well guys i finally got my new bed put on due to how ridiculously rotted the original bed was. This one's much better (obviously, lol) and even though you can see a slight color difference in the pic, you can't even notice in person. the paint held up well. My dad found the bed in Indiana for 350$ (killer price) had it painted down there and such. He also put a herculiner bed liner on as you can see in the one pic. He works at the Chevy Truck Plant in Fort Wayne so the 4x4 sticker on this bed is one usually seen on the Chevy's . I also blacked out my side markers and got clear heads. I put the philips crystal vision ultra in them and they look really nice and white and are also quite bright. This is how my truck is as of now and i love how it has come together.

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Nice, Drew the bed does look a shade darker, but nice none the less

 

Not bad! She looks good

 

Looks good man. I actually like those 4x4 stickers on your truck

 

haha thanks guys! yeah, like i said, the bed is def a tad darker in the pics but in person it's less noticeable. and the 4x4 stickers do look pretty good i think haha who woulda thought

 

now i just need to find one with my color scheme... cuz sir im in the same boat!

 

Truck is looking great!

 

thanks guys! 169k and going strong!

 

Truck looks sweet. I have searched for beds around New Hampshire and a decent one is $1200 plus because of high demand. They salt a lot up here.

IMO the valence would look awesome if you installed Depo fog lights(to match your heads better) and painted the lower valence to match.

 

haha i hear ya man my bed wasn't bad around the mounts, just all the crossmember and sidewall support was gone. but i just gave my dad the paint code and his buddy painted it to match and it almost completely matches so i'd say the paint lasted pretty well lol. but good luck man they're out there, just gotta find them

 

ive only seen 3 other trucks with my color scheme... 2 were stepside, one was long bed...

 

Looks good man

 

yeah my dad definitely got an insane deal. and yeah i may put fogs in in the future but i think i'm pretty much done with the mods cause i'm really trying to start saving money towards a new truck after this one. I've also wanted to get the valance PTM but again, i'm trying to save money but we'll see what happens in the future (can you use krylon fusion on the valance or does it need to be professionally done?) but other than that, i love the mods i've done this far and i'm content with how the truck looks. but thanks for the complements dude!

 

wow. just gonna have to paint a good one you find then. have someone you know is good at body work paint your box. the box that i used to replace the old one was originally maroon (i know silver is a lot easier than your paint scheme haha) so have a buddy of yours paint one. probably going to be your best bet. other than that, good luck man hope it all works out!

 

im going to school for body work, so hey why not start learning now! JKJK i want my stuff to be proper! its not terrible, but i am keeping my eyes open!