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Old 10-31-2012, 11:45 PM
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Finally had a chance to take it out to one of the many dry lake beds and found a water spot from about a month ago. So of course i had to play!! Not show in the first pics but the last one of my truck with the dirt all over it was the aftermath!
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Looks great so far! Can't wait to see how this truck progresses!!
Old 10-31-2012, 11:50 PM
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Just ordered a Craven Speed Short Antenna and replacements LEDs for every single bulb on the outside and inside of my truck i could find (ex headlights) from forum member Jon_To. Should be here tomorrow!! Ordering my puddle light conversion kit tonight as well and trying to decide between Weather Tech or AVS window deflectors. Or should i just order the OEM ones from ford?? Need some help on the window deflector situation if anyone can throw some ideas my way id really appreciate it.
Old 10-31-2012, 11:54 PM
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Newest mod was to take off the F150 badge on the back and replace it with my ecoboost badge sporting a custom "3.5L Twin Turbo" overlay which will be in tomorrow as well. Plasti dipped the badge to match the overlay and re-attached it to cover the body holes. Easiest mod so far i think
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Subscribed. Pretty cool. Keep up the great work.
Old 11-01-2012, 06:20 PM
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Custom overlay for the back came in today AND all the LED lights for my truck. Wont be able to get the lights on until this weekend but i will putting on the overlay as soon as i get it out of the mail!!! Pics to come
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Sweet truck! Those taillights are awesome! Have any ideas on the lift kit, wheels, or tires that you might end up with down the road (once you're warranty is up, or you say screw it, haha)? Anyways...
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Im not sure on a lift right now. I know i want a 6" lift though because while i do love the MPG i get in this truck i didnt buy a full size pick up for the gas as my plates should denote. As far as rims go i actually love the look of my stock rims, i got a quote for powder coating my rims Tuxedo Black Metallic to match my truck. My only concern is i cant seem to find a solid answer on how wide can i make them and the tires stick out. Most people with a nice wide stance on their trucks are all using after market rims which leads me to believe that my stocks wont support much width but once i confirm that is when ill decide what rim. Either way i will be taking the rims i end up with in to get them painted to match the truck along with some bushwacker fender flares. As far as tires go its a battle between Mickey T's or Nitto's right now. There is SO much on this site about both i literally dont know where to go and now im also seeing a lot of people running Michelins.
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Originally Posted by thatIRISHtruck
Sweet truck! Those taillights are awesome! Have any ideas on the lift kit, wheels, or tires that you might end up with down the road (once you're warranty is up, or you say screw it, haha)? Anyways...
I shouldn't of started reading you build thread...... i love the look of those tuner programmer holder on the dash!!!! Cant tell you how good that looks man. Im trying to do my own project right now of using one of those to hold a camera that i tie into a front view camera system. Also you dont happen to remember what brand of brush gaurd you had on ur truck in the first few pages of your thread ??
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Originally Posted by Eco-BEAST 28
Im not sure on a lift right now. I know i want a 6" lift though because while i do love the MPG i get in this truck i didnt buy a full size pick up for the gas as my plates should denote. As far as rims go i actually love the look of my stock rims, i got a quote for powder coating my rims Tuxedo Black Metallic to match my truck. My only concern is i cant seem to find a solid answer on how wide can i make them and the tires stick out. Most people with a nice wide stance on their trucks are all using after market rims which leads me to believe that my stocks wont support much width but once i confirm that is when ill decide what rim. Either way i will be taking the rims i end up with in to get them painted to match the truck along with some bushwacker fender flares. As far as tires go its a battle between Mickey T's or Nitto's right now. There is SO much on this site about both i literally dont know where to go and now im also seeing a lot of people running Michelins.
Cool, at least you have some sort of a plan. I can't help you on the wheel issue, but I'm sure trucks with stock wheels can run 35" tires with no problems. I think its once you start going above that when you start seeing problems. Oh, and Nittos! I don't know if you're talking about M/T's, or A/T's, but the Nitto Trail Grapplers are my favorite tires, not like I've had anything different, but they're awesome. Also, Toyo came out with their new Open Country A/T II, which look pretty sweet (if A/T's are your thing). Whatever tire brand you decide I'm sure they will be good.

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I shouldn't of started reading you build thread...... i love the look of those tuner programmer holder on the dash!!!! Cant tell you how good that looks man. Im trying to do my own project right now of using one of those to hold a camera that i tie into a front view camera system. Also you dont happen to remember what brand of brush gaurd you had on ur truck in the first few pages of your thread ??
Haha. Yeah, those EDGE programmers do look sweet in the dash mount pod. A front camera system would be sweet too. The brush guard was made by Ranch Hand.


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