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After seeing the 2021 Carhartt edition Silverado 2500, I loved the look of the gold pinstriping. I’ve been debating doing the same gold pinstriping on my Silverado 1500 TB and made a little rendering of it. Let me know your guys thoughts on whether I should do it or not. 

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Not for me but if you like it DO IT. Its a cheap pin stripe so if you change your mind later you can easily go back. 

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Not for me as well.  But I'm all about debadging and removing any stickers for a clean simple look.  To each their own though...

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I think it looks great! Anything that makes you proud to walk out open the door and get in, I say go for it. Like was mentioned earlier, if you don’t like it, remove it.

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5 hours ago, SILVER SLED said:

I like it, and would also like carhardt tan seat covers. 

That would be awesome 

 

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I’ve seen good well maid tight fitting ones that wrap around the whole seat for a current Colorado, not sure where they were purchased though, sorry.   On the 14-19 they are or at least were available as a GM accessory in traditional tan and in dark grey.  However those didn’t seem to wrap around the whole seat, just the seating surface.  

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9 hours ago, Chrisj4 said:

if my truck was black I would definitely get those! 

What color is your interior. They also come in grey. 

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11 hours ago, spizike9 said:

What color is your interior. They also come in grey. 

My interior is black. If I did get those I'd have to get the signature tan color and I don't feel like it would look right on a white truck, just my two cents...

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20 minutes ago, Chrisj4 said:

My interior is black. If I did get those I'd have to get the signature tan color and I don't feel like it would look right on a white truck, just my two cents...

Yeah, I think you’re right. Grey wouldn’t look terrible. In my ‘18 I have the grey interior and my carpet and all of that stuff is black. Granted my seat belts and trim pieces are grey so it’s not a direct comparison. 

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You asked for opinions, so I'll give one.....Ewww.

 

The curves of these trucks makes pinstripes tricky, but curving them with the body lines isn't the answer.  IMO of course!  ?

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