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You are on the right track. All that chrome made it look like a JC whitney catalog puked on it!
Once those handle buckets and pillars are gone, your truck is going to look pretty similar to mine. I can post some pics, if you want. Just didn't want to hijack your thread.
I am personally not a fan of the Raptor grille. It's like someone who uses a windshield banner stating the obvious. Like "CAMARO" or "HONDA", but it's your truck and your money don't let anybody tell you what to do with it.
I do think you are headed in the right direction. One of the better appearance upgrades that I have done so far is gloss black pillar covers. I also like the mirror caps color matched. You can paint over the textured caps and they will be smooth like mine. I also prefer roll up bed covers over hard covers. And bed lights, floor lighting, and running board/puddle lighting, dang I can go on and on. Here are a few pics of what I'm talking about on my truck.
yea I didn't really want the raptor grille, I would rather have the OEM one, but the guy that chromed it out before had a straight chrome billet grille which made me want to throw up, and there weren't any better aftermarket grilles than that one
I am personally not a fan of the Raptor grille. It's like someone who uses a windshield banner stating the obvious. Like "CAMARO" or "HONDA", but it's your truck and your money don't let anybody tell you what to do with it.
I do think you are headed in the right direction. One of the better appearance upgrades that I have done so far is gloss black pillar covers. I also like the mirror caps color matched. You can paint over the textured caps and they will be smooth like mine. I also prefer roll up bed covers over hard covers. And bed lights, floor lighting, and running board/puddle lighting, dang I can go on and on. Here are a few pics of what I'm talking about on my truck.
Tell me a bit about those bed lights... are they wired to the batter and a switch? I had them in my 15 F-150 and LOVED them, but I've downgraded and missed them.
This is the kit I have from Amazon. I stuck them to the rails of the bed cover. And the switch comes with the kit. I stuck it to the clamp for the bed cover on the drivers side rear (you can barely see it right above the swing case box).
The wires are hidden and ran behind the drivers side taillight 1 ground to the frame a 1 power directly to the battery.
01-03-2019, 08:10 PM
