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Old Dec 30, 2014 | 12:52 PM
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I have been debating between tinting my tails and 3rd brake as well as buying black housing headlights or just leaving mine alone altogether. I've tried looking for other true blue trucks like mine who did this and it looks fine on theirs... they don't have the silver two-tone. I just don't know how it would look. What does everyone suggest?





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Old Dec 30, 2014 | 01:19 PM
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You have a lot of chrome Captain. What do you plan on doing with that? Blacking out the tails, third brake light, and headlights is normally done when people are getting rid of all the chrome to have the black out look. My opinion is you will have too many contrasting colors. Black, with true blue, and chrome. The other options is to black out your lights and also Plasti-Dip the bumper, grille, tail gate, and door handles. Of course you have the alloy rims too. Depends on how much time you have and if you truly are going for the black and blue look.
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Old Dec 30, 2014 | 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Army Strong
You have a lot of chrome Captain. What do you plan on doing with that? Blacking out the tails, third brake light, and headlights is normally done when people are getting rid of all the chrome to have the black out look. My opinion is you will have too many contrasting colors. Black, with true blue, and chrome. The other options is to black out your lights and also Plasti-Dip the bumper, grille, tail gate, and door handles. Of course you have the alloy rims too. Depends on how much time you have and if you truly are going for the black and blue look.
I'm not really going for the blacked out look. I was thinking about lightly smoking the tails and buying the Harley headlights or the smoked pair (link below) to break up the chrome in the headlights and grill. As you can tell in the 1st picture above, my passenger fog light is messed up and looks darker than the other. That darker look got my gears turning in my head on what it would look like if my lights were lightly smoked. I would also be buying the smoked fog assemblies as well and run LED Heads/Fogs if my funds are available.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2004-2008-Ford-F150-Crystal-Headlights-Lamps-Smoke-Pair-/371225671691?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Year%3A2005%7CModel%3AF-150&hash=item566ec6380b&vxp=mtr
http://www.ebay.com/itm/04-06-Ford-F-150-F150-Smoke-Tint-Fog-Lights-Front-Driving-Lamps-LH-RH-Pair-/400791774177?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Year%3A2005%7CMake%3AFord%7CModel%3AF-150&hash=item5d510d23e1&vxp=mtr
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1800-Lumen-6000K-White-9008-H13-High-Power-CREE-LED-Headlamp-High-Low-Beam-Bulb-/131120507239?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Year%3A2005%7CMake%3AFord%7CModel%3AF-150&hash=item1e87642967&vxp=mtr
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OPT7-PLASMA-LED-FOG-LIGHT-DRL-Projector-H10-9145-9140-9040-6000K-White-Bulb-/141155773688?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Year%3A2005%7CMake%3AFord%7CModel%3AF-150&hash=item20dd8a2cf8&vxp=mtr

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Old Dec 30, 2014 | 02:01 PM
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You could always ptm your headlight housing the blue or silver color on your truck
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Old Dec 30, 2014 | 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Army Strong
You have a lot of chrome Captain. What do you plan on doing with that? Blacking out the tails, third brake light, and headlights is normally done when people are getting rid of all the chrome to have the black out look. My opinion is you will have too many contrasting colors. Black, with true blue, and chrome. The other options is to black out your lights and also Plasti-Dip the bumper, grille, tail gate, and door handles. Of course you have the alloy rims too. Depends on how much time you have and if you truly are going for the black and blue look.

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Old Jan 2, 2015 | 02:05 PM
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So I messed around with "smoking" my lights on the computer. I really don't want a blacked out look, just a smoked look. Does this still not look right on my truck?



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Old Jan 2, 2015 | 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by stringer
So I messed around with "smoking" my lights on the computer. I really don't want a blacked out look, just a smoked look. Does this still not look right on my truck?
looks better stock because of all the chrome you already have on there.
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Old Jan 2, 2015 | 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by stringer
So I messed around with "smoking" my lights on the computer. I really don't want a blacked out look, just a smoked look. Does this still not look right on my truck?
that would look ok. But dude, really, your truck looks pretty da$& nice the way it is. Just saying.
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Old Jan 4, 2015 | 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by johnny_tucson
that would look ok. But dude, really, your truck looks pretty da$& nice the way it is. Just saying.
Thanks! Well with everyone saying I should leave it alone I think I am. For once this site is helping me save my money instead of spending it lol
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