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Upgraded Subaru Legacy Headlights

6/3/2018

Client that lives a state away shipped me up a second pair of lights for his new Subaru Legacy to get some slight upgrades.
He'd previously attempted to do a set but learned that the 2018 headlights do not back-fit into the 2017 version...so all his work was lost.
So he shipped me the correct lights to upgrade the 'C' light and do some internal painting and demon eye work.

These were a tricky set to open up...they wouldn't fit in Recardo DeRange...so I had to actually cut these open....which I don't like doing...but we got it done.
The C Light upgrade was easy peasy....no issues there.
The Demon Eyes were the same...super simple and easy to do.
The painting went well...blacked out everything including the high beam area, so it definitely changed the look of the front end on this car.

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Taco gets a front end make-over

5/29/2018

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Customer brought us his Toyota Tacoma for a front-end update.
He purchased some smoked headlights and foglights and a new grill.
Pretty straight forward upgrade....headlights bolt in with no issues...just needed to make sure they were aligned properly as to not blind oncoming drivers.
Fog lights....same thing....simply swap out the factory ones and align them correctly as well.
The gill was a bit more work to get to fit...but with a dremel and some patience, it looks like it belongs from factory.

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Vermont CTS-V now has headlights that'll get all the attention

5/17/2018

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Customer from all the way up in Vermont sent me his Cadillac CTS-V headlights for a bit of custom lighting upgrades.
This one followed along the lines of our SEMA build we did for XS Batteries...but with an additional upgrade.

First off, stripped all of the chrome down to bare plastic then painted everything Gloss Black.
Then moved on to the projector lenses....swapped out the frosted OEM lenses to Clear Black Series lenses with a custom SheDevil Vixen logo the customer wanted....the lens provides with a much sharper output and cut-off.
I also did a Black Resting Demon Eye Paint to make the lens appear more 'dark'....as we also painted the turn signal and DRL buckets to make them appear 'dark' as well.

Next, on to the lighting.
We did Multi-colored RGB Demon Eyes, as well as Halos and Tube Accent Lighting.
While the factory Tube lighting still functions...it can't even compare to how bright the new RGB LEDs are....but because of how the technology is with the 5050 LED chips, the diffused CTS tube casts different colors at different angles....so the White on RGB is mixed with spurts of Green and Blue and Red....but very hard to pick-up unless told (or read on this bloggity blog)

Next, we stole the idea from a past project of mine.....where the owner made up some custom bent Glass tubes and I set 2 switchback Strips into them.....this was done to carry the look of the top headlight tube down and into the bumper area via the factory foglight housing.....kind of like what Cadillac is doing now with most of their vehicles (Escalade, ATS, etc)

I'll upload final pictures once the client gets the lights installed and wired up on the car.

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Sometimes simple is the best solution

5/14/2018

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Client from Florida reached out and wanted a set of 'simple'-ish headlights built for him.
Wanted to lose all the chrome and add a small touch of custom inside.
Here we painted everything black internally, then we painted over the factory Turn Signal area so that we'd have room to place a nice Gloss White 'Denali' logo over.....so since the turn signal area is blacked out, we obviously replaced the factory DRL boards with Switchback Boards so he's got turn signals still.....

These are going on a white truck so the Denali logo will match perfectly and tie everything together up front.

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Another Rainbow Unicorn Sierra in the books

5/13/2018

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Busted out another set of custom GMC Sierra Projector Headlights for a local dealership here in town.
The last set sold an already tricked out truck as soon as the client saw what the headlights could do....so when they showed another potential client what they could do, he opted to have an identical set built.

So we went with ALL black internals again (Triple Smoked Lenses with Gloss Black Paint)
Then we upgraded the factory Turn Signal bulb with a Switchback LED as well as junked the factory (White Only) DRL LED Boards and swapped in some Switchback LED Boards.
Then to give it that fancy-pants look, threw in some RGBWtf Rainbow Unicorn Triple Demon Eye accents.

