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Looking good bro, I have the same truck, took off the h/c emblems, and 4x4 stickers. Debating on going with black handles, and mirror caps.

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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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Looking good bro, I have the same truck, took off the h/c emblems, and 4x4 stickers. Debating on going with black handles, and mirror caps.

I'm probably gonna strip everything and keep the chrome mirror caps and door handles
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Looks good! So what's next with this "I'm going to leave it stock" plan?

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Looks good! So what's next with this "I'm going to leave it stock" plan?

Lol I know I know, I may have lied a bit. I was thinking of getting a 30" light bar and mounting it behind the grille. Hook it up with a wireless remote like a lot of guys have been doing.

 

Also want to get my HID's put back in. I realized I had them hooked up wrong after I got rid of them, so I'm gonna give them another shot.

 

Plan on doing some lights in the bumper steps, lights out back for hooking up a trailer, and probably some floorboard lighting.

 

I've thought about an auxiliary battery as well (side post for this one), some kind of CAI or maybe just an AIRAID tube.

 

I've also looked at exhausts and found a Gibson exhaust I liked, but Chris is telling me go Borla. I like the Gibson because another member has one installed and said it's a tad louder than stock going down the highway, but nothing too bad and he said it sounds good when you get on it as well. Still undecided

 

And of course I want to do a catch can. This will probably be my next mod

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Sounds a bit pricey lol. I was planning the catch can myself but I've come to realize it may be to late to make a difference

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Sounds a bit pricey lol. I was planning the catch can myself but I've come to realize it may be to late to make a difference

It will take a while before everything gets done. Small stuff like accent lighting is cheap and easy.

 

Right now I'm getting my quad ready for a trip to Hatfield-McCoy's sometime in May. Gotta do an oil change, diff fluid changes, wanna install a light bar, and maybe do some better tires

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Got the catch can installed today! Took about an hour once I had all the supplies together and then fabbed up a bracket for the can. Used 3/8" trans line like others have suggested but I still get a suction sound like others have reported. It's nothing I can't live with. Here's some pics

 

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Got my step lights in from oznium.com!

 

Whenever I have a couple hours to spare (maybe tomorrow afternoon) Im going to remove the rear bumper so I can drill my bumper steps for the LED bolts. The steps are attached in weird areas and removing the bumper aint hard to do. Hopefully she'll be all lit up out back here soon. Want to also hookup a couple other LED bolts I purchased and somehow fab up a bracket and mount them to my draw bar so it makes hooking up a trailer in the dark easier.

 

UPDATE: catch can is doing a helluva good job. Ridiculous the amount of oil that is in it after only a thousand miles

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Got my step lights in from oznium.com!

 

Whenever I have a couple hours to spare (maybe tomorrow afternoon) Im going to remove the rear bumper so I can drill my bumper steps for the LED bolts. The steps are attached in weird areas and removing the bumper aint hard to do. Hopefully she'll be all lit up out back here soon. Want to also hookup a couple other LED bolts I purchased and somehow fab up a bracket and mount them to my draw bar so it makes hooking up a trailer in the dark easier.

 

UPDATE: catch can is doing a helluva good job. Ridiculous the amount of oil that is in it after only a thousand miles

Can't wait to see the results! Mind letting us know how to remove the rear bumper when you do it? Just for those who go to do the same lights as you and for those like me who want to spray line the black plastic on the bumper [emoji1]

 

 

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Can't wait to see the results! Mind letting us know how to remove the rear bumper when you do it? Just for those who go to do the same lights as you and for those like me who want to spray line the black plastic on the bumper [emoji1]

 

 

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Looked at it today. Real easy. Looks like 10 bolts with a T45 torx head to remove em. Undo the sensor on the distribution box and remove tag lights. Seems like it will slide right off. Shouldn't take me but 10 min.

 

Oh yeah looks like for easier access you can drop the spare tire, but that's not necessary I'm sure

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