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Old 10-23-2009, 06:54 PM
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so about 2 weeks ago i picked up some claybar and washed my truck then used claybar for the first time. VERY happy with the results. i still have to polish and wax though, but i've been super busy working and preparing for the birth of my son

i plan on taking my front lip off and painting it low-gloss-black to "freshen" up the front end some.

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sorry for the ****ty quality pictures, they were taken with my i-phone.
and i still haven't gotten around to removing the rest of the glue left from the moldings when i pulled them off..
 
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Looks good except for the glue! What happened to your driver's door? Yeah, those claybars are awesome. I've used them countless times at the auto body shop to get overspray off some cars.

Lol, that first picture, with it under the gooseneck, that cracks me up :P
 
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Looks Good. I love the color. I say you need clear turns and corners to clean up the front end looks.
 
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Old 10-24-2009, 10:16 AM
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i found clear lens covers for the LUND moon visor, so my wife is getting them for me as a birthday present next month and i'm going to try to get her to buy me clear turns for Christmas

i'm not sure if i'm going to rock clear, or get them tinted.

95SLT- in the pictures it's all reflections on the DS door, but there is a small gash/scratch. other than that, the truck is pretty dent/scratch free

i circled the scratch:
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i'm also thinking of checking into wheel spacers to get my wheels more flush, because i HATE the way they sit right now because of the markIII body kit
 
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any specific place you got your clear lights at? i'm assuming e-bay, in which case, do you have a link to the user you purchased from?

i found these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/91-92...item56364a7431

and here's the LUND visor lens:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CLEAR...Q5fAccessories
 

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Those look good. Not to bad of a price too. Don't forget the corner reflectors. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/91-96...item4149678ddf

Here is a quick pic of my truck with clears if you want to see how they turn out. Also check my sig. To me it really cleans up the look. Especially with the chrome grill and bumper.

 

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Yeah, that scratch is what I was talking about. I have an eye for that kind of stuff... comes from working 3 years in a body shop. It sucks to have a clean, dent/scratch free truck except for 1.

You should look into getting gen 2 wheels for that truck. They have a wider offset without the need for wheel spacers (I personally hate wheel spacers) since the gen 2s have a wider body.
 
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Old 10-24-2009, 02:23 PM
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if i get 2nd gen wheels they're going to be the R/T wheels. but i made a thread a few months ago about this set of american racing wheels i found with a -25mm offset, that were 10" wide

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but i lost contact with the girl, but i'm keeping an eye out on craigslist constantly for wheels
 
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ohh man, i found toyota wheels that i think would look pretty nice with the look i'm going for: but i dont have 500$ right now
 


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