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Old Sep 30, 2005 | 04:37 PM
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Painted mirrors anyone?

Excuse the dirtyness of the truck. Its to sunny to wash it right now.





 
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Old Sep 30, 2005 | 04:38 PM
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Handles on too...



 
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Old Sep 30, 2005 | 04:41 PM
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I think it would look better if you painted all of the mirror. Esp. with the painted Ventvisors.
 
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Old Sep 30, 2005 | 04:46 PM
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I think it would look better if you painted all of the mirror. Esp. with the painted Ventvisors.

I have been back and forth between it man.

I was just used to the 97-03 half painted mirror.
 
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Old Sep 30, 2005 | 04:48 PM
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i second painting the whole mirror. Theres not really any black left on the truck since the handles are painted. Still looks good though
 
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Old Sep 30, 2005 | 04:51 PM
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I think it would look better if you painted all of the mirror. Esp. with the painted Ventvisors.
I agree
 
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Old Sep 30, 2005 | 04:56 PM
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Handles on too...



I see you! Looks good man but I agree, paint the whole thing.
 
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Old Sep 30, 2005 | 04:58 PM
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Where did you get the 4X4 badge from...? Looks like it came off a Dodge truck!
 
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Old Sep 30, 2005 | 05:02 PM
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Where did you get the 4X4 badge from...? Looks like it came off a Dodge truck!
Your right.
 
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Old Sep 30, 2005 | 05:06 PM
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Looks good. I'm waiting to post the pics of my painted mirrors until this weekend when I can clean the truck up. Had a trip to northern MN and I probably took out 3/4 of the bug population.

I had the full mirrors painted. If they withstood the abuse of all those bugs and having the bugs stay on for a week, then I think they'll be good for other abuses.

I'll take before and after pics so everyone can appreciate just how bad it looks right now. Of course it rained today so it might have washed some of the bugs off.
 
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Old Sep 30, 2005 | 05:13 PM
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I see you! Looks good man but I agree, paint the whole thing.

Bet ya didn't see my witch chillin between the garage doors tho



Another reason I did not paint the whole mirror is I was shooting for more of a factory look. And I think the blackness holding the mirror to the door rounds out the window line if that makes sense.
 
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Old Sep 30, 2005 | 06:39 PM
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The two-tone mirrors just don't do anything for me. Sorry...
 
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Old Sep 30, 2005 | 06:43 PM
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The mirrors are okay... I'm going to lean towards the whole thing being painted though...

The handles look GrEaT.

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Old Sep 30, 2005 | 07:23 PM
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Paint jobs look good, but you should be SHOT for using a "4X4" emblem off of a freakin' dodge!!!
 
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Old Sep 30, 2005 | 08:26 PM
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Paint jobs look good, but you should be SHOT for using a "4X4" emblem off of a freakin' dodge!!!
If ford made one for it, I would not have had to do it.
 
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