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Old 04-17-2013, 08:42 PM
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During our huge storm I noticed that 4x4 would just kick out. And I got stuck at school because no 4x4. I told my dad it was that the hubs weren't engaging (hense the vacuum hoses). I said let's just buy manual hubs but no, he takes it into ford. My dad won't do anything to a vehicle by himself. He says "I'd rather have the professionals do it" but then he complains to me about the price.
i would convert it to the live axles. They came standard on my 2000 and are WAAYYYY better. the PVH hubs are really prone to failure. replacing those with stock parts would be a bad idea, IMO.
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Old 04-18-2013, 05:08 AM
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i would convert it to the live axles. They came standard on my 2000 and are WAAYYYY better. the PVH hubs are really prone to failure. replacing those with stock parts would be a bad idea, IMO.
That's what I've heard about PVH hubs. But once my vacuum hoses are replaced they should work just fine.
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Old 04-18-2013, 05:14 AM
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That's what I've heard about PVH hubs. But once my vacuum hoses are replaced they should work just fine.
Eh. Id still do the live axle swap. Its simple as hell. Replace the cv axles and cap the vac lines.
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Eh. Id still do the live axle swap. Its simple as hell. Replace the cv axles and cap the vac lines.
Even if I wanted to my dad wouldn't allow it. If I have problems with 4x4 later in the future, ill just buy some manual hubs and keep em locked all the time.
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Old 04-28-2013, 07:18 PM
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Tail lights? If so have fun gettin to to curve to your taillights. I tried it and said fuck it and nightshaded them. The 20% will resemble about 3-4 good coats of nightshade

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Old 04-28-2013, 07:26 PM
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Tail lights? If so have fun gettin to to curve to your taillights. I tried it and said fuck it and nightshaded them. The 20% will resemble about 3-4 good coats of nightshade

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Yep. I think it'll do a good job. I also noticed from pics that tint shows light better than nightshade.
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Old 04-28-2013, 07:34 PM
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Mine have tint on them. It's hard to get around the corner. Mine were a test to see what I thought, and I like it. It looks real good during the day. Lights can be seen during day light just fine. 20% tint on mine as well. Use a heat gun on thoes corners. I'm going to nightshade them in the future but I'm good for now. Good luck and enjoy!

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Old 04-28-2013, 07:45 PM
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Mine have tint on them. It's hard to get around the corner. Mine were a test to see what I thought, and I like it. It looks real good during the day. Lights can be seen during day light just fine. 20% tint on mine as well. Use a heat gun on thoes corners. I'm going to nightshade them in the future but I'm good for now. Good luck and enjoy!
They look great! That's why I chose to tint instead of niteshade. The light seems to show better too. And as for the heat gun, I'm going to use my moms hair dryer.
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Old 04-28-2013, 07:46 PM
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They look great! That's why I chose to tint instead of niteshade. The light seems to show better too. And as for the heat gun, I'm going to use my moms hair dryer.
That wont be enough. I tried a hair dryer and it didnt want to stretch at all

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Old 04-28-2013, 07:54 PM
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That wont be enough. I tried a hair dryer and it didnt want to stretch at all

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If it doesn't work ill o to my cousins and get a heat gun.
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Old 04-28-2013, 07:57 PM
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Yea heat gun is better but I used the peel and cling tint by gila. Thicker than reg tint. For that, the hair dryer might work ok. It's easier to work with that thicker tint.
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If it doesn't work ill o to my cousins and get a heat gun.
Good luck

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Old 04-28-2013, 08:06 PM
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Yep. I think it'll do a good job. I also noticed from pics that tint shows light better than nightshade.
Use rustoleum tint spray. I did mine hella dark and they still shine through great.




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