Help me pick a color
#51
11-22-2014, 11:42 PM
I'm still getting used to the color - it's quite the change from the silver color (see avatar picture). Rear bumper and roof-rack are back on; I'll post pictures once it stops raining and I get the tailgate decals put on.
While looking through the LMC catalog (where I got the new molding, tailgate cables and a tailgate spring thingy that's supposed to make it easier to open/close the tailgate) I came across this replacement front bumper with four built-in lights (two fog/two driving):
http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/de/full.aspx?Page=58
Anyone ever seen one in person? I'm curious as to how much the lights help. I'm intrigued by it. Looking for comments (I also posted a separate thread regarding this bumper, but I'm talking and I can't shut up...).
While looking through the LMC catalog (where I got the new molding, tailgate cables and a tailgate spring thingy that's supposed to make it easier to open/close the tailgate) I came across this replacement front bumper with four built-in lights (two fog/two driving):
http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/de/full.aspx?Page=58
Anyone ever seen one in person? I'm curious as to how much the lights help. I'm intrigued by it. Looking for comments (I also posted a separate thread regarding this bumper, but I'm talking and I can't shut up...).
#52
11-25-2014, 02:18 PM
I kept staring at my truck thinking something was missing. It took a few days, and then it hit me - I was missing the "RAM 1500" emblem on the sides! So when I took it down to the shop to get the tailgate decals, they found them in short order and put them on the truck. Now it looks complete.
The decals look good on the back tailgate.
Someone had mentioned my headlights looking foggy. So I polished them with some Mother's aluminum mag polish. They look a lot better. I'm not ready to buy new lenses just yet.
But to bring this saga to a finish, the truck is done. It's painted, put back together, all the emblems/molding/decals are in place, etc. After we pick up a Christmas tree I can put the toolbox back in the truck. But I'm glad to have my truck back, and looking better than it did before. Ok - I still need to look into painting the truck's front bumper fascia to match the rest of the truck. But that might just have to wait till next year.
The decals look good on the back tailgate.
Someone had mentioned my headlights looking foggy. So I polished them with some Mother's aluminum mag polish. They look a lot better. I'm not ready to buy new lenses just yet.
But to bring this saga to a finish, the truck is done. It's painted, put back together, all the emblems/molding/decals are in place, etc. After we pick up a Christmas tree I can put the toolbox back in the truck. But I'm glad to have my truck back, and looking better than it did before. Ok - I still need to look into painting the truck's front bumper fascia to match the rest of the truck. But that might just have to wait till next year.
#53
12-02-2014, 10:05 AM
So the toolbox is bolted back in the truck bed. I used four "bed bolts" to secure it. Bed Bolts are essentially large bolts drilled and tapped down their length. So you bolt them in (and you keep them there), but now you've essentially got a secure threaded place to put a bolt to bolt whatever you want in place. They come with eyebolts for tie-down points.
Last edited by armynurse; 12-02-2014 at 02:59 PM.
