I Have A Confession To Make...

[Viet Nam Vette]

I don't know where my front outer fendors are..??:crying: When I drive my 3 I CAN figure out where my passenger side tires are on the road my looking at the center of the hood in relation to the outer edge of the raod and checking in the side mirror.

But, here's where I wimp out...and I'm not afraid to to confess...When I pull up close to an object it's very hard to tell Where TF those front flared teeny tiny fendoors are on the passenger side "Front". The rears I can see in the mirror. But when you pull in on an angle...it get's "F" ed up.

The driver side ain't too bad ..but the passenger side sucks. I think I need a set of traning wheels so to speak. You know, two little rods attached to the small front fendors that stick up above the hood with fulorescent ping pong balls on the top. You know like your friendly neighboorhood Garbage Truck.

:jump:


Too Bad they don't makle a set for the 3...I could also collect garbage on the side and make a few bucks:clapping:

WTF do you do...???

[Demo]

Do three Hail Mary's on ten jumping jacks. Peace be with you.

[Hmmm2]

I thank the Man up above every day for my double length
"curb finders". Nothin' like a curb finder on a Hummer I always say! :giggling:

[Steve - SanJose]

potential new product?:giggling:

[Viet Nam Vette]

potential new product?:giggling:

You know Steve .. I was thinking the same thing..:perfect10s:

[RubHer Yellow Ducky]

I posted about that about a year ago...

Went to several LARGE TRUCK STOPS, plus on line and could only find the very large ones like maybe 3 feet tall and a wired led at the tip..

[trailerpup]

...as long as they're chrome!!

[Viet Nam Vette]

Do three Hail Mary's on ten jumping jacks. Peace be with you.

I guess when your wheel-en off road, you ain't gotta worry bout wacken anything with those teeny tiny fendors...

[Viet Nam Vette]

I posted about that about a year ago...

Went to several LARGE TRUCK STOPS, plus on line and could only find the very large ones like maybe 3 feet tall and a wired led at the tip..

Didn't see your post Duck... So what did you finally do..??

[Viet Nam Vette]

I thank the Man up above every day for my double length
"curb finders". Nothin' like a curb finder on a Hummer I always say! :giggling:

Maybe I could mount them upside down on the top of the fendor..

:jump:

[Viet Nam Vette]

...as long as they're chrome!!

http://www.geocities.com/daulquad/bling.jpg

[Gunner_45]

Fender Finders---:jump:

http://www.rodoncorp.com/truck/3.1.fenderfinders.html

http://www.rodoncorp.com/images/fender_app.gif

[Viet Nam Vette]

Fender Finders---:jump:

http://www.rodoncorp.com/truck/3.1.fenderfinders.html

http://www.rodoncorp.com/images/fender_app.gif

Cool Gunner...
Kinda big ....and they look like candy canes.. Need to invent a power operated telescoping ..joint... that shoots out of the fendor when needed...
:jump:

[H3less]

With your stereo off, air off, and windows open you slowly and very gingerly ease your way up to the object you do not want to scrape, crunch or have any other nastiness happen to your truck, then move to the point you can hear the noise you think it would make when you come in contact with those bad things and you will know you are there! Then you make a permanent record of that point and mentally back it off a couple of inches and you will know when to stop in the future. :giggling:

[Steve - SanJose]

http://www.geocities.com/daulquad/bling.jpg
w/neon lighting

[Viet Nam Vette]

With your stereo off, air off, and windows open you slowly and very gingerly ease your way up to the object you do not want to scrape, crunch or have any other nastiness happen to your truck, then move to the point you can hear the noise you think it would make when you come in contact with those bad things and you will know you are there! Then you make a permanent record of that point and mentally back it off a couple of inches and you will know when to stop in the future. :giggling:

Oh.. I see... So I guess you sit in your lounge chair and close your eyes and pretend your driving your H3 down the road with a Big T_ Ty Blonde along side you fondling your gearshift.

And when she moans ... you make a mental note of where your hand was so you can get that excact spot later.

