I finally got around to working on my truck again. It is a 2007 FX4 with Luxury package, so it has PTM door handles, bumpers, front grille and flat black front lights.

Over the last two weekends, I used Krylon Satin Black to paint my polished running boards, F150 badges, and Ovals. I added DSG overlays and inlays from Patriot Decals and removed the FX4 stickers. I changed the front blinkers to stealth bulbs and installed 2000# SuperSpring Helpers to the rear for 5/8" of lift using the highest setting. I tow a 23' Yamaha Jet Boat, so I wanted to beef up the rear and prevent it from sagging under load. Finally, I installed 18x9 Black Rockstars with 33x12.5 Toyo MTs. Thanks to the advice of Krusedisc, I cut 1 1/8" off of the back of the "Stars" to bring them in closer to the wheel.

My truck has changed so much, the guy who did the true duals a couple of months ago did not even recognize it when I brought it in to him. I will be painting the rear 22" tips DupliColor Flat Black with Ceramic coating after he replaces them due to an installation mistake.

2" As Lift - Installed 6 months ago, along with Fold-a-Cover G2, Bed Rug, MagnaFlow true duals, X-Pipe, AF1 Intake and VMP Tunes



SuperSpring Helper - Lifted the truck about 5/8" in the rear using the highest setting



Black Out Badges, Black Running Boards and FX4 Sticker Delete



New Wheels - 18x9 Black Rockstars 5" of BS with 33x12.5 Toyo MTs, DSG with flat black letter Overlays and DSG Inlays on all badges










KR-Texas

 

very sexy, some tinted or harley tails would look great on there

 

Wow looks much better, I definitely like the wheels

 

Barrett,

I knew you would... I hope you get your lift soon!!!

You should try cutting the back of the star, like KruseDisc recommended. The hardest part was cutting the 16 bolts, but once I got a new saw blade it went fairly quickly. I did not like how I could stick my hand in between the star and the wheel. Plus, you could see the lugs and the hub ring when standing close to the truck.

Here is a picture of the front and top view with the star moved in 1 1/8". (No more view into the center of the wheel)





KR-Texas

 

looks great man

 

where did you get the krylon satin black and how did you go about painting them? thanks for the help

 

Ha thanks man, I just heard from the shop today Fabtech is on backorder... hopefully it still gets here fast when I finally get down there to order it.

And those do look alot nicer with the center caps tucked in more. I want to do something like that, maybe have it stick out just a little but not much, however I'd have to pay someone since I can't do it myself .

Again truck looks great, love the color combo and wheel/tire combo

 

Sweet Screw!!

 

Looks really nice, did you just use a saw zaw to cut your stars off? and what did you do to re attach it? cause my buddy has some and he was saying he doesnt like how it looks out like that either.

 

looks awesome , nicely done

 

Sweet transformation... looks great!

 

Very nicely done. Tasteful

 

What a transformation that looks really bad A** now man i love it... The black out badges and the inlays goes very well with the truck

 

Looks great!

 

I bought the Krylon paint at a Hobby Lobby store by my house. The cost was $5.99 a can and I used 2.5 cans for the badges and the running boards. I also used less than 1/2 a can of Krylon sandable primer on the running boards and the front oval.

Here is a post in the Appearance Products section where I explain how I painted the badges and added the overlays/inlays.

https://www.f150online.com/forums/ap...lays-pics.html

KR-Texas