These went on the truck and then it shipped out down to Texas.

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Camaro with Triple LED Upgraded Headlights

5/11/2018

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Love projects like these.....industry friends helping each other out.

Industry friend of mine El Stig sent a client my way after he'd purchased product from him in California.....the customer was more local to me, so i was able to help him out with the install.
Customer purchased RGBW Camaro LED Board Replacements, Demon Eyes and Halos....so I was able to get them installed.

This Chevy Camaro was already nicely equipped with many extras...so this only helps it stand out from the rest.

This was my first Camaro retrofit with the LED boards....and let me just say.....they are VERY tight and finicky compared to the rest of the GM family I'm used to working with.
The boards have to be installed just right with exact amount of pressure or else they will start to fail....which sucks because even at that amount of stress can occur from a solid bump or under normal driving experiences......but either way, I managed to get all 3 separate zones setup on this...and the customer can easily control them separately or together via his Diode Dynamics smart phone controller.

Overall, you can't hardly tell anything was done inside of these lights, minus the addition of the halo ring with the diffused cover to match the look of the OEM DRL strip.....but then once you turn them on, you can be blinded by the output.

Here are 200+ photos for you to see for yourself!

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Project QuadCeption - Chevy Silverado

4/29/2018

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This was a fun one.

Introducing.....Project QuadCeption

Customer brought in his 2006 Chevy Silverado. He'd had a bunch of work done at many different shops around the valley and wasn't happy with most of it....so he decided it was time to try someone new....
PHASE 1.....LIGHTS!

The client basically said "I'd like to take this to SEMA one day....build me some SEMA-worthy lights".
That's all I needed to hear.
I've wanted to do some gnarly Cat-Eye lights before, but never got the opportunity to do things my way....so here is what I proposed:

QUAD LED Projectors High/Low
QUAD Baja Designs Wide Cornering Flush Mount LED Pods
QUAD Upper Housing Eyebrow Switchback LED Strips
QUAD Lower Housing Eyebrow Switchback LED Strips
QUAD Multicolor Demon Eye Accent Lighting
QUAD Stage Series LED Bars in Bumper (Wide and Spot Lenses)
QUAD Tow Mirror Switchback LED Strips
Multicolor Wheel Well Accents
Interior Floor Lighting LED Upgrade (so driver can see what his Demon Eyes are doing)
Interior Lighting LED Upgrades
Subwoofer, Amp and Box Upgrade

So the easier housings to modify were the lower units. These I needed to stuff in some Baja flush mount pods and then mount the switchback strips....no problem....
I fabricated some custom ABS panels to match the external border of the internal housing....then I secure them mechanically via some gnarly heated staples....then sealed the units permanently with chemicals and body filler....then bedlinered the entire internal surfaces.
From there, I was going to blend the baja pods into the finished panel, but decided against it so they had a contrasting color (Brushed Black Aluminum vs Flat Black ABS.....it looked very nice.

Moving on to the upper housings, these were a complete mess to fabricate.....I didn't have the truck the first go-around....so I needed to make all the adjustments and tweaks as best I could without knowing clearances ......so I redesigned this bracket 3-4 times before I thought I had it just right....once I got the truck, I could easily tell I was off...so I redesigned it once more and got the fitment perfect! CBD makes these kickass brackets...but they are meant to fit smaller projectors....not necessarily the MLED units....which are MUCH wider and overall girthier....so I had to do quite a bit of trimming and a ton of spacing to make sure I clear the front lens and allow for minimal rear external protrusion.
Once the projectors were fitted, I was able to mod the truck....in order to make these fit, some of the front needed to be trimmed out and removed....this is definitely not a DIY Plug-n-Play set of headlights...so i doubt I'll be doing another set of these, unless someone wants to ship me their truck....luckily this customer was local.
The fronts were then fitted with some Ocular shrouds and trimmed to fit the mounting bracket as well as the outer headlight shroud.....one that was fitted with yet another set of Switchback LED strips.
The rear of these housings got a unique 'patch job'......I had originally planned on using the GTi-R shrouds for the front...but they didn't cover everything and they fit so damn well on the backside of the housing...so I used them to seal up the rear.....which I've never seen before...so i think it's a first :-D