Or..when you change your Forum Name from H3less to Gotta 3:giggling:

[H3less]

Oh.. I see... So I guess you sit in your lounge chair and close your eyes and pretend your driving your H3 down the road with a Big T_ Ty Blonde along side you fondling your gearshift.

And when she moans ... you make a mental note of where your hand was so you can get that excact spot later.

Or..when you change your Forum Name from H3less to Gotta 3:giggling:
:iagree: Very good! You were one day were I am now, just a wanabe! :crying:
It also works for any other truck, just ask my wife!
Now I have to get back to that idea you gave me,:excited: :excited: :excited:

[lance-n]

hey vette
here is a suggestion;

instead of the curb "finders"
why dont you go get a set of curb "feelers"
like the old la bamba's had in the 70's?

they attach to a lower part of a fender,
are like a foot long or so,
are mounted at a 45 degree downward angle,
and they are made of like a spring (chromed for the bling factor)

They make a noise when you get within a few inches of anything.

That would be classic!!!!!!!!

The other approach is simply to keep in mind that the edge of the front tire is in alignment with the edge of the rear tire, so using the sideview mirror angled down a little and looking at the position of the rear tire you can infer the position of the front tire. :clapping:

[NEOCON1]

:jump:

get some 35's they stick out further than the fenders ;)

[Steve - SanJose]

:jump:

get some 35's they stick out further than the fenders ;)

Technically you are right, 9" sidewalls protect the alloy wheels from curb damage quite well.:D

[Desert Dan]

If you have a brush guard you could probably put some zip ties (or American Flags) up there so you would know where the front corners are. Since you can't see the fenders you have to imagine how far the stick out past the edge of teh hood.

Try raising the seat up for awhile that might help.

I am still getting used to the extra width of the H3 because I've been driving Jeeps and Toyotas for so long.

[Agriv8r]

just pull in and when you hear the noise, STOP!!!

[Viet Nam Vette]

hey vette
here is a suggestion;

instead of the curb "finders"
why dont you go get a set of curb "feelers"
like the old la bamba's had in the 70's?

they attach to a lower part of a fender,
are like a foot long or so,
are mounted at a 45 degree downward angle,
and they are made of like a spring (chromed for the bling factor)

They make a noise when you get within a few inches of anything.

That would be classic!!!!!!!!

The other approach is simply to keep in mind that the edge of the front tire is in alignment with the edge of the rear tire, so using the sideview mirror angled down a little and looking at the position of the rear tire you can infer the position of the front tire. :clapping:

The above may be cool....


But read the below

I tinks da be da same ting


By "HMMM3"
I thank the Man up above every day for my double length
"curb finders". Nothin' like a curb finder on a Hummer I always say! :giggling:

[Viet Nam Vette]

:jump:

get some 35's they stick out further than the fenders ;)

Dat's cool....I could use the 35's to ram into the blockage and then I'd know where my fendors be..:clapping:

[Viet Nam Vette]

If you have a brush guard you could probably put some zip ties (or American Flags) up there so you would know where the front corners are. Since you can't see the fenders you have to imagine how far the stick out past the edge of teh hood.

Try raising the seat up for awhile that might help.

I am still getting used to the extra width of the H3 because I've been driving Jeeps and Toyotas for so long.

Don't have a bling gaurd... But I could drill out the chrome grill end trim by the turn len's and stick some chop sticks in their.

:D

[Viet Nam Vette]

just pull in and when you hear the noise, STOP!!!

Now I didn't expect that from you Chuck....:D

[Hmmm2]

hey vette
here is a suggestion;

instead of the curb "finders"
why dont you go get a set of curb "feelers"
like the old la bamba's had in the 70's?

they attach to a lower part of a fender,
are like a foot long or so,
are mounted at a 45 degree downward angle,
and they are made of like a spring (chromed for the bling factor)

They make a noise when you get within a few inches of anything.

