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For those wondering what I needed to trim and remove, here is it

I first removed the bracket that holds the mud flap. This rubs a lot, especially in reverse. It’s held by 4 screws, removed using 12 or 13 mm socket
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Then I had to trim the actual liner. This was a back and forth process as I would turn the wheel, mark where it’s hitting, turn the wheel the other way to go in and cut and liner, then turn the wheel back to check fitment. Then drove it around the block slowly at full lock to find any other pieces that were hitting until I finally had no rubbing
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Hope this helps, if you have any questions please let me know and I’ll try to help answer them.


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The easiest one out of the three. Just open the hood and find the right spot. Twist and pull it out. Hope these picture help. Just remember that if you put the new bulb in and it doesn’t work, take ou

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Went out yesterday to take some more photos with the new setup. Here a few rollers

 

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For those wondering what I needed to trim and remove, here is it

I first removed the bracket that holds the mud flap. This rubs a lot, especially in reverse. It’s held by 4 screws, removed using 12 or 13 mm socket
0d019a16bc65b9e82c8daf5c31fbef8c.jpg
5ba435f6d7361558339de2ebf6039164.jpg


Then I had to trim the actual liner. This was a back and forth process as I would turn the wheel, mark where it’s hitting, turn the wheel the other way to go in and cut and liner, then turn the wheel back to check fitment. Then drove it around the block slowly at full lock to find any other pieces that were hitting until I finally had no rubbing
39bb220331a28e0316775cc483cdb1b4.jpg

Hope this helps, if you have any questions please let me know and I’ll try to help answer them.


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You are going to regret chopping it up like that. Why
not lift it enough to clear the tires?

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44 minutes ago, dieselfan1 said:

You are going to regret chopping it up like that. Why
not lift it enough to clear the tires?

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Nah, don't mind. That would require like a 6' lift which then the truck would no longer be able to fit in my garage or most drive through. A small price to pay. It was a little weird to cut into a brand new truck but worth it.

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The small price to pay is not being able to fit in the garage.
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Finally got around to doing this, officially no more chrome left on the truck. Went ahead and removed the muffler tips and sprayed them with high-temp paint for a matte black look. Getting them off and on was such a pain because of how tight of an area there is to get the 3 bolts out from each side. Used a 10mm socket wrench for it. Especially hard if you have bigger hands like I do. As for the paint it self, I wiped them clean, used some 80 sand paper to prep for paint. Sprayed a light first coat followed up 3 heavy coats. I waited about 10-15 mins before each coat. Then a few hours to let the tips dry. Installing them was worst than removing it because of trying to get the first couple of threads on by hand was a pain. Eventually got it and am very happy with the results. I'll take some proper photos sometime next week.

 

 

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53 minutes ago, 1454 said:

Did you do the door handles or were yours black from the factory?

They were black from the factory.

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Got an updated signature logo with new look. Thinking about making some stickers of this as well.

 

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