Trick My Truck
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I got my tail lights! Only thing I think that annoys me, is seeing the reverse tail light bulbs.
Also, since I was home way early and my wife was going to work, she had me open up 2 Christmas gifts. Check it out!
The second gift was the EZ Down Tailgate, and turns out it's not compatiable with the flareside beds, so she's going to be crushed! Now I just gotta sell it.
Now, I do have a few questions about my tail lights and a few other things. I'll start with the tail lights, the right tail light doesn't look like it is in all the way, but I can't seem to make it go back any further, and the screw holes line up, so just curious if it's suppose to look like this.
Now, as for cleaning my truck, should I clean my engine compartment?
And should I clean under the plastic on bed?
What's the best way to spray paint all the plastic on the outside of my truck, and if I did, would I be able to remove the plastic around the back window to spray paint that as well?
*Just a image of what my external plastic looks like, pretty faded and turning white.
Also, I had a bedrug which I threw away, and now I'm trying to take off the velcro strips, whats the best way to take them off? I plan on getting a spray bed in the near future.
Last and final, what is this under my storage compartment by my steering wheel near the pedals?
Also, since I was home way early and my wife was going to work, she had me open up 2 Christmas gifts. Check it out!
The second gift was the EZ Down Tailgate, and turns out it's not compatiable with the flareside beds, so she's going to be crushed! Now I just gotta sell it.
Now, I do have a few questions about my tail lights and a few other things. I'll start with the tail lights, the right tail light doesn't look like it is in all the way, but I can't seem to make it go back any further, and the screw holes line up, so just curious if it's suppose to look like this.
Now, as for cleaning my truck, should I clean my engine compartment?
And should I clean under the plastic on bed?
What's the best way to spray paint all the plastic on the outside of my truck, and if I did, would I be able to remove the plastic around the back window to spray paint that as well?
*Just a image of what my external plastic looks like, pretty faded and turning white.
Also, I had a bedrug which I threw away, and now I'm trying to take off the velcro strips, whats the best way to take them off? I plan on getting a spray bed in the near future.
Last and final, what is this under my storage compartment by my steering wheel near the pedals?
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Sorry for the delayed response. The muffler you posted is the bullet I'm talkig about. I got mine from summit for 40 bucks
The taillights look good. What was the first gift??
To get the Velcro off try using rubbing alcohol or windex or goo gone. If you've got the bed caps off to paint them you might ad well clean under there while they're off
That's you obdII port for reading your codes and stuff
The taillights look good. What was the first gift??
To get the Velcro off try using rubbing alcohol or windex or goo gone. If you've got the bed caps off to paint them you might ad well clean under there while they're off
That's you obdII port for reading your codes and stuff
Last edited by thejake1989; 12-22-2009 at 06:59 PM.
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Around the back window you cant remove just tape it all off thats what i did, the bed caps you can remove thats also what i did and the steps im not sure b/c i dont have a step side and as for the gap on the lights i would say its because they are aftermarket and aftermarket stuff never fits 100% looks good though are you painting the plastic ptm or black or what?
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Alright, thanks Jake. I plan on getting the dynomax bullet, and just dumping the pipes, I don't want them to show. As for my tail lights, thanks. The headlights I want don't look as dark as the tail lights, so I'm afraid the wont match.
Headlights
As for the bed caps, I don't know what I need to do, can I just paint them bare? And just use Krylon Fusion?
What codes and stuff? Is that what a programmer hooks up to?
Powers, I plan on painting them black, just need to have knowledge of what I need to do first.
Headlights
As for the bed caps, I don't know what I need to do, can I just paint them bare? And just use Krylon Fusion?
What codes and stuff? Is that what a programmer hooks up to?
Powers, I plan on painting them black, just need to have knowledge of what I need to do first.
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all i did was scuff the palstic with a green scotch scuff pad wipe it with mineral spirits or laquer thinner then prime it and paint it with krylon fusion i believe someone did a write up on it on the how to page as far as the obd2 thats for if your check engine light is on a mechanic can plug his computer will get a code and the code says what is going wrong
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the sanding is the harder part, not the painting. if u want it absolutely smooth you will need about 3 to 4 grits of sand paper as well as some filler primer.
also Powers, what size HID do you have in your fogliights is it a H10 or a 9005? and did you sand & paint your valance yourself?
also Powers, what size HID do you have in your fogliights is it a H10 or a 9005? and did you sand & paint your valance yourself?
Last edited by fdimeroller; 12-23-2009 at 10:14 AM.