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Just got the F150 back from the shop! Lots of pics!

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Old 11-03-2009, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by TexasGuy001
Thats a nice truck, very clean.

You should get the billet grille from Carriage Works that keeps the frame around it, so it matches the headlight bezels. I have seen a few guys make their own from the old original grille.

I wouldn't lift it, if it is your daily driver. The performance, fuel economy, handling, braking ability, and all around drivability will all suffer. If its your secondary vehicle then thats not really an issue. Large tires will cause the pads to wear out prematurely and make the rotors more prone to warping.

Are those real HID lights with the ballasts and all or just the simulated bulbs? If its just the simulated bulbs that are tinted, I would dump them. They actually reduce the amount of light emitted from the bulb.
I still have my old grill so i may see how that looks. It is my daily driver but i have a 98 z28 camaro as my speed demon and i really only drive this 40 miles tops a day and not to worried about fuel economy because i bought the truck knowing it dosent have the best fuel economy. But i did not know about the pads and rotors warping from larger tires. I just wanted to lift it and put larger tires under it for mostly looks just because i like the way lifted trucks look and also wouldnt mind the extra height for going muddin every once in awhile. They are real HIDs and its a huge diffrence i tried taking pictures of how far it gos but its about 3 times brighter then the old lights. My headlight lenses are pretty dirty so it would probably help if i cleaned them
 
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Originally Posted by Whoudini74
IMHO, lose the drop-in bedliner, and get a spray in or roll on one instead. I've seen the damage that drop-ins can do, not only do they rub the paint off, water and debris collects under them and wreak havoc on the metal.

I also agree with TexasGuy on the grill.
I wanted to get the spray in but i couldnt see paying 280 dollars more for a spray in. I acutally had a friend that had some roll on bedliner from autozone and we put a light coat on before i took it to the shop because of like what you said of having water build up under there and causing rust problems.
 
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Very clean truck. It is obvious that it has been very well cared for. I especially am impressed with the very clean engine bay!
 
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Very clean truck. It is obvious that it has been very well cared for. I especially am impressed with the very clean engine bay!
Thanks im heading to the exhaust shop tommorow to get it straight piped then i should have a video of what it sounds up within the next day or so. I also found out that the shop i took it to gaped one of the spark plugs wrong so ill have to pull them out and have a buddy do it right but good thing i havent paid them yet because i will defiantly not pay for a service that was done incorrectly and now takes more time out of my day for me to correct. I guess thats what i get for having a shop do it but hey what can you do when you had to leave your tools 800 miles away ? Hopefully within the next few weeks ill have some new 12" subs to put in place of the 10" Kenwood Comp. then mybe some other goodies depending on what i can find on craigslist and the local salavage yard. What do yall think of the chrome tow mirrors compaired to the ones i have on there now? try to get a set or leave the ones on there now?
 
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I actually like the OE mirrors, but if you are talking about the OE towing style mirrors, they are nice too. If you plan to tow alot it might be worth considering.
 
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