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#91
09-08-2013, 10:37 PM
we had talked about the tailgate. I did a bunch of work for him in trade for the paint and he fixed a couple of extras for me. The front weld on the bed popped and weld my sway bar brackets. the list of fix it's has been big and I didn't want to push my luck or owe him my first born...lol. Good thing is it's the tailgate and can be done later when we have more time. We have kept track of each gram of paint, pearl and clear so we can do other stuff in the future without having to guess what we did. The skirts stayed on because It was a bit easier and I put them on for good. He said it would not be an issue because neither of us is going anywhere. I am about as lucky as they come when it comes to paint.
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09-08-2013, 10:40 PM
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09-16-2013, 12:17 AM
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I was wondering how much sanding it would get, since that's what makes paint perfect. Sounds like it's gonna be one helluva paint job when it's done!
If you don't mind my asking, do you have a ballpark for would all of this would run you if you didn't have a hook-up and weren't helping them?
If you don't mind my asking, do you have a ballpark for would all of this would run you if you didn't have a hook-up and weren't helping them?
#100
09-16-2013, 12:50 AM
If it was an insurance job between 10 and 12.5. They told me to up my insurance because of the cost and labor intensiveness of a 3 stage paint job, including painted stripes too. Sunny also told me it would up the value of the truck by at least 7. Sounds good to me...lol
I have been having truck withdraws. Even my step daughter said the other day how she missed the truck. Ol' Nelly is loved...LMAO
I have been having truck withdraws. Even my step daughter said the other day how she missed the truck. Ol' Nelly is loved...LMAO
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09-16-2013, 01:05 AM
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#102
09-19-2013, 04:17 PM
I don't know how the rest of the country is, but in Houston, a lot of people copy each other. The worst are (granted, not my crowd) the ones that have the chariot/"swangers" wheels that stick way out. One guy decided that those were cool, and EVERY other person copied him. Same thing happened with "blades" wheels. I'm sure some other things qualify, but those stick out (pun intended) to me because of the huge numbers of people that copy each other on purpose.
I sometimes shy away from things that I see every one with. Some mods are cool and a lot of people have them, and I do too. But I'd never buy XD Rockstars because of how many people have them. I love black and machined wheels, like Fuels and BMFs, but so many people have then now.
I sometimes shy away from things that I see every one with. Some mods are cool and a lot of people have them, and I do too. But I'd never buy XD Rockstars because of how many people have them. I love black and machined wheels, like Fuels and BMFs, but so many people have then now.
I went with the ProComp 1089s because I loved the look, and to be blunt, I hadn't seen them on another truck before I bought mine...
Sadly, a friend of my down the street neighbor, has an '05 Arizona Beige Lariat Supercab 4x4, he went and leveled it, put the same wheels on it, with 35" Cooper STTs, and the same brush guard / nerfs I had... My brush guard is off now waiting for a new winch mount, but dang that ticks me off!
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09-19-2013, 05:42 PM
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You forgot to Mention Moto Metal 951s...
I went with the ProComp 1089s because I loved the look, and to be blunt, I hadn't seen them on another truck before I bought mine...
Sadly, a friend of my down the street neighbor, has an '05 Arizona Beige Lariat Supercab 4x4, he went and leveled it, put the same wheels on it, with 35" Cooper STTs, and the same brush guard / nerfs I had... My brush guard is off now waiting for a new winch mount, but dang that ticks me off!
I went with the ProComp 1089s because I loved the look, and to be blunt, I hadn't seen them on another truck before I bought mine...
Sadly, a friend of my down the street neighbor, has an '05 Arizona Beige Lariat Supercab 4x4, he went and leveled it, put the same wheels on it, with 35" Cooper STTs, and the same brush guard / nerfs I had... My brush guard is off now waiting for a new winch mount, but dang that ticks me off!
#104
09-20-2013, 12:10 AM
I actually don't even care for the looks of the 951's at all either. Straight up copying like that is stupid. I want my OWN truck. I did copy my buddy's radio, but every one of my buddies with an 04-08 with an aftermarket radio all have the same one now. The first guy took the risk, then we went with something that we knew worked and was good. All 4 trucks are different colors though, so no copying going on there
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10-02-2013, 10:17 AM
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