Headlight Blackouts

fuxbox · 10-24-2009, 07:50 AM

Hey guys I been going thru hell trying to find some headlight covers for my 96 Jimmy! If anyone could point me in the right direction it would be highly appreciated!!

ChrisNJ · 10-24-2009, 08:35 AM

I never understood this. Why dont people want MORE light on the road? I cant get the road and surroundings bright enough.... couldnt imagine doing black out covers. If for nothing else, its a safety issue.

fuxbox · 10-24-2009, 08:43 AM

thanks that was really helpful, jackass

ChrisNJ · 10-24-2009, 08:54 AM

youre welcome. I'm looking out for you.

95 S_Trucker · 10-24-2009, 09:04 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by ChrisNJ

youre welcome. I'm looking out for you.

theres people on here doing a lot worse than blackout covers, you gonna look out for them too?

look on ebay, or google it

do you have composite lights or sealed beam?

ChrisNJ · 10-24-2009, 09:06 AM

I might. That ok w/ you?

95 S_Trucker · 10-24-2009, 09:12 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by ChrisNJ

I might. That ok w/ you?

yea, and btw, step savers arent safe. a roll pan doesnt absorb energy like a bumper. it will crumble like foil. what if you got rear ended?

just lookin out for you

fuxbox · 10-24-2009, 09:16 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by 95 S_Trucker

look on ebay, or google it

do you have composite lights or sealed beam?

I have been googling and ebayin for the past week with no results. but I have seen them before so I know they exist!

and i dont know about the light type but heres a pic... picccccc

95 S_Trucker · 10-24-2009, 09:23 AM

those are composites

http://www.discountcarlights.com/cat...ight%20 cover

heres some, but they are kinda pricey.

fuxbox · 10-24-2009, 09:32 AM

ahh yeah those are a little bit more expensive than I expected. Maybe later when the pockets are a little more fatter. thanks trucker

ChrisNJ · 10-24-2009, 09:52 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by 95 S_Trucker

yea, and btw, step savers arent safe. a roll pan doesnt absorb energy like a bumper. it will crumble like foil. what if you got rear ended?

just lookin out for you

Then I guess whoever hit me b/c they couldnt see me in front of them b/c of their dumbass blacked out headlights will be paying for the truck to be repaired.

S10dude · 10-24-2009, 10:00 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by fuxbox

thanks that was really helpful, jackass

i'm w/ jackass .why do you want less light ?

just spray em clear mixed w/black...that's what everyone else does

post up when you hit something at night !

fuxbox · 10-24-2009, 10:30 AM

well I didnt ask if it was a good idea or not in other peoples oppinions. I do live in the city with well lit roads and even if its dark im sure its nothing the brights cant solve. And if it really is bad I can just pop them off unlike spraying tint on them! But I see people with these things on at night all the time and they still seem pretty bright to me.

travy · 10-24-2009, 12:12 PM

They don't to me, but that's just my opinion I guess. Plus I run HIDs, so I'm above you on the light output scale.

SnoMan · 10-24-2009, 12:16 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by ChrisNJ

I never understood this. Why dont people want MORE light on the road? I cant get the road and surroundings bright enough.... couldnt imagine doing black out covers. If for nothing else, its a safety issue.

Dont let this dumbass get to you. He did the same thing in the tinting tailights thread. Hes just lookin for an argument involving lights. Im getting a feeling if this guys is sooo afraid of getting hit in the dark he A: shouldnt drive at night or B: Paint in truck in some glow in the dark paint.

Sammytheorangutan · 10-24-2009, 01:23 PM

"glow in the dark paint"? That's a good idea.

To the OP: I bought a set for my '96 Jimmy (RIP). The fit sucks, tbh. Had a hell of a time getting the grille back on.

I'm with ChrisNJ, fwiw. I wouldn't black out my headlights unless you're running HIDs. Headlights aren't just to see, they're also to be seen. If you find some smoked headlight covers, you might save them for shows or cruise night at the drive in (they still have those, don't they?).

95 S_Trucker · 10-24-2009, 01:48 PM

i wouldnt do it to my truck either. i personally dont like the look of black headlights, but not everyone has the same taste as me.

jimbosv650 · 10-24-2009, 02:24 PM

I had a set of AVS brand covers on my truck a few years back. They looked really good I thought but I lost one on the highway. The light output is much less but whatever I still saw the road fine with them.
covers:

spray tint:

got them locally by the way

Calvin51 · 10-24-2009, 07:24 PM

Quote:

I had a set of AVS brand covers on my truck a few years back. They looked really good I thought but I lost one on the highway. The light output is much less but whatever I still saw the road fine with them.

