- Joined
- May 15, 2020
- Messages
- 2,392
- Reaction score
- 3,880
- Points
- 113
- Age
- 68
- Location
- Atlanta
- Vehicle Year
- 1997 1987
- Make / Model
- Ranger XLT x2
- Engine Type
- 4.0 V6
- Engine Size
- 4.0 & 2.9
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Total Lift
- 97 stock, 3” on 87
- Total Drop
- N/A
- Tire Size
- 235/75-15
- My credo
- Never put off ‘til tomorrow what you can put off indefinitely
Did I ever mention I LOVE Craigslist?
Now that the city is pretty much done with the road work, I have less room to turn around the fleet than I did before. I already got some post lights (9 for $20 total, plus 3 matching sconces for $25) to put in partially for light and partially for decoration. I’m using some 2-3/8” black 21’ fence poles for the posts ($100/ea, 3 poles per 22’ stick)
I always wanted some low voltage landscape lamps to mark the edges of the driveway so I could back up at night without crushing the pansies, but I was too cheap to buy the lights at $250/10 with a timer.
Wham, Craigslist: 40 lights (half never used) and 4 timers and the wire: FREE FREE FREE!!! YIPPEEEE!!!!
The guy listed them at about 7:00 last night and I picked them up in the 97 red ranger at 9:00 this morning. Old ones are high quality metal and the new ones are plastic, but that’s fine with me. Only one with a broken lens and you can buy the lens.
I already ordered 3 12vAC to 12vDC adapters ($35 ea eBay) so I can swap them to LEDs for the power bill. They’ll power the light poles too. I found some 2w 12vDC candelabra bulbs, and I got a few 7w where I need more light for the poles, so I don’t even have to change the sockets.
Now the trick is to put it all in without the place looking like Disneyland!
I LOVE Craigslist!!!
Now that the city is pretty much done with the road work, I have less room to turn around the fleet than I did before. I already got some post lights (9 for $20 total, plus 3 matching sconces for $25) to put in partially for light and partially for decoration. I’m using some 2-3/8” black 21’ fence poles for the posts ($100/ea, 3 poles per 22’ stick)
I always wanted some low voltage landscape lamps to mark the edges of the driveway so I could back up at night without crushing the pansies, but I was too cheap to buy the lights at $250/10 with a timer.
Wham, Craigslist: 40 lights (half never used) and 4 timers and the wire: FREE FREE FREE!!! YIPPEEEE!!!!
The guy listed them at about 7:00 last night and I picked them up in the 97 red ranger at 9:00 this morning. Old ones are high quality metal and the new ones are plastic, but that’s fine with me. Only one with a broken lens and you can buy the lens.
I already ordered 3 12vAC to 12vDC adapters ($35 ea eBay) so I can swap them to LEDs for the power bill. They’ll power the light poles too. I found some 2w 12vDC candelabra bulbs, and I got a few 7w where I need more light for the poles, so I don’t even have to change the sockets.
Now the trick is to put it all in without the place looking like Disneyland!
I LOVE Craigslist!!!