Central KY October 2007 Meet and Greet Results

[Logan]

Sure thing

[tech10002]

John, I hope you're prepared to spend even more money. LOL When you start adding stuff, it's hard to stop. As far as the backup camera, I got mine on Ebay. They're really cheap. I think I paid about 80 bucks with shipping. The only issue is there seems to be a high DOA rate on them. I know a couple people who got them, and one of theirs had LEDs that didn't work. I scraped the glue out and fixed it for him. It was a bad solder joint, so there wasn't a lot wrong with it. Mine was intermittent at first. It would just have a black screen. I was going to try and send it back, but it started working fine, and it's worked perfectly for a couple months, so whatever the problem, it must have fixed itself.

This is the one I have:
LICENSE PLATE REAR VIEW CCD BACKUP NIGHT VISION CAMERA - (eBay item 140172509726 end time Nov-06-07 21:00:00 PST)

The seller I got mine from doesn't have any listed now. Mine came direct from hong kong, so that's probably why it was a little cheaper. There are some more name brand ones that cost more. Just search for license camera on ebay and you will find them. Just stay away from the CMOS camera models. They are junk.

As far as running the cable goes, the camera comes with about 20 foot of cable, but it's not enough. I drilled a hole through the license plate and ran the cable through a grommet. Then I ran it in wire loom up the frame rail and came through the cab behind the back seat through a factory grommet. The cable reached to the passenger side front door sill. I just used an inline coupler and an RCA cable to make up the rest of the length. I ran a hot wire from a switched ignition source to the same location and grounded to a nearby screw.

The Ford factory speakers are 6x8. You'll also need the wiring harness adapters. I installed 5.25 inch speakers on adapter plates with separate tweeters and crossovers. Mine are MB Quart QSD series and probably a lot more than you'd want to spend. They're a LOT more work to install that direct fits too. It will sound fine with just 5x7 coaxial speakers. Just spend a bit of money. I wouldn't buy anything that cost less than $100 a pair. Do you want to add amps and subs?

Let me know if you need any help. I've installed a few systems in super duty trucks, so I'm very familiar with how to run the wires and how everything comes apart. Maybe our next meet can be installing your stuff.

[tech10002]

Originally Posted by ABOBB

Well... we did it.

The first ever Central Kentucky Meet and Greet is in the books.. and I have to say I call it a success.

With only 5 days notice, and almost no planning, I was very happy with the results, and the attendance.

Myself and JohnO convoyed (if you can call two trucks a convoy) from Versailles to Richmond Road.

Once there we met up with Cowboymafia (Chris) and his girlfriend, bmiller2000 (Brandon or Bubba), and tech10002 (Chad).

After everyone was introduced, a few pictures were taken, and we'd talked a little about our trucks... we proceeded inside for some eats.

After eating, we spent some more time talking over trucks. We were also joined by a goat (a friend of Chris's in a Dodge Megacab).

As I was leaving, I met KingRanchKY (Hyter). He was in the area, and had swung by on the chance of catching us still there. Things were breaking up at that point, and we all headed on our seperate ways.

John and Chad have pictures... and I'll get the ones I took posted up as soon as I get the film developed.

It wasn't anything big or elaborate by any means...but it was fun, and hopefully will be the first of many more to come.

Hey guys. Sorry I took so long to post. This is the first chance I've had to get online.

I'm glad I came to the meet and got to meet you guys. I was probably a little out of it. I had about 3 hours of sleep the night before. After I left, I went straight home and went to bed. LOL

Chris, where did you meet your girlfriend? I'm jealous. I wish I could meet some girls around here that like trucks. Ask her to bring some friends next time.

[Logan]

I will let ya put some stuff in my truck when ya come down for the SSS. You bring the stuff

[cowboymafia]

nicholasville.. pretty much any outside of lexington im sure ya could find ya a woman

[cowboymafia]

lexington girls here are to just too prepy

[bmiller2000]

Let me tell you that system sounds gooooooooooooodddddddddddddddd!!! Only thing that set it back was the star trek movie he was watching!

[JohnO]

Originally Posted by KingRanchKY

Wish i could have made the photo shoot although my king ranch would have looked like a old farm truck with all of the cow **** on it... Nice truck John...Do you live in versailles?

About 7 miles southwest of it. Got around 150 acres of steep hills and trees near the river.

Can't farm a lot of it 'cause of the hillsides, but it sure looks pretty. Had a tobacco base back when that program was going, but sharecropped it out - set/housed/stripped too much of that when I was a kid.

[bmiller2000]

Wanna sell a couple of acres?

[JohnO]

Can't - minimum 30 acres down here. I do have a house that I might rent out, if I can get it in shape. Been too busy to fool with that lately.

I don't mind the 30 acre limitation, keeps the subdivisions away. I live in the country to get away from all of that.