After the upper and lower housings were sealed, I terminated ALL of the connectors with new Deutsche connections (2 way, 3 way and 4 way terminals) for a much more professional finish than I'm used to providing. This is much more expensive, but in the end, totally worth it...so i'll be doing this from here on out for all my clients!

The bumper got some sleek light bar upgrades as well.
I didn't want to add a bunch of cheap 50" or 85" LED bars that all the bro's are getting off Cheapazon....so I went with strategically placed 6" Diode Dynamic Stage Series light bars.
2 Wide Cornering bars replaced the factory Fog Light housings and 2 Spot bars went into the 2 small openings in the center of the bumper.
The wide cornering bars are on the factory foglight switch and can be used during On-Road use since they are DOT/SAE legal. The spot bars and the Baja Pods in the lower housings are placed on a switch near the foglight switch....these unleash the power of the sun, so are to be used Off-Road only....or to announce that another driver has done something wrong or was just plain stupid and their retina's will now pay for it!

The tow mirrors were simple....ish. He'd already purchased these aftermarket mirrors, but they still had the lame Amber running lights up front...so I swapped them for the switchback strips to mimic the front quads and then re-wired how the mirrors were hooked up so they functioned properly.
The combination of 12 Total Switchback strips (84" Total) is unreal....it's the brightest set of Running/Turn lights I've done to date and this beast looks amazing running down the road....truly sets off the lines on the front of this truck.....you can easily tell what kind of truck this is at midnight if it's coming head-on to you!

I patched in some multi-color floor well lighting inside of the truck so that the driver knows if his demon eyes are on and what they are doing.
The exterior multi-color wheel well lights are on a different controller and need no interior representation...as you can simply stick your head out the window and see what color they are on.

He also had a 12" Kicker L7 in a super custom box under his rear seat....that was hitting said seat and shredding the woofer surround apart....so i removed that and installed our 10" bedlinered sub/box/amp combo and gave him 800w of true power.....it was a much nicer install, gave him so more room under the seat and played the lows perfectly!

Overall, this was a fun, tiring and stressful build; but I'm glad he gave me the opportunity.....this is one of the brightest, most useful builds I've done. Not only does he have plenty of light, but every aspect of the build was purposefully done to provide ample light output in multiple conditions and situations.....plus...it just looks mean as hell!

Enjoy the 250+ photos below!

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Minnesota Silverado goes full LED

4/6/2018

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Client sent me his Chevy Silverado headlights for a slight make-over.
He'd previously purchased some Klearz sidemarker lenses to get rid of the Amber lenses....and then I upgraded the rest of the lights. I replaced everything halogen with LEDs.....we're talking Low Beam, High Beam, Switchback Turn Signals, Fog Light Beam, Brake Lights, Cargo Lights and all Interior Lights....I shipped him a whole gang of LEDs from the dudes over at Diode Dynamics.

For the headlights....something as simple as removing the Amber lenses can make the headlights look dramatically different.....it's crazy!
When you turn on the Highs, Lows and Running lights....ALL of the Profile LED products truly shine! They look great together!

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Here is how to properly 'Murder Out' an SUV

4/1/2018

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This build right here is what sets us apart from most other shops....in the truest sense.
While this may not be the most epic massive build we're ever done....this shows what we can truly get done when customers trust us and leave it up to the professionals!

This client has been following us for quite some time (since he lives near the shop) and he acquired this GMC Yukon Denali from his 'papa' after his passing. In honor of him, the client wanted to make this Denali stand out among the rest...but make it a nice tribute at the same time. He had a general idea of what he wanted to do; but mainly let us do our thing and couldn't wait to see the final result.

