy RJ (red gen 1 raptor friend) happens to stop by my work to BS because he got off work early, and I tell him the situation. He says, “Is he willing to give us 2 sets for the same price each?” So i asked my Kibbetech friend and he says Ryan said yes, so RJ ran to the bank to get me cash for 2 sets of Kibbetech upper control arms that would be dropped off on Saturday.
WW_RANGER_X
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the bodj
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But they’re not gold?? Are they even real Kibbetech????
WW_RANGER_X
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I really wanted gold to be honest, but it wouldn't look great with my orange BMS tie rods.
JACKSONRALLYINC
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Heck yes! If I only knew if my ADD uppers on the mid-travel kit were based on stock geometry, I would be all over those.
WW_RANGER_X
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Nothing really worthy of a post but figured I’d notate this. So if you have a Raptor (or any ford vehicle I assume) that was originally built for sales in Canada, the DRL’s (Daytime Running Lights) are required to stay on by law. So your headlights stay on 24/7 even if the switch is off. This annoyed me for a long time. So there’s a scan tool called Forscan that you hook up to OBD port and you’re able to change “coding” in the system for just about a million things. Well my buddy Carl has it and he stopped by yesterday to get these headlights off when switch is off. It’s a little more complicated then it sounds, but we were able to trick the system by telling it that I wanted my DRL’s through my fog lights, not head lights. Well I don’t have fog lights so it worked! Threw on some Amazon headlight housings and it really made a difference cosmetically. Just need to attach all the polished pieces to the bed cage, throw in my spare, Badlands jack and a good detail and it’ll be ready for the expo!
WW_RANGER_X
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Picked up a couple KC Cyclones at the Off Road Expo to mount on the RTT rack towards the rear on existing tabs for area lighting when we are cooking or doing any type of work on the tailgate. I did it a little different. I mounted a small rechargeable 12V battery in the bed with a toggle switch so the lights are powered independently from the truck battery. Drilled some holes for nutserts to mount the battery box. Toggle switch is waterproof with a rubber boot to keep water out. Amazon find for the switch bracket. It turned out pretty clean but I did forget to add an in line fuse. So I’ll have to redo some wiring later. This setup could be pretty useful down the road, especially if I add a blu sea style fuse block or a bus bar to add more lighting.
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smokeysevin
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The current draw on those is pretty low, how's the battery life?
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WW_RANGER_X
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We'll find out lol. I sell these batteries at work for trailer break away kits and they seem to last a while. We are camping this weekend so we'll see how it holds up. I'll make it a point to use the heck out of them. The battery is easily removable so i plan to throw it on a trickle charger after the weekend.
the bodj
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That's a good idea to keep it powered with a rechargeable battery!
desert_steve
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Or go baller and use a break-away box with a solar panel on it. #overlandcertified
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