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  1. Depending on who is doing it, how familiar you are with performing the task, and how fast you can work, it could be 10 minutes. 10 minutes per side, or 10 minutes per lamp? Varies. After all, it's really not a lot of work, because you're not taking anything apart. Simply removing the rubber dust cap, removing the OEM lamp, and then inserting the LED lamp. Beta Don only spent 15 minutes per lamp (1 hour for 4). That's not bad. On other cars, you actually have to have tools to remove different pieces, in order to get to the lamps. On my F-150, the entire headlamp unit has to be removed from the body. I first bought the 2015 version with 4000 lumen as an Amazon Lightning Deal. Those were installed as low beam. Then I purchased the 2016 version with 4600 lumen for the high beams. Amazing how bright they are. I will never drive with yellow halogen on any car, ever again.
  2. A used 2016? It's still 2016. Was it a rental car?
  3. Well, pricing will vary. We've all negotiated our out the door and final ownership cost to different amounts. My personal opinion is that I will only buy what I can afford. Payments means interest. And I don't like to pay more. I didn't know that the price variance was 6K from cargo to wagon. As several here have discovered, LED lights change your driving experience.
  4. LED lighting is only getting better and better. Cars should simply be built with LED. My 3rd brake lamp & license plate light came with OEM LED.
  5. Greetings. How are things in The SouthLAnd? Last time I was in town, Jerry's Famous was still across the street from The Beverly Center.
  6. One problem you might consider is that the roof of the van is not completely flat, but you should be able to work around that. No question about it. Unistrut offers a lot of options to a creative person. I've mounted plenty of off-road lights on Unistrut. Unistrut is a lot cheaper when you buy it from a builder's supply, or an electrical parts distributor. You can also get unistrut with holes already drilled. Funny that the holes under the plugs are also oval instead of round. http://www.unistrutohio.com/pierced-slotted-unistrut-channel/ Unistrut Pierced and Slotted Channel Strut P1000 Variations 12-Gauge • 1-5/8″ x 1-5/8″ Available with Hole or Slot Combinations Welded Back-to-back P1100 Variations 14-Gauge • 1-5/8″ x 1-5/8″ Available with Hole or Slot Combinations Welded Back-to-back P2000 Variations 16-Gauge • 1-5/8″ x 1-5/8″ Available with Hole or Slot Combinations Welded Back-to-back P3000 Variations 12-Gauge • 1-5/8″ x 1-3/8″ Available with Hole or Slot Combinations Welded Back-to-back P3300 Variations 12-Gauge • 1-5/8″ x 1-7/8″ Available with Hole or Slot Combinations Welded Back-to-back P4000 Variations 16-Gauge • 1-5/8″ x 13/16″ Available with Hole or Slot Combinations Welded Back-to-back P4100 Variations 14-Gauge • 1-5/8″ x 13/16″ Available with Hole or Slot Combinations Welded Back-to-back P5000 Variations 12-Gauge • 1-5/8″ x 3-1/4″ Available with Hole or Slot Combinations P5500 Variations 12-Gauge • 1-5/8″ x 2-7/16″ Available with Hole or Slot Combinations Also Available 1-5/8″ Unistrut Channel | 1-1/4″ Unistrut Channel | 13/16″ Unistrut Channel | General Unistrut Fittings | Pierced & Slotted Channels | 1-5/8″ Channel Nuts 1 2 3 4 - Or Call - 1-800-686-7303 REQUEST DESIGN & ENGINEERING Where to Buy? RIGHT HERE! We ship Genuine UNISTRUTproducts worldwide from our multiple US locations. Newsletter UNISTRUT UPDATES Sign-up to receive email updates regarding What's New in the world of UNISTRUT and the amazing new applications Subscribe Need a PE Stamp? UNISTRUT Professional Enginering Stamp We can provide a PE Stamp in all US states for your next UNISTRUT project. Learn More
  7. ....and even with the correct harness, there is still no telling what will work, and what won't work, with the new stereo being compatible with your vehicle.
  8. Sorry. I don't know how that happened.
  9. Interesting. You couldn't find a 7 seater. When I was looking around the dealerships, and checking inventory online, they were everywhere. But then again, it is still 2016, and you were looking for a used 2016. That usually means that availability would be limited to whatever the rental car companies are trading in, because most private owners don't trade in their cars within the same model year. I hope you saved enough money for it to be worth not buying the 7 seater that you really wanted. I imagine that you would be able to install the 2nd row 3 seat bench. The hardest part may be pricing and availability. Since seating is rarely a collision repair item, it's not as easy as getting a bumper or a door. You will probably need all the hardware, brackets, and latches. You may need to drill a hole here or there. If you're not worried about functionality, and only seating, then you could probably get a torch, cut what you need to, and weld it in permanently. I added 3rd row seats to an older SUV that didn't come with 3rd row seats. I've also added flip and fold jump-seats into the bed of pickup trucks. Once, I stripped seats out of an old school bus, and installed them into a cargo van. Being a guy who has owned Jeeps & trucks most of my life, welding and drilling holes into cars does not bother me. But other guys would never take a Sawzall, drill, or torch to their cars....even if the end result was getting what they wanted.
