Welcome to the list Steve!
Whereabouts are you located?
Are those Pilot iridiums the ones that are part of a Dak kit and made to fit
the factory locations? I got a set for Xmas but I won't install them until
the weather warms up a little. How hard was it to get the blanks off the
factory holes? Did you use a factory fog light switch? If so, does the
wiring attached to the back of the fog light switch blank actually go
anywhere?
Roger
'98 SLT CC 4X4 Light Driftwood 5.2V8 Auto
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Steve
> Lambert
> Sent: Monday, January 04, 1999 5:05 PM
> To: Dakota List
> Subject: DML: Introduction and tire/wheel comments...
>
>
> As a lurker the past several weeks I thought I'd introduce myself. I
> bought a '99 Solar Yellow Reg. Cab Sport about a month ago; 3.9, 5-spd.
> After more than 30 cars, trucks and SUV's it's the first Mopar product
> I've ever owned... and I'll have to say I was won over by the styling but
> the vehicle itself is great. I'm more impressed with it's balance,
> construction, performance and comfort each time I drive it. I've owned
> Fords, Chevys' Oldsmobiles, Toyotas, Mazdas, Isuzu and Mercedes- and this
> new Dakota is as solidly built and nice as any vehicle I've owned. Count
> me a happy Mopar customer!
>
> I didn't buy the SureGrip- but took the Solar Yellow, reg. cab, 3.9,
> 5-spd, drivetrain that I wanted with whatever options came with it- A/C,
> Tire group, 3.55, convenience group, etc.; would have ordered SG if I had
> a choice. Heavy snow quickly showed it to be somewhat lame so I decided
> to try a set of 4 Bridgestone Blizzaks I've read so much about. They're
> absolutely amazing. Those 4 tires plus 400 lbs. of sand have made the
> truck more capable than any other 2WD vehicle I've ever owned- including
> several front wheel drivers. It won't keep keep up with my Suburban 4X4,
> but it's MORE than enough now on snow and ice; very confident traction
> and road-handling.
>
> BTW- I didn't really want to remount and rebalance 4 tires twice each
> year so I began the search for wheels. Dodge wanted a bazillion dollars
> for alloys and even steels were $100+ each. Aftermarket wheels were also
> expensive. A call to the salvage yard found a "going price" of $50 each
> for used, rusty, but more-or-less round steel Dakota wheels. I bought the
> Blizzaks from The Tire Rack online (www.tirerack.com) and they listed
> O.E. 15"X7" alloy take-offs for $65 each. A quick phonecall confirmed the
> wheel availability and 4 days later 4 mounted, balanced Blizzak's
> (235X75X15) showed up mounted on absolutely brand new, polished OEM
> alloys.
>
> Yes... I know, SureGrip would have been cheaper but I wanted the truck
> *NOW* and Solar Yellows are few and far between around here so far. The
> wheels mounted perfectly, look great and the Blizzaks are awesome.
>
> Thanks for the info and insights. I'm reading the digest and taking
> notes. So far, besides the winter wonder-tires I've added a bedliner and
> a TekStyle black tonneau along with Pilot iridium fog lights mounted in
> the factory location.
>
> Steve Lambert
> '99 Solar Yellow Sport
> '97 Suburban 4X4
> '95 Miata Triple-Black
>
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