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Even with a heat shield, it'll get hot. Compressors generally get used while sitting still with the engine running. Plus, it's going to get absolutely caked with crap if you ever go through any mud, snow, dust, etc.

It's definitely not the end, but it's pretty near the edge.

Most aluminum diamond plate has a plasticy clear coat applied to it. It doesn't last very long out in the weather. Ever see someone with diamond plate tool boxes on their truck? They look like crap after a few years. WAY WORSE in the salt belt. If you install a bright shiny polished...

It's tough to beat an old school straight axle with leaf springs. If your load doesn't change much, it's by far the most durable in the long term. You can add shocks to aleaf spring setup, just like a truck has. If you want more travel, go with longer springs and shackles. The single leaf...

Crimps, done with the proper tool, followed by adhesive-lined heat shrink. I bought the harbor freight hydraulic crimper to do my 2awg aux battery wiring, and it worked great. I did some very unscientific destructive testing of the connectiond (generic copper lugs) and I was happy with the...

I've had car USB chargers toast from plugging tablets into them, especially if they're being used while charging. Serious power draw.

Honestly, overlanding is a fancy term for road-tripping. How rough a road you choose is up to you. If you want to see some places, camp, enjoy yourself, a coleman tent and a Jetta will get you to 95% of the continent. Building a huge tricked out truck is kind of silly if you're just going to...

Thats kind of what I was getting at. When travelling within most of north America, you can generally get an exact replacement within a couple days, or a same-size-different-brand replacement the same day. You shouldn't cut tour clearance so close that a different brand of tire in the same size...

I was talking about brand-to-brand differences. The effect would correlate to the bulb in the light. One brand may have the filament placed slightly different, which could make the cutoff line higher or lower. Much the same way a single reflector headlight changes between high and low beam...

If you're traveling within the US, and don't mind waiting a day or 2 for exact replacements should you happen to destroy 2, then I wouldn't worry too much about availability. What I wouldn't do is stick tires that just barely fit on there, because if you have to buy a non-matching replacement...

in my local Subaru club, a lift party was almost just the opposite. It was someone who had a vehicle lift and a huge toolbox, and they'd host a day or weekend where you could bring your vehicle and a six (or 30) pack of beerverages and some form of animal flesh to throw on the grill. (That was...

As far as I know, nobody makes true HIR bulbs anymore. There are still 9011/9012 bulbs sold, but they are a standard 65w capsule bulb on a 9011/9012 base. True HIR bulbs are spherical in shape, and have an INTERNAL coating that is slightly visible with the naked eye. Minimal improvement from...

Not to rain on the parade, but this is a totally irrelevant test. A millimeter difference in filament placement would change the beam pattern enough to make a head-on daytime photo very deceiving. Or one headlight slightly out of adjustment, or any number of things, really. Lets see it in the...

4313 - 250w 14° horizontal, 6° vertical spread Q4509 - 100w 10° horizontal, 6° vertical spread Thats a lot of light puking.

Q4509 landing light bulbs stuffed into round rubber light housings. :sunny::sunny::sunny::sunny:

Pool noodles are great! I slide an orange one around the fiberglass whip on my ORV flag to keep it from smacking against the truck. I've fished guy lines for tent and awning poles through them as well for high visibility in low light.

I run my isolator solenoid off the retained accessory power circuit... it cuts out while cranking. My aux wiring is only set up for 100 amps and I didn't want to risk too heavy a draw from the aux battery.

I've had multiple sets of 500s that were built that way. Only had one set of 1000s and I've wondered if they we're counterfeit... but who counterfeits a cheapish light? They usually go for the real expensive ones.

No, the lens and reflector were bonded together like a sealed beam unit, and held into the housing with screw-on plastic tabs top and bottom. The H3 bulb was held in with a spring clip as they usually are, but no gasket or seal or cap over the bulb. Once water got in through the bulb, there...

Hmm. Mine filled right with water in seconds. The lack of a gasket between the lens and housing, and the lack of seal at the bulb just let it pour right in.