Then.. and now.. thoughts/comments?
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Post Fiend
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Then.. and now.. thoughts/comments?
Well, its been over a year now that ive owned my truck (august 2010) and ive slowly been changing it into the way i want it to look. Just about done with that.. going to tint the windows here soon and then im onto my limited performance options 
What do you guys think? Any opinions/recommendations?
August 2010, at the dealer
Now!
Note; before i took off running boards
Thanks for looking!
What do you guys think? Any opinions/recommendations?
August 2010, at the dealer
Now!
Note; before i took off running boards
Thanks for looking!
Fleet Mechanic
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Great pics and a great looking truck. You should be a proud gasser that will last a long time with little maintenance costs. Let us know when you hit 300,000 miles and still going strong.
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My list of plans now is maintenance stuff.. plugs/COPs, change rear diff fluid/cover, sway bar bushings, rebuild ESOF hubs, fuel filter, transfer case oil change, and headers to replace the shot manifolds and studs. well the list goes on but ill stop here haha
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Post Fiend
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Unfortunately.. i already need to repair the bottoms of my doors as they are beginning to rust. damn rust belt
Fleet Mechanic
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Change out your chrome steps to solid flat runnng boards and you won't have that problem anymore. Even with mudflaps mud,slush, and water gets thrown up and into your bottom door jams. The solid, non-fancy steps keep that crap from getting into the bottom door jams. I had the same problem on my 2002 and when I ordered my 2008 I made sure I didn't get those round chrome steps.
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Change out your chrome steps to solid flat runnng boards and you won't have that problem anymore. Even with mudflaps mud,slush, and water gets thrown up and into your bottom door jams. The solid, non-fancy steps keep that crap from getting into the bottom door jams. I had the same problem on my 2002 and when I ordered my 2008 I made sure I didn't get those round chrome steps.
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Fleet Mechanic
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After you wash and dry the bottom jams, spray them with PAM Original and that will help keep the rust off and also keep the doors from sticking in the cold.
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Post Fiend
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i will have to try that, thanks!
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Nice looking truck. It was a little lifeless in the first photo. It amazes me how plain these trucks look out of the box. I need to do the maintenance crap next also. Not as good to look at as the shiny stuff but good for peace of mind.
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When you get the bucks, you might want to buy a front and rear bumper from these guys:
South Texas Outfitters - San Antonio's Premier Truck Accessory & Top Drive Manufacturer
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