nice truck

 

whoops double post

 

I appreciate the sentiment and you may be right, but this was purchased as a Chrome Edition so I plan to keep the chrome. I've even made some additions, like these chrome tails and stealth bulbs in turn signals, etc. to accentuate the 'chrome edition'.

 

are the stripes vinyl or did they paint over the chrome?

 

Stripes are vinyl.

 

Strips on a chrome? No my taste! Strips on a beige color? No way! beige is not the kind of sporting look color like a red, black, yellow white, etc.


I also have strips in my truck

 

i like it

didnt know they made a 'chrome edition' but it looks cool

 

I would of gone with dark brown stripes, it would match better, or maybe a copper color.
like this super duty.

 

Not a bad idea - Smokestone is a weird color - looks silvery most of the time but under certain light it takes on a gold or even beige tone. I've read here where it is a very limited color. Originally I went with a dark grey stripe which looked great in the shade but almost disappeared in sunlight. Never thought of brown - though I hate that color - copper maybe. Hey, they're vinyl - maybe I'll change them every couple of years?!



Now you see em...



Now you don't!!!

 

I used to have a smoked bug shield on mine, but swapped it out to a clear one.

Clear is MUCH BETTER !!

This way you can still maintain that level of protection a bug shield provides to your paint, yet not look "stuck on".

IMHO, no truck (with the exception of a black truck) looks good with a smoked bug shield now that I have seen how good a clear one is.

In this pic :

You can't even tell I have a bug shield.....

Get a clear one if you still want to avoid chipped paint.

 

Looks sharp! I might lok into that. Meanwhile I got a chrome one for sale!

 

You can rattle can those clear ones to make 'em match your truck color and they "disappear" even more. Make sure you ONLY paint the back side of the deflector or you'll get chips like crazy. Good luck, anyone out there has a painted one, send us some pics. I had one on my Silverado, but no longer own that truck or I'd post for you.