By all rights, you are really supposed to pop them off at night so you can see. They are for looks, not for night driving.

fuxbox · 10-24-2009, 08:01 PM

ok...well. since this thread is allready poppin Ill ask another question.

Are my Jimmys running lights supposed to allways be on? (my headlights, just dimmer than full on) I cant find a way to get them off. I just got the truck not a week ago.

dropjawjimmy · 10-24-2009, 08:22 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by fuxbox

ok...well. since this thread is allready poppin Ill ask another question.

Are my Jimmys running lights supposed to allways be on? (my headlights, just dimmer than full on) I cant find a way to get them off. I just got the truck not a week ago.

hit the dome override button three times and they'll go out the you can manually use you switches for headlights, parkinglights or fogs

fuxbox · 10-24-2009, 08:38 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by dropjawjimmy

hit the dome override button three times and they'll go out the you can manually use you switches for headlights, parkinglights or fogs

awesome much thanks man, but wheres the override button?

iroc2nv · 10-24-2009, 08:54 PM

Right beside the headlight switch

jimbosv650 · 10-24-2009, 09:16 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Calvin51

By all rights, you are really supposed to pop them off at night so you can see. They are for looks, not for night driving.

By all rights, they're for off-road use. I only wish I knew you back then so you could have told me what I was supposed to do.

96blazer · 10-24-2009, 09:27 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by jimbosv650

By all rights, they're for off-road use. I only wish I knew you back then so you could have told me what I was supposed to do.

Or you could have read the box they came in.

jimbosv650 · 10-24-2009, 09:49 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by 96blazer

Or you could have read the box they came in.

Sorry I guess my sarcasm is wasted here. Anyway to the OP:
http://www.keenzo.com/showproduct.as...90S&ID=1330641
http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/mm...ers~parts.html
http://motors.shop.ebay.com/__?_from...covers&_sacat=

dropjawjimmy · 10-25-2009, 10:13 AM

just get the ones with the black housings, its a little safer imo

fuxbox · 10-25-2009, 03:51 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by iroc2nv

Right beside the headlight switch

ok guys, im not just retarded. there is no switch, just an interior light turny dial thing.

Sammytheorangutan · 10-25-2009, 05:15 PM

You don't have a pushbutton under your light switch?

fuxbox · 10-25-2009, 05:34 PM

Sammytheorangutan · 10-25-2009, 08:42 PM

Either you're truck is an export (meaning it was built for something other then the US/Canadian market) or you just aren't seeing it.

The pushbutton should be directly below the circular headlight switch on the same panel.

95 S_Trucker · 10-25-2009, 10:14 PM

the override button is only on 98+ trucks

Sammytheorangutan · 10-26-2009, 05:09 AM

Aw, hell. I was thinking he had a '98. I misread. I see it's a '96 now.

fuxbox · 10-27-2009, 12:23 PM

so does anyone know how on a 96?

fuxbox · 10-27-2009, 03:33 PM

apparently pulling fuse 15 will get them off and not effect any other light systems. havent tried it yet

fuxbox · 10-27-2009, 07:13 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by fuxbox

apparently pulling fuse 15 will get them off and not effect any other light systems. havent tried it yet

yup, works

xxxotiknightz · 11-02-2009, 02:32 PM

I was wondering, did anyone check their state laws? Last I checked blacking out the head and tail lights of any street legal vehicle is illegal. You way not get pulled over for it, but if some one hits you theres a really good chance it'll go down as your fault. Even if they hit you. Any modification that alters visiblility in a negative way is illegal. just my 2cents.

96blazer · 11-02-2009, 06:27 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by xxxotiknightz

I was wondering, did anyone check their state laws? Last I checked blacking out the head and tail lights of any street legal vehicle is illegal. You way not get pulled over for it, but if some one hits you theres a really good chance it'll go down as your fault. Even if they hit you. Any modification that alters visiblility in a negative way is illegal. just my 2cents.

We all know this, and they CAN pull you over for it.

xxxotiknightz · 11-02-2009, 10:21 PM

i realize they can, but when was the last time you saw some one pulled over for it?

travy · 11-02-2009, 10:29 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by xxxotiknightz

i realize they can, but when was the last time you saw some one pulled over for it?

Last tuesday.

96blazer · 11-02-2009, 10:32 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by xxxotiknightz

i realize they can, but when was the last time you saw some one pulled over for it?

Whenever they go on one of their quota-filling sprees.

travy · 11-02-2009, 10:43 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by 96blazer

Whenever they go on one of their quota-filling sprees.

Last tuesday.