That would be classic!!!!!!!!
That's what I meant when I called them "curb finders" up above. LOL! Vette thought about using them in a vertical position on the fenders, but they wouldn't stay erect ... they are sorta floppy. :giggling:

[Steve - SanJose]

Confess next Sunday.

[H3less]

just pull in and when you hear the noise, STOP!!!

Maybe great minds think alike:beerchug: :D

[Viet Nam Vette]

That's what I meant when I called them "curb finders" up above. LOL! Vette thought about using them in a vertical position on the fenders, but they wouldn't stay erect ... they are sorta floppy. :giggling:

Yeah I hear yah.. Had a thought last night as I walked pass the front of the 3. There's a space at the end of the chrome grill where the fendors in question meet.

It's almost big enough to slide a clear plastic rod maybe about 3-5 inches long and approximeatly 1/8th to 3/16 inchs in diameter in between the grill and fendor with a little pushing force. Or, even maybe some kind of a rubberized snap type clip on the grill trim to hold it their.

It coiuld then be lit with a small LED attached some how to glow at night.
In the day it wouldn't be that visable untill up close.

Ok... Who's gonna build the first set..??:popcorn: :D

[Viet Nam Vette]

Confess next Sunday.
I'm Jewish.... We don't do that stuff.:D

[Viet Nam Vette]

Maybe great minds think alike:beerchug: :D

Yeah.. I have to admit.. I did think about it..but my insurance company won't go for that.:D

[usetosellhummer]

Please, just don't. Take your truck to a parking lot and pratice or go drive an H1 for a week then you will be fine. And please do not.
pop rivit stuff to your truck
put a knob on the steering wheel
use glue or calk to stick things to the dash or interior
put old carpet pieces in your truck to protect your floor mats
put large mud guards with reflectors
retro fit accessories to your H3 from pick-ups
all these things are signs you should be driving a Buick.

[Steve - SanJose]

I'm Jewish.... We don't do that stuff.:D

Do you have one of those hats?

[H3less]

Please, just don't. Take your truck to a parking lot and pratice or go drive an H1 for a week then you will be fine. And please do not.
pop rivit stuff to your truck
put a knob on the steering wheel
use glue or calk to stick things to the dash or interior
put old carpet pieces in your truck to protect your floor mats
put large mud guards with reflectors
retro fit accessories to your H3 from pick-ups
all these things are signs you should be driving a Buick.

I love the Knob thing, I saw one of those the other day and said "they still make those"? The funny thing is that it was on a car with power steering, weren't those designed for trucks and tractors that were hard to maneuver without power steering?

[usetosellhummer]

my old man did all of thee above.

[Viet Nam Vette]

Do you have one of those hats?

Plenty .. I cut 10 Black Bra's in half and ended up with 20 Yam-Ic-ca's with chin straps...:fdance:

[usetosellhummer]

LOL:jump:

[Spuds]

Plenty .. I cut 10 Black Bra's in half and ended up with 20 Yam-Ic-ca's with chin straps...:fdance:

So what size melon do you have.....?

B?
C?
D?
DD??? :giggling:

[Viet Nam Vette]

So what size melon do you have.....?

B?
C?
D?
DD??? :giggling:

44 Triple "C"...not counting the Nipple.:D

[lance-n]

I hate to quote myself but...

"The other approach is simply to keep in mind that the edge of the front tire is in alignment with the edge of the rear tire, so using the sideview mirror angled down a little and looking at the position of the rear tire you can infer the position of the front tire."

Just think about geometry in high school, or multiple combination shots playing pool.

If you can just visualize the angles, you shouldn't have any trouble.

And about rims - the only scratches I have on mine are on the rims!
When I had an alignment done last year the dipsh!ts (dipSH@#$%s) at the shop somehow scratched up every single rim. It is mindboggling how that was done, since I have the 33's on the stock rims and the rubber sidewall sticks out at least a couple inch from the rim!
:dancingbanana: :dancingbanana: :dancingbanana: :dancingbanana:

[Hmmm2]

44 Triple "C"...not counting the Nipple.:D

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