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Hi everyone, first time poster here. Just recently purchased a Silverado in graphite metallic. Truck came with a lot of chrome and was wondering what you guys have done to delete it? Any good Vinyl matches out there? 

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Yours is the 1st Double door (?) LTZ with Max tow package I've seen besides mine. Not many out there that I'm aware of. If you have the 5.3L V8 you have the 3.73 gear ratio. (lowest offered). The chrome is part of the LTZ package. I personally like the chrome but I'm an old guy.?  What year is it? 6 speed or 8?

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I ordered bumpers and had a shop color match them along with the headlight bezels that came with the aftermarket headlights I bought. I ordered a color matched grille as well along with black wheels and black running boards. My truck didn't have the chrome on the mirrors or door handles, but I know there's options for those too. 

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7 hours ago, rav3 said:

Yours is the 1st Double door (?) LTZ with Max tow package I've seen besides mine. Not many out there that I'm aware of. If you have the 5.3L V8 you have the 3.73 gear ratio. (lowest offered). The chrome is part of the LTZ package. I personally like the chrome but I'm an old guy.?  What year is it? 6 speed or 8?

It’s a 2018 with the 6.2L with the 8 speed

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6 hours ago, jake241983 said:

I ordered bumpers and had a shop color match them along with the headlight bezels that came with the aftermarket headlights I bought. I ordered a color matched grille as well along with black wheels and black running boards. My truck didn't have the chrome on the mirrors or door handles, but I know there's options for those too. 

Thanks, sounds pricey. Do you mind sharing some pics? Would love to see it

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20 minutes ago, Aaron Casas said:

Thanks, sounds pricey. Do you mind sharing some pics? Would love to see it

 

Sure. Top pic was the day I bought it, bottom pic was earlier this year after I got the bumpers, grille, and headlights on. Haven't decided yet if I'll just remove the chrome lettering on the door and tailgate or replace it with black. Got busy with work and moving and haven't done anything with it since the bottom pic.

 

The shop charged me around $400 to paint both bumpers and the headlight bezels. The plan was to sell the stuff I took off to make some of the money back, but it's all still sitting in my garage. 

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