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So yeah I was in need of new tires cause the ones that I had were bald! So I had a friend that has these BFG's and rims for $550... The tires had about 80% tread left and the rims are off a Escalade they were in almost new condition. The rims are 17in and I had 16. Even though the tires were basically the same size I think that the next time that I need tires I am going to get one size bigger.

 

I also put on a bull bar I just really need to put some fog lights on!!!

 

Let me know what you guys think about the rims. I am looking for after market center caps that maybe have a bowtie instead of the Cadillac symbol.

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Sorry bro...but I prefer how your truck looked with the stock Z71 alloys. Not that it doesn't look good with caddy wheels, I just REALLY liked your truck everytime I saw your sig picture.

 

Bull bar looks awesome!

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Haha yeah it is a different look! But I think that I am going to hold onto the stock alloys for now. Like I said above I only paid 550 for the set but you cant beat $200 for Bgs. But when it comes to buying tires again I think that I might switch back cause 285/75r/17s are expensive in comparison to the 16s.

 

Anyone got some good ideas for Fog lights?

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Haha yeah it is a different look! But I think that I am going to hold onto the stock alloys for now. Like I said above I only paid 550 for the set but you cant beat $200 for Bgs. But when it comes to buying tires again I think that I might switch back cause 285/75r/17s are expensive in comparison to the 16s.

 

Anyone got some good ideas for Fog lights?

I also liked the look of the factory Z71 wheels but the Caddy wheels really look good on there. It looks quite a lot different for sure.

 

FYI: Several Ebay sellers sell the plain smooth center caps fpr those wheels if you don't want the Caddy logo.

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Yeah I think that I am going to hit the front windows with some 20% tint. I am just a little skeptical about tint cause I have a black cavalier that I had 20% tint which I bought brand new in 2002 and had the tint on there up until last year when my wife got pulled over and i had to take all the tint off...

 

 

Yeah whats the trick to taking off the chrome molding? is there a sticky adhesive that is left behind that is a pain to get rid of?

 

Yeah I know I can get the plain center caps. But I have seen some with a bowtie in the middle but I cant seem to find them anywhere. Maybe the bowtie center caps were just for the s10's at least I think that is what I saw them in I think....

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Here's a quick view (crappy photoshop job, but you'll get an idea of what it would look like).

 

Seems like it would look pretty good de-chromed....but I still prefer the stock look on your truck man.

 

(I think it's one of the best designs for chevy trucks so far!)

 

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AW MAN! Leave the trim. It's part of the classic look of that truck. That and taking it off after 8 years is going to be a class A bitch.

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thanks for the photoshop, Yeah I am going to leave that trim on there for sure! I love that body style truck that I have but I am liking the new body style for 07 more and more. I think that the next thing that I am going to do to my truck is either tint front windows, add fog lights, and switch out leaf springs from 3/4 ton truck same body style!

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I think it looks alot cleaner without the molding, but that's just me. I love that bodystyle, but I dislike 80% of the trucks that are of those years because the paint is always extremely full of swirls and the chrome molding.

 

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I think that looks just about right.

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