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Very nice man. Super tasteful. All these k2 build makes me really miss mine.

Can't wait to see the wheels and lift.

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Very nice man. Super tasteful. All these k2 build makes me really miss mine.

Can't wait to see the wheels and lift.

 

Like your Camaro though - where did you get those racing pedals?

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Thanks man! Yeah, I'm very happy with my vehicle setups at the moment.

As for the pedals.... I got them from us speed.com. They are for the gmt900's but work just fine with the K2 trucks as well. If you google "silverado pedals", they come up from a couple different distributors.

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thx, I'll check 'em out

 

Thanks man! Yeah, I'm very happy with my vehicle setups at the moment.
As for the pedals.... I got them from us speed.com. They are for the gmt900's but work just fine with the K2 trucks as well. If you google "silverado pedals", they come up from a couple different distributors.

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TXTruk15 - what do you clean your engine bay with?

 

I wipe it down with a product from Gloss-it call TRV (http://www.gloss-it.net/GlossItTRVTireRubberVinylProtectant-idv-30-23.html) - it cleans up the plastic stuff, the rubber hoses, and most of the other non-painted parts - usually wipe it down every couple thousand miles rather than wait until it's a big job....

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Amazing looking truck! How did you plastidip the badges? Tape them off or just remove then place them back on?

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Amazing looking truck! How did you plastidip the badges? Tape them off or just remove then place them back on?

 

Thanks, appreciate it!!!!

 

I used to plastidip everything and they do look good for a while, but I ended up buying painted emblems on fleabay; they look great, don't wear off, and aren't really that expensive. You just got to take off the old ones and 3M the new ones on....pm me if you need the guy I bought them from and I'll go back and find out....

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