Spent the weekend putting new goodies on.

[h2con]

I got some smoked roof marker light covers along with the smoked front led turn signals and side lights. I figured as long as I have the front grill off I would install some billet grill inserts. It was time for a change in my H2's look.

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I had also been thinking about hid's for a couple years. I did a lot of research and was going to get a kit made by DDM tuning. Then I read that there new stuff has problems. Not made as good as previous years. Thats when I looked more and found a great kit made by a company called Kensun. They come in a metal case and everything included seemed of great quality. I bought a 35w bi-xenon hid kit in 5000k color. I got it for $80 shipped.

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This pic I have installed only the drivers side hid. These pics were taken with my iphone so they aren't the best.

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Here is how I mounted everything. I used 3m tape to install the ballast, hi/low controller and voltage regulator.

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All done and put back together.

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Looks good... Curious what lights you have mounted on either side of your skidplate?

[Humvee21]

']Looks good... Curious what lights you have mounted on either side of your skidplate?

x2

[h2con]

I had bought them on sale for $25 last year from Advance auto. Here they are at Autozone http://www.autozone.com/autozone/accessories/Pilot-Automotive-2-3-8-x-2-1-8-x-2-in-55-Watts-halogen-crystal-rod-fog-light-with-illuminated-rocker-switch/_/N-255s?itemIdentifier=879256 If you search you can find them for a good deal. They are really good quality. I mounted them to the outside skid plate bolts. I like the look. I have them wired so when the brights are on they are off. I change my own oil so I just let them hang when I remove the skid plate.

[guruerror]

I had bought them on sale for $25 last year from Advance auto. Here they are at Autozone http://www.autozone.com/autozone/accessories/Pilot-Automotive-2-3-8-x-2-1-8-x-2-in-55-Watts-halogen-crystal-rod-fog-light-with-illuminated-rocker-switch/_/N-255s?itemIdentifier=879256 If you search you can find them for a good deal. They are really good quality. I mounted them to the outside skid plate bolts. I like the look. I have them wired so when the brights are on they are off. I change my own oil so I just let them hang when I remove the skid plate.
...side question; why do you remove your skid plate to change your oil?

[h2con]

I had originally polished my skid plate so every time I changed my oil she would get a buff job. Now I just like to get a better view at whats going on down there with it off. Check the front diff etc.

[guruerror]

I had originally polished my skid plate so every time I changed my oil she would get a buff job. Now I just like to get a better view at whats going on down there with it off. Check the front diff etc.
POLISHED the skid plate...?! O.K.

[h2con]

Yes polished. When I bought my truck nine years ago I had the skid plate polished to a mirror finish. In order to keep it that way i had to keep polishing it. After a while that got old. I just find it easier for me to continue to remove it and then do my work under there.

[Easy Ed]

Yup, I polished mine a couple times too using the same polish I used on the back wheel of the 1999 HD Night Train. Now I don't bother with it.

I too take the skid plate off when I do a lube, oil and rotate the tires so I can look around at the underside of things.

Different strokes for different folks ;)

Yes polished. When I bought my truck nine years ago I had the skid plate polished to a mirror finish. In order to keep it that way i had to keep polishing it. After a while that got old. I just find it easier for me to continue to remove it and then do my work under there.

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Why dont you polish the skid up all nice and shiny then clear coat the ****er- Never have to deal w/ it again.

[h2con]

']Why dont you polish the skid up all nice and shiny then clear coat the ****er- Never have to deal w/ it again.

If I ever shine it up again that's what I would do. I have seen a couple skid plates with the H2 and the surrounding area painted different colors. I liked the way it looked.

[guruerror]

I guess I'm from a different school of thought...the more I beat mine up, the better I think it looks!

I mean...fuk making it look pretty, it's a SKID plate. It's made to take abuse, not be tarted up like a serving platter.

[h2con]

I guess I'm from a different school of thought...the more I beat mine up, the better I think it looks!

I mean...fuk making it look pretty, it's a SKID plate. It's made to take abuse, not be tarted up like a serving platter.

Your right its a skid plate and made for beating on. I live in Florida and don't have any rocks to scrape it up with. Trail driving in the sand. So if its not going to get scraped up to sh*t so why not keep it looking nice. Now if I still lived in MI I wouldn't bother doing anything to it. I couldn't keep anything clean and the rock chips living on a dirt road. I have had my truck 9 years now and people still say it looks like it came off the showroom floor. It has never been washed or waxed by anything or one but me. Even my dirt toys get broken down and detailed out after a dirty ride. Still look new. This pic also shows proof for the saying "If the hammer doesn't work get a bigger hammer". It worked!:)

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[guruerror]

Uh...would that be an XLR in the background?! SSSSSS-WEET!

[h2con]

Uh...would that be an XLR in the background?! SSSSSS-WEET!

That's my little girl. She is a garage queen. That car and the H2 are two I never can part with.

[guruerror]

That's my little girl. She is a garage queen. That car and the H2 are two I never can part with.
I feel ya! My neighbor had an XLR V-series...so sharp!

[h2con]

I feel ya! My neighbor had an XLR V-series...so sharp!

Well, she could lose her home to a XLR V series. Killer car for sure!