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285 Duratracs With Rc Level Kit

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Provost33 Enthusiast

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Nothing to crazy... but I think it makes it look good without being to over the top... any suggestions would be great. I usually have a Adrian steel tool box in the back but I had to take it out because I just had the bed liner sprayed. with the suggestions I was wondering even a bug guard or the window shields.

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Looks good, you should remove the lower valance, I find makes a big difference on a leveled truck. I have never been one for adding plastic visor or bug guards.

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ya i actually had that lower valance ripped off a couple years ago. I just put that one on because i heard it actually helps with gas milage. So the one I ordered must of been for the 07 classic so it didn't fit (which I MADE it fit) and it looks terrible, im just seein if it actually helps my milage or not. so far I am not seein any difference so it will be coming off this week. and i dont really care for bug guards either, its just theres something missing on my truck... maybe its just the toolbox not bein in

 

James- they are a 285mm so it should be 11.22in (1in=25.4mm)

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I havent seen any gas mileage difference without mine.

 

Maybe painted mirror caps? Looks like yours are the textured ones. Or some rear wheel house liners, I find they make it look better, I have them but not installed yet. Or the plastic bed caps, I find they make it look better too.

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Nice looking truck. The RC leveling kit you put on...was it the full 2" kit or 1-1/2" kit. I only ask since I thought the older kits came with 3 spacers which you could choose what height you wanted. Looks good. Any idea what the 'ground to edge of fender' measurements are for the front and rear? Truck doesn't look like it has too much rake...looking good.

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I like the painted mirror idea... I haven't even realized that some our painted and mine our flat black until you said that. I wonder if i could paint mine myself or that might look kinda tacky. whats your thoughts on chrome ones? I like the idea of plastic bed caps but I had the bedliner sprayed over the rails and i think that looks pretty good. thanks for the ideas

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I did the full 2in. I have really been debating on doing something different as well. Maybe a little body lift or lifting the rear up a couple inches. I have never measured the fender but Im spending a couple days at my dads and he has a full service garage with heat so I plan on waxing and detailing the truck, so ill get some good pictures and measurements if i remember. Thats why i want some help with some add-ons so i can get it all done at once.

 

 

Also, any ideas on smoking the taillights or doing something different with the z71 stickers? taking them off completely or some white ones

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I like the painted mirror idea... I haven't even realized that some our painted and mine our flat black until you said that. I wonder if i could paint mine myself or that might look kinda tacky. whats your thoughts on chrome ones? I like the idea of plastic bed caps but I had the bedliner sprayed over the rails and i think that looks pretty good. thanks for the ideas

 

Chrome caps look good on some trucks, yours being black with chrome handles it likely would look good, give it a bit more character on the side. Painting them yourself is do about but you have to sand down the texture first. I have seen trucks with different color z71 decals it looks kind of strange.

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Ya im going to look around and see if i cant find a black truck with chrome mirror caps.... Im thinking smoking the taillights is on my list to, if anyone has done it before and can give me some tips that would be great. Im also thinking about tinting the front windows just a little

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I bought a spare set of taillights off of eBay and had a friend who owns a bodyshop tint my taillights. He gave them a very fine sanding and then he clear coated them. He then mixed some black paint with some clear coat and sprayed them. The lights turn out great. I use them in the summer and take them out for the winter. For safety reasons. I'll get them out and take some picture of them and post them. It's my day off so I'll take out the normal lights and put in the tinted one so you can see what they look like lit up. A guy at work liked the looks of my lights. He went to Canadian Tire ( an automotive store here in Canada ) and bought the do it yourself spray on tint. It looked good for about a month and then started to fade real bad. Now he is looking into having his done the same as mine.

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Some pictures of the tinted taillights. I left the left light in so you can see the difference. Right is tinted, left is not.

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