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Old Sep 10, 2018 | 07:02 AM
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Simple custom touch

This was posted on Facebook, what do you think? I thought it was a simple custom touch that could have almost been factory trim.



 
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Old Sep 10, 2018 | 08:19 AM
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I think it looks good Bob, would bring you into the darkside a little further too... lol
 
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It looks nice but how many guys need that trim for there hoods where it belongs?
 
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Old Sep 10, 2018 | 08:26 AM
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It looks nice but how many guys need that trim for there hoods where it belongs?
Guys that do that don't care about the guys who need it for their hoods abe...lol
 
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Old Sep 10, 2018 | 08:49 AM
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I met a guy around here who did that to his truck. I thought it was a cool idea.
 
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It looks nice but how many guys need that trim for there hoods where it belongs?
Of all the parts I've stripped off parts truck the hood trim is the item I have the most of. I got a box full of that stuff.
 
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Old Sep 10, 2018 | 09:08 AM
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I like it.
Agreed, those parts are not really in short supply....
 
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Old Sep 10, 2018 | 09:15 AM
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Don't come home drunk in that truck and pass out in the front seat, because when you wake up in the morning, you'll probably think you're laying on the fender.
 
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Don't come home drunk in that truck and pass out in the front seat, because when you wake up in the morning, you'll probably think you're laying on the fender.
There are worse places to pass out.
 
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Originally Posted by tinman52
I like it.
Agreed, those parts are not really in short supply....
Well, just goes to show you I don't know much about 48-52 trucks. I thought those were pieces guys were looking for. Thanks for setting me straight.
 
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Abe, it is the five-star-extra hood trim for 51/52 that is so very hard to find. They reproduce the 'C' pieces but not the long straight stainless ones.
Almost, but not quite unobtainium.


I think putting extra pieces on the inner door is a pretty clever idea. The average person would think it came from the factory that way.
 
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Old Sep 10, 2018 | 05:58 PM
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Wow!........ I really like that...it looks great......hmmm?....you got me thinking......
 
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Old Sep 10, 2018 | 07:03 PM
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Abe, it is the five-star-extra hood trim for 51/52 that is so very hard to find. They reproduce the 'C' pieces but not the long straight stainless ones.
Almost, but not quite unobtainium.


I think putting extra pieces on the inner door is a pretty clever idea. The average person would think it came from the factory that way.
There are alot of average people out there too. That is one reason why I keep my trucks stock so average non Ford truck people can see what they looked like back in the day.
 
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