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Old 10-26-2017, 08:56 PM
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Almost forgot about this thread. Has changed quite a bit thanks to this Forum... From Livin and the guys on the forscan thread, to Firerunner and others I have made a bunch of changes on this truck that I certainly did not anticipate.

Wheels were replaced with Fuel Mavericks and 305's, Grill replacement with Raptor style less "FORD", added Anzo's with switchback and LED Bulbs and I don't even remember what else.

King Ranch LED Tails are a work in progress!






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Nice and clean!!
How about those tail lights, what are you doing with them? I'm having a rough time trying to find non leds without the chrome trim on them.
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Thank you so much! I spray tinted the tails and installed LED bulbs but I just bought a set of non Blis KR LEDs... lol when I get the LEDs installed I am going to try popping them open and making the chrome go away. I’ll keep you posted!
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Originally Posted by Jon Diethelm
Thank you so much! I spray tinted the tails and installed LED bulbs but I just bought a set of non Blis KR LEDs... lol when I get the LEDs installed I am going to try popping them open and making the chrome go away. I’ll keep you posted!
Please do. I think those tails are sonic welded, so baking and prying won't work. There was a member here who actually cut a set of tails apart, can't recall who, or what generation though.
Old 11-09-2017, 12:32 AM
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Finally got the King Ranch LED non-blis taillamps installed. Well worth it IMO. I also did some modification to the bumper insert to make the center opening match my Raptor style grill.

Standard Halogen Taillamps


LED Running Light


LED Brake Lamp - I preffered to use the Red ring for brake and turn signal instead of the amber turn signal. I think all the red looks better.





Front Bumper Before


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This looks great!!! I didn’t see it mentioned, what size lift do you have?
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It’s actually a motofab 2.5” front, 1” rear leveling kit. It fits nicely!
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Did you ever get your new steering wheel installed?
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Did you ever get your new steering wheel installed?
Not yet. I wasn’t happy with how it looked when it came back. Hopefully see it next week.
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Tails look good lit up. Would you have a photo from the side with lights off?



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