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Old 01-16-2012, 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by skeneguy
I lost the full XLS decals when I painted it unfortunately, I looked and looked....but no one does the decals

It's possible to reproduce them but it is time consuming for what you have. I see two colors for sure, orange and gray?, and I assume that the black section in the middle is just the body paint. The "XLS" at the end of the bed adds work too, and I assume you didn't save any dimensions and close up pictures before painting it?

I plan on making the stripes for my truck but I just have two stripes down the side and I still have them on the truck to take measurments. My boss has a 28" vinyl cutter at work, I just have to buy the roll of vinyl. I'm not sure how good it will work for a long stripe, the vinyl may not feed straight enough because it feeds back and forth to make the cut.
 
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Old 01-16-2012, 08:01 PM
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They are Ultra Rogues. These

I did not like them when I got em. They were on sale at Tire Rack and the deal made it worth it. I am still getting used to them.
 
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Old 01-16-2012, 08:07 PM
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They don't look quite as good in the picture there as they look on your truck. The words on the lip aren't great either
 
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Old 01-16-2012, 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by jthorngate3
They don't look quite as good in the picture there as they look on your truck. The words on the lip aren't great either
Exactly. That is why I am not real happy with them. I needed rims and tires and these fit the truck, so on they went.
 
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Old 01-16-2012, 08:17 PM
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Old 01-16-2012, 08:19 PM
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Sw1tchfoot....it's not so much the striping but the "XLS" which is etched in to the vinyl. Other than that it should be fairly easy to replicate on doors and fenders, the rear flares would be tricky. I still have the old flares with the original stripes so it possibly can be done....by someone with more skill than me!
 
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Old 01-16-2012, 11:12 PM
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81 F100 - not gonna lie i think i actually like the original look of the truck better, but i do like the new paint job
 
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Old 01-17-2012, 01:34 AM
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I like it! Never been a big fan of 2 tone paint jobs.
 
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Old 01-17-2012, 11:24 AM
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Nice clean look!! Love it!!
 
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Old 01-20-2012, 12:39 AM
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Currently sitting for the winter. Dont want any more salt to get to it.
 
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Old 01-20-2012, 01:11 PM
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<a href="http://s434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/windigo69/1985%20Ford%204x4/?action=view&amp;current=Sept62010001.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/windigo69/1985%20Ford%204x4/Sept62010001.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

It's -38 this morning,,truck starts no problem,,mind ya I got a block heater along with battery tender as well as dual batteries,,but it starts! And throws plenty of heat in the cab,,did i mention it STARTS! 1985 4x4 4 speed 300 duraspark 11
 
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Old 01-20-2012, 03:49 PM
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Old 01-20-2012, 03:54 PM
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Nice Anthony! I'm hoping for some overnight and into tomorrow. We'll see
 
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Old 01-20-2012, 09:31 PM
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Josiah, you're supposed to get more than up here need more snow...
Loving the snow hat
 
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Old 01-21-2012, 06:45 AM
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