I converted my 05 X white and gold EB to a satin black finish on the wheel wells, door moldings, bumbers, grill and door handles. I swapped out the stock crome wheel caps and put some flat black ones on (not sure I like the look there yet). I had the (usless) roof rack removed and just plug the holes w/some set screws for the time being. I would like to put a new rack up there that looks stock and is somewhat functional. I'm thinking about a 07 Expedition EL rack from the dealer.

Anybody out there got any experience w/this or can offer any suggestions?

I also took off the stock running boards (anybody need a set?) and replaced them w/the AMP power step. Love em!

It's a nice day up here in motown. I'll get the armor-all out and post some pics if anyone is interested interested in the "no blink x". No offence to you after market junkies!

 

murdered out? lol. I am curious about another roof rack that might fit as well. Or even another roof rack where the x members might fit. I took off the stock ones after I realized they were scuffing the paint. They were useless anyway. I wouldn't mind finding something in a junkyard that might work to mount my skis on this winter.

 

I see this is getting popular!! I am just finishing doing the same to mine. All the gold is now satin black. I didn't do the door handles though. I am just waiting for my new 07 harley headlights to get here so I can finish it up.

 

Gonna do the same Harley head lights as well and some smoked tail lights. You should consider the black door handles. They look really bad ***.

I'm waiting til sping to do new wheels and tires. Still got about 10 to 15k left on my toyos. What did you for wheels and tires? Is it lifted? I'm thinking about a 3".

 

Of course I'd love to see some pictures

 

I would like to see the door handles, sounds cool. For winter I have super duty steel rims painted satin black with my snow tires. I still have the stockers for summer, toyo m/t's still have about 10k left also. My truck is lifted 4", I would like to get some 20" BMF novakanes for it.

 

Thnking about some 08 f250 side views but the about 900 bucks for power.

What's ur running board set up? I did the amp power step. They look nice and like a piece of molding that cover that strip of metal on the bottom door frames

 

how much did those cost you? I saw them on an ex at the mall and they look nice. My stock ones look like ****. Too much chrome.

 

$900 for the parts and $160 to install. If you get them make sure you go to a guy that's a dealer and installer. Amp has a list on their web site.

 

Ponz, never got around to taking the pics. Will try today and then try to figure out how to post them. I'm new to the forum.
JM

 

I am new to this forum site also and having difficulty finding my way "around". Trying to find some solutions to a few problems. Do members recommend the Premium version??

 

You can post them to an online photo host like photobucket or even facebook (if you make the gallery public) and then you right click on the image, select "copy image location." On this forum, you click reply, click the "go advanced" button at the bottom of the screen, and click the thing that looks a little picture in the menu above the text box. It will pop up a little box that says "enter image URL." you click paste, and then hit enter. When you hit reply, the image should show up in the thread.

 

Let's see some pics!

 

Got the Harley D lights on today. Will have the nitto dura graps w/xd spy rims on tomorrow. I'm going to put my gallery together over the holiday. Sorry for the delay.