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STINGN · **Posted:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 5:14 pm

i bought my girlfriend a flip video and she just got a gorilla tripod (the bendy one) and im going to use it on the next off road trip for sure!

STINGN · **Posted:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 5:14 pm

hopefully having that mounted somewhere does not cause me to roll cause usually when people catch their offroading on those cameras they always then to be roll over videos :ROTFL:

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 5:28 pm

hahaha .. Ain't that the truth?

I've got a decent digital video cam, takes really cruddy pictures but takes great video, tried several times to strap it to the dash for time-lapse while on trips etc.. with no luck.. i've got a mini tripod for it so it has the thread socket under the bottom.. maybe i should make a plate with a slip nut or something to screw it to that will secure to the dash

STINGN · **Posted:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 5:57 pm

look into a gorillapod made by joby? i think. it did a good job holding up to my roof basket last night when we just messed with the mounting on it. i will most likely wrap the flip video in some plastic wrap for mud and stuff so it does not get damaged. i hope nobody makes fun of me with the mini tripod thing, its pink haha

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 6:07 pm

Too late.. already told someone your tripod was pink and laughed

STINGN · **Posted:** Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:48 pm

got the gauge pod. looks great. but i dont know if it screws over the original pillar with out the handle on or if you drill into the metal behind it. because the screws i got are so short they would never make it to the metal

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 31, 2011 6:26 pm

it doesn't replace the pillar? Guess I always assumed it did, I'd imagine getting the screws into the handle zerts would be a friggin PITA with the stock pillar still on

has Zack (the feller from NC) put his on yet? If so i'm sure he's got some pointers

Like i said, i kinda always figured it /replaced/ that pillar - for a product with that low of a cost, fitment over an existing moulding would be a PITA, with it removed all it has to do is have access to the stock zerts for the handle

figure for 50 bucks that they didn't take a "casting" of the stock pillar, took / trimmed a generic pillar mould and made sure holes lined up?

PICTUREZ

STINGN · **Posted:** Mon Jan 31, 2011 6:30 pm

i got it up on my facebook but i have to drill into the existing one according to the email i got

i will install soon!

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 31, 2011 6:48 pm

interesting! take pics, would love to see a underside pic of it

is it fairly stout or is it a basic plastic shell?

11 trys to post this. Urgh.

STINGN · **Posted:** Mon Jan 31, 2011 8:43 pm

JeepinJarhead03 wrote:

interesting! take pics, would love to see a underside pic of it

is it fairly stout or is it a basic plastic shell?

11 trys to post this. Urgh.

im getting the same thing with posting as well

The gauge holder is made cover the trim piece with the handle removed. The
handle cannot be attached.

Remove the handle and place the gauge holder over the trim piece. Mark
where the holes are on the trim piece and drill pilot holes for the screws.

Some people remove the trim piece completely and attach the gauge holder
directly to the a-pillar.

Best regards,
Lo-Tek, Inc.

STINGN · **Posted:** Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:28 pm

well. the screws they supplied me with are too short to even make it through the original molding. and i have to go out and buy washers to re mount the original a pillar piece because the grab handle has to come off...so far, this looks like the just made it to fit and didnt think otherwise. if anyone is good with making fiberglass i highly recommend making a molding and selling them properly, you'll enjoy the pocket cash

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:35 pm

i've got quite a few years of laying glass and carbon

i've had the itch to start doing it again, Just don't have the spare cash on hand to start brushin and rollin again

not the greatest picture, but I think ya get the jist

I'm fairly modest about my glass and fiber skills but I think I was pretty good

STINGN · **Posted:** Tue Feb 01, 2011 9:52 pm

hope everyone is safe tonight. I already pulled out a Escape off of 83 and Gilmer by me :shock:

jeepfrog · **Posted:** Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:23 pm

Snow's blowing so hard down my street, I can hardly see the neighbor's houses on the other side. :shock:

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 02, 2011 9:47 am

lol....... 30+ snags last night

i seriously think traction control was killin some of them, they couldn't keep or get any momentum through cross ruts

STINGN · **Posted:** Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:38 pm

our street got plowed at 7am. driveway done at 9. went to go out to a friends. of course their streets were covered. i didnt even take a chance because i was wither looking at getting a ARB or getting towed out. which ever one the snow did to me

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:58 pm

all of our plows except private are helping dig out lakeshore so, got a few unbroken roads to go forge

wingnuts · **Posted:** Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:12 pm

Helped a couple of people this morning, was going to pull a kia out but his rear tow ataching point was too small for my strap and the D ring that I have, so I guess I need to get a hook too.

Had a blast driving around, needed to use 4 low for a bit this morning but after that was fine. had no problems going down an unplowed road with some snow piles over my hood that I just blasted right through. I was having incredibly way too much fun and can only think how much trouble I could get myself in with a locker.

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:59 pm

spent some quality time

teaching robin how to snowdrift in the eclipse in the unplowed court

ihatemybike · **Posted:** Thu Feb 03, 2011 10:07 am

Very nice!

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