Here is all we did:

De-Chrome ENTIRE vehicle
Tint Windows
Smoke Taillights
Custom Headlights
LED Foglights
LED Light Bar
Custom Front Grill
Lowering Springs
New Wheels
Performance Intake
Painted Brake Calipers

So....this is Phase 1 of this build....the client has already stated he'll be back for me.....but this was the dramatic 'visual' portion of the build....and boy did we acheive that! No other shop in the valley could take a vehicle like this and achieve this look without shipping 1/2 of the parts off for other specialty shops to help.....we facilitated every aspect of this build for the client!

DE-CHROME
This was a massive portion of the build. over 1/2 of the chrome pieces on this car simply DO NOT come off...if they do, you're pretty much assured they'll break and you CAN NOT replace them.....so we did a 50/50 WRAP and PAINT. The parts we could remove, were taking to our homie Lewin to throw down that Gloss Black amazingness....and the rest were wrapped in Gloss Black by the gents over at Eidetic Creations.
In the process of removing ALL of these intricate chrome pieces, we also grenaded the OEM grill and prepped that for paint. We also removed all the factory lighting and either threw some away, prepped for paint or stuck them in the oven for customization....@250 degrees!
We tinted the remainder of the windows to match the rest and give it that sleek murdered look.

SUSPENSION
We installed a 2"/3" Lowering Kit via new springs....this brought the SUV down to the perfect ride height...as they left plenty of room to play with from the factory.
Then we wrapped his nearly new existing tires around his new 22" Dub wheels....which fit perfectly with the overall look of the build we had envisioned!
While we were in there messing with the suspension, we remove the brake assemblies and coated them in a nice hotrod Red brake caliper paint....so they'll stick out through the new wheels and give it that slight accent color that's deserving of this menacing beast!

LIGHTS
The client knew he wanted custom headlights....but in a pinch I couldn't give him the full meal deal of what could be done.....so we settled on 'do what you can in as little time as possible'....and that's what we did.
I split open the headlights and fully blacked out everything. There was some intricate masking involved because GMC actually has a nice little Carbon Fiber panel inside...which is not removable...but I wanted to keep it. The memorial portion of this build was to be a surprise to his G-Ma and recreate his PaPa's business logo and discretely place it somewhere few would notice without it being pointed out.....what better place to do this than INSIDE the headlights.
I had the gents over at Eidetic recreate this old logo from a picture....then I placed it inside the the high beam bucket and it blends in nicely! The client also asked for a some subtle 'Hustle' texts.....as that's how he got to where he is today....so a nice small Matte Black on Gloss Black combo hides it perfectly!
Whilst I was in there, i also threw in some Red Passive Demon Eye paint....so at the right angle, this beast looks pissed off!
For the foglights, we replaced them with our Morimoto XB LED Fog Assemblies.
The Rear taillights got the "trax dark" smoked and the front grill got a Baja Designs 30" Squadron light bar!

This was one of those projects where we touched about every inch of this thing and it truly shows.....it completely changed the look of this ride. So much so, Ryan didn't really want to give it back....and while it was getting the final touches in the shop, NUMEROUS clients offered to take ownership of it before giving it back to the actual owner......which means we must have did something right! Even after the fact, we didn't put our logo on this car and we are STILL getting people saying that they spotted it in the wild and thought "I bet them Trax boys did that thing"

This was such a fun build.....can't wait to get it back for Phase 2!

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Base Model Camaro is now SS-ish

3/31/2018

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This was....uhm.....and interesting last minute build.
Local dealership had a mix-up with a client of theirs. He wanted an SS Camaro...but they didn't have one in stock...so they sold him a base model Camaro and told him they can upgrade the look of it to resemble the SS.....so they added a spoiler, a new hood and then said they'd do some custom lights on it.

