I agree on the leaving the tubes black, and possibly the grille itself. (Still leaning toward Arizona Beige for contrast, but darker / black looks more sinister I agree...)

Had not considered the Rousch scoop. I like that idea with the bold stripe and lose the brush guard...

 

i thought you should leave the brush guard but lose the bug guard

 

Huh, yeah, oops. Wrong statment. Yes, keep the brush guard, toss the bug guard...

 

mines semi gloss black, more pics in gallery

 

I think a flat gold color on the rockers and a little something on the hood would actually look pretty cool

 

Flat gold?

Having trouble picturing what you are talking about there. Can you post a pic of the color in question?

 

Yeah, I like the hood treatment you have going there. I think losing my bug guard will go a long way to making mine look right.

The GT style stripe on the rocker is pretty cool, but I am planning on some EGR flares that I want to paint up as well...