How To: It's Just Criminal
24 CUSTOM RIGS Fall 2009 24 CUSTOM RIGS Fall 2009 O ne of the first things we notice when meeting a new person is their eyes. Usually eyes don't make much of an impression. But if there's some-thing really unique in their color or shape, eyes become like magnets continually drawing attention. Headlights are much the same on custom rigs as they help distinguish the face of a truck; if the lights are really different, or they are mounted in an unusual way, they continually attract attention and add to a rig's overall personality. Changing out headlights to a different style or mounted HOW TO GIVE YOUR 379/389 PETE KILLER LOOKS WITH DISTINCTIVE HEADLIGHTS AND BRACKETS By 1 Remove the stock headlamps and the stock headlight brack-et bolts on the inside of the hood. Check the wiring to know which wires power the headlight's high-and low-beam circuits. 1 2 3 23 Remove the headlamps from the new housings. Center punch a spot about 1 1 / 2 -inches right of the main wiring loom. Drill out with a 5 / 8 -in. bit and then run the auxiliary light (we used Grand General #85010 off-road driving lights) wiring into the main headlamp housing. Use the 3 / 8 -in. rubber grommet and stainless steel split wire loom included in the headlight bracket kit to protect the small lamp's wiring. CRIMINAL IT'S JUST How-to How-to WHAT YOU NEED CRIMINAL HEAD-LIGHT BRACKETS NEW HEADLIGHTS/ AUX LIGHTS BASIC HAND TOOLS DRILL AND DRILL INDEX CIRCUIT/LIGHT TESTER BASIC ELECTRICAL WIRING KIT SHRINK TUBING HEAT GUN 2-3 HOURS on different brackets is a relatively easy custom up-grade, and there are lots of styling options. One of the newest offerings in the headlight bracket arena are the Criminal Headlight Brackets ($375/pair) cus-tom-made by our shop, Outlaw Customs. Each of these dis-tinctive high-polish cast-aluminum brackets, designed as a direct bolt-on for 379 Petes, holds two lights a headlight and an outboard auxiliary light. This combination allows for literally hundreds of lighting combos. They can also be adapted to fit 389s as our step-by-step how-to shows. The end result of such a custom upgrade is two-fold: instant eye-catching looks and greatly increased on-road lighting performance.