I got the call that they need some SS lights upgraded with some color changing options....so I ordered the SS DRL Board upgrades and waited for them to drop off the housings.......which, when I received them, a massive red flag went up.....these aren't SS lights.
The mix-up with the dealership to me was they wanted me to make SS lights out of these Base lights.....and get them done in a day or two.

So the SS lights are completely different internally...in that they have a more centrally located HID projector with a nice factory DRL strip.
So.....I 'could' have built them a set from scratch...but Budget and Time didn't permit....so next best thing......add RGB Multi-Color demon eyes and a Switchback LED strip to these and call it a day.

All-in-All....these do give the lights a different look and they match well with the existing bumper DRL strips.....the added touch of the switchback feature and multi-colored Demon Eyes helps it stand out from the rest of the base model Camaro's......but I feel like the owner will be back for an Actual SS conversion....which we'll post up once we get it hammered out.

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#SaltySubi is ready for a roadtrip

3/30/2018

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Good friend of mine brought in her new Subaru Impreza for some roadtrip upgrades.
Her and her friend are traveling down to Arizona to catch a country music festival and this thing needed whipped into roadtrip shape!

First off....she needed to be able to see better at night.
So first things first....upgraded her factory lighting to 35w Morimoto/Hylux HIDs....properly aligned she can now safely navigate the highway and see 3-5Xs better.
Then....this is where her import side came out.....she wanted to upgrade the non-existent fog lights.....but, after talking it through, I suggested we do dual 6" Stage Series LED bars....for 2 reasons.....1, for now, she can become a true Subi-fanatic and rock the AMBER fog light output. 2, in the future, when she wants some real light, we can swap the lenses back to clear and she can have even MORE output with White fogs.
Either way, these were installed on a custom switch inside the cabin and are aimed properly so as not to annoy oncoming traffic THAT much....while these are SAE/DOT legal, the bright AMBER can be too much for some people.

Moving on to the rear, I smoked ALL her taillights to give it that nice blended look of Gloss Black. She still has 95% light illumination so she shouldn't have any issues with the 5-0!

She then provided me with very 'subi'-ish fender rock guards...which is a good upgrade as it'll save her fenders/rockers paint in the long run....and get her plenty of thumbs up and passing vape-cloud compliments from other subi owners :-D

Whilst I was installing the rock guards, she debadged the entire back side to clean it up a bit....with help and guidance from myself and the ever so helpful shop dog goose!

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Sierra Headlights get the extra touch

3/29/2018

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Oh Hey...look! Some GMC Sierra headlights....haven't done a set of these yet :-)

Customer sent in his lights to get the Trax touch.....with his provided Klearz lenses and Profile Halos.

While we don't normally like halos (they typically take away from the look of the headlights when everything is OFF)....we opted to do these because they match the White lenses from Klearz.

We did our Morimoto D2S projector upgrade with CBD adapters, 35w bulbs and hylux ballasts....but this time we did a custom GMC lens etch to match the grill of the truck....subtle touches like this can make/break the build.

We also upgraded the boards with Diode Dynamics switchbacks......trusted and true...best way to achieve a unique look and have other Sierra owners asking where he got the lights simply by turning on his turn signals...

Then we did our RGBWtf Rainbow Unicorn upgrade with the Triple Demon Eye accent lights.

The halos are a different style of LEDs so they are on their own separate controller...but can be the same solid colors as the Demon Eyes...so they can work in conjunction or fully separate. They are RGBWA...so they do multi color, White AND Amber for turn signals.

Then we painted all the internals Gloss Black and swapped the lenses for the Klearz white frosted look.

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Black on White will always look good

3/24/2018

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Wrapped up another quick set of GMC Sierra headlights....these were more Function Over Form....but with a little bit of visual upgrades.

