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My TMG equipped SS is put up for the winter and I started to feel pretty naked driving my truck around without LIDAR protection so I was keeping an eye out, possibly for another TMG system, when I saw @gapi 's posting in the classifieds for a brand new dual ALP with HiFi. I thought to myself it would be great to have both a TMG and ALP system, especially with the price being so close!
Everything went great with the transaction and I wouldn't hesitate to buy from gapi again! Unfortunately for me I had to go to China and I had to wait until I got back and wait through some -36F weather to install them.
The heads ended up being about 24 in apart on center to get them close enough to the outside of the truck and spread the coverage out as evenly as possible. I've also got them stuck out pretty far, which I thought I had a photo of but turns out I have to take another one later. ETA: side and top photos.
The install was really easy in this truck. I used the @thebravo method through the fender and in through the door wiring grommet.
I popped out the driver side headlight and I was able to run all the head wiring through there and into the grill. I didn't have to remove the grill or anything either.
On the inside I hid the CPU right near the fuse box and popped the surround off the gauge cluster to take advantage of a little cubby that is just a placeholder for where the four-wheel-drive switches would be on a four-wheel drive truck. Where they are mounted in the cubby, you can see the controls very well from the driver's position but you can't see them when looking into the driver's window at all. I drilled a hole in the surround to put the LED in as well.
Speaking of the LED, the thing is stupid-bright, I'm going to have to figure out a way to tint it or something. Maybe a black magic Marker would be good enough?
Some might be wondering why I would bother putting ALPs on this truck. It's because this thing is a sleeper. It's a 01 3/4 ton with a 6.0 gas engine. I've installed a 78/76 turbo 80lb injectors and a computer out of an 04 so I can run flex fuel and a 3 bar map. Running 12 psi on the corn, 0-60 is around 4.4 seconds. "Stealth the ride, not the install." Right? LOL
With my AFR and boost gauges on the pillar along with the newly installed ALP just to the left of the steering wheel, my dash cam and my Uniden R3 by the rearview mirror and my scanner and phone to the right of the radio, it really feels like the cockpit of an aircraft.
It'll be nice having both TMG and ALP, it's a good way to be familiar with the differences and quirks of each system.
Speaking of quirks, how common is it for the parking sensors to alert in fog and rain? I think I remember reading about this somewhere and I experienced it a bunch of times today when driving around. I think I have them set on 4.
Anyways, I'll have to have it tested one of these days. I might have to hit up @darkpenguin .
Everything went great with the transaction and I wouldn't hesitate to buy from gapi again! Unfortunately for me I had to go to China and I had to wait until I got back and wait through some -36F weather to install them.
The heads ended up being about 24 in apart on center to get them close enough to the outside of the truck and spread the coverage out as evenly as possible. I've also got them stuck out pretty far, which I thought I had a photo of but turns out I have to take another one later. ETA: side and top photos.
The install was really easy in this truck. I used the @thebravo method through the fender and in through the door wiring grommet.
I popped out the driver side headlight and I was able to run all the head wiring through there and into the grill. I didn't have to remove the grill or anything either.
On the inside I hid the CPU right near the fuse box and popped the surround off the gauge cluster to take advantage of a little cubby that is just a placeholder for where the four-wheel-drive switches would be on a four-wheel drive truck. Where they are mounted in the cubby, you can see the controls very well from the driver's position but you can't see them when looking into the driver's window at all. I drilled a hole in the surround to put the LED in as well.
Speaking of the LED, the thing is stupid-bright, I'm going to have to figure out a way to tint it or something. Maybe a black magic Marker would be good enough?
Some might be wondering why I would bother putting ALPs on this truck. It's because this thing is a sleeper. It's a 01 3/4 ton with a 6.0 gas engine. I've installed a 78/76 turbo 80lb injectors and a computer out of an 04 so I can run flex fuel and a 3 bar map. Running 12 psi on the corn, 0-60 is around 4.4 seconds. "Stealth the ride, not the install." Right? LOL
With my AFR and boost gauges on the pillar along with the newly installed ALP just to the left of the steering wheel, my dash cam and my Uniden R3 by the rearview mirror and my scanner and phone to the right of the radio, it really feels like the cockpit of an aircraft.
It'll be nice having both TMG and ALP, it's a good way to be familiar with the differences and quirks of each system.
Speaking of quirks, how common is it for the parking sensors to alert in fog and rain? I think I remember reading about this somewhere and I experienced it a bunch of times today when driving around. I think I have them set on 4.
Anyways, I'll have to have it tested one of these days. I might have to hit up @darkpenguin .
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