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Hey Fellas,

 

I purchased a new 2014 Silverado Double Cab 4x4 Rally edition 5.3 and 3.42, about a month ago and thought it was time to join this awesome forum. I got the rally edition becuase i'm not a big fan of chrome and i usually end up blacking out the factory chrome bumpers anyway and i liked the way the Rally Edition had a mostly color matched Grill.

 

Mods so far, Plasti Dipped wheels and all Factory Logos from chrome / silver to black, tinted the front windows to match the factory rear tint, tri fold tonneau cover, muffler and flapper delete. Matte Black pinstripe to break up all the red on the sides and match the hood and tailgate stripes. I think that's all i've done for now.

 

Previous rides gm and otherwise, 2011 Silverado 6 inch lift W/35x12.5 Toyo MTS, 2003 Tahoe, 2011 Double Cab Ram, 2000 F-150, 2006 4x2 Crew cab silverado, 2005 Avalanche, 2003 4x2 Silverado.

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Not sure why they didn't color match the bumpers as part of the package. To be honest i've had bad luck with GM's and color matched / painted bumpers. My Tahoe had the color matched bumpers and if you see any of them driving around today they are usually all rusted and coming through the paint. So it doesn't bug me too much that they didn't do it from the factory. I may or may not plasti dip them.

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Looks good! you use the glossifier for the wheels or just the straight black? thinking of doing the same thing just not sure if I should get the glossifier too.

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I just used the straight black, i don't generally use the glossifier, and on this truck i didn't either becuase the hood stripes, tailgate stripes, pin stripes, and 4x4 logos i switched out are all Matte Black. So it seemed to match better with just the plain plasti dip.

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looks great! what size are those wheels and tires?

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Good job on your truck! I really like the red and I almost got one but my wife likes the dark colors better. I color matched my 2010 and love the look because the front bumper on those years looked bad with the chrome and color bumper ends. The only problem was repairing the chips all the time. Before I traded it I sanded the grill and repainted it just to get rid of all the chips.vvI really like the look of these trucks with the complete color match front end but i don't want the repairs. Have you had to fix any yet?

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Factory 18 inch wheels and the tires that came with the truck, goodyear wrangler sra 265-65-18, Obviously when the tires are worn i'm going to go with something slightly more aggressive tire wise but i couldn't justify dumping a brand new set of tires. The plasti dip made the wheels liveable for now. I may get wheels and tires once these are worn or just tires the factory wheels in black are growing on me.

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Good job on your truck! I really like the red and I almost got one but my wife likes the dark colors better. I color matched my 2010 and love the look because the front bumper on those years looked bad with the chrome and color bumper ends. The only problem was repairing the chips all the time. Before I traded it I sanded the grill and repainted it just to get rid of all the chips.vvI really like the look of these trucks with the complete color match front end but i don't want the repairs. Have you had to fix any yet?

i've only had it a month so nothing yet, i found a small scratch on the top of the grill but i suspect it was there when i picked the truck up and i just didn't see it. Hairline scratch nothing big took about 3 min to fix.

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Doesn't the rally edition come with black wheels?

 

Edit: the rims look different, what happened to the black step bars?

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Doesn't the rally edition come with black wheels?

Rally II Edition comes with the wheels, the difference in price was Rally I edition didn't have the wheels, i got that becuase it was like 2500.00 more for the rally II edition for the factory wheels and tires, I can buy rims and tires i like on wheelfire.com or something as a package for 16 or 1700 bucks later. oh and the step bars, which i don't want, the only time i had step bars was on my 2011 with a 6 inch lift and 35's, Too much highway driving for that on this one.

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