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Old 01-07-2013, 10:14 AM
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Truck Update fer the ol' DewserB!

Howdy, fellers!

I got my 2012 back in June last year, and I've been peckin' away at it little-by-little since then. A couple of fellers have asked fer updates, so I just figgered I'd post it here.

Here she is as she was when I bought her:

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Sorry fer all the pics. I couldn't pick my favorite couple of the "after" pics so a posted a few taken in different lighting. This thing changes color purty drastically sometimes.

No mods that you can't see...yet. Got a purty fer piece left on me warranty yet, so the speed-em-up mods have to wait.

So far, this is all I've done:

Leather interior w/heated seats
Winder tint to match
Tars (275/70/18 Cooper ST Maxx)
Zone 2" leveling kit
2 10" Alpine Type S w/ Alpine 500w mono amp
'Lectric tailgate lock
SI/DO Magnapack with SS tips
PTM bumpers and grill

So, let's have your input on what y'all reckon I ortta do next.

 

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Old 01-07-2013, 10:29 AM
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Sweet....
 
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Old 01-07-2013, 10:40 AM
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i like the PTM on that grill. also, are those tow hooks chrome?!
 
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Old 01-07-2013, 10:53 AM
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Thankee, fellers!

97, yep. The chrome package comes with chrome tow hooks. I've successfully eliminated most of the "options" that came with the chrome package.
 
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Old 01-07-2013, 12:18 PM
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Bumper & Grill look awesome!
 
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Old 01-07-2013, 01:07 PM
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Thankee, ma'am!
 
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did you do the matched grill yourself or have a paint shop do it? looks pretty sweet. my 2011 5.0 is the same color.
 
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Your truck looks real good!
 
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Old 01-07-2013, 09:36 PM
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Thanks, fellers! I had a shop do the PTM work. They did a great job with it.
 
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Pretty nice!!!
 
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Looks great Dewser!
 
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Old 01-07-2013, 10:55 PM
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Thanks, fellers! I had a shop do the PTM work. They did a great job with it.
if you dont mind me asking, about how much did that run?
 
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Nice job Dewser!
 
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Old 01-08-2013, 09:47 AM
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Truck look's great...just a few simple mod's make these truck's stand out so much better!
 
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Old 01-08-2013, 10:09 AM
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very tasteful, I like! Your wheels in the pics look like 20's. Maybe the bigger tire causes that?
 


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