Help me un-ugly my 2016

darkfox1 · May 23, 2016

So.. I intentionally bought a new 2015 in Feb. Problem is.. it was a lemon.. and I got a repurchase.

I targeted a 2015 because 2016s that aren't Z71 are ugly ugly ugly! In my opinion.

so anyway.. now I have a bulldogface truck.. an LT with the toothy black grill, andI kinda hate walking out to it in a parking lot. I actually park so that it doesn't face me, cos I can barely stand it.

Help me un-ugly this thing!

I'm thinking color matching, but how can I do that without spending $5000 on something so small? The truck is Autumn Bronze Metallic. If it were summit white or onyx black I could vynil wrap it and be done, but.. can that be done with this color?

Can a body shop paint these chrome parts? Is that a bad idea??

What can I do here? Send me your ideas!

Rock1500 · May 23, 2016

What color is the truck? Do you have a pic? You can always color dip the bumper for the cheap

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darkfox1 · May 23, 2016

autumn bronze metallic

f8l vnm · May 23, 2016

I really think a set of 20s would wake this beast up. Painting numbers that are chrome can be very expensive.

kylercochran361 · May 23, 2016

So.. I intentionally bought a new 2015 in Feb. Problem is.. it was a lemon.. and I got a repurchase.

I targeted a 2015 because 2016s that aren't Z71 are ugly ugly ugly! In my opinion.

so anyway.. now I have a bulldogface truck.. an LT with the toothy black grill, andI kinda hate walking out to it in a parking lot. I actually park so that it doesn't face me, cos I can barely stand it.

Help me un-ugly this thing!

I'm thinking color matching, but how can I do that without spending $5000 on something so small? The truck is Autumn Bronze Metallic. If it were summit white or onyx black I could vynil wrap it and be done, but.. can that be done with this color?

Can a body shop paint these chrome parts? Is that a bad idea??

What can I do here? Send me your ideas!

Here is some advice don't buy a truck if you don't love it.

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hirdlej · May 23, 2016

^{You really only have 2 choices. Either color match the front end to match the rest of the truck. And by color match I mean EVERYTHING. Or go with a W/T front end if you want to keep it on the cheap. I think it's the bumper that's killing it. If that were color matched ONLY, it would be an 80% improvement over what you have now.}

darkfox1 · May 23, 2016

Here is some advice don't buy a truck if you don't love it.

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I didnt.. they repurchased the one I liked and I wound up with this one. I love the color, and love every angle except the front. I had negative equity and couldn't walk away without some pretty big issues. That's beside the point tho. I got the thing, now I gotta fix it.

I talked to a vynil shop just now, they said they could od the front but it'd be around $1000 for just the front end and it may not match exactly.

GM paintable grills are about $530, headlights are $600 each, dunno about front/rear bumpers..

Jeff5347 · May 23, 2016

The color match bumper really does change it. But I think tint the windows, level or lift it and put some nice rims and tires and she will be attractive. What does everyone pay to color match a bumper?

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darkfox1 · May 23, 2016

I like the 18s. I plan to keep them.

I have the wheel skins on em in chrome right now, but black looks really good in that pic!

I think what I hate the most is the toothy grill. It looks like it has a giant face and I detest it. I knew this going in and was going to get an LTZ grill, but I dont think I like that look either.

Jeff5347 · May 23, 2016

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Jeff5347 · May 23, 2016

Even with just the bumper painted and grill chrome I actually like it. I honestly am not sure a monochromatic look would do it justice. You could always see what a painted bumper thru gm costs and throw the chrome one on CL to offset the cost and that way you have factory paint

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darkfox1 · May 23, 2016

I wonder how hard a gmc front end swap would be...

the HC looks better sure, but not from every angle.

I think its the way the grill goes so much lower than the headlight. We have the same headlight foot print as a 14/15 on these trucks, but the grill dips a good bit lower, or.. at least in a more obvious way.

Part of me even thinks just having a stripe of paint color across the top of the chrome bumper like a 14/15 might help. Something is just wrong. I think its the grill, I look at other grills, I still dont like it. The ONLY way I like this front end is all paint matched, and thats because its hiding some of the details.

UplandPa · May 23, 2016

I think your truck is far from ugly, now a Tundra, that's UGLY!

Colt54qg · May 23, 2016

Flares. Wheel spacers. Led fogs and headlights and led strips for DRLs.

What do y'all think?

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Rock1500 · May 23, 2016

God damn lost my post. So I agree with the others the bumpers need to match. If it is a price issue. There was a thread on this forum talking about how to strip chrome from an item. You can maybe find that and give it a try. Then have a local shop paint it with the matching paint.

I also agree that it definitely needs also tinted windows.

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