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Dirtbiker
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Not great pictures but here it is had to reply to three topics I had started regarding this truck ha ha ha. Rides nice and the lack of road noise is amazing!

d6007
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Added the Chevy 22's yesterday, going to ditch the toolbox and go with a tonneau cover, just have to figure out which one...

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Seal teem what size tires/lift and is there any rubbing.

 

 

They are 20x10 Moto Metal wheels with 35" Mickey Thompson's. Has. 7" McGaughy lift. I had to cut 1" exactly on the front lower plastic spoiler. After that, no rubbing at all.

 

 

 

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Thought I'd throw another one into the mix since I've recently joined the SIM Club. Here's my Silverado 5.3L LT. Had it less than two weeks. I LOVE the paint scheme ... I think the SIM looks great with the color matched grill surround and black bits from the rally option. (I axed the stripes)

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BUT ... has anyone else noticed a blotchy appearance in certain lighting conditions? I first noticed almost a tiger stripe effect along the top of the bed in my garage. And then I started looking real hard in the sun ... the hood almost looks faded the blotchyness is so bad! It's on the roof as well.

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I'm really not sure what to do. I took it by the dealer and the service mgr said it looks fine to him. Anyone else notice this?

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Here's another shot of the hood. Note that the truck is freshly washed and waxed and the hood is reflecting a clear blue sky.

 

From what I've gleaned from the net, this effect is somewhat inherent in metallic paint in general ... with some cases worse than others. I know I'm a picky sob but this looks like crap, IMO. Am I expecting too much?

 

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Did you paint the tailgate handle or buy one? I want to do the same to mine.

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