First off, while these Sierra headlights are $1200 EACH from the dealership...the internals are pretty much junk. The factory 25w HID projectors are better than what most people are used to....but for actual on-road use, they don't put out a whole lot of light.
So I junked those and swapped in some Morimoto D2S Projectors with 35w D2S Bulbs and Hylux 35w ballasts....this will provide a MUCH cleaner, wider and further output over the stock unit.

Then I upgraded the factory DRL boards, as usual. Normally these are just White....but to make them brighter and cooler, I upgraded the boards to the Diode Dynamic switchback boards...so now they are WHITE for running/DRLs and then AMBER for turn signals.
Also upgraded was the factory turn signal bulb....which is not a switchback bulb as well....so everything internally is either WHITE or AMBER to match each other.

The internal shroud was painted Gloss Black and all three lenses were replaced with White Frosted replacements from Klearz.

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Dodge Ram gets a bit of a makeover

2/24/2018

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So this build was interesting.
Client called and wanted to hook up his wife's truck...but didn't really know how or what she wanted....they knew they just wanted to change the look of it and gave me free reign to do my thing.

I had an idea to make this somewhat quick and help them out.
So I called my buddy that I built his SEMA lights for him last year and asked if he still had his previous headlights that someone else modded for the same truck a few years ago.....this way I could get a set of 2013+ headlights with projectors already and then modify them to match this truck.

That was a great plan until I actually opened them up.
Not sure who built these headlights....but they didn't really know what they were doing.....er....at least the correct way to do things.
They cut out the lens and in the process completely messed up the outer channels.
Moving on to the insides...they painted over the entire LED DRL section so there was no chrome to actually reflect the LEDs....they basically painted everything inside WHITE.....which was partially ok because it matches this customers truck....but I wanted to do a two-tone look with some black.
After chemically striping what I needed to...about 10 times...I was able to throw down some textured black paint to clean up the mess that was left over and turn the lights into something unique looking to match the truck.
Then I upgraded the factory DRL LEDs to Diode Dynamics RGBWA boards...so this gives here the unique look of WHITE running lights (whereas the factory lights are all Amber) and then the option of changing the color to whatever you she may want.....and then when turn signals are activated, they'll switch to AMBER and bypass everything.....spiffy!
I then did my signature Air-Vent Indication LED inside the truck so she'll know what color she's on when she's got the colors changing.
I also upgraded the headlights to the Profile LED bulbs...which I normally do not like LED plug-n-play bulbs...but with proper adjustment in these factory projectors.....the output is actually VERY decent....no visible dark spots and the instant-on is greatly appreciated!

Moving onto the rear of the truck....I had my good buddy smoke the taillights and 3rd brake light to match the white/black theme of the truck better.

Next up was the Foglights.....these had JUST came out a month or so prior to this build so they were of course on back order....but the truck WILL be getting Morimoto LED Housings to replace the factory chrome housings....then the final piece of the puzzle will be the chrome bumper....we'll be wrapping or painting that...but color and scheme is yet to be determined.....I'll update this post when we figure that out and when the customer comes back in to get her new fogs installed

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Grand Cherokee gets a Grand Electrical Update

2/20/2018

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Client from out of the state wanted to do something nice for his girlfriend that lives here....so he bought her a Jeep Grand Cherokee.....well it'd had a bunch of shotty work done to it and he needed it fixed up so it's safer for her and puts a smile on her face.
The stereo system looked like it would have burned the Jeep down if she hit a bump hard enough and the headlight looked like it was shot with a .22 or something.

Here is what we did:

Arc Audio 850.5 5 Channel Amplifier
Arc Audio XDi 5.2 5.25" Component Front Speakers
Arc Audio XDi 502 5.25" Coaxial Rear Speakers
Pioneer DEH-S6000BS Bluetooth Headunit
Black LED High/Low Headlights

I crammed the 5 channel amp under the drivers seat so it's out of the way and has somewhat easy access to mess with the settings.
This powers the front 5.25" component speakers which I placed the tweeters in the perfect location by the door handle....this beat the crap out of the 4x6s that were in the dash area.
This also powers the rear 5.25" coaxial speakers that are in a rear roof additional pod that was existing.
The car came with a 10" Kicker subwoofer in a bandpass box already but the owner might be replacing it with a custom box to get more storage space....but for now, the kicker provided plenty of low bass!

