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Old 04-19-2008, 04:19 PM
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Hey, I am wondering what else to do to my truck, let me start with the headlights, i am wanting to order these, but the only thing i do not like is that the corner light looks like it is outlined in white, i have looked a few trucks with lights similar to these and they all do have the white border, i dunno if its on the inside or outside of the light,
http://s202.photobucket.com/albums/a...ent=lights.jpg

Secondly, i want some wheels, really liked both of these but they are expensive as hell, i dont want chrome on my truck anymore, i am doing the whole black and white thing

http://s202.photobucket.com/albums/a...nt=wheels2.jpg

http://s202.photobucket.com/albums/a...nt=Wheels1.jpg

I already have a hood, not my first choice hood by i got a hood, so i dont know what else to add to my truck, i do want to put some black stripes or some sort of black details to my truck, the thing i am have a descreptancy about is that since my truck has sidesteps, than the this wont look good, what to u guys suggest me do or think will look good?
http://s202.photobucket.com/albums/a...=GT150_000.jpg
 
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Old 04-19-2008, 04:27 PM
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those rims have chrome on them..... looks to me like brushed alum. black paint and a chrome lip. they are cool though. head lights look good as well.
 
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Old 04-19-2008, 10:40 PM
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the wheels look good. i like the lights too! so y getting rid of the halos?? if i may ask
 
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Old 04-20-2008, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by dirtyd88
the wheels look good. i like the lights too! so y getting rid of the halos?? if i may ask
Well i have had to many fitment issues with my halos, i love the look but at night, i cannot see worth a crap, see the headlight doesnt fit in the header panel, not sure why, so i thought it was just the lights that i had because i bought them a while back, so i decided to buy another pair of halos, well the halos fit the same, so i sold one pair of halos and am now trying to sell the other pair, the other thing i dont like is the orage reflector, i know it has to have it on the halos, but i would of rather it be all clear...also i want to try new things out and see what i like better, o yea, there is also a vehicle that has the same lights as me in my small town, they saw them on my truck and bought some,see i want my truck to look different and thats another reason i am changing lights, although my truck already looks unique to me, i still want to add to it to make it look even more unique
 
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Old 04-20-2008, 11:47 AM
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by the looks of your lights i have the same ones, I just have the smoked lenses. the thing is you need to adjust them. Let me guess the low beams form a big X in front of the truck, and you cant see real far? but the high beams work just fine? I have the same issues you need a tool, something like this one. http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/lis14540.html
those little screws sticking out the back of the headlight turn but wont adjust unless they are installed. thats the point of the little plastic "X" on the screw. it holds in place while the metal screw part turns. Just putting Silverstar H3 bulbs in my low beams made a big difference. now i just gotta order that tool to adjust them.



there is one from snapon too
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....re&dir=catalog
much better tool imo.
 
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Old 04-20-2008, 01:48 PM
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I think chrome headlights would look better on a white truck. The black dosen't fit in unless you have more black on the truck to match it too.
 
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Old 04-20-2008, 04:01 PM
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Pheonixx do u have any pics of what it looks like with the h3 bulbs?

Raptor05121, well thanks for ur opinion on the chrome on white, but i am planning to add more black to my truck, some stripes, or paint my hood like this, im just not really sure exactly what to do, I just need some ideas so i can go ahead and start buying what i am going to need and all at once put everything on my truck

http://s202.photobucket.com/albums/a...=lightning.jpg
 
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Originally Posted by Pheonixx
by the looks of your lights i have the same ones, I just have the smoked lenses. the thing is you need to adjust them. Let me guess the low beams form a big X in front of the truck, and you cant see real far? but the high beams work just fine? I have the same issues you need a tool, something like this one. http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/lis14540.html
those little screws sticking out the back of the headlight turn but wont adjust unless they are installed. thats the point of the little plastic "X" on the screw. it holds in place while the metal screw part turns. Just putting Silverstar H3 bulbs in my low beams made a big difference. now i just gotta order that tool to adjust them.



there is one from snapon too
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....re&dir=catalog
much better tool imo.
I HAVE FINALLY FOUND THE TOOL IVE NEEDED FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS! Thanks for the link Pheonixx. I have been taking out the headlights and adjusting them via hand, washcloth, and pliers....man it sucks! ecspecially when some of the x-screws are striped out. so putting silverstars in the low beams made the "X" on the road go away, and improved the light output?? because i was wondering if you could do something to help get more light, besides buying HIDs. o and how did you get smoked lenses?!?!? or did you just tint them with nightshades??
 
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Originally Posted by Whitening98
Raptor05121, well thanks for ur opinion on the chrome on white, but i am planning to add more black to my truck, some stripes, or paint my hood like this, im just not really sure exactly what to do, I just need some ideas so i can go ahead and start buying what i am going to need and all at once put everything on my truck
Gotcha. With black striped those headlights would look cool. Just get them ASAP cause they're all alone out front there

DirtyD, if you have bad light output, go for HID's. They are running for abour $80 + $30-50 for shipping on eBay. I'll be ordering a set for my new headlights ASAP.
 
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Old 04-21-2008, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Raptor05121
Gotcha. With black striped those headlights would look cool. Just get them ASAP cause they're all alone out front there

DirtyD, if you have bad light output, go for HID's. They are running for abour $80 + $30-50 for shipping on eBay. I'll be ordering a set for my new headlights ASAP.
now to determine what kinda stripes
by the end of may, i am already going to have the stripes on my truck, the hood, new headlights, new rear bumper/roll pan, wheels, and hopefully the black and white leather/suede interior...see the problem with me is that i wait and wait and finally buy the things for my truck, but if anyone has any pics of a truck with stripes/stripe on it, it would help me determine how to get mine
 
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Ya, I saw the Roush GT-F150 and I want two blue racing stripes down mine once I get a tonneau cover.
 




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