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Changed out the headlight housings and parking light/drl housings, added a grille insert on th main grill, the bumper slots, and over the tow hooks

 

Much more to come

 

 

 

 

Headlights....

 

 

 

 

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In with THE NEW!!!460285_144_full.jpg460285_148_full.jpg

 

 

 

Here's the grille's

 

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Here's a nice Darker Shot of everything

 

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I really like that too. Couple Qs for you though.

 

1. Is light output any better with the projectors over the regular headlamps?

 

2. Where did you buy it all from

 

3. ~how much did it all run you?

 

4. Do they make the same style grille with a chrome bar running horizontal through the emblem, so that you can change out the painted caps on the side for chrome peices, looking like a long chrome bar going to the emblem.

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1. Is light output any better with the projectors over the regular headlamps?

 

Not really... about the same, they just look really good compared to the stock

 

2. Where did you buy it all from

 

EBAY IS MY FRIEND

 

3. ~how much did it all run you?

 

Total for the headlight/parking housings, eurodezigns headlight bulbs, upper grill, and lower 4 peice grilles cost about $450

 

4. Do they make the same style grille with a chrome bar running horizontal through the emblem, so that you can change out the painted caps on the side for chrome peices, looking like a long chrome bar going to the emblem.

 

Here's a very unique grill... pretty expensive though, and you have to do a little cutting.... but nothing major. I think it would look good on a nice lifted truck with some big tires, i think it's to gaudy for a stock

 

 

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Ic ic, thank you for answering so quick. My truck is staying mostly stock, Its high enough for what I need etc. I just like those headlights and DRLs and the main grill. I just had an idea with the horizontal bar thats all :banghead: Do you have a name of the manufacter for the housings/grill or a website to buy from other than EBAY? I dont have an EBAY account, and dont really like eBAY that much :(

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Ic ic, thank you for answering so quick. My truck is staying mostly stock, Its high enough for what I need etc. I just like those headlights and DRLs and the main grill. I just had an idea with the horizontal bar thats all :banghead: Do you have a name of the manufacter for the housings/grill or a website to buy from other than EBAY? I dont have an EBAY account, and dont really like eBAY that much :(

 

 

 

 

Ebay is a safe place, as long as you know what to look for... I have purchased a good 35-40 things off ebay and only had one problem

 

 

But I beleive the company i bought them from off ebay was called Grille4You

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I don't recall seeing this post back in February.....

 

Anyways, those lights look great on your truck!

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