The headlights were a drop-in replacement....so those went in super easy and fast and provide a MUCH safer/brighter driving experience.

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135 Pics on how to make a Cowboys Fan Happy

2/19/2018

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This was a fun little project.
Client brought in his brand new 2018 Ford F150 to get some custom headlights made and an overall exterior lighting upgrade!

He mentioned he's a big Cowboys fan, since he's from Texas and wanted to bring that into the mix.
He told me to take free-reign on the design aspect of the truck and that's what I did.

Delete all the chrome and go full Two-Tone...Blue and Black!

Smoked the taillights and 3rd Brake Light
Installed the Ford-Specific Morimoto LED Foglights
Dual HID Projector Retrofit with 'Dallas' and 'Cowboys' etched into the lenses.
Full 35w 5000k Morimoto and Hylux HID Upgrade
Quad Multi-Color Demon Eye Accent Lighting
Profile Switchback LED Turn Signals
Interior Demon Eye 'Notification' Floor Accent Lighting

This was my first time doing the new style of Ford headlights...these suckers are huge.....but still barely fit into Recardo DeRange....so that's good.
Did a nice two-tone Matte Black on Factory Ford Blue and the combo couldn't have came out better....super sexy blue color.
The Dual Demon Eyes accent the custom designs Dallas Cowboys logos and then the customer doesn't have a problem seeing which color is on when he's driving because his feet are lit up the same color......even though you should never drive with any other color besides White or Amber *Looks sternly at the audience*

The Morimoto LED foglights cleaned up the rest of the chrome in the front and provided him with much more light to the sides of the truck which help when corning.

Smoking the rear tails and 3rd light finished off the truck and gave it the sleek look the owner really wanted.

Look for this dope truck rollin' around the streets of Boise....it'll be hard to miss!

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Project Dozer has set phasers to stun

1/20/2018

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OH MAN

If you've been into my shop anytime in the last year and a half...maybe more....you've definitely seen these lights hanging around.
My homie Lewin needed some refreshed headlights for Project Dozer....his Lifted Dodge Ram truck.
This time, he wanted to go away from the 'subtle' approach and move more towards the "hey, hey you, look at me" lifestyle....not that Dozer doesn't already demand your attention.

Anyways, this project started off with a Version 7 Bi-Xenon HID Projector that got a nice Passive Green Demon Eye Paint Job to get that 'green' look when OFF. Then I added a Multi-Colored Active Demon Eye accent strip in there to show you the kick ass etched 'Trax' logo with hex boarder in ANY color you want....via a Bluetooth controller on his smart phone.

Then we covered ALL that goodness up with a Hydro-graphic dipped digi-camo Apollo shroud that was first painted Green to match his pin-stripe.

Then to be even more obnoxious, we opted to remove the factory turn signal bulb and housing completely and replace it with 3 Morimoto ModPod Switchback LED pods that were coated in the same green color. These bad boys are SUPER bright and what you'll most likely see when he's coming up on your from behind......something something that's what she said......

These lights actually match the truck VERY well for how little amount of green there actually is.....it turned out sick!
My favorite feature is the effect the Active Demon Eyes give off due to the placement of them and the hex border etching....he's now got his very own aurora borealis at the push of a button on his smart phone!

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Cali Sierra gets the Trax "Midnight Package"

1/1/2018

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Client out of California sent me all his lights from his GMC Sierra to get the Trax Customs 'Midnight Package' Upgrade.....or at least that's what I'm calling it.

He sent me his factory projector headlights, chrome tow mirrors, rear taillights and 3rd brake lights.

