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I don't get why they got rid of them. I mean, I have puddle lamps on my mirror, but no footwell lights. Doesnt make sense haha

 

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Removed the air dam just now. Makes a world of difference. Sorry forgot to take a before pic     Still want to lift the nose up so looking into level kits as we speak. Measurements that I took ye

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Just ended my 800 mile round trip towing about a 3600 pound trailer, 400 pounds of gear in the bed, plus the truck had 4 full sized adults in it. Worked it up and down the appalachian mountains. She w

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Well, figured what better time to start a build thread than on a new truck since I never did do one on my 02. Anyways, bought the truck November 29, 2014 and as of right now, a few days later, its sti

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After I get my other truck off the jack stands (hopefully before the end of the week) I'm going to tackle the footwell led and hitch led lights. For the hitch I'm going to have my buddy weld 4 tabs to the hitch; 2 aiming straight down on the hitch and then 1 on each far side aiming towards the hitch to provide light for hooking up a trailer at night. Luckily the bed lights are wired at the rear, so tapping into them wouldn't be hard at all.

 

My buddy also suggested to get an led strip to put on the down angle of the bulkhead to light up the front of the bed since the cab lights don't work too well there. It will also be good for if I install a soft roll up tonneau cover, the whole bed will be illuminated.

 

Here's the leds I bought:

 

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Hooked em up to a drill battery and they put off a serious amount of light for something so small. The company claims they are waterproof which is why I want to use them for back at the hitch

 

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Installed low and high beam HID's. Everything tucked away nice and clean

 

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Also installed weathertech in-channel rain deflectors

 

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Currently in the process of painting the front emblem while the grille is off the truck

 

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Looks good kinda jealous but you can't mess with money. Lol

Lol and thanks! Your truck is closer to being payed off so that's a plus!

 

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What HID kit did you go with?

DDM tuning 35w 5000k with harnesses for both high and low beam and error eliminators for the low beams. I'll get a night shot here soon. Much better than stock that's for sure. Makes these new k2 front clips really "pop" with the white light

 

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Just ordered weathertech floor mats front and rear. Should be in by next week sometime. Part of my Christmas gifts, just a little late

 

Also failed miserably 3 times trying to plasti dip the front emblem. Looked killer but started peeling up in one corner every time, or I missed a few spots. Giving up for now. Debating on taking some gloss black rustoleum to it or not...

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Just ordered weathertech floor mats front and rear. Should be in by next week sometime. Part of my Christmas gifts, just a little late

 

Also failed miserably 3 times trying to plasti dip the front emblem. Looked killer but started peeling up in one corner every time, or I missed a few spots. Giving up for now. Debating on taking some gloss black rustoleum to it or not...

 

 

Im suprised to hear that it's not sticking. Did you try cleaning it before hand with rubbing alcohol? I did the ones on my Wife's Cruze with no trouble which suprised me.

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