10-24-2009, 07:50 AM	#1
fuxbox Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 12 Location: User is: OffLine	Headlight Blackouts Hey guys I been going thru hell trying to find some headlight covers for my 96 Jimmy! If anyone could point me in the right direction it would be highly appreciated!!
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10-24-2009, 08:35 AM	#2
ChrisNJ Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 254 Location: jersey User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts I never understood this. Why dont people want MORE light on the road? I cant get the road and surroundings bright enough.... couldnt imagine doing black out covers. If for nothing else, its a safety issue.
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10-24-2009, 08:43 AM	#3
fuxbox Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 12 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts thanks that was really helpful, jackass
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10-24-2009, 08:54 AM	#4
ChrisNJ Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 254 Location: jersey User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts youre welcome. I'm looking out for you.
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10-24-2009, 09:04 AM	#5
95 S_Trucker no longer has a 95 Age: 20 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,715 Location: Lancaster, PA User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts Quote: Originally Posted by ChrisNJ youre welcome. I'm looking out for you. theres people on here doing a lot worse than blackout covers, you gonna look out for them too? look on ebay, or google it do you have composite lights or sealed beam?
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10-24-2009, 09:06 AM	#6
ChrisNJ Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 254 Location: jersey User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts I might. That ok w/ you?
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10-24-2009, 09:12 AM	#7
95 S_Trucker no longer has a 95 Age: 20 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,715 Location: Lancaster, PA User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts Quote: Originally Posted by ChrisNJ I might. That ok w/ you? yea, and btw, step savers arent safe. a roll pan doesnt absorb energy like a bumper. it will crumble like foil. what if you got rear ended? just lookin out for you
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10-24-2009, 09:16 AM	#8
fuxbox Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 12 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts Quote: Originally Posted by 95 S_Trucker look on ebay, or google it do you have composite lights or sealed beam? I have been googling and ebayin for the past week with no results. but I have seen them before so I know they exist! and i dont know about the light type but heres a pic... picccccc
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10-24-2009, 09:23 AM	#9
95 S_Trucker no longer has a 95 Age: 20 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,715 Location: Lancaster, PA User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts those are composites http://www.discountcarlights.com/cat...ight%20 cover heres some, but they are kinda pricey.
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10-24-2009, 09:32 AM	#10
fuxbox Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 12 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts ahh yeah those are a little bit more expensive than I expected. Maybe later when the pockets are a little more fatter. thanks trucker
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10-24-2009, 09:52 AM	#11
ChrisNJ Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 254 Location: jersey User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts Quote: Originally Posted by 95 S_Trucker yea, and btw, step savers arent safe. a roll pan doesnt absorb energy like a bumper. it will crumble like foil. what if you got rear ended? just lookin out for you Then I guess whoever hit me b/c they couldnt see me in front of them b/c of their dumbass blacked out headlights will be paying for the truck to be repaired.
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10-24-2009, 10:00 AM	#12
S10dude workin it ! Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11,022 Location: Sacramento,Ca. User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts Quote: Originally Posted by fuxbox thanks that was really helpful, jackass i'm w/ jackass .why do you want less light ? just spray em clear mixed w/black...that's what everyone else does post up when you hit something at night !
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10-24-2009, 10:30 AM	#13
fuxbox Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 12 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts well I didnt ask if it was a good idea or not in other peoples oppinions. I do live in the city with well lit roads and even if its dark im sure its nothing the brights cant solve. And if it really is bad I can just pop them off unlike spraying tint on them! But I see people with these things on at night all the time and they still seem pretty bright to me.
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10-24-2009, 12:12 PM	#14
travy Megabyte Age: 23 Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 7,652 Location: Vancouver, WA User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts They don't to me, but that's just my opinion I guess. Plus I run HIDs, so I'm above you on the light output scale.
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10-24-2009, 12:16 PM	#15
SnoMan Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 120 Location: Hilton NY User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts Quote: Originally Posted by ChrisNJ I never understood this. Why dont people want MORE light on the road? I cant get the road and surroundings bright enough.... couldnt imagine doing black out covers. If for nothing else, its a safety issue. Dont let this dumbass get to you. He did the same thing in the tinting tailights thread. Hes just lookin for an argument involving lights. Im getting a feeling if this guys is sooo afraid of getting hit in the dark he A: shouldnt drive at night or B: Paint in truck in some glow in the dark paint.
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10-24-2009, 01:23 PM	#16
Sammytheorangutan Registered User Age: 42 Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 556 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts "glow in the dark paint"? That's a good idea. To the OP: I bought a set for my '96 Jimmy (RIP). The fit sucks, tbh. Had a hell of a time getting the grille back on. I'm with ChrisNJ, fwiw. I wouldn't black out my headlights unless you're running HIDs. Headlights aren't just to see, they're also to be seen. If you find some smoked headlight covers, you might save them for shows or cruise night at the drive in (they still have those, don't they?).
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10-24-2009, 01:48 PM	#17
95 S_Trucker no longer has a 95 Age: 20 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,715 Location: Lancaster, PA User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts i wouldnt do it to my truck either. i personally dont like the look of black headlights, but not everyone has the same taste as me.
