Visual upgrades - what do you recommend?
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Visual upgrades - what do you recommend?
To start off, here's some pictures of the truck:
I just got the 08+ mirrors in today and will be installing them with a set of smoked turn signal lenses and the chrome mirror caps. I have been debating a set of Bushwacker pocket flares for the truck as well. I am trying to keep the overall Amarillo theme and will be putting the bed stickers back on as well (they were removed for paint work). I figured I'd keep the chrome bumpers and mirror caps for sure and now with the HD headlights I'm liking the chrome grille more. If there's any other pictures you guys want let me know. Just trying to make this as good looking as I can.
I just got the 08+ mirrors in today and will be installing them with a set of smoked turn signal lenses and the chrome mirror caps. I have been debating a set of Bushwacker pocket flares for the truck as well. I am trying to keep the overall Amarillo theme and will be putting the bed stickers back on as well (they were removed for paint work). I figured I'd keep the chrome bumpers and mirror caps for sure and now with the HD headlights I'm liking the chrome grille more. If there's any other pictures you guys want let me know. Just trying to make this as good looking as I can.
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Great looking truck! I myself am debating over Pocket style flares or not how far out do your tires stick out? they will flow nicely if you had them painted yellow. Also you should look into getting the 08 mirrors painted yellow on the top cp part, the middle gap, and the tiny bottom part it looks nice IMO and would keep the black/yellow theme its your truck though do what you like best.
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Truck looks great. Keep with the yellow, maybe a newer tailgate and taillights, plus 08 back bumper would be sick for the rear. I would leave the chrome off the mirrors but that's just me.
Looks good though.
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Any Interior shots?
Looks good though.
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08 Rear Bumper painted to match w/black plastic, smoked LED taillights & 3rd brake light, black N-Fab bars in place of the chrome oem's, about 1.5 inch Fender Flares painted to match (these are on my list too) & finally while the 08 Mirrors are a great idea please do NOT put any chrome on them 
While its very nice looking already, I would love to see it after all these changes
While its very nice looking already, I would love to see it after all these changes
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I'm not a huge fan of yellow, but I do like your truck. Really like the diff covers. Did you put those on? If so where did you get them? I agree don't put the chrome on the mirrors. Not a fan of those. Also on the fender flares I would leave black. The only other thing a Iowa Hawkeye sticker.
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Great looking truck. I'd do the flares. Maybe not pocket flares but definitely flares. The Bushwacker flares are over priced IMO.
The 08 mirrors will look great but, I'm not a fan of the phoney looking "chrome" accents.
Im like you and have the base color, black and chrome mixed in. Once my chrome starts to pit which isn't far away, it will all be painted with bedliner rattle can spray paint. A nice matte finish like the plastic trim. Then the truck will only have 2 colors instead of three.
No matter what you decide please share with us the result. I enjoy seeing everyone's version of a beautiful rig!
Youre off to a great start!
The 08 mirrors will look great but, I'm not a fan of the phoney looking "chrome" accents.
Im like you and have the base color, black and chrome mixed in. Once my chrome starts to pit which isn't far away, it will all be painted with bedliner rattle can spray paint. A nice matte finish like the plastic trim. Then the truck will only have 2 colors instead of three.
No matter what you decide please share with us the result. I enjoy seeing everyone's version of a beautiful rig!
Youre off to a great start!
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Great looking truck! I myself am debating over Pocket style flares or not how far out do your tires stick out? they will flow nicely if you had them painted yellow. Also you should look into getting the 08 mirrors painted yellow on the top cp part, the middle gap, and the tiny bottom part it looks nice IMO and would keep the black/yellow theme its your truck though do what you like best.
08 Rear Bumper painted to match w/black plastic, smoked LED taillights & 3rd brake light, black N-Fab bars in place of the chrome oem's, about 1.5 inch Fender Flares painted to match (these are on my list too) & finally while the 08 Mirrors are a great idea please do NOT put any chrome on them
While its very nice looking already, I would love to see it after all these changes
While its very nice looking already, I would love to see it after all these changes
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I'm not a huge fan of yellow, but I do like your truck. Really like the diff covers. Did you put those on? If so where did you get them? I agree don't put the chrome on the mirrors. Not a fan of those. Also on the fender flares I would leave black. The only other thing a Iowa Hawkeye sticker.
Great looking truck. I'd do the flares. Maybe not pocket flares but definitely flares. The Bushwacker flares are over priced IMO.
The 08 mirrors will look great but, I'm not a fan of the phoney looking "chrome" accents.
Im like you and have the base color, black and chrome mixed in. Once my chrome starts to pit which isn't far away, it will all be painted with bedliner rattle can spray paint. A nice matte finish like the plastic trim. Then the truck will only have 2 colors instead of three.
No matter what you decide please share with us the result. I enjoy seeing everyone's version of a beautiful rig!
Youre off to a great start!
The 08 mirrors will look great but, I'm not a fan of the phoney looking "chrome" accents.
Im like you and have the base color, black and chrome mixed in. Once my chrome starts to pit which isn't far away, it will all be painted with bedliner rattle can spray paint. A nice matte finish like the plastic trim. Then the truck will only have 2 colors instead of three.
No matter what you decide please share with us the result. I enjoy seeing everyone's version of a beautiful rig!
Youre off to a great start!
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You need to pick a theme and style.
Serious off road?
Show off road?
Mall-crawler (hey..some people like it)
Towing rig
Etc...
From there you can decide what's best. Nothing looks worse than a mall crawler tow rig someone tried to off road.
Serious off road?
Show off road?
Mall-crawler (hey..some people like it)
Towing rig
Etc...
From there you can decide what's best. Nothing looks worse than a mall crawler tow rig someone tried to off road.