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Wagan Tech 20 LED Work Light and 7 LED Flashlight Review - Video

Wagan Tech 20 LED Work Light and 7 LED Flashlight Review

Today we are going to be showing you part number WC2400. This is the 20 LED Work Light and 7 LED Flashlight from Wagan Tech. This has heavy-duty construction housing and it has 20 bright diodes in the work light and 7 diodes in the flashlight. It has a water-resistant casing and it has a magnetized side for hands-free operation. We are going to go ahead and show you how this works in a moment. more


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Posted: 11/21/2008 5:57:00 PM



Pilot Automotive License Plate Tag Frame with a Backup Sensor Review - Video

Pilot Automotive  License Plate Tag Frame with a Backup Sensor Review

Today we are going to show you part number MS-913 from Pilot Automotive. This is the License Plate Tag Frame with a Backup Sensor. And this is basically a license plate frame with two sensors on the sides and then a monitor that gets installed at the front of the vehicle. It is a very easy plug and play installation. You only have to hook up two wires at the back of the vehicle to install it. more


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Posted: 11/21/2008 5:48:14 PM



Thule Professional Cap Ladder Rack System Installation - Video

Thule Professional Cap Ladder Rack System Installation

Today we are going to install part number TH342 from Thule. This is part of the Professional Line. This is a Cap Rack System that gets bolted to the top of the cap of your truck whether it be a fiberglass unit as we have shown here or an aluminum unit that can be also available. The first step involved is to find a place where you can actually mount the rack itself. Generally, in the corners of the cap area is going to be your strongest area. Try not to go too far forward away from the corner, to keep it as strong as possible. Also, you have to take into account what is underneath here. On aluminum racks, you have the bars that are going across the frame of it. And also, on some fiberglass caps, such as this one, there is a layer of insulation or a thicker material underneath here. We actually had to fit between that thicker layer and the corner here, so that is why these are sitting as far in the corner as possible. And once you have the pads in place where you want them, we did tape them down to hold everything in place. And we will go ahead and drill out our holes to mount them. more


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Posted: 11/17/2008 3:25:39 PM



Cipa Custom Towing Mirror Review - Video

Cipa Custom Towing Mirror Review

Today we are going to show you part number 10501 from Cipa. This is Cipas Custom Towing Mirror. These mirrors are custom made for each individual vehicle. In this instance, we actually use a Dodge Durango for our test fit. This mirror extension sits up on the factory mirror. It slides onto the factory mirror just about right here. And what keeps it in place is this wedge, which gets installed between the factory mirror and the extension mirror, right here. Now I will clamp this into place. And what actually tightens everything down is this knob, which goes on the back side of the mirror. It gets screwed in there and applies pressure to the back of the wedge, which in turn clamps the mirror to the factory mirror. more


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Posted: 11/11/2008 3:51:37 PM



Cipa Dual-View Clip-on Towing Mirror Review - Video

Cipa Dual-View Clip-on Towing Mirror Review

Today we are going to show you part number 11953 from Cipa. This is Cipas Dual-View Clip-on Towing Mirror. This mirror is a universal fit, and it has a variety of positions where you can operate it at, to make sure it fits any factory mirror out there. It is held in place by these rubber straps right here, and they are fully adjustable to match any mirror. more


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Posted: 11/11/2008 3:49:01 PM



Cipa Clip-on Towing Mirror Review - Video

Cipa Clip-on Towing Mirror Review

All right, today we are going to review part number 7070 from Cipa, the Clip-on Towing Mirror. This mirror can adjust to a variety of different factory mirrors, and the arms themselves can move in different directions. And the mirror itself will also rotate, too. Now we can go ahead and install this on a typical vehicle and show you how it works. more


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Posted: 11/11/2008 3:45:51 PM



EGR Bug Shield Hood Protector Installation - 2006 Ford Escape - Video

EGR Bug Shield Hood Protector Installation - 2006 Ford Escape

Today we are going to be installing part number 393341 on a 2006 Ford Escape. All right, the first thing we are going to do, obviously, is get the hood up and into place. We want to go ahead and put the bug shield on and check for the alignment of the holes that are existing in the underside of the hood. Holding the bug shield up into place, you can see that there are two existing holes here, in the hood, as well as one off to the side. And it is going to be that way on both sides of the vehicle. more


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Posted: 11/5/2008 3:21:36 PM



Sports Fan Telescoping Fiberglass Flag Pole Review - Video

Sports Fan Telescoping Fiberglass Flag Pole Review

Today we are going to show you part number 94999-53. This is Sports Fan Telescoping Fiberglass Flag Pole with the Drive-Up Base. And also remember, these are sold separately because you may have something that you use for a flag pole already, and the base would be a perfect mount for it. Number 79553, the Flag Pole Base, and on the left-hand side you see part number 94999, the actual fiberglass flag pole that matches the base. Next we will go ahead and assemble the base and show you how it works. And it is pretty simple. And we will also install the flag pole for it, also. more


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Posted: 9/19/2008 1:04:16 PM



