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Old 12-29-2015, 06:37 PM
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Like the title.. Could be a mod... Could be a factory upgrade...

I just bought myself a truxedo slim tonneau, a backrack, a 42" light bar for up front and two 7" for out back I got a little more money to play with for some smaller mods but id like to know y'alls favorite
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Tough choice, I spent somewhere around $10g on mods, of all the mods I have done that I simply would hate to do without are the OEM HID projectors, can't see crap at night with halogens it came with, now I have no issues driving at night.
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Originally Posted by Rnlcomp
Tough choice, I spent somewhere around $10g on mods, of all the mods I have done that I simply would hate to do without are the OEM HID projectors, can't see crap at night with halogens it came with, now I have no issues driving at night.
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I upgraded too, and they are pretty great.
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Most bang for my buck would most likely be the 2x8 I cut into a bed divider. Maybe spent $7 and it keeps all my tools near the back gate so I can easily access them.


As far as handiest, I would say LED bed lights and interior light upgrades. Makes a huge difference if you are loading or unloading after dark.
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Retrofit HID projectors and my AMP steps!
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Haven't done too many, but I like them all. It's nice not banging the antenna into the garage door anymore since I put the stubby antenna on. However, I love the way she looks now w the leveling kit up front, and my Revolver X2 cover looks great and keeps anything in the bed dry and secure.

Question for all you guys doing the retrofit lights. What brand are y'all going with? I would like this to be my next mod and I admit I haven't done too much research. All I've seen are the Raptor Retrofit brand. Thanks in advance.
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Originally Posted by jmr13
Haven't done too many, but I like them all. It's nice not banging the antenna into the garage door anymore since I put the stubby antenna on. However, I love the way she looks now w the leveling kit up front, and my Revolver X2 cover looks great and keeps anything in the bed dry and secure. Question for all you guys doing the retrofit lights. What brand are y'all going with? I would like this to be my next mod and I admit I haven't done too much research. All I've seen are the Raptor Retrofit brand. Thanks in advance.
I went with Bilinvic-retrofits.com, he's in Canada and it takes a bit depending on his work load but his attention to detail is awesome and my lights turned out great! It was a bit steep price wise at $1500 shipped from Canada but it was worth it to have awesome lights with a one off look from everyone else!

I found Raptor retrofits after and I dealt with them for my led fogs and had a great experience. I've seen their work and I believe the turn around is a bit faster as they have more workers whereas Bil is a one man band. Price is comparable.

If you want to attempt to do them yourself (I don't have the patience), you can get the stuff from Thereteofitsource.com. This will run you roughly $300-400 depending on options to get everything you need to do a retro.
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Retrofitted OEM HIDs hands down
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