Hell on Wheels
- January 29, 2012
Sherry Martinez's 1990 Peterbilt 379, affectionately known around Southern California as either The Mean Bitch or 666, is visually hell on wheels born from personal trials and tribulations...
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HEADLIGHT COVERS
- June 23, 2010
AeroFlow Headlight Covers Protect your truck’s expensive headlight assemblies from rock and road debris. AeroFlow’s D.O.T. approved, 3/16"-thick clear plastic covers ($69/pr) are cheap insurance to protect expensive LED and HID 7-inch-round headlights. With an eight-year U.V. life, the clear acrylic will not yellow, craze or dull. Scratches can be rubbed out so your HLCs will always look brand new. Rain-X compatible. Covers attach with 3M™ Dual-Lok interlocking fasteners for a strong, secure hold and positions the HLC 5/32" away from the headlights. ...
High-Beam Upgrade
- April 05, 2010
Maximizing nighttime visibility with retro-style clear headlights fitted with high-output bulbs is a win-win situation; the brighter beams enhance safety, allowing you more time to react to what lie ahead, while the retro-style crystal headlights enhance the overall look of your truck. But don't forget to put in the right relay or all you'll see is blackness...
CLEANING HEADLIGHTS
- November 11, 2009
headlights age over time and that process is sped up by an accumulation of road grime and salt, compounds which deteriorate the plastic and turn it yellow or foggy. Clouded or discolored headlights are a big safety issue--especially in the winter. Here's a pro tip on how to quickly get your custom rig's headlights back into like-new condition ...
PRO TIPS Q&A: Bumper-Mounted Lights
- April 01, 2009
HEADLIGHT LOW DOWN I saw a 379 Pete with the headlights mounted in the bumper. How were the holes laid out, cut, and the lights mounted? The low-mount headlights look like they’d be great in fog and rain driving instead of mounting fog/driving lights. —Ed Smith, Eugene, Oregon Ed, what we do in our shop is, once the customer decides on what style headlights they want mounted in the bumper, to make a paper template of the lights. Then we position ...
PRO TIPS MARCH
- March 15, 2009
PRO TIPS / March 2009 Have a question for the custom rig builders out there or a tip or trick to share with CR readers? Send it to us and we’ll slip it into Pro Tips: crtechtips@rrpub.com. Also, go to our web site, www.customrigsmag.com, to take advantage of special links we’ve added to these Q&As and others posted there. – The Editor HIGH-TEMP PAINTS I want to paint and detail my Cummins. What type of paint works best to withstand the high ...