Agricover Access Storage Pocket Review - Video

Agricover Access Storage Pocket Review

Today we are going to show you part number A60085 from Agricover. What we have here is the Access Storage Pocket. The storage pockets actually install within the well itself and go back toward the tailgate and not up on one of the pillars there. As you can see here, we have them laying in their respective positions. Also, what is nice about these storage pockets is they will work in conjunction with the Easy Retriever, and that part number is 50710. And we will show you how they work together. It has two little notches in it to lay your Easy Retriever in. So you can store light-duty materials in there with the tailgate up, and you also have two notches available for that purpose - one here, and one here. more


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Posted: 9/19/2008 8:09:26 PM



Agricover Steel Access Storage Pockets Review - Video

Agricover Steel Access Storage Pockets Review

Today we are going to show you part number A60070 from Agricover. This is their Access Storage Pocket. All right, what we have here are storage pockets that mount to the inside of the fender wells and go back to the back pillar by the tailgate. The material that they are made out of is galvanized steel. We will show you a couple of benefits of having this device in your truck. What is also nice about this product is it also works with the Easy Retriever from the same company. And it has two notches built into the pockets to help store it when you are not using it. And we are going to show you how it works. And there are two sections - one here, and one here. And you can also use this to keep light-duty cargo from sliding around a little bit, too. more


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Posted: 9/20/2008 1:10:43 AM



Magnaflow Exhuast Installation - 2006 Ford F150 - Video

Magnaflow Exhuast Installation - 2006 Ford F150

Today we are going to install part number 16612 from Magnaflow performance exhaust. This is a catalytic converter on back of the exhaust system placement for the stock exhaust. Our first step is to go ahead and look over into the original exhaust system. Make sure you can get the bolts loosened to make the connections up front. Then you will want to get yourself an idea on how to take off the exhaust. What you want to do is see how the rods go into the hangers here. It looks like the all point ends on all of them are towards the front. So we want to take them off and shove them towards the axle. And since the rest of this pipe is going out back, it might be a good idea to cut this in half. So you can take this pipe off first and push it backwards. Then have room to pull the exhaust muffler here backwards off the extension pipe coming off of the catalytic converter. That way we can take pieces off a lot easier then with just wrestling with one hole piece. It is a good idea to go ahead and spray down anything rusted so that we can get it apart a little easier. more


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Posted: 10/3/2008 3:47:16 PM



Westin Bull Bar Installation - Video

Westin Bull Bar Installation

Today we are going to install part number 32-2210 from Westin. It is the Bull bar assembly we will be installing on a 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser. To start our install we will have to install some brackets onto the frame itself and they are tucked up pretty far up in here on the brace that holds the bumper up. There are 2 existing holes so what you need to do is drop 2 bolts into the bumper bracket from the top all the way down through the bottom and it comes with these long bolts to do it with. Now to install one of 2 brackets. There is going to be one here and one is going to have an out rigger from here going out to this bracket to the assembly right here. We do not want to tighten them up yet, we just want to leave them snug so that we have some working room. Next this bracket has to get installed behind it. Then it gets bolted to this assembly here. And then this bracket gets bolted to a threaded hole that is already inside the assembly here. more


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Posted: 7/25/2008 11:33:27 AM



Classic Accessories Spare Tire Cover Review - Video

Classic Accessories Spare Tire Cover Review

We will go ahead and show you how this installs on your spare tire. The cover secures to the spare tire by the two hooks here. You can either hook them to themselves or to the spare tire carrier as we are doing in this case here. Different carriers and different size wheels will result in different configurations. For an additional note, we used a tire size of a 20575R15, this is the tire we covered up today with part # 75347. more


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Posted: 7/18/2008 10:07:47 AM



Edge Evolution Performance Module Installation - 2002 Ford Powerstroke - Video

Edge Evolution Performance Module Installation - 2002 Ford Powerstroke

This is the installation of the Edge Evolution power module for the Ford Powerstroke 7.3 liter. This will fit the 1999 through 2003, this one is being installed on the 2002 model. The first step in installing this is to put a temperature probe into the exhaust manifold. We have to drill out the hole, tap it, install the threads, and then install the probe. Now we will go ahead and install the cable onto the port now that the hole we drilled is tapped out. We run this up through the firewall and back inside so we can make our connections inside the vehicle. After running the cable up through the vehicle we will route it through the firewall. The next step is to remove the fuse panel cover, to locate the OBDII port. Next we plug the OBDII cable into the OBDII port and route the cable into place. Now we route the other end of the cable out through the door sill, take the weather stripping and pull that back to expose the port and route it up through here. To secure the pod, locate the metal brackets and the pod, note that the brackets are numbered and should be placed in the appropriate, numbered locations inside the pod. Use the permanent, double sided tape to secure the brackets inside the pod. Make sure that the numbers match up. The next step is to clean the pod mounting location. Once you have secured the velco and double checked the location, you can secure the pod with the velcro. When the mounting bracket is secured in place just plug the cable into the back of the monitor and plug the cable coming through the firewall into the port. more


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Posted: 8/8/2008 8:30:20 AM





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