good to hear bud... modding does't always have to be expensive either... patience, and searching pays off.

agreed... imo id wait and go with oe white imo

 

Raptor:

C O N G R A T S !!!!! Good job bud ! Doesn't it feel better knowing ya did it yourself ? And on the cheaper side of things !

Damn fine job though bud. Definately would suggest waiting for OE paint. Can't wait to see everything installed !

 

For those still awake, here's a peek at what you will see tomorrow. I came home tonight and touched it and it felt as smooth as the paint on a brand new car. I attatched the valence and CAREFULLY put the bumper back on. Also forgot to mention that I put those two little 90 degree curve trim pieces that fill in the hole between the bumper and surround back on with new, better christmas tree clips, so this time they wont rot out. This is great, it may have even raised the value of my truck a bit! I'm going to let it sit until maybe noon tomorrow before I go anywhere. But it looks great! If you can manage to see, I had my HIDs on (we all know how cameras hate HIDs) so if you can, great, if not, wait until tomorrow! Going to celebrate tonight (in a legal way)



^^ Just showin off my HIDs ^^



Can't wait to wash the whole truck and get a new siggy pic! She's so shiny now, I think Shinesintx might be able to see its reflection!

 

(Sorry for the 90 degree pics, but this can be solved by turning your monitor on its side.)







^^ You can see the black trim pieces inbetween the bumper and surround that I just put on sorta ^^

 

Let's hear it! I'm officially in love with my truck all over again and again

Edit: Woops, forgot to latch the PA speaker back in place, BRB!

 

WOW!
I cant wait until i get my valances PTMed...hopefully will be done by the end of the summer!*cross fingers*

it looks reall good though!

[thread jack]how much did your HIDs cost? and from where?

 

$75 shipped from HID4U on eBay

 

2 things - is the bumper on straight? I looks like the back is lower than the front.

And, is there something that fills that gap in between the bumper and the grill in the middle??

 

nope. thats how the 97/98 grill was...

 

Does it look less "gap-ish" during the day? At night with a flash might make it look worse than it actually is.

 

Its the flash actually lightning up everything back there. Tomorrow morning are the glory shots. These are just to keep you guys on your heels. I know how bad you've been waiting to see finished pics. I've ran outside like 5 times to look at it in the last 10 mins alone. I think I actually might sleep in my truck tonight

 

looks good... i can tell you those hids are not 6k from the colour there in the pics..weird...

imo bud i'd get rid of those small fogs, they just don't look right.
imo id either get rid of them completely or replace them with large hella lights.

 

That looks awesome kid! Great job The truck looks 10,000x better

 

Nah, the big round Hella's are too much of a "hick-ish" look for me. I like the low-profile look of my slim driving lights behind the grille.

Thanks Jeepin, I was kinda holding my breath waiting for your reply. Root time!

 

You missed a spot! j/k looks good.