01 Dakota 4.7, dual exhaust install?

From : ninebal310

Q: needed a new receiver that allowed me to plug in my mp3 player. got this one http//www.crutchfield.com/s-xbvp9trtznj/cgi-bin/prodview.aspi=055cdcx504&cc=01&search=055cdcx504 let us know what you got and how the install goes! stan wow. thanks stan. got all the install equipment for free instructions and still cheaper than anywhere else! todd also go to http//www.crutchfield.com they give detailed install instructions and any hardware needed. stan tom thanks for the perfect thorough response! todd is there any detailed instructions out there on how to first remove factory unit and install a new one - remove the screw above the bag holder just to the left of the glove compartment. - open up the ashtray and cupholder trays - this is to prevent scratching the fronts later on - remove the entire center bezel panel by pulling it off. start at the bag holder - just give it a good yank - the panel is held in place with metal spring clips which will scratch up the fronts of the cupholder and ashtray had you not opened them up first - once the bezel is removed rest it on the cupholder and disconnect all of the electrical connectors theyre all different so no need to worry about getting them mixed up - set the center bezel aside - remove the four screws holding the radio in place. - slide the radio out and disconnect the electrical and antenna connections from the rear installation will be the reverse. be warned that the antenna connector isnt a standard gm-style connector so you may need an adapter to go to an aftermarket unit. .

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From : trey

these laws of physics may be true in our world but are meaningless in the world where t-bone lives. aside from all the anecdotal evidence the physics lessons and the plain common sense of it all by far the most compelling fact in all of this is that probably for the first time in recorded history greg budd max jerry mike mac miles roy denny and myself did i miss anyone here are all in agreement with each other! now if that dont beat all well.... i think that a bunch of us agreed that the rabbit was pushing close to 300lbs. thats with the ears. bfg .

From : sojo

shudder!!! im sorry but you scare the heck out of me with those 35 pound missiles in your truck. whats going to happen to them in an accident where will they end up is your framework rated at 150 g impact force . . .about 1/2 the impact in a head-on accident at 30 mph think thru the cabs back window / wall in an accident or flying out in a rollover to strike an innocent bystander. budd i have heard that also of folks are putting weight in the back of the trucks for winter driving. on my 04 1500 quad cab short bed with hemi how much weight is good to add whats the most cost efficient way. i have line-x in the bed but dont want to crap up the truck as its purpose is primarily towing my camping trailer in the good weather . for weight i found a local engineering firm that tested concrete. they had hundreds of test cylinders that were 12 long and 6 in diameter. weight was about 35lbs. i then built a frame out of 2x6s to keep the from sliding around in the back and over the axle. still could use the bed for most anything else including hauling lumber or putting the snowmachine in the back. in my1500 extended cab-long bed i would use about 500 lbs. it really would help but it does drive different! scott .

From : sojo

use the supplied notches in the inside of the bed to place two 2x6s going across creating a chamber between the wheel wells. go get bags of play sand cheap and fill this compartment. ten or so bags should be sufficient 40lb. bags. cover it with a piece of plywood and fasten the plywood to the 2x6s. you now have a contained load right over the axle and still have a nice flat surface on top for carrying anything else. ...and if you get stuck on ice or hard-packed snow you can shovel out some sand for traction. ;- bryan .

From : bob

bar stow wrote bob bobcowan@access4less.net wrote in bar stow wrote i was wondering if anyone knew of a good after market fog light kit that fits in the front bumper air dam snip i installed piaas in mine. its not the same truck but i believe the fog lights are the same. great improvement on snowy/foggy nights. not a very difficult install. i had to fab the mounts but that is no big deal. took me about an hour for the first one and ten minutes for the second one. spliced in to the stock wiring. used them off and on all last winter - once for about 4 hours straight - without any problems at all. thanks... update i drove from ogden utah to colorado springs along i-80 and i-25 yesterday. heavy snow and driving wind the whole trip. sometimes visibility was down to a few feet. took 14 hours. i kept the fogs on the whole trip. not much of an improvement in visibility during the day time more so other folks could see me. but after it got dark it was a huge improvement. sometimes when being passed by a flying 18 wheeler it made the differance between seeing the road and not. a real dramatic improvement over the factory parts. -- ..bob 1997 hd fxdwg - turbocharged! 2001 dodge dakota

From : mac davis

spray em again because that may be what it is was the lite just one or was it flashing today while driving at around 45 mph the ram began to buck 8 cyl gas auto 4x4 43000 miles then the check engine light came on so i pulled over . when i restarted an hour later she ran fine. it was raining when it first happened. any ideas i did spray the ignition wires with water when i got home but it seemed ok. thanks in advance -- johnnyd .