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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 09:36 PM
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Those are the euro wheels? I like them, would I be able to go with 4/6 drop and not look like rubber bands?
 
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 09:59 PM
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3/4 for sure with drops & hangers out back, and spindles & coils up front.

4/6, i say go for it
 
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 10:44 PM
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decided 20's would be fine, and i'd go 4/6 with no issues and still have rubber to burn. I found some rims, but I don't know if they make them in 5x135mm.
 
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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 02:30 PM
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They don't make these rims in 5x135, but hopefully when they respond to my email they can custom them.

Rims, plastics painted, completely shaved (I'm just shaving the emblems, but it does look clean)


Which one should I go with? My buddy said I should paint the bedrails PTM, it does look pretty clean that way.



This one reminds me of like a newer body style F150, because the rear window surround would be PTM.
 
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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 03:12 PM
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I think the black on the bed rails and rear window break it up a little and keeps it looking good.
 
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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 03:29 PM
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I agree it breaks it up, but still different.
 
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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 06:01 PM
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i think if you do the black, you should still do smooth ones though, not jus paint the stock ones. and you too can have a smooth rear window surround ptm, jus find like an old 97 and take theirs
 
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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 06:13 PM
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I didn't know they made smooth ones, whats the process to take the surround off?
 
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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 06:14 PM
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I didn't know they made a smooth one. What's the process to take the surround off?

Also, smooth bedrails are $$$. Plus if I got smooth ones and painted them black, I don't think it would look good, so I'd have to do PTM.
 
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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 06:58 PM
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yes, i have smooth ones on my truck.. or you could sand em down & do it that way. i believe travis (blackedoutv6) started it on his truck and that's the way i did my missing tailgate cap..

the whole rear window has to be removed..
 
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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 07:07 PM
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I knew you had smooth ones, I was talking about smooth rear surround. I was just going to either smooth the bedrails or buy new ones, mine has some damage due to the previous owner install the truck cap. There's like screw holes in it.

Remove the whole rear window, doesn't sound like fun at all.
 
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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 07:37 PM
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There's a how to on the site. When I helped the glass guy pull mine out it didn't take that long, but I did have it prepped before he got there.
 
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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 09:09 PM
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deffintly ptm on the rear surround the bed caps i would go black but thats just my 2 cents
 
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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 11:52 PM
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deffintly ptm on the rear surround the bed caps i would go black but thats just my 2 cents
ya. the black back there would really connect the black plastic on the rear bumper ya know
 
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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 09:25 AM
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This?

 

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