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Re: Honest No BS Opinions Wanted

Post by Adam_C » Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:04 pm

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If they can't spell "scratches" then I don't think I would trust them with an expensive truck.
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Post by Mule » Fri Oct 09, 2015 4:19 pm

What about a slate gray? Any issues with that changing colors?

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Post by 04Ram2500Hemi » Fri Oct 09, 2015 10:00 pm

Mule wrote:What about a slate gray? Any issues with that changing colors?
My original thought was dark grey with the black rockers. At this point I think I'll wait until my paint is toast and then maybe look into it again.
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Post by RAM4ROKS » Tue Nov 03, 2015 10:50 pm

Never, under any circumstances that I can conceive would I bedline the whole outside of a vehicle. As mentioned- weight, fading, staining, etc come into play. Also, if you have an accident and it gets dented or worse, the bedliner has to be removed from the effected before repairs can begin. Along these line of thought- it would be very hard to touch up after post accident repairs. Rocker panels would be a maybe for me- I'd never do it given my present circumstances BUT, if the roads I frequented were a LOT harsher on my rockers, I would consider bedlining the rocker panels. I'd do it before the paint was toast though, I would want a good base under the bedliner!

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Post by Mpersicke87 » Wed Nov 04, 2015 9:38 am

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Hood, rockers, bumpers.

Soon to be rims and a strip above the headlights as well.

I've seen a few trucks all lined out. Sexy as hell to be honest.


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Post by 04Ram2500Hemi » Tue Jan 26, 2016 8:31 am

Here's a guy from the AEV Forum that recently had his whole truck sprayed with Line-X.
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Post by Will » Tue Jan 26, 2016 9:13 am

Looks alright except for the chrome
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Post by 04Ram2500Hemi » Tue Jan 26, 2016 9:23 am

Will wrote:Looks alright except for the chrome
I agree- the chrome doesn't fit. He said he paid around $7,000 for it. That's a little more than I would want to spend.
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Post by Chiprat1 » Tue Jan 26, 2016 8:43 pm

04Ram2500Hemi wrote:I think I agree with all the negative thoughts. I think the truck will stay white with some Line-X Highlights. Plus when it's clean, the white/black combo does look really good. I'm a bit bias, but I think "Big White" is pretty sharp!
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Post by Stickman » Wed Jan 27, 2016 12:21 am

Yea, all that black and then shiny chrome mirrors, door handles, headlights, clearance lights and taillights. And while it does look good, I think I would spend that 7k on a beater trail rig and a trailer to pull it on before I would do that to the wagon so I could take it on some gnarly trails. That's on the verge on insane.
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Post by MSCH2112 » Wed Jan 27, 2016 12:07 pm

anyone know what parts and labor might run to replace chrome mirrors and door handles with black ones?

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Post by nts007 » Wed Jan 27, 2016 3:22 pm

MSCH2112 wrote:anyone know what parts and labor might run to replace chrome mirrors and door handles with black ones?

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I kinda wanna say almost nothing. Don't the door chromes just peel off. If not find some dumbass who has black ones and tell him you want to swap the gaudy chrome ones for his black. And to guarantee you will find a moron would would happily swap find one who had his damn tow mirrors flipped out for no reason.

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Post by whitey » Sat Jan 30, 2016 11:32 am

I just spent around $350 to have my drivers side mirror and assembly replaced on my 06'. Not the big towing mirror but normal size without chrome.

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Post by Ducky's Dad » Sat Jan 30, 2016 11:41 am

Mine is an '05 without the fancy schmancy electronic crap, but you might be shocked at what a mirror can cost. My wife's SUV had the driver's door mirror glass stolen a few months ago (just pops out if you know what you are doing). Replacement glass from the GM parts department was over $500. Just the glass, not the whole mirror body. Her mirror has/had heated glass and lane change indicators, and the dealer parts guy told me they get stolen all the time because they are so damned expensive. So I went online and found an aftermarket piece that had the lane change indicator but no heater for about $200. Works fine, and a heater is not worth another $300 in So Cal. Depending on your mirror, you may have different connectors in the mirror housing from one truck to another. On my wife's, I had to jumper the heater connectors to keep the computer from being confused.

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