  10. Interesting. You couldn't find a 7 seater. When I was looking around the dealerships, and checking inventory online, they were everywhere. But then again, it is still 2016, and you were looking for a used 2016. That usually means that availability would be limited to whatever the rental car companies are trading in, because most private owners don't trade in their cars within the same model year. I hope you saved enough money for it to be worth not buying the 7 seater that you really wanted. I imagine that you would be able to install the 2nd row 3 seat bench. The hardest part may be pricing and availability. Since seating is rarely a collision repair item, it's not as easy as getting a bumper or a door. You will probably need all the hardware, brackets, and latches. You may need to drill a hole here or there. If you're not worried about functionality, and only seating, then you could probably get a torch, cut what you need to, and weld it in permanently. I added 3rd row seats to an older SUV that didn't come with 3rd row seats. I've also added flip and fold jump-seats into the bed of pickup trucks. Once, I stripped seats out of an old school bus, and installed them into a cargo van. Being a guy who has owned Jeeps & trucks most of my life, welding and drilling holes into cars does not bother me. But other guys would never take a Sawzall, drill, or torch to their cars....even if the end result was getting what they wanted.
  11. Interesting. You couldn't find a 7 seater. When I was looking around the dealerships, and checking inventory online, they were everywhere. But then again, it is still 2016, and you were looking for a used 2016. That usually means that availability would be limited to whatever the rental car companies are trading in, because most private owners don't trade in their cars within the same model year. I hope you saved enough money for it to be worth not buying the 7 seater that you really wanted. I imagine that you would be able to install the 2nd row 3 seat bench. The hardest part may be pricing and availability. Since seating is rarely a collision repair item, it's not as easy as getting a bumper or a door. You will probably need all the hardware, brackets, and latches. You may need to drill a hole here or there. If you're not worried about functionality, and only seating, then you could probably get a torch, cut what you need to, and weld it in permanently. I added 3rd row seats to an older SUV that didn't come with 3rd row seats. I've also added flip and fold jump-seats into the bed of pickup trucks. Once, I stripped seats out of an old school bus, and installed them into a cargo van. Being a guy who has owned Jeeps & trucks most of my life, welding and drilling holes into cars does not bother me. But other guys would never take a Sawzall, drill, or torch to their cars....even if the end result was getting what they wanted.
  12. Interesting. You couldn't find a 7 seater. When I was looking around the dealerships, and checking inventory online, they were everywhere. But then again, it is still 2016, and you were looking for a used 2016. That usually means that availability would be limited to whatever the rental car companies are trading in, because most private owners don't trade in their cars within the same model year. I hope you saved enough money for it to be worth not buying the 7 seater that you really wanted. I imagine that you would be able to install the 2nd row 3 seat bench. The hardest part may be pricing and availability. Since seating is rarely a collision repair item, it's not as easy as getting a bumper or a door. You will probably need all the hardware, brackets, and latches. You may need to drill a hole here or there. If you're not worried about functionality, and only seating, then you could probably get a torch, cut what you need to, and weld it in permanently. I added 3rd row seats to an older SUV that didn't come with 3rd row seats. I've also added flip and fold jump-seats into the bed of pickup trucks. Once, I stripped seats out of an old school bus, and installed them into a cargo van. Being a guy who has owned Jeeps & trucks most of my life, welding and drilling holes into cars does not bother me. But other guys would never take a Sawzall, drill, or torch to their cars....even if the end result was getting what they wanted.
  13. Load rating is important. You don't want tires to fail under load.
  14. Interesting. You couldn't find a 7 seater. When I was looking around the dealerships, and checking inventory online, they were everywhere. But then again, it is still 2016, and you were looking for a used 2016. That usually means that availability would be limited to whatever the rental car companies are trading in, because most private owners don't trade in their cars within the same model year. I hope you saved enough money for it to be worth not buying the 7 seater that you really wanted. I imagine that you would be able to install the 2nd row 3 seat bench. The hardest part may be pricing and availability. Since seating is rarely a collision repair item, it's not as easy as getting a bumper or a door. You will probably need all the hardware, brackets, and latches. You may need to drill a hole here or there. If you're not worried about functionality, and only seating, then you could probably get a torch, cut what you need to, and weld it in permanently. I added 3rd row seats to an older SUV that didn't come with 3rd row seats. I've also added flip and fold jump-seats into the bed of pickup trucks. Once, I stripped seats out of an old school bus, and installed them into a cargo van. Being a guy who has owned Jeeps & trucks most of my life, welding and drilling holes into cars does not bother me. But other guys would never take a Sawzall, drill, or torch to their cars....even if the end result was getting what they wanted.