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10-24-2009, 02:24 PM	#18
jimbosv650 Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 81 Location: Miami, FL User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts I had a set of AVS brand covers on my truck a few years back. They looked really good I thought but I lost one on the highway. The light output is much less but whatever I still saw the road fine with them. covers: spray tint: got them locally by the way
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10-24-2009, 07:24 PM	#19
Calvin51 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 167 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts Quote: I had a set of AVS brand covers on my truck a few years back. They looked really good I thought but I lost one on the highway. The light output is much less but whatever I still saw the road fine with them. By all rights, you are really supposed to pop them off at night so you can see. They are for looks, not for night driving.
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10-24-2009, 08:01 PM	#20
fuxbox Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 12 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts ok...well. since this thread is allready poppin Ill ask another question. Are my Jimmys running lights supposed to allways be on? (my headlights, just dimmer than full on) I cant find a way to get them off. I just got the truck not a week ago.
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10-24-2009, 08:22 PM	#21
dropjawjimmy "It was all a Dream" Age: 28 Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 574 Location: Maryland User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts Quote: Originally Posted by fuxbox ok...well. since this thread is allready poppin Ill ask another question. Are my Jimmys running lights supposed to allways be on? (my headlights, just dimmer than full on) I cant find a way to get them off. I just got the truck not a week ago. hit the dome override button three times and they'll go out the you can manually use you switches for headlights, parkinglights or fogs
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10-24-2009, 08:38 PM	#22
fuxbox Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 12 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts Quote: Originally Posted by dropjawjimmy hit the dome override button three times and they'll go out the you can manually use you switches for headlights, parkinglights or fogs awesome much thanks man, but wheres the override button?
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10-24-2009, 08:54 PM	#23
iroc2nv Registered User Age: 45 Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 505 Location: Decatur , Al. User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts Right beside the headlight switch
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10-24-2009, 09:16 PM	#24
jimbosv650 Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 81 Location: Miami, FL User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts Quote: Originally Posted by Calvin51 By all rights, you are really supposed to pop them off at night so you can see. They are for looks, not for night driving. By all rights, they're for off-road use. I only wish I knew you back then so you could have told me what I was supposed to do.
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10-24-2009, 09:27 PM	#25
96blazer """"""""""""""""""""""""" Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 28,369 Location: ? User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts Quote: Originally Posted by jimbosv650 By all rights, they're for off-road use. I only wish I knew you back then so you could have told me what I was supposed to do. Or you could have read the box they came in.
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10-24-2009, 09:49 PM	#26
jimbosv650 Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 81 Location: Miami, FL User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts Quote: Originally Posted by 96blazer Or you could have read the box they came in. Sorry I guess my sarcasm is wasted here. Anyway to the OP: http://www.keenzo.com/showproduct.as...90S&ID=1330641 http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/mm...ers~parts.html http://motors.shop.ebay.com/__?_from...covers&_sacat=
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10-25-2009, 10:13 AM	#27
dropjawjimmy "It was all a Dream" Age: 28 Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 574 Location: Maryland User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts just get the ones with the black housings, its a little safer imo
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10-25-2009, 03:51 PM	#28
fuxbox Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 12 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts Quote: Originally Posted by iroc2nv Right beside the headlight switch ok guys, im not just retarded. there is no switch, just an interior light turny dial thing.
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10-25-2009, 05:15 PM	#29
Sammytheorangutan Registered User Age: 42 Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 556 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts You don't have a pushbutton under your light switch?
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10-25-2009, 05:34 PM	#30
fuxbox Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 12 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts nope
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10-25-2009, 08:42 PM	#31
Sammytheorangutan Registered User Age: 42 Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 556 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts Either you're truck is an export (meaning it was built for something other then the US/Canadian market) or you just aren't seeing it. The pushbutton should be directly below the circular headlight switch on the same panel.
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10-25-2009, 10:14 PM	#32
95 S_Trucker no longer has a 95 Age: 20 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,715 Location: Lancaster, PA User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts the override button is only on 98+ trucks
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10-26-2009, 05:09 AM	#33
Sammytheorangutan Registered User Age: 42 Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 556 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts Aw, hell. I was thinking he had a '98. I misread. I see it's a '96 now.
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10-27-2009, 12:23 PM	#34
fuxbox Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 12 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts so does anyone know how on a 96?
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10-27-2009, 03:33 PM	#35
fuxbox Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 12 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Headlight Blackouts apparently pulling fuse 15 will get them off and not effect any other light systems. havent tried it yet
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