HEADLIGHTS
For these, I simply deleted the factory amber lenses, upgraded his turn signals to a switchback version and blacked everything out except the factory clear lenses for the DRLs.

TOW MIRRORS
I cracked these open and upgraded the factory Amber running lights to Profile Switchback White/Amber LED strips....and then put them behind some Klearz Smoked Lenses and upgraded the chrome Upper/Lower covers to some factory Black ABS Plastic Covers.

TAILLIGHTS
Lewin gave these my 'Trax Dark' smoked treatment.....these are your average rattle-can taillights...these bad boys will blend with your factory paint and actually show you the flaws in your factory paint due to the high glossy-ness of the paint on the tails. They still allow 90% of light to pass through...so you shouldn't have any legality issues either.

I'll post pics once they are mounted up on the truck when it's complete.....it's getting fully rebuilt on the suspension side down in Cali currently.

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Slowly but efficiently building a C10

12/9/2017

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A Good Buddy of mine brought in his GMC C10 truck that he recently-ish purchased.
He came to me asking how much it costs to restore one of these and how much those SEMA trucks are that he sees me post pictures of. That kind of a loaded question....but basically breaks down to "How much do you wanna spend on it".....because restoring old vehicles can be VERY spendy.....but they can also be managed financially well if you have a plan.
That's where we started.

I told him let's get some of the mechanical things out of the way first, then we'll move on to the feel good interior/audio/lighting upgrades, then you can figure out the look of it and just keep building on it as we go......so, a month or so ago, he brought it in and we did a few things to it:

Lowered entire truck 3"
Relocated Interior Gas tank to Rear of Truck bed, under truck bed
New Long Tube Headers with Full Exhaust System
Fixed minor leaks and mechanical issues

Now that the beast was awoken, it was time to make the truck more fun to drive....mainly the ability to drive.
The owner is all of 6'-5"-ish.....and the super awesome JDM seats someone put in there made it impossible to drive and not fly off the road if you happened to laugh or so anything that would cause your stomach or kneed to move slightly...as they were resting on the steering wheel and gear shifter.....basically, he was making love to his truck everytime he got in the thing because the seat was much to large and close to the dash.

Solution?

Full Interior Swap-Out.
Easier said than done....and after looking in lower profile seats, I found that short of going to the junk yard and finding newer seats and having them re-upholstered to have no headrests so they'd fit below the window line of the rear of the truck.....this was going to be tricky.......then I found TMC interiors. They offered a fully fabricated interior kit for a very reasonable price.
This came with Dual Bucket seats, a center console, full dash cover and full door panel covers.....in your choice of two color combos...or you could get fully custom with it...but I knew the two-tone brown/tan combo would work flawlessly with the Teal paint of the truck.

The new bucket seats saved us about 6-9"s of room and now the owner can comfortably drive this beast.

Next up...the lights.....the owners other truck has more lights than what most could dream of, so this truck had to be the same.....but tastefully done....so I went the non-traditional route and swapped out the separate high and low beam headlights for Quad high/low beam LED projector pods......Hiese Lighting offers affordable Chrome 5.5" Dual Beam headlights that fit right in place....ish. I just needed to fabricate some wiring harnesses to tie them into the factory wiring and BOOM....he's got 8000 lumen to work with.....about 7000 more than most people :-D

How bout that audio setup?

Well, since, as you can tell by the pictures, the interior is FAR from done due to the floor pans being rusted out, we went simple for now on the audio side.
Most important part, get a Retro headunit in there to look the part and then get some noise going.
Started with the Retrosounds Hermosa Bluetooth headunit with C10 faceplate and knobs.
Then did the C10 Kick panels with the Retrosounds 6.5" Component speakers....which got some sound deadening behind the plastic panels.
This setup sound good...but needs some lower end help once the floors are re-welded/patched, sound deadened and carpeted....THEN some BOOM can go in and this truck will be audibly perfect!

For now....we're done.....but watch out for more on this one!