  15. Interesting. You couldn't find a 7 seater. When I was looking around the dealerships, and checking inventory online, they were everywhere. But then again, it is still 2016, and you were looking for a used 2016. That usually means that availability would be limited to whatever the rental car companies are trading in, because most private owners don't trade in their cars within the same model year. I hope you saved enough money for it to be worth not buying the 7 seater that you really wanted. I imagine that you would be able to install the 2nd row 3 seat bench. The hardest part may be pricing and availability. Since seating is rarely a collision repair item, it's not as easy as getting a bumper or a door. You will probably need all the hardware, brackets, and latches. You may need to drill a hole here or there. If you're not worried about functionality, and only seating, then you could probably get a torch, cut what you need to, and weld it in permanently. I added 3rd row seats to an older SUV that didn't come with 3rd row seats. I've also added flip and fold jump-seats into the bed of pickup trucks. Once, I stripped seats out of an old school bus, and installed them into a cargo van. Being a guy who has owned Jeeps & trucks most of my life, welding and drilling holes into cars does not bother me. But other guys would never take a Sawzall, drill, or torch to their cars....even if the end result was getting what they wanted.
  16. Interesting. You couldn't find a 7 seater. When I was looking around the dealerships, and checking inventory online, they were everywhere. But then again, it is still 2016, and you were looking for a used 2016. That usually means that availability would be limited to whatever the rental car companies are trading in, because most private owners don't trade in their cars within the same model year. I hope you saved enough money for it to be worth not buying the 7 seater that you really wanted. I imagine that you would be able to install the 2nd row 3 seat bench. The hardest part may be pricing and availability. Since seating is rarely a collision repair item, it's not as easy as getting a bumper or a door. You will probably need all the hardware, brackets, and latches. You may need to drill a hole here or there. If you're not worried about functionality, and only seating, then you could probably get a torch, cut what you need to, and weld it in permanently. I added 3rd row seats to an older SUV that didn't come with 3rd row seats. I've also added flip and fold jump-seats into the bed of pickup trucks. Once, I stripped seats out of an old school bus, and installed them into a cargo van. Being a guy who has owned Jeeps & trucks most of my life, welding and drilling holes into cars does not bother me. But other guys would never take a Sawzall, drill, or torch to their cars....even if the end result was getting what they wanted.
  17. So how many people have backed into a ditch, or spun off the road, and that hook came in handy?
  18. Interesting. You couldn't find a 7 seater. When I was looking around the dealerships, and checking inventory online, they were everywhere. But then again, it is still 2016, and you were looking for a used 2016. That usually means that availability would be limited to whatever the rental car companies are trading in, because most private owners don't trade in their cars within the same model year. I hope you saved enough money for it to be worth not buying the 7 seater that you really wanted. I imagine that you would be able to install the 2nd row 3 seat bench. The hardest part may be pricing and availability. Since seating is rarely a collision repair item, it's not as easy as getting a bumper or a door. You will probably need all the hardware, brackets, and latches. You may need to drill a hole here or there. If you're not worried about functionality, and only seating, then you could probably get a torch, cut what you need to, and weld it in permanently. I added 3rd row seats to an older SUV that didn't come with 3rd row seats. I've also added flip and fold jump-seats into the bed of pickup trucks. Once, I stripped seats out of an old school bus, and installed them into a cargo van. Being a guy who has owned Jeeps & trucks most of my life, welding and drilling holes into cars does not bother me. But other guys would never take a Sawzall, drill, or torch to their cars....even if the end result was getting what they wanted.
  19. Interesting. You couldn't find a 7 seater. When I was looking around the dealerships, and checking inventory online, they were everywhere. But then again, it is still 2016, and you were looking for a used 2016. That usually means that availability would be limited to whatever the rental car companies are trading in, because most private owners don't trade in their cars within the same model year. I hope you saved enough money for it to be worth not buying the 7 seater that you really wanted. I imagine that you would be able to install the 2nd row 3 seat bench. The hardest part may be pricing and availability. Since seating is rarely a collision repair item, it's not as easy as getting a bumper or a door. You will probably need all the hardware, brackets, and latches. You may need to drill a hole here or there. If you're not worried about functionality, and only seating, then you could probably get a torch, cut what you need to, and weld it in permanently. I added 3rd row seats to an older SUV that didn't come with 3rd row seats. I've also added flip and fold jump-seats into the bed of pickup trucks. Once, I stripped seats out of an old school bus, and installed them into a cargo van. Being a guy who has owned Jeeps & trucks most of my life, welding and drilling holes into cars does not bother me. But other guys would never take a Sawzall, drill, or torch to their cars....even if the end result was getting what they wanted.
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