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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 08:13 PM
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So i've had a great week and ive made some good money and i wanna add some stuff to my truck...

I was thinking of going with a black grillcraft grille, Step bars, new side mirrors, maybe new muffler.

i ordered some black L heads/corners already and some 20% tint for the sides.

My question is what side mirrors should i go for? Preferably something on e-bay. what type of muffler sounds best on the 4.2? and should i do duals?

also im kinda unsure on the grillcraft as from looking at it it looks like it may block a lot of light from my lights behind my grill.


Thanks feel free to chime in with other ideas as well

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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 09:16 PM
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i would just get stock xlt mirrors and i say no to the step bars
 
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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 09:25 PM
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Lift it up high enough so that you need the step bars
 
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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 09:36 PM
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i kinda would like them cause i do have to kinda jump up in. meh ill not get them, waste of money only reason i was consierding is cause my fiance has trouble getting in lol....

forgot to mention im gonna get a smoked whiper cowl too.
 
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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 10:29 PM
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dont get the wiper cowl, instead buy some clear fog lights and put them on!! they would look way better
 
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by str8t six
dont get the wiper cowl, instead buy some clear fog lights and put them on!! they would look way better
well why do you say to not get it? also clear fogs for where? The stock location? I have lights behind my grill too.
 
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 09:04 PM
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well, ive seen pics of them on our trucks and i dont think they look good at all.

yeah, lights for the stock location, you can get them off ebay, they look really good with the L headlights and it gets rid of those black covers.
 
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 09:08 PM
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well, ive seen pics of them on our trucks and i dont think they look good at all.

yeah, lights for the stock location, you can get them off ebay, they look really good with the L headlights and it gets rid of those black covers.
okay, wouldn't i need a new light switch though to do that?
 
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 09:08 PM
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like this!


 
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 09:09 PM
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okay, wouldn't i need a new light switch though to do that?
yeah, you would, or you could just wire up a aftermarket switch
 
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 09:34 PM
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sounds good, do they by any chance make black/smoked ones? I bought new L heads that are black and i dotn wanna get chrome or w/e


Im going with these tails http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/97-03...item2c57a2d18b

and these Lights http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FORD-...item20b40141a3
 

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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 09:55 PM
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get stock xlt mirrors with PTM caps and then get a dynomax bullet imo
 
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 10:08 PM
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oh, i dont think they make them in black since it uses the whole surface to reflect light, unlike the headlights.
 
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 10:11 PM
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the corners?

you can open them and paint them and they still reflect enough. look at mine
 
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by thejake1989
get stock xlt mirrors with PTM caps and then get a dynomax bullet imo
yes i will do the xlt with caps! I like it a lot. Dynomax bullet huh, any audio clips? I heard a flowmaster 40 series on youtube and it sounded real good for a v6.
 
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