I now know Love can happen twice . . .
I love that old Bronco!
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From: Tallahassee, FL
Thanks for all the positive feed back. Yes I definitely have a love for black vehicles - they are a b*tch to keep clean (especially how Chicago likes to dump 10x too much salt) but they can't be beat when clean.
The badges: I ordered a new set from Tasca and had my body shop that cut the bumpers and black the lights paint them all satin black. Kind of hard fooling with some of that kind of stuff when you live in a high rise in downtown. It's easier for me to pay them to do it.
I ordered the harley headlights and didn't like the look. I'm going to bring it back and get the amber corners blacked out like the tails.
The chrome steps: I'm very torn, I like the slight off set from the rest of the truck. I had the AMP power steps on my '07 I traded in and while the functionality was great, I didn't like the look on a lifted truck - felt like it made the sides look "naked". We'll see . . .
Love everything about the 22x11 Hostages. Love that you never see them around but beware . . . a 22x11 with such strong backspacing doesn't come close to clearing with only a 6" lift. I had to have the bumpers and the rear inner fender of the well majorly custom fabbed to even make the truck drivable on pavement - w/o could only cut the tires about 10% before I started tearing apart pieces.
The badges: I ordered a new set from Tasca and had my body shop that cut the bumpers and black the lights paint them all satin black. Kind of hard fooling with some of that kind of stuff when you live in a high rise in downtown. It's easier for me to pay them to do it.
I ordered the harley headlights and didn't like the look. I'm going to bring it back and get the amber corners blacked out like the tails.
The chrome steps: I'm very torn, I like the slight off set from the rest of the truck. I had the AMP power steps on my '07 I traded in and while the functionality was great, I didn't like the look on a lifted truck - felt like it made the sides look "naked". We'll see . . .
Love everything about the 22x11 Hostages. Love that you never see them around but beware . . . a 22x11 with such strong backspacing doesn't come close to clearing with only a 6" lift. I had to have the bumpers and the rear inner fender of the well majorly custom fabbed to even make the truck drivable on pavement - w/o could only cut the tires about 10% before I started tearing apart pieces.
I'm just curious but how does the H2 compare in power/speed to the lifted F150? Truck looks great!
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You took the words off my keyboard, lol. I was thinking the same thing. Maybe the FX2 headlights will look better than the Harley but either one will do
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From: Chicago
Thank you all . . . I miss the bronco more than words can tell. I keep looking at mid '90's broncos and think of doing it all over again as a toy but then I keep getting drawn back to the early 90's Porsche 911 and figure I don't need 2 big trucks - we'll see what happens when the warmer weather returns.
- -I'm just curious but how does the H2 compare in power/speed to the lifted F150? Truck looks great!
I don't remember to be exact (all I can remember is how sluggish my '07 Screw was w/o gears) but I can't remeber ever complaining and I have a lead foot. Nothing is as good though as new gears and headers - she really moves now!
- - If only my Black looked that good!! Dare I ask how many hrs that takes to polish up that nice!!?
I have a membership to a hand carwash down the street. I let them take care of the washing and polishing although I do miss doing it myself when I had a drive and hose hook-up.
Update - She is going back to the shop next week to get the mirror reflectors smoked, the stickers and Flex Fuel badges removed and to have the amber corners on the front lights smoked to match the rear.
- -I'm just curious but how does the H2 compare in power/speed to the lifted F150? Truck looks great!
I don't remember to be exact (all I can remember is how sluggish my '07 Screw was w/o gears) but I can't remeber ever complaining and I have a lead foot. Nothing is as good though as new gears and headers - she really moves now!
- - If only my Black looked that good!! Dare I ask how many hrs that takes to polish up that nice!!?
I have a membership to a hand carwash down the street. I let them take care of the washing and polishing although I do miss doing it myself when I had a drive and hose hook-up.
Update - She is going back to the shop next week to get the mirror reflectors smoked, the stickers and Flex Fuel badges removed and to have the amber corners on the front lights smoked to match the rear.
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From: College Station , TX
Sweet! I just couldn't stand that stupid badge on the tailgate....
