2021 Chevy Express 4500 – The Longhorn Engineer https://longhornengineer.com Robotics, Pinball, Hacking, Portables Sun, 05 Mar 2023 08:48:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Swapping Turn Signals https://longhornengineer.com/2023/03/05/swapping-turn-signals/ Sun, 05 Mar 2023 08:46:29 +0000 https://longhornengineer.com/?p=3709 Continue reading Swapping Turn Signals →]]> I am a big fan of clear turn signals with amber bulbs/leds. Thus the first modification to the Box Truck is to swap turn signals!

Original Look

To remove the turn signals you shove a pry bar into the outside edge here.

Once the clip has release the entire turn signal lens housing pivots forward and comes out the front.

Then I pulled the bulbs out of the housing and replace them with LED equivalents.

Put the new bulbs into the new housings and then snapped the clear turn signal housings into to the bumper.

I ordered the clear turn signals off ebay. Here is what the posting looks like.

]]> New Project Acquired: 2021 Chevy Express 4500 Box Truck https://longhornengineer.com/2023/02/12/new-project-acquired-2021-chevy-express-4500-box-truck/ Mon, 13 Feb 2023 04:32:19 +0000 https://longhornengineer.com/?p=3696 Picked up a “used” 2021 Chevy Express 4500 with a 18′ Utilivan box. End goal is a high utility RV that can tow my Jeep around the nation!

So much room for activities!

First step is getting a class V tow hitch installed and all the wiring for a 7 pin RV trailer plug.

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