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Old Apr 24, 2014 | 04:00 PM
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Miles does he do a block type ladder bar? Or is it just the bars themselves?
 
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Old Apr 24, 2014 | 04:02 PM
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i believe he does make those, haven't seen too many though

Edit, he does not make those yet.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2014 | 01:13 PM
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I've been pining over those flight fab bars ever since i saw them on Miles' truck. Nice friggen setup.
 
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Old Apr 26, 2014 | 11:07 PM
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Saved the picture this time while searching the local cl.

 
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Old Apr 27, 2014 | 08:15 AM
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That would look killer on your truck justin. You can get one of those fir 150 on ebay usually I think they are primed as well.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2014 | 08:27 AM
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Saved the picture this time while searching the local cl.

Hrm... I really like that. That would make the light bar mounting so much nicer.

Originally Posted by acf6
i believe he does make those, haven't seen too many though

Edit, he does not make those yet.
I think if I do ladder bars I'm planning on doing a 5" block with ladder bars and a 2" leveling spring in the front and air bags to stop the sag when I haul mulch or scrap. So the block one from PMF suspension is so appealing, I'd get more height and no wrap.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2014 | 08:53 AM
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What grill is that?
 
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Old Apr 27, 2014 | 09:00 AM
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What grill is that?
Its a Harley Davidson grill trimmed to fit the 99-04 bumper.
 
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Old Apr 29, 2014 | 10:45 AM
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Updated List

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Exterior:
03+ Mirror swap
20% 3M Tint
08 tailgate with step and camera
Backrack
Body Color grille
16x9 -12 offset teflon ATX Artillery rims


Suspension:
Bilstein 5100 Shocks and steering stabilizer:
Readylift 4" rear block (F350 conversion)
Energy Suspension Sway bar bushings
Moog ball joints
Complete Moog drag link

Lighting
Recon LED taillights
05 Harley headlights with h1 4300k projectors
Recon Smoked Cab/Mirror lights
LED reverse/cargo Lights
LED fog lights with gloss black reflectors

Exhaust:
SPD SS Y-pipe
Mac Flowpath muffler

Everything Else:
Door seal mod
Pioneer flip upe Head unit, Speakers, 4 way amp
Weather Tech Floor mats and Visors
285/75R16 BFG AT TKO LRE
R1concept Rotors and Hawk LTS Pads
Fumoto f106 oil drain valve
Undercover drivers side swing case
Undercover Passenger side swing case
Viper 5101 remote start

Things i want to do:
Visual:
Body color 05-07 Grille, Still unsure if i want a Billet style or standard
30" LEDwarehouse single row LED bar behind grille
2-3" cowled hood
08 Mirrors with PTM caps
08 Rear bumper
Recon smoked LED 3rd brake light
Fuctional:
2" procomp front lift springs
PMF ladder bars with 5" rear block
OBA with airbags to reduce sag when loaded
Interior:
Modify 05 trashbag holder to hold brake controller
move amplifiers under front seats
molle straps under 2/3 rear seat for mounting gear
1 or 2 10" subs behind rear seat using RUNVS's experience and guide
08 center jumpseat


Unfortunately most of my want list is going to take a while if it happens. Life is starting to get in the way of modifying my truck. So I'll be doing this mostly when funds allow.
 
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Old Apr 29, 2014 | 02:47 PM
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I gotta come by some day and check out the door seal mod. I thought about doing that but I'm just not sure if it's worth it.

And your list of mods is almost identical to mine, yet our trucks are so different!
 
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Old Apr 29, 2014 | 03:42 PM
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truck looks great man
 
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Old Apr 29, 2014 | 09:05 PM
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The truck looks great Justin, really liking the mods so far. Really like the smoked lights and tint too. I think I'm going to get the same 20% on mine too. If I remember right you had it professionally installed, how much did it cost you? Did you just do the front windows or all of them? I was thinking about maybe redoing all my tint with new 20%, but not sure if it would be worth it or not. Factory tint on the rear windows is about 20% right?
 
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Old Apr 30, 2014 | 05:36 AM
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The truck looks great Justin, really liking the mods so far. Really like the smoked lights and tint too. I think I'm going to get the same 20% on mine too. If I remember right you had it professionally installed, how much did it cost you? Did you just do the front windows or all of them? I was thinking about maybe redoing all my tint with new 20%, but not sure if it would be worth it or not. Factory tint on the rear windows is about 20% right?
I could be wrong but I don't think the factory tint can be removed. The 3m tint that I got matches from the outside perfectly. Inside its a little darker but it hasn't been a problem yet.

The tint cost me 75$ a window. So 150$ for the front 2. Has held up very well for the last year and a half or so.
 
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Old May 9, 2014 | 07:00 AM
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I got a little work done yesterday. I used fatmat, got a 25 sqft kit with install tools for a decent price of Amazon.



I finally put something behind the back seat so it's not just sheet metal. I also did the rear doors. It's not perfect but pretty good for a first attempt. I have enough to do the front doors as well and will probably do that my next day off.

First impressions are that it does what it's supposed to do. Stops vibrations and cuts out a little road noise. I'm still planning on replacing the cotton matting with a proper sound deadener but will do that over the summer.

I would like to the floor as well, but I'm slightly worried about the seat bolts being rusted/stripped. When I went to install my sound system one of the rear seat bolts just felt like it was spinning.
 
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Old May 9, 2014 | 08:21 AM
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Justin how much did thta run you? Now that my interior is literally all apart except for the carpet I have been thinking about doing some sound deadening while its out.

Are you referring to the matting on the doors?

I wouldn't worry about the seat bolts, I was worried the first time when i had to install my 08 console but once you get them out the first time if you spray them with some WD40 and the holes then reinstall them they usually come out every time without any effort. I have taken my seats out once a year for the past three years and never had an issue after oiling them, first time took some force now it's easy though.
 
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