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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by neilan
id get on of those little cold hear sodering gun things, they work awesome and wont burn you and are baterry powered. Quite ingenious little things. Should be able to find a variety at lowes or home depot
Ohh I remember seing those on the tv, I remember thinking, "yeah who would ever need to use one of those everyday"
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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 08:02 PM
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They have different switches here, and you can also find some custom switch boxes via Google that you could mount to the roof or somewhere that will hold several switches.

These are the guy's who make the dual battery kit that was put into my rig today.

http://www.painlessperformance.com/

http://www.painlessperformance.com/w...SearchField=17
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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 08:12 PM
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Thanks for the link, they don't really seem like they will work for my application though. Looks like I will have to go custom
I wanted to get rid of that damn cassette player anyways


Looks like the "cold heat" soldering iron is 16.95 with free wire stripper things ( that would come in handy, I was using a razor blade) And with the exchange rate like it is... Looks like I will place an order on monday

Altho they have the "pro" version for another 8 bucks or so, its supposed to be twice as powerfull, I doubt I would need it though..
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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 08:30 PM
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I have personally tried the cold heat and for me at least it didn't work worth a flip. I instead use a soldering gun I picked up at sears for like 20 bucks. Works 100x better.
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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by rowdy235
I have personally tried the cold heat and for me at least it didn't work worth a flip. I instead use a soldering gun I picked up at sears for like 20 bucks. Works 100x better.
really? I saw some great reviews online about it, I love how portable it is.


took a picture now that its dark, defantly gonna have to aim them better, the right one is kinda pointed away due to my bent bumper, and they are not really hitting the ground that much.
easy fix.. once it stops raining



they are bright.. I would feel bad for the person getting flashed these suckers at night.

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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 04:08 AM
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Personally Jay I would not flash someone.
I saw the other thread about flashing.

Not for the reason that it may cause a wreck, but you never know who the person is behind you.

It may send them into a bout of road rage, and they may end up trying to push you off the road, or they may be armed and just flip out on you.

When I get tailgators now and I am in the right lane, I slow down a lot and force them to move over.
If I am in the left lane which is very rare unless the right lane forces you to exit the freeway I need to still be on, I move over briefly.

The best revenge for those irritating drivers is to slow down and force them to move.
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 01:18 PM
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Well, the main reason I got these is for backing up the dark, my reverse lights only work somtimes and even when they do, they dont light up much.
I had to back up a steep hill in the mountains at 9pm at night, I was wishing I had these!

The flashing tailgaters is not really gonna happen, unless they are really putting me at risk.

I go to work friday night at 2am, so I encounter alot of dickheads.

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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 06:03 PM
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Yea everybody says its wonderful, but I put two wires together, stuck the CH on one side, soem solder on the other, 30 sec later, solder didn't even melt. The only way I can see using it is maybe for like alarm clock internal circuits. As I said a gun is good for where you can't get a propane torch. Or for soldering insulated wires.
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 06:16 PM
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perhaps I will just go and buy a traditional one.
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