Deadeye

I know about spot on paint match. My truck has painted door handles from the factory and they are darker than the body. Outside vender provides them and are installed in the trim shop during the build process. The first cap I had was a perfect match but the second brand came in darker. Sent it back with gas cap for a computer match and it is lighter than the truck. This siren red shows different hues depending on how the light hits it. Your blue probably does the same. There is a touch-up paint company that offers spray bombs but they are probably darker as well. Wonder if a white undercoat would change the outcome.

Been thinking of color matching my tailgate handle .... did you spray at a shop or use a can? If a can, where did you buy from?

I went with the SS bars on my '09 because it had chrome trim. My son has that truck now and the bars still look great. Had a bit of surface rust around one of the pads that cleaned up easy with polish. Only thing I don't like about these is how low they sit. I talked to Raptor before I bought and was told the rocker mount sit higher than the body mount. I think he mis-spoke himself. I was looking at the 'step' type bars but had read about them being too far forward. The factory type look great and have a wider step but are crazy expensive. I may change out down the road if I find one that 'does it all' but will have them sprayed as well.

Had mine done last year. Raptor has a 10 year warranty on their powder coat but I didn't want to test it.

I went with Raptor 4" oval black and had them and the brackets coated with bed liner material when I had the bed sprayed. Even though Raptor has a 10 year warranty, I didn't want to take chances with flaking etc.

Get a roll of a Gaffer tape for those door sills. Does everything duct tape does but peels off easy and NO residue.

The Z71 badges on the doors look NICE. Wonder how one on the tailgate would look in p!ace of the bowtie?

Picked up a 2016 Silverado 1500 Z71 crew cab standard box last month... first additions ... Jason Zone cap Ultimate Linings bed liner Weather Tech in channel deflectors Raptor step bars sprayed with bed liner material Weather Tech mud flaps Husky Weather Beater floor liners driver side grab handle added black bow tie on front, removed the rear To do list, level the front, replace tires, add air bags or spring to rear for towing and loads AND many more ideas from others on the site